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Bios:
Vincent D'Onofrio
Biography:
Vincent D’Onofrio ("Men in Black") headlines the new NBC drama "Law
& Order: Criminal Intent " as the smoothly intuitive New York Det.
Robert Goren.
"Bobby Goren takes you through a different story every week," says
D’Onofrio. "Sometimes it’s a ‘who-dunnit’ or sometimes a ‘why-dunnit.’
The fun and interesting thing about our show is that the audience
knows things my character doesn’t and, as the story moves along,
will realize that I know things that they don’t. The whole story
is a game and we all get to play."
Born
in Brooklyn, New York, D’Onofrio grew up in Hawaii, Colorado and
Florida. He eventually returned to New York to study acting at the
American Stanislavsky Theatre, with Sharon Catten of the Actors
Studio. While honing his craft, he appeared in several films at
New York University and worked as a bouncer at dance clubs in the
city. In 1984, he became a full-fledged member of the American Stanislavsky
Theatre, appearing in "The Petrified Forest," "Of Mice and Men,"
"Sexual Perversity in Chicago," and "The Indian Wants the Bronx."
That same year, he made his Broadway debut in "Open Admissions."
He recently starred off-Broadway in Sam Shepard’s "Tooth of Crime
(Second Dance)".
With a haunting portrayal of an unstable Vietnam War recruit in
Stanley Kubrick’s gritty "Full Metal Jacket" in 1987, D’Onofrio
gained attention for his intense and compelling talent on the screen.
His other early film appearances include "Mystic Pizza" and "Adventures
in Babysitting."
Recently,
D’Onofrio executive-produced and portrayed 1960s counterculture
icon Abbie Hoffman in the film "Steal This Movie," opposite Janeane
Garofalo, and starred opposite Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn in
the science-fiction noir film "The Cell." He will also be seen in
the upcoming "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys," as an Irish priest
opposite Jodie Foster; "The Salton Sea," as a methamphetamine dealer
opposite Val Kilmer; "Impostor," with Gary Sinise; "Chelsea Walls,"
directed by Ethan Hawke, and "Happy Accidents" co- starring Marisa
Tomei.
D’Onofrio’s
other film credits also include: Robert Altman’s "The Player"; Joel
Schumacher’s "Dying Young"; Tim Burton’s "Ed Wood" (in which he
played a young Orson Welles); Nancy Savoca’s "Household Saints";
Kathryn Bigalow’s "Strange Days" (opposite Ralph Fiennes and Angela
Bassett); Harold Ramis’ "Stuart Saves His Family"; Barry Sonnenfeld’s
"Men in Black" (as an intergalactic villain opposite Will Smith
and Tommy Lee Jones); "The Velocity of Gary" opposite Salma Hayek;
"The Thirteenth Floor" opposite Craig Bierko; "The Whole Wide World"
(which he produced and starred in opposite Renee Zellweger), and
Oliver Stone’s "JFK." D’Onofrio received an Emmy Award nomination
in 1998 for his riveting guest appearance in "Homicide: Life on
the Street" episode "The Subway."
Away
from the set, D’Onofrio enjoys spending time in New York with his
family.
Television
Credits:
Law
And Order: Criminal Intent as Detective Robert Goren
Homicide: Life on the Street as John Lange in episode: "The Subway
" (original airdate: 12/05/1997)
The Equalizer as Davy Baylor in episode: "Suspicion of Innocence"
(original airdate: 09/30/1987)
The Equalizer as Thomas Marley in episode: "Counterfire" (original
airdate: 11/19/1986)
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