Octavio Pisano is a Mexican American actor. He formerly played Joe Velasco on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and prior to that was in ''

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''and the indie film''

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.'' He has also appeared in one episode of the '' Law & Order: Organized Crime'' spin-off. He was promoted to series regular in ''SVU'' after his first three appearances. The character of Velasco was introduced in the 23rd season of ''SVU'' as an undercover cop from

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. From 2014 to 2017, he starred as Julius Escada Jr. in the

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prime time soap opera, '' If Loving You Is Wrong''. In 2019, Pisano was cast in the ABC reboot of ''

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''. In 2021, he starred in the

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crime drama series, ''

''.

Filmography

Film

Television

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