Matthew Joseph Servitto (born April 7, 1965) is an American actor known for his role as
Special Agent Dwight Harris on ''
The Sopranos
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'' and Trask Bodine on ''
All My Children
''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 2013, via Hulu, Hulu Plus, and ...
'' (1989-1990),
Deputy Brock Lotus on the
Cinemax
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series ''
Banshee
A banshee ( ; Modern Irish , from sga, ben síde , "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is ...
'' and Representative Donatelle on ''
Brotherhood'' (2006-2008), and his film roles as Chipmunk in ''
Two Family House'' (2000), and as Eddie in ''
Hitch'' (2005).
Early life
Servitto was born in
Teaneck
Teaneck () is a township in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 39,776, reflecting an increase of 516 (+1.3%) f ...
, New Jersey and spent his childhood in
Detroit
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,
Michigan
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.
[https://www.sagaftra.org/i-am-new-york-actor] He is a graduate of
The Juilliard School
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...
in New York City.
Career
Servitto appeared as Representative Donald Donatello on the series ''
Brotherhood'' and had a guest appearance as
Carrie Bradshaw's editor Gabe on ''
Sex and the City
''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the same name, the series premiered in the United St ...
''. He played
Lucky Luciano
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in the 1992 film ''
Mad Dog Coll''. He also voiced the character Sam in the 2002 video game ''
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven''.
He appeared in the 2005 film ''
Hitch'' as Eddie. In the episode "Identity" of the series ''
Body of Proof
''Body of Proof'' is an American medical/crime comedy-drama television series that ran on ABC from March 29, 2011, to May 28, 2013, and starred Dana Delany as medical examiner Dr. Megan Hunt. The series was created by Christopher Murphey a ...
'', he played a father who is mourning the loss of his daughter due to a car crash, and in 2011 he appeared as
NYPD
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Head of Intelligence Deputy Commissioner Soren in "Hall of Mirrors," the thirteenth episode of the first season of the
CBS show ''
Blue Bloods''.
Since 2012 he has been a series regular on the original
HBO series, which plays on Cinemax, ''
Banshee
A banshee ( ; Modern Irish , from sga, ben síde , "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening. Her name is ...
'', where he plays Deputy Brock Lotus, and on the
Adult Swim
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television series ''
Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell'', where he plays
Satan
Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an entity in the Abrahamic religions that seduces humans into sin or falsehoo ...
.
He also played the role of Dr. Sebastian Reifler for three episodes on the TV series ''
The Blacklist''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
*
Matt Servitto at filmreference.com
1965 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
American people of Italian descent
Juilliard School alumni
Male actors from Detroit
People from Teaneck, New Jersey
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