Portrait of Danny Pino

Danny Pino

Acting

Biography

Daniel Gonzalo Pino (born April 15, 1974) is an American actor who starred as Detective Scotty Valens on the CBS series Cold Case from 2003 to 2010, and as NYPD Detective Nick Amaro in the long-running NBC legal drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 2011 to 2015. In 2002, he appeared in London's West End in Up for Grabs with Madonna. In May 2003, Pino played Desi Arnaz in a CBS special on the life of Lucille Ball, Lucy. He played drug cartel leader Miguel Galindo on Mayans M.C. which airs on FX, and FBI agent John Bishop in procedural crime drama Gone.

Born: April 15, 1974

Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, USA

Filmography

2025
2CRUNK

as Mr. D

2024
Hotel Cocaine

as Roman Compte

2024
Crunk

as Creepy Man

2024
Union of Kings

as David de Armas

2023
Accused

as Jake Harris

2021
Dear Evan Hansen

as Larry Mora

2021
Vivo

as Bus Passenger (voice)

2020
Fatale

as Carter Heywood

2018
Mayans M.C.

as Miguel Galindo

2018
Gone

as John Bishop

2017
The Good Fight

as Racehorse Diaz

2016
BrainDead

as Luke Healy

2014
Chicago P.D.

as Nick Amaro

2012
Scandal

as Alex Vargas

2009
2008
The Burning Plain

as Santiago Martinez

2007
Burn Notice

as Adam Scott

2006
Flicka

as Jack

2005
The Lost City

as Alberto Mora

2005
Between

as Victor

2004
CSI: NY

as Scotty Valens

2003
Cold Case

as Scotty Valens

2003
Lucy

as Desi Arnaz

2002
Point of Origin

as Burn Victim

2002
The Shield

as Armadillo Quintero