Peter Scanavino Biography

Peter Scanavino is an American actor who is known for his role in the American crime thriller series ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’. He has been a regular on the series playing the character of ‘Det. Dominick Carisi, Jr.’ since the sixteenth season of the show in 2014. He made his debut back in 2005 with a role on the television show ‘Jonny Zero’ in the episode ‘No Good Deed’. A year later he made his debut in the film industry, appearing in the movie ‘Under Surveillance’ as the cult leader. He has played versatile roles in movies during his decade-long career so far and has appeared in many television shows as well. During his initial years as an actor he primarily played minor roles. With time, as his prominence grew he began getting more substantial roles. More recently, he signed for a regular role in the series ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’.