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
''Orange Is the New Black'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''OITNB'') is an American comedy-drama streaming television series created by Jenji Kohan for Netflix. The series is based on Piper Kerman's memoir '' Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Wo ...
''.
Early life
Of
Italian
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descent, Sandow grew up in the Italian neighborhood of
Van Nest
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in
the Bronx
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.
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.
Career
Sandow has worked extensively in television guest starring on many television series such as
Law & Order
''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise.
''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
,
Third Watch
''Third Watch'' is an American crime drama television series created by John Wells and Edward Allen Bernero that aired on NBC from September 26, 1999, to May 6, 2005, with a total of 132 episodes spanning over six seasons. It was produced by ...
,
NYPD Blue
''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble c ...
,
Boardwalk Empire
''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s and ...
, and
Blue Bloods.
His most notable acting role on Orange Is the New Black, as prison administrator Joseph Caputo, was originally supposed to have been for a handful of episodes for the shows first season, but his role was expanded during the second season and was made a series regular with the third season.
He began his directing career in theater on Off-Off-Broadway.
In 2015 he wrote, directed and acted in
The Wannabe
''The Wannabe'' is a 2015 American drama film written and directed by Nick Sandow, with Martin Scorsese as an executive producer, and starring Patricia Arquette, David Zayas, Domenick Lombardozzi, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Piazza and Nick Sandow ...
. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and later got a wider release.
Filmography
Film
Television
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)
References
External links
*
Movie Reviews
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Living people
1966 births
American people of Italian descent
Male actors from New York City
American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
Television producers from New York City
Writers from the Bronx
American television directors