Nick Sandow
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Born | The Bronx, New York City, U.S. | August 3, 1966
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Years active | 1991–present |
Children | 2[1] |
Nick Sandow (born August 3, 1966) is an American character actor,[2] writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Joe Caputo in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019).
Early life
[edit]Of Italian descent,[1][3] Sandow grew up in the Italian neighborhood of Van Nest in the Bronx.[4][5] He moved to Manhattan around age 19 to study acting under William Esper Studio in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program and work in theater.[6][5][1]
Career
[edit]Sandow made his debut appearing in an episode of television series Law & Order in 1992 and worked as a bartender while taking small acting jobs in New York City.[1] He appeared in a number of films, such as Grind (1997), A Brooklyn State of Mind (1998), Return to Paradise (1998) and On the Run (1999). Sandow performed in the 1999 off-Broadway production of Halfway Home.[7] He played mobster Henry Hill in the 2001 made-for-television crime drama film, The Big Heist. Sandow guest-starred on New York Undercover, Third Watch, NYPD Blue, Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, How to Make It in America and Blue Bloods.[6] He began his directing career in theater on Off-Off-Broadway directing Dark Yellow, Chicken and From Riverdale to Riverhead.[8] In 2011 he directed the immigrant drama film, Ponies based on play with the same name.[9]
In 2013, Sandow was cast in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black, as prison administrator Joe Caputo, was originally supposed to have been for a handful of episodes for the show's first season. Instead, his role was expanded during the second season, and Sandow was made a series regular with the start of the third season.[6][10] He received three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with the cast.[2] In 2015 he wrote, directed and acted in The Wannabe. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and later got a wider release.[6] In 2017 he received News and Documentary Emmy Awards nomination for producing the documentary series, Time: The Kalief Browder Story.[11] In 2021 he was regular cast member in the short-lived CBS crime drama series, Clarice.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Hand Gun | Earl's Man Max | |
1996 | The Mouse | Shamster #1 | |
No Exit | Lenny Bentini | ||
1997 | Arresting Gena | Paul | |
Grind | Lenny | ||
One Night Stand | Mugger | ||
1998 | A Brooklyn State of Mind | Vincent Stanco | |
No Looking Back | Goldie | ||
Come To | Johnny | Short film | |
Return to Paradise | Ravitch | ||
Living Out Loud | Santi's Man | ||
1999 | On the Run | Jack | |
Uninvited | Ed | ||
2000 | The Day the Ponies Come Back | Joey | |
2001 | The Big Heist | Henry Hill | TV film |
Plan B | Tommy | ||
Dust | White Trash | ||
New Port South | Armstrong | ||
2002 | Swimfan | Detective John Zabel | |
2004 | Connie and Carla | Al | |
2005 | The Collection | Several characters | |
2007 | Resurrecting the Champ | Marciano | |
The Lovebirds | Lenny | ||
Mitch Albom's For One More Day | Sales Manager | TV film | |
2008 | The Accidental Husband | Larry | |
Good Old Days | Dave | Short film | |
2009 | The Hungry Ghosts | Gus | |
Frame of Mind | Jimmy | ||
2011 | The Sitter | Officer Frank | |
2012 | The Fitzgerald Family Christmas | Corey | |
Two People He Never Saw | Eddie | Short film | |
2013 | The Cold Lands | Foreman | |
Promised Land | Greg | Short film | |
Dead Travis In | Travis | Short film | |
All Roads Lead | Samuel Carter | ||
2014 | Zarra's Law | Sal | |
2015 | Houses | Also producer | |
Meadowland | Garza | ||
The Wannabe | Anthony | Also director and writer | |
2016 | Full Stop to an Infernal Planet | Lt. McCauley | |
2017 | Patti Cake$ | Ray | |
2018 | Cabaret Maxime | Dominic | |
Stella's Last Weekend | Ron | ||
2023 | The Unheard | Hank |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Law & Order | Officer Nelson | Episode: "Blood Is Thicker..." |
1995–1996 | New York Undercover | Henry / White UNI | 2 episodes |
1996 | Law & Order | Pete Pogosian | Episode: "Deadbeat" |
Due South | Barry Pappas | Episode: "Body Language" | |
1999 | Law & Order | Andy Grenada | Episode: "Hunters" |
2000–2002 | Third Watch | Joe Lombardo | 12 episodes |
2003 | NYPD Blue | Ray Wilentz | Episode: "Frickin' Fracker" |
The Jury | Mr. Krause | Episode: "Three Boys and a Gun" | |
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Det. Albert Kirkoff | Episode: "Unchained" |
2006 | Six Degrees | Louie | Episode: "Pilot" |
2008 | New Amsterdam | Frank | Episode: "Keep the Change" |
2010 | Mercy | Scott's Dad | Episode: "I Did Kill You, Didn't I?" |
How to Make It in America | Father Dan | 3 episodes | |
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | ADA Roydell Getty | Episode: "The Mobster Will See You Now" |
2006 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Doug Kersten | Episode: "Class" |
2010–2011 | Blue Bloods | Lt. Alex Bello | 4 episodes |
2011 | Nurse Jackie | Anthony Donovan | Episode: "Have You Met Mrs Jones?" |
CSI: Miami | Larry Gramercy | Episode: "Crowned" | |
2011–2012 | Boardwalk Empire | Waxey Gordon | 3 episodes |
2012 | Unforgettable | William "Bud" Spence | Episode: "Butterfly Effect" |
2013–2019 | Orange Is The New Black | Joe Caputo | 80 episodes Directed 5 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2015–17) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series |
2015 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Det. Ted McCormack | Episode: "Perverted Justice" |
2021 | Clarice | Murray Clarke | Main role |
Theatre
[edit]- Halfway Home, Theatre at St. Clements, New York, 1999
- Baptism By Fire, Studio Dante, New York City, 2004
- Henry Flamethrow, Studio Dante, New York City, 2005 (Director)[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Nick Sandow". TVGuide.com.
- ^ a b "Nick Sandow | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
- ^ Moore, Camille (2021-01-15). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Nick Sandow". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ Mars, Alexandre (1 May 2017). "#DoingWellByDoingGood: An Interview with Nick Sandow, Joe Caputo from Orange Is the New Black, on…". Medium. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ a b Shaw, Dan (4 December 2015). "Nick Sandow, of 'Orange Is the New Black,' at Home". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Hegedus, Eric (7 July 2015). "Meet the warden who rules the roost on 'OITNB'". New York Post. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Halfway Home". www.iobdb.com.
- ^ Moore, Frazier. "On 'Orange,' Nick Sandow excels by more than a whisker". nwitimes.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ Genzlinger, Neil (July 12, 2012). "The Seedy Betting Parlor Where Dreams Go to Die" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (6 May 2014). "Nick Sandow & Selenis Leyva Upped To Regulars On 'Orange Is The New Black'; Damon Wayans Jr. On 'New Girl'". Deadline. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-40th-news-doc-emmy-awards-nominations-final-wm-cropped.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Nick Sandow". About the Artists.