Domenick Lombardozzi
Domenick Lombardozzi | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 25, 1976 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Domenick Lombardozzi (/ˌlɒmbɑːrˈdoʊzi/; born March 25, 1976, New York City)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for portraying the police officer Herc in The Wire, and is also known for his roles in Tulsa King (2022-2024), A Bronx Tale (1993), and The Irishman (2019).
Lombardozzi has also had lead roles in series such as Breakout Kings (2011-2012) and Rosewood (2015-2017). He also portrayed Gaitano "Guy" Russo in Reacher (2023-2024).
Early life
Lomardozzi, given name Domenico, was born and grew up in the Arthur Avenue neighborhood of the Bronx.[2] He was the third and youngest child of an Italian-American family.[3] He was interested in baseball as a teenager,[4] but answered a casting call for a movie set in his neighborhood, landing his first role with Robert de Niro.[3]
Career
Lombardozzi was cast in his first film role at age seventeen, when Robert De Niro cast him in A Bronx Tale in 1993, as a low level gun dealer named Nicky Zero. [5] He then played small movie and TV roles for a decade, a period he describes as 'the grind', until being cast for HBO series The Wire as Thomas 'Herc' Hauk.[4]
Lombardozzi continued being cast in 'tough guys' roles[4], including Ray Zancanelli on the A&E television series Breakout Kings, Tony Salerno in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman (2019)[6], and Ralph Capone in Boardwalk Empire. He reunited with De Niro in 2013 in The Family.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | A Bronx Tale | Nicky Zero | |
| 1997 | Kiss Me, Guido | Joey Chips | |
| 1998 | 54 | Key | |
| Side Streets | Police Officer One | ||
| 1999 | Just One Time | Cyrill | |
| For Love of the Game | Tow Truck Driver | ||
| The Young Girl and the Monsoon | Frankie | ||
| 2000 | The Yards | Todd | |
| 2001 | Kate & Leopold | Counterman | Uncredited |
| 2002 | Love in the Time of Money | Eddie Iovine | |
| Phone Booth | Wyatt | ||
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. | GQ | |
| 2005 | Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Artie Bottolota, Jr. | Video |
| 2006 | Find Me Guilty | Jerry McQueen | |
| Freedomland | Leo Sullivan | ||
| Miami Vice | Detective Stan Switek | ||
| 2008 | Sympathetic Details | Vincent | |
| 2009 | Public Enemies | Gilbert Catena | |
| 2010 | How Do You Know | Bullpen Pitcher | |
| 2012 | Life's a Beach | Schmitty | |
| 2013 | Blood Ties | Mike | |
| The Family | Caputo | ||
| 2014 | God's Pocket | Sal | |
| The Gambler | Ernie | ||
| 2015 | The Wannabe | Mickey | |
| Entourage | Dom | Cameo | |
| Bridge of Spies | Agent Blasco | ||
| 2019 | Cold Pursuit | Mustang | |
| The Irishman | Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno | ||
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island | Firefighter Lockwood | |
| 2021 | Boogie | Coach Hawkins | |
| 2022 | Armageddon Time | Police Sergeant D'Arienzo | |
| 2023 | Reptile | Wally |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Law & Order | Jason Vitone | Episode: "Ambitious" |
| 2000 | The Beat | Episode: "The Beat Goes On" | |
| 2000 | Oz | Ralph Galino | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | 61* | Moose Skowron | Television film |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Max Legazi | Episode: "Johnny Got His Gold" |
| 2001 | Third Watch | Det. Barry Newcastle | Episode: "Childhood Memories" |
| 2002–2008 | The Wire | Thomas "Herc" Hauk | 51 episodes |
| 2004 | The Jury | Marcus Peluso | Episode: "Too Jung to Die" |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Joe Petro | Episode: "Blue Wall" |
| 2006–2008 | Entourage | Dom | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | The Man | Cueball | Television film |
| 2008 | Finnegan | Detective Tony Carbo | Television film |
| 2008 | SIS | Vic | Television film |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Frank Stroup | Episode: "Astoria Helen" |
| 2010 | 24 | John Mazoni | Episode: "Day 8: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m." |
| 2010 | Bored to Death | Eric | Episode: "The Gowanus Canal Has Gonorrhea!" |
| 2011–2012 | Breakout Kings | Ray Zancanelli[8] | 23 episodes |
| 2013 | Chicago Fire | Lucci | Episode: "A Hell of a Ride" |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Lt. Sutton | Episode: "Ties That Bind" |
| 2013–2014 | Boardwalk Empire | Ralph Capone | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | The Michael J. Fox Show | Ted | Episode: "Party" |
| 2014 | Deadbeat | Mikey O'Shmidt | Episode: "Sixty Feet Under" |
| 2015 | The Good Wife | Bill Kroft | Episode: "Hail Mary" |
| 2015 | Daredevil | Bill Fisk | Episode: "Shadows in the Glass" |
| 2015–2017 | Rosewood | Capt. Ira Hornstock | 43 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Sneaky Pete | Abraham Persikof | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Doubt | Jerry | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | MacGyver | Gunman | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Somebody Feed Phil | Himself | Episode: "New York City"[9] |
| 2018–2022 | Magnum P.I. | Sebastian Nuzo | 5 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Ray Donovan | NYPD Officer Sean "Mac" McGrath | 10 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Power | Benny Civello | 5 episodes |
| 2019 | Yellowstone | Masked Man | Episode: "Resurrection Day" |
| 2019 | The Deuce | Jack Maple | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Mrs. Fletcher | George | 5 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Billions | Paul "Manz" Manzarello | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Mr. Bartosiewicz | Episode: "Rumble on the Wonder Wheel" |
| 2022 | We Own This City | Stephen Brady | Episode: "Part Three" |
| 2022–2024 | Tulsa King | Charles "Chickie" Invernizzi | 14 episodes |
| 2023–2024 | Reacher | Gaetano "Guy" Russo | 6 episodes |
| 2025 | High Potential | Gio Conforth | 2 episodes |
References
- ^ "Birthdays". The Modesto Bee. The Associated Press. March 25, 2017. p. 2A.
Actor Domenick Lombardozzi is 41.
- ^ "Prolific actor Domenick Lombardozzi still believes his career role—and round—is ahead of him". GolfDigest.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ^ a b "Domenick Lombardozzi - Actor". TV Insider. November 26, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ^ a b c Turitz, Neil (January 4, 2024). "'Reacher' Star Domenick Lombardozzi on the Moment He Knew 'The Wire' Was Different". Casting Networks. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ^ Block, Alex Ben (September 12, 2012). "'The Wire' Star Joins Luc Besson's 'Malavita'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ^ Feldman, Dana. "Domenick Lombardozzi Talks Total Transformation In Martin Scorsese's 'The Irishman'". Forbes. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ^ Block, Alex Ben (September 12, 2012). "'The Wire' Star Joins Luc Besson's 'Malavita'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
- ^ ANDREEVA, NELLIE (May 17, 2012). "A&E's 'Breakout Kings' Cancelled After Two Seasons". Deadline. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ^ Deliso, Meredith (July 5, 2018). "All the NYC eats featured in Netflix's 'Somebody Feed Phil'". am New York. Retrieved June 27, 2019.