Peter Scanavino

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.

Peter Scanavino
Born (1980-02-29) February 29, 1980
Denver, Colorado, United States
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Spouse(s)Lisha Bai
Children3

Career

Since 2005, Scanavino has had dozens of minor roles in films and on television, most notably Deception (2008), The Good Wife, and The Blacklist.[1][2]

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 a guest on Law & Order as a suspect who was a graphic designer in the 2009 episode "Just A Girl in the World".

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.[3] In 2013, Scanavino guest-starred on the long-running NBC crime-drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in Season 14, Episode 13, "Monster's Legacy", as Johnny Dubcek. The same year, he starred in the independent romantic-comedy film Mutual Friends, directed by Matthew Watts.[4][5]

In 2014, Scanavino joined SVU in its sixteenth season, this time as Dominick Carisi Jr., nicknamed Sonny, a new SVU detective. Initially in a recurring capacity, Scanavino was promoted to the main cast in the fifth episode of the same season. According to SVU Executive Producer Warren Leight, Carisi "come[s] in and shake[s] things up" and is "a guy who maybe needs a little bit of refining."[6][7] Scanavino noted that Carisi is "a total outsider. He's brusque and he doesn't really get the nuances and he's not very experienced so he puts his foot in his mouth a lot of times. But he's learning. He's picking it up. I think he's a good detective, but he's got a lot to learn on how to approach cases."[8][9]

Scanavino starred in an episode of Netflix's 2020 anthology series Social Distance as the father of his real-life son Leo Bai-Scanavino.[10]

Personal life

Scanavino and his wife, painter Lisha Bai, welcomed their second child, a son named Leo, on January 8, 2016.[11] Little is known about the couple's first child, but in April 2020 Scanavino mentioned his "7 year old Sid" in a tweet.[12] Scanavino briefly studied at Boston University.[13] He is of Italian descent.[14]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 On the Shoulder Gus
2006 Under Surveillance Cult leader
2008 Deception Rhiga desk clerk
2008 The Informers Leon
2010 Happythankyoumoreplease Ira
2010 Zenith Jack
2011 Javelina Chance
2012 Watching TV with the Red Chinese Czapinczyk
2012 Frances Ha Chef
2013 The Cold Lands Carter
2013 Mutual Friends Nate

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Jonny Zero Travis Episode: "No Good Deed"
2005 Third Watch Stephen 2 episodes
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Robert Hassel Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys"
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Johnny Feist Episode: "Diamond Dogs"
2006 The Bedford Diaries Gunther Halstead 2 episodes
2009 Royal Pains Mr. Blackman Episode: "Am I Blue?"
2009 Law & Order Jim Anderson Episode: "Just a Girl in the World"
2010 Old Friends Co-worker Web series; episode: "Sunday"
2012 A Gifted Man Scotty Cartolano Episode: "In Case of Letting Go"
2012 The Good Wife Grant Duverney Episode: "Gloves Come Off"
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Johnny Dubcek Episode: "Monster's Legacy"
2013 Do No Harm Kyle Corrigan Episode: "Don't Answer the Phone"
2013 Golden Boy Eddie Roque Episode: "Next Question"
2013 Unforgettable Alex Episode: "Maps & Legends"
2014 Banshee Breece Connors Episode: "The Thunder Man"
2014 The Blacklist Christopher Maly/Craig Keen Episode: "Milton Bobbit (No. 135)"
2014 Person of Interest Adams Episode: "Deus Ex Machina"
2014 The Leftovers Skinny Episode: "Two Boats and a Helicopter"
2014–present Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Det./ADA Dominick Carisi Jr. Series regular
2015 Chicago P.D. Det. Dominick Carisi Jr. Episode: "The Number of Rats"
2020 Social Distance Man Episode: “You Gotta Ding-Dong Fling-Flong the Whole Narrative”

References
  1. Bustos, Kristina (10 March 2014). "Banshee's Peter Scanavino to guest star in NBC series The Blacklist". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  2. Richenthal, Matt (March 8, 2014). "Peter Scanavino to Guest Star on The Blacklist". TV Fanatic. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  3. "Peter Scanavino". SirenSong Entertainment. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  4. "Mutual Friends (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  5. Eidelstein, Eric (9 June 2014). "Exclusive: FilmBuff to Release 'Mutual Friends' Across Di - Indiewire". Indiewire. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  6. Stanhope, Kate (May 21, 2014). "Postmortem: Law & Order: SVU Boss on Amaro's Future and the Squad's New Addition". TV Guide. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  7. Swift, Andy (August 19, 2014). "Law & Order: SVU Season 16 First Look: Meet Olivia Benson's New Protégé". TVLine. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  8. Weigle, Lauren (September 24, 2014). "'Law And Order: SVU' – Peter Scanavino as Detective Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi". Heavy. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  9. Lello, Michael (October 13, 2014). "'Law And Order: SVU' – Peter Scanavino as Detective Dominick 'Sonny' Carisi". HNGN. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  10. VanArendonk, Kathryn (16 October 2020). "Thank God Social Distance Is Sad". Vulture. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  11. Heller, Corinne (January 9, 2016). "Peter Scanavino & Wife Welcome Second Child Amid Law & Order: SVU Baby Boom". E! News. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  12. Scanavino, Peter (27 April 2020). "From my 7 year old Sid, 'what do you like to eat after a game?'". Twitter. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  13. Henderson, Kathy (September 28, 2006). "Peter Scanavino". Broadway.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  14. D'Amico, Valentina (14 February 2013). "Peter Scanavino: 'The Cold Lands mi ha portato a Berlino'". movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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