Peter Scanavino

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Acting

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25

Gender

Male

Birthday

1980-02-29 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Denver, Colorado, USA

Peter Scanavino

Biography

Peter Scanavino (born February 29, 1980) is an American actor.

Since 2005, Scanavino has had dozens of minor roles in films and on television, most notably Deception (2008), The Good Wife, and The Blacklist.

In 2005, Scanavino guest-starred on the NBC crime-drama series Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the fifth-season episode "Diamond Dogs" as petty criminal Johnny Feist. He was also a guest on Law & Order as a suspect who was a graphic designer in the 2009 episode "Just A Girl in the World".

In 2013, Scanavino guest-starred on the long-running NBC crime-drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in Season 14, Episode 13, "Monster's Legacy", as Johnny Dubcek. The same year, he starred in the independent romantic-comedy film Mutual Friends, directed by Matthew Watts.

In 2014, Scanavino joined SVU in its sixteenth season, this time as Dominick Carisi Jr., nicknamed Sonny, a new SVU detective. Initially in a recurring capacity, Scanavino was promoted to the main cast in the fifth episode of the same season. According to SVU Executive Producer Warren Leight, Carisi "comes in and shakes things up" and is "a guy who maybe needs a little bit of refining." Scanavino noted that Carisi is "a total outsider. He's brusque and he doesn't really get the nuances and he's not very experienced so he puts his foot in his mouth a lot of times. But he's learning. He's picking it up. I think he's a good detective, but he's got a lot to learn on how to approach cases."

Scanavino starred in an episode of Netflix's 2020 anthology series Social Distance as the father of his real-life son Leo Bai-Scanavino.

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The Blacklist
7.6%

The Blacklist

Sep 23, 2013

Chicago P.D.
8.4%

Chicago P.D.

Jan 8, 2014

Person of Interest
8.1%

Person of Interest

Sep 22, 2011

Frances Ha
7.4%

Frances Ha

May 17, 2013

The Leftovers
7.6%

The Leftovers

Jun 29, 2014

Law & Order
7.4%

Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

Law & Order
7.4%

Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

Unforgettable
7.2%

Unforgettable

Sep 20, 2011

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Acting

Death For Hire: The Origin of Tehk City as (voice)
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime as Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime as ADA Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi, Jr.
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as Self
2014
The Leftovers as Skinny
2014
Mutual Friends as Nate
2014
Chicago P.D. as Dominick Carisi Jr.
2013
The Blacklist as Craig
2013
Frances Ha as Chef
2013
The Cold Lands as Carter
2011
Watching TV with the Red Chinese as Czapinczyk
2011
Person of Interest as Adams
2011
Unforgettable as Alex Daniels
2011
Happythankyoumoreplease as Ira
2010
Zenith as Jack
2008
The Informers as Leon
2006
The Bedford Diaries as Gunther Halstead
2005
Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Robert Hassel
2005
Jonny Zero
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Johnny Feist
1999
Third Watch
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi Jr.
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Johnny Dubcek
1990
Law & Order as Dominick Carisi, Jr.
1990
Law & Order as Jim Anderson
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