Matt Servitto Explained

Matt Servitto
Birth Name:Matthew Joseph Servitto
Birth Date:1965 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1989–present

Matthew Joseph Servitto (born April 7, 1965) is an American actor known for his roles as Special Agent Dwight Harris on the HBO crime series The Sopranos, Trask Bodine on All My Children (1989–1990),[1] [2] Deputy Brock Lotus on the Cinemax action series Banshee and Representative Donatelle on the Showtime series 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, New Jersey and spent his childhood in Detroit, Michigan.[3] He is a graduate of The Juilliard School in New York City.[4]

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. He played Lucky Luciano in the 1992 film Mad Dog Coll. He also voiced the character Sam in the 2002 video game Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven.[5]

He appeared in the 2005 film Hitch as Eddie. In the episode "Identity" of the series Body of Proof, he played a father who is mourning the loss of his daughter due to a car crash, and in 2011 he appeared as NYPD Head of Intelligence Deputy Commissioner Soren in "Hall of Mirrors," the thirteenth episode of the first season of the CBS show Blue Bloods.

In the 2010s, Servitto was a series regular on the original HBO series Banshee, where he plays Deputy Brock Lotus, and on the Adult Swim television series Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell, where he plays Satan.[6] He also played the role of Dr. Sebastian Reifler for three episodes on the TV series The Blacklist.[7]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Servitto directed and starred in the horror Western film A Town Called Purgatory, which screened at film festivals in 2024.[8] [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

Year TitleRoleNotes
1992Mad Dog CollLucky Luciano
Hit the DutchmanBo Weinberg
1998The Versace MurderDavid Madson
The SiegeJournalist #1
1999Jesus Tells a Joke-Short
SaturnDr. Wrye
CupidityJoe SorvinoShort
CherryCustomer
2000Two Family HouseChipmunk
2001Height of CoolUncle SalShort
2002GarmentoLouie Purdaro
LinoleumJoeyShort
Crime and PunishmentRazumikhin, Rodion's friend
2003The Killing Zone-
NolaNola's Stepfather
Rhinoceros EyesBundy
2004OrsonSteveShort
Melinda and MelindaJack Oliver
2005HitchEddie
2006The Big Bad SwimPrincipal Miwaski
MentorHoward
The FloorVinceShort
FurHandsome Client
Beautiful OhioMr. Cubano
2007No ReservationsDoctor
WifeyMiloTV movie
Spinning Into ButterMike Olsen
The AgencyLionel CalvinTV movie
EnchantedArty
I Do & I Don'tDick Stelmack
2008The ProjectDan Masterson
2009Big FanDetective Velardi
Confessions of a ShopaholicHead Waiter
Welcome to AcademiaWeldman
The SuperagentSteve BlankTV movie
2010Going the DistanceHugh
The Last SessionTherapistShort
SuperegoTelevision HostTV movie
2011FaithMackShort
2012ComplianceSupplier
Price CheckJim Brady
Hannah Has a Ho-PhaseBob
2013CouchEddieShort
N.Y.C. UndergroundErnie ParkerVideo
2014ForeclosureOfficer Wright
2017The Night WatchmenWilly
2018ZeroesSS
Vox LuxCeleste's Father
2021Good HeadCooper BradleyShort
A Comedy of Horrors, Volume 1Cooper
2022DisenchantedMover
2023The JesterJohn Wheeler
2024A Town Called PurgatoryFrank SparksAlso directed

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
All My ChildrenTrask BodineRegular Cast
1993As the World TurnsCesareEpisode: "Episode dated 29 April 1993"
1993–95One Life to LiveLt. Nick ManzoEpisode: "Episode #1.6860" & "#1.6955"
1996New York UndercoverRaymond NunezEpisode: "Without Mercy"
1999Third WatchFrank BartlettEpisode: "Hell Is What You Make of It"
Law & OrderJordan GrimaldiEpisode: "Blood Money"
1999–07The SopranosSpecial Agent Dwight HarrisRecurring Cast
2001EdDonnieEpisode: "A Job Well Done"
Brad Stanton Episode: "Parasites"
Derek FreedEpisode: "The Pardoner's Tale"
2002Sex and the CityGabeEpisode: "Unoriginal Sin"
NYPD BlueCharlie MullinEpisode: "You've Got Mail"
DougEpisode: "Lust"
2002–03HackMarty GlavinEpisode: "Bad Choices" & "All Others Pay Cash"
2003Queens SupremeAlan WheelerEpisode: "Pilot"
Fred HopkinsEpisode: "Grief"
2005Jim RadcliffEpisode: "Sex Club"
2006ConvictionGelmanEpisode: "Pilot"
2006–08BrotherhoodRepresentative DonatelloRecurring Cast
2009The UnusualsDr. Andre ZamaconaEpisode: "The E.I.D."
The Good WifeWalt GiffordEpisode: "Unprepared"
2009–10Law & OrderU.S. Attorney HorvathEpisode: "Take-Out" & "Four Cops Shot"
2010Past LifeLou CatesEpisode: "Pilot"
MercyFrank SloanRecurring Cast
Running WildeRich DoyleEpisode: "Oil & Water"
2011Royal PainsEddie's AttorneyEpisode: "Mulligan"
Blue BloodsSorenEpisode: "Hall of Mirrors"
SuitsMr. Hunt's LawyerEpisode: "Pilot"
The Onion News NetworkDr. CatteyEpisode: "Asteroid Heads to Earth"
Person of InterestSamuel DouglasEpisode: "The Fix"
Prime SuspectDr. PhilbinEpisode: "The Great Wall of Silence"
2011–12Harry's LawJudge Lucas KirklandRecurring Cast: Season 2
2012Grey's AnatomyRay JonesEpisode: "All You Need Is Love"
Body of ProofMr. WhirleyEpisode: "Identity"
UnforgettableDan MarstonEpisode: "A Man in the Woods"
2013The MentalistWarren DodgeEpisode: "Behind the Red Curtain"
Alpha HouseDan Cipriania-MaloneyEpisode: "Zingers"
2013–16BansheeBrock LotusMain Cast
Banshee OriginsBrock LotusRecurring Cast
2013–19Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell"Satan" a.k.a. Darren FarleyMain Cast
2015Brooklyn Animal ControlTim TooleyEpisode: "Episode #1.1"
2016ElementaryCaptain Will LombardiEpisode: "A View with a Room"
The BlacklistDr. Sebastian ReiflerRecurring Cast: Season 4
2017Making HistoryPaul RevereUnknown Episodes
2017–18Captain Carl EstesGuest: Season 3, Recurring Cast: Season 4
2017–23BillionsBob SweeneyGuest: Season 2-3, Recurring Cast: Season 4-6
2018HomelandAgent MaslinRecurring Cast: Season 7
BullMarshall HitchcockEpisode: "The Ground Beneath Their Feet"
2019Jon Glaser Loves GearSandyEpisode: "Swing Dancing"
Prodigal SonFather LeoEpisode: "Family Friend"
2020TommyBevinsEpisode: "19 Hour Day"
2023BarryGale WinogradeEpisode: "bestest place on the earth"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002MafiaSam(voice)
2011Additional Voices(voice)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The 14th Annual SAG Award Nominations . 2007-12-20 . Bruno . Mike . 2007-12-20 . . 2013-07-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130719082043/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20167372,00.html?xid=rss-yahoogadget-todayslatest-20071220-SAG+nominations+go+%27Wild%27 . dead .
  2. Web site: SAG Awards Nominations Page . 2008-01-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080511155939/http://www.sagawards.org/nominations . May 11, 2008.
  3. Web site: I Am A New York Actor . 2021-04-06 . 2021-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210508064802/https://www.sagaftra.org/i-am-new-york-actor . live .
  4. Web site: Veteran actor talks about Notre Dame memories. 2016-11-10. NDPMA. 22 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20190821021347/http://www.ndpma.org/tv-star-talks-about-notre-dame-memories/. 21 August 2019. dead.
  5. News: What It's Like to Be a Character Actor During Peak TV. 2016-05-20. Vulture.com. 22 January 2018. 2018-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072550/http://www.vulture.com/2016/05/character-actor-peak-tv.html. live.
  6. News: Matt Servitto talks 'Banshee,' looks back at 'The Sopranos'. 2015-10-23. Fox News. 22 January 2018. 2018-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072639/http://video.foxnews.com/v/4575013356001/#sp=show-clips. live.
  7. News: Talking 'Banshee' with Matt Servitto. 2016-04-01. KSDK. 22 January 2018.
  8. Web site: Exclusive Clip: A Trail of Blood on the Way to "A Town Called Purgatory". Gingold. Michael. Michael Gingold. April 10, 2024. Rue Morgue. June 1, 2024.
  9. Web site: A Town Called Purgatory Is Coming To Monsterpalooza. Melanson. Angel. May 16, 2024. Fangoria. June 1, 2024.
  10. Web site: Exclusive Photos from "A Town Called Purgatory" Reveal the Skinwalker and Its Carnage. Gingold. Michael. Michael Gingold. May 29, 2024. Rue Morgue. June 1, 2024.