Peter Scanavino (born February 29, 1980) is an American actor. He
stars as Detective/ADA Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. in the long-running
NBC crime/legal drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.Since
2005, Scanavino has had dozens of minor roles in films and on
television, most notably Deception (2008), The Good Wife and The
Blacklist.In 2005, Scanavino guest starred on the NBC crime drama
series Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the fifth season episode
"Diamond Dogs" as petty criminal Johnny Feist. He was also was a guest
on Law & Order, episode "Just A Girl in the World" in 2009, as a
suspect who was a graphic designer.In 2010, Scanavino took some time
away from acting to pursue his interest in cooking. After graduating
with a certificate in Culinary Arts from The French Culinary Institute
in New York, he began a brief stint working in the kitchen of Dan
Barber's Michelin-starred restaurant Blue Hill in Greenwich Village.
In 2013, Scanavino guest starred on the long-running NBC crime-drama
series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the fourteenth season,
13th episode, "Monster's Legacy" as Johnny Dubcek. The same year, he
starred in the independent romantic comedy ensemble Mutual Friends,
directed by Matthew Watts.
stars as Detective/ADA Dominick "Sonny" Carisi Jr. in the long-running
NBC crime/legal drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.Since
2005, Scanavino has had dozens of minor roles in films and on
television, most notably Deception (2008), The Good Wife and The
Blacklist.In 2005, Scanavino guest starred on the NBC crime drama
series Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the fifth season episode
"Diamond Dogs" as petty criminal Johnny Feist. He was also was a guest
on Law & Order, episode "Just A Girl in the World" in 2009, as a
suspect who was a graphic designer.In 2010, Scanavino took some time
away from acting to pursue his interest in cooking. After graduating
with a certificate in Culinary Arts from The French Culinary Institute
in New York, he began a brief stint working in the kitchen of Dan
Barber's Michelin-starred restaurant Blue Hill in Greenwich Village.
In 2013, Scanavino guest starred on the long-running NBC crime-drama
series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the fourteenth season,
13th episode, "Monster's Legacy" as Johnny Dubcek. The same year, he
starred in the independent romantic comedy ensemble Mutual Friends,
directed by Matthew Watts.
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