# Michael Rispoli

Michael Rispoli (born November 27, 1960) is an American character actor. He was a contender for the role of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series The Sopranos, but was ultimately cast as Jackie Aprile, a recurring character in the show's first season. Rispoli reunited with Sopranos co-star James Gandolfini in the 2009 thriller The Taking of Pelham 123. He was a series regular on the HBO series The Deuce.

## Early life and education

Rispoli, a second-generation Italian American, was raised in Tappan, New York, one of eight children, and attended Tappan Zee High School, where he played football. He majored in theater at State University of New York at Plattsburgh and graduated in 1982.

## Career

The feature film Union Square (co-written and directed by Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Award winner Nancy Savoca) premiered in 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival: Rispoli co-stars with Mira Sorvino, Patti LuPone, Tammy Blanchard, Mike Doyle, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
He also starred in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgis.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1992 | Night and the City | Trainer | |
| 1993 | Household Saints | Nicky Falconetti | |
| 1994 | Angie | Jerry | |
| 1994 | Above the Rim | Richard "Big Richie" Jones | |
| 1995 | Burnzy's Last Call | Officer Chris | |
| 1995 | While You Were Sleeping | Joe Jr. | |
| 1995 | To Die For | Ben DeLuca | |
| 1996 | The Juror | Joseph Boffano | |
| 1996 | Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco | Jack | |
| 1996 | Feeling Minnesota | Manager of Motel | |
| 1997 | His & Hers | Nick | |
| 1997 | Volcano | "Gator" Harris | |
| 1997 | Cusp | Michael | Short |
| 1998 | Scar City | Sam Bandusky | |
| 1998 | Snake Eyes | Jimmy George (bookie) | |
| 1998 | Rounders | Grama | |
| 1998 | One Tough Cop | Lieutenant Denny Reagan | |
| 1999 | Summer of Sam | Joey T | |
| 1999 | The Third Miracle | John Leone | |
| 2000 | Two Family House | Buddy Visalo | |
| 2000 | It Had to Be You | Henry Taylor | |
| 2000 | Russo | Russo | |
| 2002 | Hacks | Al DeMarco | |
| 2002 | Death to Smoochy | "Spinner" Dunn | |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 | Boca | |
| 2005 | One Last Thing... | Babba | |
| 2005 | The Weather Man | Russ | |
| 2006 | Lonely Hearts | Coroner | |
| 2006 | Invincible | Max Cantrell | |
| 2006 | Club Soda | Jack | Short |
| 2007 | Black Irish | Joey | |
| 2007 | Made in Brooklyn | Dominick Sciacca | |
| 2007 | Stories USA | Jack | |
| 2008 | Yonkers Joe | Mickey | |
| 2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | John Johnson | |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | Big Joe | |
| 2010 | See You in September | Terrence | |
| 2010 | The Last Godfather | Tony V. | |
| 2011 | Union Square | Nick | |
| 2011 | The Rum Diary | Sala | |
| 2011 | The Reunion | Canton | |
| 2013 | Empire State | Tony | |
| 2013 | Pain & Gain | Frank Griga | |
| 2013 | Not for Human Consumption | Tony Trotta | |
| 2014 | Rob the Mob | Sal | |
| 2014 | Friends and Romans | Nick DeMaio | |
| 2016 | Exposed | Detective Dibronski | |
| 2017 | The Depths | Ray Ferguson | |
| 2018 | Honor Up | Victor | |
| 2019 | Framing John DeLorean | Jim Hoffman | Documentary |
| 2019 | Bottom of the 9th | Coach Hannis | |
| 2020 | Here After | Angelo | |
| 2021 | Cherry | Tommy | |
| 2022 | Allswell in New York | Ray | |
| 2025 | The Alto Knights | TBA | Completed |
| 2025 | Nonnas | TBA | Completed |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Bless This House | Frank | Episode: "I Am Not My Sister's Keeper" |
| 1995 | The Great Defender | Lou Frischetti | Main cast |
| 1996 | My Guys | Sonny DeMarco | Main cast |
| 1998 | ER | Victor Nable | Episode: "A Hole in the Heart" |
| 1998 | Law & Order | Johnny DeMayo | Episode: "Faccia a Faccia" |
| 1999 | Touched by an Angel | Frankie | Episode: "Family Business" |
| 1999 | Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Officer Susser | Main cast |
| 1999–2001 | The Sopranos | Giacomo "Jackie" Aprile Sr. | Recurring cast: season 1, guest: season 3 |
| 1999–2002 | Third Watch | Jerry Mankowicz | Recurring cast: seasons 1 & 3 |
| 2001 | Big Apple | Swenson | Recurring cast |
| 2002 | Bram & Alice | Michael | Main cast |
| 2003 | Naked Hotel | Concierge | TV movie |
| 2003 | 10-8: Officers on Duty | Angelo Amonte | Recurring cast |
| 2005–06 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Frank Adair | Episode: "My Good Name" & "On Fire" |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ike Mannleigh | Episode: "Loco Motives" |
| 2007 | The Black Donnellys | Al "Alo" Onatero | Recurring cast |
| 2007 | The Bronx Is Burning | Jimmy Breslin | Episode: "The Seven Commandments" |
| 2008 | The Oaks | Frank | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Pete Haynes | Episode: "Challenged" |
| 2010–11 | Blue Bloods | Vitale/Jack Condo | Episode: "What You See" & "Critical Condition" |
| 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Henry Burzecki | Episode: "Street Revenge" |
| 2012 | Common Law | Kevin Boyd | Episode: "Role Play" |
| 2012 | The Manzanis | Nick | TV movie |
| 2012–13 | Magic City | Belvin "Bel" Jaffe | Recurring cast |
| 2013 | Over/Under | Franco Puzzo | TV movie |
| 2013 | Person of Interest | Darien Makris | Episode: "All In" |
| 2014 | Those Who Kill | Detective Don Wilkie | Recurring cast |
| 2014 | The Good Wife | Stu Harper | Episode: "Sticky Content" |
| 2015 | The Man in the High Castle | Don Warren | Episode: "The New World" |
| 2016 | Madoff | Frank DiPascali | Main cast |
| 2016 | Feed the Beast | Detective Guy Giordano | Recurring cast |
| 2017 | Chicago Justice | John Beckett | Episode: "Dead Meat" |
| 2017 | American Dad! | Townie (voice) | Episode: "Camp Campawanda" |
| 2017–19 | The Deuce | Rudy Pipilo | Main cast |
| 2018 | Elementary | Sean O'Grady | Episode: "Through the Fog" |
| 2019–23 | Billions | Richie Sansome | Recurring cast: seasons 4 & 7 |
| 2020 | FBI: Most Wanted | Ray Higgins | Episode: "Ironbound" |
| 2020 | Dirty John | Betty's father | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2021 | Chicago P.D. | Officer Dave Wheelan | Episode: "Protect and Serve" |
| 2021 | Godfather of Harlem | Joseph Magliocco | Episode: "The Geechee" |
| 2022 | The Offer | Tommy Lucchese | Recurring cast |
| 2022–23 | Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Sal Boselli | Recurring cast: seasons 2–3 |