Nick Sandow | |
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| Born | August 3, 1966 The Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, producer, director |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Nick Sandow (born August 3, 1966) is an American actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Joe Caputo in Orange Is the New Black.
Early life
Of Italian descent,[1] Sandow grew up in the Italian neighborhood of Van Nest in the Bronx.[2][3] He moved to Manhattan around age 19 to study acting under William Esper in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program and work in theater.[4][3]
Career
Sandow has worked extensively in television guest starring on many television series such as Law & Order, Third Watch, NYPD Blue, Boardwalk Empire, and Blue Bloods.[4] His most notable acting role on 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.[4][5]
He began his directing career in theater on Off-Off-Broadway.[6] In 2015 he wrote, directed and acted in The Wannabe. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and later got a wider release.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 3 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
- 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)[7]
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Shaw, Dan (4 December 2015). "Nick Sandow, of 'Orange Is the New Black,' at Home". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 Hegedus, Eric (7 July 2015). "Meet the warden who rules the roost on 'OITNB'". New York Post. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Moore, Frazier. "On 'Orange,' Nick Sandow excels by more than a whisker". nwitimes.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ↑ "Nick Sandow". About the Artists.