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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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12 | [[folder:Film Roles]] |
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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52 | [[folder:Television Roles]] |
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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