James Carpinello
Carpinello with his wife, Amy Acker, at the premiere of Serenity in 2005
Born
James Anthony Carpinello

(1975-08-13) August 13, 1975
Albany, New York, U.S.
Years active1998–present
Spouse
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(m. 2003)​
Children2

James Anthony Carpinello (born August 13, 1975) is an American actor who came to national attention with his appearances in Tori Spelling's VH1 sitcom So Notorious. He also portrayed Stacee Jaxx in the Broadway production of the musical Rock of Ages.

Career

Broadway productions

Carpinello first appeared on Broadway in the 1999 musical Saturday Night Fever as Tony Manero.[1] The musical is based on the 1977 film Saturday Night Fever in which the role of Manero was played by John Travolta.

He was next cast as Link Larkin in the Broadway musical version of Hairspray, but left the show prior to its first pre-Broadway performances in Seattle in order to shoot the film The Great Raid in 2002. He was replaced by Matthew Morrison.

For his third Broadway outing, Carpinello was cast in the Broadway musical Xanadu.[2] Like Saturday Night Fever, Xanadu is based on a film of the same name—1980s Xanadu, which starred Olivia Newton-John and Michael Beck as Sonny, the leading role for which Carpinello was cast. Due to breaking his leg in three places[3] while roller skating during a rehearsal on June 12, 2007, Carpinello was forced to leave the production just two weeks before its scheduled June 26, 2007, opening at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Cheyenne Jackson assumed the role of Sonny as of June 22, 2007; the musical's opening was rescheduled for July 10, 2007.[4][5]

Carpinello next starred as rocker Stacee Jaxx in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.[6] When the show previously played off-Broadway, actor Will Swenson performed the role of Jaxx, until Swenson was offered the lead comedic role of Berger, in the revival Broadway Production of HAIR. Carpinello replaced him before Rock of Ages started performances on Broadway.

Television appearances

Carpinello has appeared on episodes of the CBS series The Good Wife as Detective Anthony Burton.

He guest starred on the season 4 premiere of the USA Network series In Plain Sight. He played former soldier Joey in "Mission Creep", the third episode of CBS crime drama series Person of Interest, and reprised that role as the series neared the end of its run in June 2016. He was a regular on the short-lived Fox medical/crime drama The Mob Doctor.

Personal life

He is of Italian, German, Irish and Danish descent, the son of Anthony J. Carpinello, a former Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, and Sharon E. Kelly, a mental health official.[7] On April 25, 2003, Carpinello married actress Amy Acker. They have two children, a son, Jackson James, born on January 22, 2005, and a daughter, Ava Grace, born on September 1, 2006.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004The PunisherBobby Saint and John Saint
2005The Great RaidCpl. Aliteri
2012Christmas Is RuinedAgent SpauldingShort film
2013Gangster SquadJohnny Stompanato
2014Let's Kill Ward's WifeRonnie
2017The Dunning ManConnor Ryan
2019MidwayCaptain William H. Brockman Jr.

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000FelicityRandy3 episodes
2006So NotoriousPete9 episodes
2006The CloserLarry Cole2 episodes
2010The Good WifeDetective Anthony Burton5 episodes
2010CSI: MiamiDominic GiordanoEpisode: "See No Evil"
2011Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJoe GilbertEpisode: "Pop"
2011NCISSmitty BrownEpisode: "False Witness"
2011In Plain SightRileyEpisode: "The Art of the Steal"
2011, 2016Person of InterestJoey Durban2 episodes
2012Body of ProofSal RubenstoneEpisode: "Occupational Hazards"
2012–2013The Mob DoctorFranco Leoni12 episodes
2013CastleFrank HensonEpisode: "Like Father, Like Daughter"
2014Blue BloodsRussell PriceEpisode: "Loose Lips"
2016–2017GothamMario Falcone8 episodes
2017–2018The BlacklistHenry Prescott4 episodes
2019The GiftedMax3 episodes
The Enemy WithinAnthony Cabrera6 episodes
What Just Happened??! with Fred SavageGlennEpisode: "Elevator"
2022Law & Order: Special Victims UnitPaul GrecoEpisode: "Breakwater"

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
1998Stupid KidsJim Stark
1999–2000Saturday Night FeverTony Manero
2007–2008XanaduSonny
2009Rock of AgesStacee Jaxx

References

  1. ↑ "Saturday Night Fever". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
  2. ↑ "Xanadu". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
  3. ↑ James Carpinello rocks, www.broadwaystars.com
  4. ↑ Cheyenne Jackson Skates Into Xanadu as Delayed Musical's New Sonny Broadway.com, June 14, 2007. Retrieved on July 21, 2007.
  5. ↑ Xanadu Sets New 7/10 Opening Date Broadway.com, June 18, 2007. Retrieved on July 21, 2007.
  6. ↑ Andrew Gans (February 18, 2009), "Maroulis, Spanger and Carpinello to Star in Broadway's Rock of Ages", Playbill. Retrieved on December 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Stayin' Alive – Vol. 52 No. 21". November 29, 1999.
  8. ↑ "Alias's Amy Acker, Husband Have a Girl". People. September 7, 2006.
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