David Marciano (born January 7, 1960, in
Newark, New Jersey
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) is an American actor best known for his roles as Jeffery in ''
Civil Wars'' (1991–1993), Detective
Raymond Vecchio in the television series ''
Due South'', Detective
Steve Billings in the
FX police drama ''
The Shield'', Virgil in ''
Homeland'' (2011–2013), Brad in ''
Bosch'' (2016–2020), and Howard in ''
Shooter'' (2016–2017).
Early life
Marciano studied acting at
Drama Studio London in California.
Career
In 1985, Marciano moved to
California
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where he studied acting at the Drama Studio London in
Berkeley, earning a living by working as a bartender. His big break came two years later as a guest star in ''
Wiseguy'', playing a
mobster impersonating Lorenzo Steelgrave. In 1989 he played the diner owner Stanley in
Pepsi
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's 'Diner' commercial shown in the UK.
More small parts followed, including Cop #1 in the film ''
Lethal Weapon 2
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'', before he played the role of
bicycle messenger/poet Jeffrey Lassick in
legal drama
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''
Civil Wars'' from 1991–1993. He was then cast as
Detective Raymond Vecchio in ''
Due South'' in 1994. He played the part for two seasons before his character was replaced by Detective Stanley Kowalski (
Callum Keith Rennie
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), due to filming commitments. He returned for the series finale in 1999 where Vecchio and Kowalski's ex-wife got together. He then appeared in the 1996 season 3 episode of ''
Touched By An Angel'' entitled "Into The Light" playing a dying man in need of a heart transplant. Later he took the role of Giorgio Clericuzio in the 1997 mini-series of
Mario Puzo
Mario Francis Puzo (; ; October 15, 1920 – July 2, 1999) was an American author and screenwriter. He wrote crime novels about the Italian-American Mafia and Sicilian Mafia, most notably ''The Godfather (novel), The Godfather'' (1969), which h ...
's ''
The Last Don''.
He has appeared in episodes of various TV shows, including ''
Diagnosis: Murder'', ''
Midnight Caller'', ''
Judging Amy
''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This television series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves ...
'', ''
Nash Bridges'', ''
JAG'', ''
The Division'', ''
NYPD Blue
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'', ''
NCIS'', ''
CSI: New York'' and ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and ''
SeaQuest DSV''.
Between 2005–2008, he played Detective
Steve Billings in ''
The Shield''. Since then, he has appeared in episodes of ''
Joan of Arcadia'', ''
House
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'', ''
Lie to Me'', ''
Sons of Anarchy'', and ''
Battle Creek''. Between 2011 and 2013, he played the recurring role of
Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (; 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Rome, ancient Roman poet of the Augustan literature (ancient Rome), Augustan period. He composed three of the most fa ...
in ''
Homeland''.
In 2015-2016, Marciano played recurring roles in the
Amazon
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* Amazon River, in South America
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* Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek myth ...
original series ''
Bosch'' and
Syfy's ''
12 Monkeys''. Most recently, he has been cast in a pilot for
USA Network
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's ''
Shooter''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards
References
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1960 births
Living people
Male actors from Newark, New Jersey
American people of Italian descent
American male film actors
American male television actors
21st-century American male actors
20th-century American male actors