Line #53 Creator/VincentDOnofrio


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3	Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (born June 30, 1959 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, and singer.
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5	Although highly prolific, you might not even recognize him due to his status as "The Human Chameleon". As a character actor he's highly accomplished with numerous high-profile and critically acclaimed roles under his belt, such as his appearances in such films as ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' and ''Film/MenInBlack'' and his TV roles as Detective Robert Goren on ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'', and [[Characters/MarvelComicsTheKingpin Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin]] in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.
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7	His daughter Leila George is also an actor.
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10	!!Partial filmography:
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13	* ''Film/FullMetalJacket'' (1987) as Pvt. Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence
14	* ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting'' (1987) as Dawson/Thor
15	* ''Film/MysticPizza'' (1988) as Bill Montijo
16	* ''Film/TheSaluteOfTheJugger'' (1989) as Young Gar
17	* ''Film/DyingYoung'' (1991) as Gordon
18	* ''Film/{{JFK}}'' (1991) as Bill Newman
19	* ''Film/ThePlayer'' (1992) as David Kahane
20	* ''Film/EdWood'' (1994) as Creator/OrsonWelles (his voice was dubbed over by famed Welles impressionist Creator/MauriceLaMarche)
21	* ''Film/StrangeDays'' (1995) as Burton Stickler
22	* ''Film/TheWholeWideWorld'' (1996) as Creator/RobertEHoward
23	* ''Film/MenInBlack'' (1997) as Edgar/The Bug
24	* ''Film/TheNewtonBoys'' (1998) as Dock Newton
25	* ''The Velocity of Gary'' (1998) as Valentino[[note]]also an executive producer on the film[[/note]]
26	* ''Film/TheThirteenthFloor'' (1999) as Jason Whitney/Jerry Ashton
27	* ''Film/TheCell'' (2000) as Carl Randolph Stargher
28	* ''Film/HappyAccidents'' (2000) as Sam Deed
29	* ''Film/{{Impostor}}'' (2002) as Hathaway
30	* ''Film/TheDangerousLivesOfAltarBoys'' (2002) as Father Casey
31	* ''Film/TheSaltonSea'' (2002) as Pooh-Bear
32	* ''Film/SherlockCaseOfEvil'' (2002) as Professor Moriarty
33	* ''Thumbsucker'' (2005) as Mike Cobb
34	* ''Five Minutes, Mr. Welles'' (2005) as Orson Welles, again. He did the voice himself this time.
35	* ''Film/TheNewTenants'' (2010) as Jan
36	* ''Film/BrooklynsFinest'' (2010) as Bobby "Carlo" Powers
37	* ''Film/KillTheIrishman'' (2011) as John Nardi
38	* ''Film/FireWithFire'' (2012) as David Hagan
39	* ''Film/{{Sinister}}'' (2012) as Professor Jonas
40	* ''Film/EscapePlan'' (2013) as Lester Clark
41	* ''Film/TheJudge'' (2014) as Glen Palmer
42	* ''Film/RunAllNight'' (2015) as Detective Harding
43	* ''Film/JurassicWorld'' (2015) as Vic Hoskins
44	* ''Film/InDubiousBattle'' (2016) as London
45	* ''Film/{{The Magnificent Seven\|2016}}'' (2016) as Jack Horne
46	* ''Film/{{CHiPs}}'' (2017) as Vic "The Ringleader" Brown
47	* ''Film/{{Death Wish\|2018}}'' (2018) as Frank Kersey
48	* ''Film/TheEyesOfTammyFaye'' (2021) as Jerry Falwell
49	* ''Film/DumbMoney'' (2023) as Steve Cohen
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53	* ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' (1997–2001) as Bug Drones
54	* ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' (1997) as John Lange, in the critically acclaimed episode "[[Recap/HomicideLifeOnTheStreetS6E7Subway Subway]]". Notable for being the only Emmy nomination D'Onofrio has ever received (for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series).
55	* ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' (2001–11) as Det. Robert Goren
56	* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as [[Characters/MCUKingpin Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin]]
57	** ''Series/{{Daredevil\|2015}}'' (2015–18)
58	** ''Series/{{Hawkeye\|2021}}'' (2021)
59	** ''Series/{{Echo\|2024}}'' (2024)
60	** ''Series/DaredevilBornAgain'' (2024)
61	* ''Series/EmeraldCity'' (2017) as [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz The Wizard]]/[[spoiler:Frank Morgan]]
62	* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' (2017) as himself in an AdamWesting cameo
63	* ''Series/GodfatherOfHarlem'' (2019-) as Vincent "The Chin" Gigante
64	* ''Series/{{Interrogation}}'' (2020) as Sgt. Ian Lynch
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67	* {{Actor Shared Background}}: He's stated that he believes he would have most likely been [[https://youtu.be/WvI6pMyAMHk?t=155 diagnosed as autistic as a kid]] if the knowledge of autism back then had been where it is nowadays. Many fans of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' speculate that D'Onofrio integrated this into Robert Goren, and thus view the character as on the spectrum. The episode "Probability" gives some credence to this interpretation. There's a few hints towards Goren being dyslexic as well, also like D'Onofrio.
68	* TheBigGuy: He's 6'4 with a heavy build so his characters are generally this by default.
69	* BrooklynRage: He was born and raised in Brooklyn among other places and plays a lot of very angry, troubled characters.
70	* TheCastShowoff: His skill with magic and sleight of hand tricks pops up here and there in ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' ("Crazy", "Vanishing Act", "All In").
71	* CreatorsFavorite: He has said that Wilson Fisk is his favorite role he's ever played. He was ecstatic to return to the role in ''Series/{{Hawkeye\|2021}}'' after Netflix had cancelled ''Series/{{Daredevil\|2015}}'', and then to return to the role again for ''Series/{{Echo\|2024}}'' and ''Daredevil: Born Again''.
72	* DyeingForYourArt: He's famous for going to extreme lengths for roles, most notably gaining a whopping seventy pounds for his role in ''Full Metal Jacket''.
73	* HarpoDoesSomethingFunny: In the special features of the ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' Season 1 DVD, the producers say that after hiring him to play Detective Goren, they basically allowed him to do whatever he wanted, leading to many [[Funny/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent funny moments]] and one of the most distinctive characters in the crime genre.
74	* LargeAndInCharge: His imposing stature fits helps him play a lot of authority figures.
75	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was very nearly cast as the voice of Arceus in the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' film ''[[Anime/PokemonArceusAndTheJewelOfLife Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', but a last-minute scheduling conflict caused him to drop out.

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