John Diehl Biography

Fast Facts

• Made his screen acting debut in the TV movie "A Rumor of War" in 1980
• Quote: "I learned a lot doing 'Vice,' but I really didn't feel I could go any further․․․I read somewhere․․․that unless you do something different every 18 months, change your career, scare yourself, you're not growing․ I needed to keep growing․"
• Best known for his role as Det․ Larry Zito in "Miami Vice" and as Cooper in "Jurassic Park III․"
• Executive produced and starred in the short film "Sal and the Goon" in 2014
• Created an elaborate back story for his "Miami Vice" character, including that he was an Irish-Italian man from Staten Island whose uncle was a NYPD officer