Octavio Pisano is a Mexican-born American actor.[1] He currently plays Joe Velasco on , and prior to that was in Coyote and the indie film Ms. Purple.[2] He has also appeared in one episode of the spin-off.[3] He was promoted to series regular in SVU after his first three appearances.[4] The character of Velasco was introduced in the 23rd season of SVU as an undercover cop from Ciudad Juarez.[5]
Pisano was born in Tijuana, Mexico.[6] From 2014 to 2017 he starred as Julius Escada Jr. in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong. In 2019, Pisano was cast in the ABC reboot of New York Undercover.[7] In 2021 he starred in the Paramount+ crime drama series, Coyote.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jacked | Avery Jack | Short film | |
| 2013 | El Quetzal de Jade | Bouncer | ||
| 2015 | Touched | Tommy | ||
| 2015 | Oro y Polvo | Teo | ||
| 2016 | Love Kills | Hector Estrella | ||
| 2017 | Badsville | Flaco | ||
| 2017 | Smartass | Lobo | ||
| 2018 | Go Crazy Go Mad | Rodrigo | ||
| 2019 | Ms. Purple | Octavio | ||
| 2019 | Our Home Here | Mateo | Short film | |
| 2019 | Narco Soldiers | Teo | ||
| 2020 | After the Reign | Oscar Gomez | ||
| 2020 | Feral State | Cyrus | Also associate producer | |
| 2022 | Presence | Keaton |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | East Los High | Tony | Episode: "This Girl Better Not Die" | |
| 2014—2017 | If Loving You Is Wrong | Julius Escada Jr. | Series regular | |
| 2019 | New York Undercover | Moses Hernandez | Unsold pilot | |
| 2021 | Coyote | Sultan | Series regular, 6 episodes | |
| 2021—present | Detective Joe Velasco | Series regular (Season 23—present) | ||
| 2022—2023 | Detective Joe Velasco | 3 episodes |