# Vyto Ruginis

Vytautas Ignacas "Vyto" Ruginis (born April 17, 1956) is an American actor. He is best known for playing vampire Russell Winters in the television series Angel in its first episode, "City Of", as well as for his appearances in CSI, Murder She Wrote, House MD, The X-Files, ER, Law & Order, NCIS: Los Angeles and other television programs.

## Early life

Ruginis was born in Wolverhampton, England, to Lithuanian parents. He grew up in Cicero, Illinois. He received a BFA degree from the University of Illinois and an MFA from Yale University in 1982.
On September 12, 2015, Ruginis was inducted into the National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame.

## Career

Ruginis has appeared in such films as The Devil's Advocate with Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves, Cliffhanger with Sylvester Stallone, Broken Arrow with John Travolta and Christian Slater, Jumpin' Jack Flash with Whoopi Goldberg, The Fast and The Furious, Auto Focus, and many more.
In 2014, Ruginis appeared in the stage play In the Water, directed by Sharyn Rothstein.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1986 | 8 Million Ways to Die | Joe Durkin |
| 1986 | Jumpin' Jack Flash | Carl |
| 1987 | Burglar | K.E. Graybow |
| 1987 | The Verne Miller Story | Fitzsimmons |
| 1987 | Made in Heaven | Lyman McCray |
| 1988 | Hot to Trot | Mr. Pandolfi |
| 1988 | Slipping Into Darkness | Otis |
| 1989 | Casualties of War | The Prosecutor |
| 1990 | Dimenticare Palermo | Ted |
| 1992 | Bad Love | Evan |
| 1993 | Cliffhanger | FBI Agent Mathesen |
| 1994 | Clean Slate | Hendrix |
| 1995 | Last Gasp | Ray Tattinger |
| 1996 | Broken Arrow | Johnson |
| 1996 | Phenomenon | Ted Rhome |
| 1997 | A Thousand Acres | Charles Carter |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Mitch Weaver, Justice Department |
| 1998 | Yakima Wash | |
| 1999 | The Secret Life of Girls | Daniel |
| 1999 | Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies | Hosticka |
| 1999 | The Insider | Junior Lawyer |
| 2000 | Robbers | Dayton |
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | Harry |
| 2001 | The Glass House | Don |
| 2002 | Auto Focus | Nickie D |
| 2004 | The Last Run | Clancy |
| 2006 | Home of the Brave | Hank Yates |
| 2007 | The Gray Man | Detective Maher |
| 2008 | Player 5150 | Governor Elect Lanzelin |
| 2011 | Moneyball | Chris Pittaro |
| 2012 | Bad Blood | Sheriff |
| 2014 | Lost Time | Mr. Coffey |
| 2017 | Miracle | Bernardas |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1988 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Chief Engineer Logan | Episode: "The Arsenal of Freedom" |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Daniel Magadan, Jr. | Episode: "Confession" |
| 1999 | Ally McBeal | Mr. Goodman | Episode: "Love Unlimited" |
| 1999 | Angel | Russell Winters | Episode: "City Of" |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Phil Swelco | Episode: "Pledging Mr. Johnson" |
| 2001 | Private Lies | Bob | Television movie |
| 2001 | The X-Files | Lieutenant Bianco | Episode: "Medusa" |
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan | Stuart Felding | Episode: "As If By Fate" |
| 2002–2003 | Presidio Med | Tom Roback | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | The West Wing | Mitch | Episode: "Arctic Radar" |
| 2003 | JAG | Agent Dawkins | Episode: "Meltdown" |
| 2004 | CSI: Miami | David Jeffers | Episode: "Innocent" |
| 2004 | Law & Order | William Wachtler | Episode: ”Nowhere Man” |
| 2006–2007 | ER | Paramedic Wright | 3 episodes |
| 2009–2023 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Arkady Kolchek | 29 episodes |
| 2012 | Blue Eyed Butcher | Philip Gross | Television movie |
| 2013 | Shameless | Edward Gretsky | Episode: "The American Dream" |
| 2014 | Rizzoli and Isles | Christopher Carnahan | Episode: "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" |
| 2020 | Deputy | King #2 | 2 episodes |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Grand Theft Auto Online: The Doomsday Heist DLC | Bogdan (voice) | |