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Vincent D'Onofrio Biography

Birth Name:Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer, Director, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Named the spokesperson for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial fund and Museum in 2010
  • Son of Gennaro, interior designer and theater production assistant, and Phylllis, waitress and restaurant manager
  • Started out acting in the off-Broadway play "This Property is Condemned․"
  • Studied acting at the American Stanislavsky Theater
  • Worked as a bodyguard for singer Robert Plant
  • Quote: "(On choosing the roles he takes) "It's something that I've been saying for years when people ask me how I pick the things that I do․ I pick the things that scare me the most․""
  • Quote: "I am a method actor, but I'm also a film actor․․․All characters in every aspect of what we do should have humility․"
  • Gained 75 pounds for his role in "Full Metal Jacket․"
  • Taught at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in 2012

Awards

  • 1987NYFCC Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
  • 1994ACCA-Best Cast Ensemble: nominated
  • 1994Independent Spirit Award-Best Male Lead: nominated
  • 1996Golden Space Needle Award-Best Actor: winner
  • 1997NSFC Award-Best Actor: nominated
  • 1998Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 1998Blockbuster Entertainment Award-Favorite Supporting Actor - Sci-Fi: nominated
  • 1998Lone Star Film & Television Award-Best Actor: winner
  • 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2001Blockbuster Entertainment Award-Favorite Supporting Actor - Science Fiction: nominated
  • 2001Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Actor: winner
  • 2001MTV Movie Award-Best Villain: nominated
  • 2005Golden Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Series, Drama: nominated
  • 2005Best Actor-: winner
  • 2009Special Award-Best Actor: winner
  • 2012Fright Meter Award-Best Actor: winner
  • 2012Maria-Best Actor: winner
  • 2015IGN Award-Best TV Actor: nominated
  • 2015IGN Award-Best TV Villain: nominated
  • 2015Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie: Villain: nominated
  • 2016Saturn Award-Best Supporting Actor on Television: nominated
  • 2016Odyssey Award-Worst Acting Performance: nominated
  • 2018IGN Award-Best Dramatic TV Performance: nominated
  • 2022CCA Super Award-Best Villain in a Series: nominated
  • 2025Astra TV Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2025CCA Super Award-Best Villain in a Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie: nominated