Anthony DeSando explained

Anthony DeSando
Birth Date:	4 December 1965
Birth Place:	Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Other Names:	Anthony Joseph De Santis
Occupation:	Actor
Years Active:	1991–present
Spouse:	Bridgit Ryan

Anthony DeSando (born December 4, 1965), also known as Anthony Joseph De Santis, is an American actor. DeSando often portrays a joker or dapper villain in mob films such as New Jack City.

Early life

DeSando was born in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Career

DeSando has appeared in episodes of L.A. Law, Crossing Jordan, NYPD Blue, Without a Trace, and Sex and the City. One of his more prominent roles is Brendan Filone in The Sopranos. He also starred in Federal Hill along with A Day in Black and White and co-starred in the movies xent, Beer League, Kiss Me, Guido,^[1] and The Whole Shebang. He also did the voice of Reggie in the video game . He appeared as a character in Dito Montiel's films A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Fighting. In 2016, he made a cameo in "Friends in Need", the 17th episode of the 6th season of the police procedural drama Blue Bloods, playing the role of Joey Ruscoli, cousin of Detective Anthony Abetemarco. He is an alumnus of The Shakespeare Lab: The Public Theater's Program for Professional Actor Development.

Personal life

DeSando is married to actress Bridgit Ryan. He is also a licensed massage therapist.

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes

1991	New Jack City	Frankie Needles	^[2]
1991	Out for Justice	Vinnie Madano
1991	Grand Isle	Victor Lebrun	^[3]
1994	Federal Hill	Nicky	^[4]
1995	Party Girl	Derrick	^[5]
1995	Two Bits	Victor	^[6]
1997	Kiss Me, Guido	Pino	^[7]
1998	Frogs for Snakes	Rilke	^[8]
1998	Just the Ticket	Kenny Paliski	^[9]
2000	Cement	Sean	^[10]
2000	Double Parked	Angel Gonzalez
2001	Plan B	Mario
2001	The Whole Shebang	Joey Zito	^[11]
2002	Ciao America	Frank Mantovani	^[12]
2006	A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints	Frank the Dog Walker	^[13]
2006	Artie Lange's Beer League	Dennis Mangenelli
2009	Fighting	Christopher Anthony
2014	Friends and Romans	Joseph Bonanno
2015	Freeheld	Toohey
2016	Money Monster	Officer Benson	^[14]
2019	Mob Town	Mike Miranda
2021	The Madness Inside Me	Jeremy	^[15]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Bride of Violence	Albert	3 episodes
1991	The Return of Eliot Ness	Bobby Malto	Television film
1992	L.A. Law	Alex DePalma	11 episodes
1993	Bride of Violence 2	Albert Lamanna	Television film
1994–1995	Under Suspicion	Detective Papadakis	16 episodes
1995	New York News	Tony Amato	1 episode
1997	NYPD Blue	Harvey Doss	Episode: "Alice Doesn't Fit Here Anymore"
1998	Carly	Nicky Tucci	Television film
1998	Sex and the City	Siddhartha	Episode: "The Drought"
1998	Martial Law	Andy Stallworth	Episode: "Trackdown"
1999	The Sopranos	Brendan Filone	4 episodes
2000–2001	Welcome to New York	Vince Verbena	15 episodes
2001	Third Watch	Brett Tunney	Episode: "Exposing Truth"
2002	Hysterical Blindness	Bobby	Television film
2002–2004	Crossing Jordan	Father Paul	2 episodes
2004	Without a Trace	Anthony DeBellis	Episode: "Upstairs Downstairs"
2005	Numbers	Detective Reed	Episode: "Man Hunt"
2007		Joey Mazzaro	Episode: "A Grizzly Murder"
2009	Mercy	Derek Whitlow	Episode: "You Lost Me with the Cinderblock"
2009	Bored to Death	Carl	Episode: "The Case of the Beautiful Blackmailer"
2012	Nick the Doorman	Harry	Television film
2012	Person of Interest	Hans Friedrickson	Episode: "Firewall"
2013	Magic City	Eddie Blue	4 episodes
2016-2023	Blue Bloods	Joey Razzano / Joey Ruscoli	4 episodes
2016	Elementary	Peter Dinacio	Episode: "Render, and Then Seize Her"
2018–2019	The Good Fight	Detective Hedren	3 episodes
2020	The Plot Against America	Angelo	Episode: "Part 1"
2020	The Honeyzoomers	Cousin Glenny	2 episodes

Video games

!Year!Title!Role!Notes

2006

Reggie

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kiss Me, Guido, TV Guide . TVGuide.com . 11 November 2018 . en.
2. Book: Sight and Sound . 1991 . British Film Institute . 1991 . 1 . 41 . en . 1–6.
3. Book: The Hollywood Reporter . 1991 . Wilkerson Daily Corporation . 320 . 8 . en . 1–17.
4. Web site: Wilmington . Michael . 1995-02-24 . WELL-CAST 'FEDERAL HILL' LACKS VISUAL STYLE . 2023-08-10 . Chicago Tribune.
5. News: Holden . Stephen . 1995-06-09 . FILM REVIEW; Should She Work Or Play? . en . . 2023-08-10.
6. Book: Nash . Jay Robert . The Motion Picture Guide . Ross . Stanley Ralph . 1985 . Cinebooks . 978-0-933997-37-0 . 310 . en.
7. News: Maslin . Janet . 1997-07-18 . It's Not Only Straight and Narrow (Published 1997) . en . . 2023-08-10.
8. Book: Willis, John A. . Screen World . 2001 . Crown Publishers . 978-1-55783-431-7 . 24 . en.
9. Book: Willis, John A. . Screen World . 2001 . Crown Publishers . 978-1-55783-431-7 . en.
10. Book: Film-Dienst . 2001 . Katholisches Institut für Medieninformationen, Katholische Filmkommission für Deutschland . 54 . 31 . de.
11. Web site: Cockrell . Eddie . 2001-08-31 . The Whole Shebang . 2023-08-10 . Variety . en-US.
12. Book: Willis, John A. . Screen World . 2003 . Crown Publishers . 54 . 199 . en.
13. News: Bradshaw . Peter . 2007-03-02 . A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-08-10 . 0261-3077.
14. Web site: 2016-05-18 . 'Money Monster' Taps into Anger of Every Man vs Wall Street . 2023-08-10 . VOA . en.
15. Web site: Edwards . James Jay . 2021-09-03 . The Madness Inside Me Is Technically Stunning, but Stumbles Over Its Story . 2023-08-10 . The Big Smoke US . en-US.