Portrait of Rocco Sisto

Rocco Sisto

Acting

Biography

Rocco Sisto is an Italian-American stage, film, television, and voice actor. Sisto was born on February 18, 1953, in Bari, Italy, and later moved to Addison, Illinois. He attended and graduated Addison Trail High School in 1970 and studied acting at New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 1977. On TV, he played the young Junior Soprano in the HBO series The Sopranos. He has appeared as well in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Law & Order, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Blue Bloods, and Madam Secretary. In film he has been seen in After Hours, Far and Away, Carlito's Way, Donnie Brasco, Illuminata, and The American Astronaut. His voice work includes Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and The Warriors. Sisto has acted in the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Delacorte Theater. In 1996 he received a Drama Desk Award nomination for his acting in the play Quills.

Born: February 8, 1953

Place of Birth: Bari, Italy

Filmography

2024
I Guess It Might Be Selfish

as Elder Statesman

2021
Son

as Dr. Bradlee

2019
Evil

as Silvio

2014
Madam Secretary

as Defense Minister Renaldo Bellucci

2013
The Blacklist

as Spiritual Director

2011
A Bird of the Air

as Security Guard

2011
Mildred Pierce

as Mr. Rossi

2005
Close to Home

as Wayne Thomas

2004
Eulogy

as District Attorney

2003
Undermind

as Dr. Peters

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Commissioner Fahey

2001
Alias

as Ignacio

2001
Crossing Jordan

as Restaurant Owner

2001
The Big Heist

as Tommy DeSimone

2001
The American Astronaut

as Professor Hess

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Riley 'Boom Boom' Renaldo

2000
Frequency

as Daryl Simpson

2000
Intern

as Pierre La Roux

2000
Blue Moon

as Fred

1999
1999
The Sopranos

as Young Junior Soprano

1998
Illuminata

as Prince

1997
Donnie Brasco

as Richard 'Richie' Gazzo

1997
Love Walked In

as Ilm Zamsky

1996
Eraser

as Pauley

1996
Rescuing Desire

as S&M Guide

1993
Carlito's Way

as Panama Hatman

1993
Naked in New York

as Comedy Mask

1992
Lorenzo's Oil

as Murphy Family

1992
1992
Far and Away

as Immigrant

1990
Law & Order

as Joseph Turner

1990
Law & Order

as Brendan Hall

1990
Law & Order

as Jamie Astangura

1989
1988
Me and Him

as Art Strong

1987
Leg Work

as Nico

1986
Doing Life

as Anthony Portelli

1985
1985
After Hours

as Coffee Shop Cashier

1984
Scream for Help

as Lacey Bohle