Matthew Del Negro (born August 2, 1972) is an American actor.
Life and career
Matthew Del Negro was born in
Mount Kisco, New York
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, as the youngest of three children. He graduated from
John Jay High School in
Cross River, New York in 1990. He is a graduate of
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private university, private Catholic Jesuits, Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus, a Catholic Religious order (Catholic), religious order, t ...
, where he played
Division I lacrosse
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.
After graduating, Del Negro began to study acting, and after appearing in several minor commercials and independent films, he was cast as
Brian Cammarata on ''
The Sopranos
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''. This led to appearances in other television series, such as ''
The West Wing
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'', ''
Law & Order
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''Law & Order'' aired its entire ...
'', ''
Scandal
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'', ''
Stargate: Atlantis'', ''
Las Vegas
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'', ''
Beautiful People'', ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''
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'', ''
Joan of Arcadia
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'', ''
Happy Endings'', ''
Rizzoli & Isles
''Rizzoli & Isles'' ( ; stylized in all lowercase) is an American crime drama television series starring Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as Maura Isles. Based on the series of ''Rizzoli & Isles'' novels by Tess Gerritsen, the ...
'', ''
Lie to Me
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'', ''
Teen Wolf
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'', ''
United States of Tara'', and ''
Goliath
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''.
His film appearances include ''
Chelsea Walls
''Chelsea Walls'' is a 2001 American drama film directed by Ethan Hawke in his directorial debut and written by Nicole Burdette, based on her 1990 play of the same name. It stars Kris Kristofferson, Uma Thurman, Robert Sean Leonard, Tuesday Wel ...
'', ''
Ira & Abby'', ''
Trailer Park of Terror'', ''
Saving Lincoln'' and the upcoming ''
Don't Mess with Texas''. He has also been cast in several theater productions. He provided the voice of Ops Com in the 2011 video game ''
SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs''. Further video game work includes ''
L.A. Noire'' and ''
Mass Effect 3
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''.
In 2019, Del Negro began a recurring role on the
Showtime crime drama series ''
City on a Hill''; he was promoted to a series regular for the series' second season.
He currently teaches acting classes in Santa Monica.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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"Marina-Venice Movie Magic"at ArgonautNews.com
1972 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Boston College Eagles men's lacrosse players
Male actors from New York (state)
People from Mount Kisco, New York
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