Mohamed Ghalayini (born February 15, 1966) is an American film and television actor, known by his stage name Mo Gallini.

Biography Gallini was born Mohamed Ghalayini on February 15, 1966, in Miami, Florida. His father was from Lebanon, and his mother was of Cuban descent. He attended the University of Florida from 1983 to 1985 before moving to Los Angeles with his family. After moving, Gallini met director David Anspaugh, who offered him his first role as a Notre Dame football player in the 1993 film Rudy. Gallini has portrayed over fifty characters in television and film, including the roles of Enrique in 2 Fast 2 Furious (as "Matt Gallini"), Abdul Manesh on the fourth season of the hit series 24, and Interrogator in Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden. He was awarded Best Supporting Actor honors at the 2008 BendFilm Festival for his portrayal of identity thief Wesley Stone in Selfless. Gallini appeared in the recurring role of firefighter Jose Vargas in season 1 of the NBC television series Chicago Fire.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1993 Rudy Notre Dame Football Player 1994 Seinfeld Tough Guy One episode; as Matt Gallini 1995 Crimson Tide Seaman Kuhne 1995 Land's End Tomas One episode; as Matt Gallini 1995 Powderburn Rick as Matt Gallini 1996 The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play Nicky Z as Matt Gallini 1996–2001 NYPD Blue INS Agent Mike Torres/Jay Dolinky Two episodes; as Matt Gallini 1997 Flipping Ray-Ray's Friend #2 as Matt Gallini 1997 Melrose Place Burt One episode; as Matt Gallini 1997 Profiler Atlanta Cop One episode; as Matt Gallini 1997 Brooklyn South Third Killer One episode; as Matt Gallini 1997 Alien Avengers Alley Hood #1 as Matt Gallini 1998 Mike Hammer, Private Eye Robo Baroni Two episodes; as Matt Gallini 1998 Poodle Springs J.D. as Matt Gallini 1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 Repo Man One episode; as Matt Gallini 1999 Babylon 5: A Call to Arms Rolf as Matt Gallini 1999 The X-Files HoodEpisode; "Tithonus" as Matt Gallini 1999 Clubland Henchman #1 as Matt Gallini 1999 End of Days Monk as Matt Gallini 1999–2002 V.I.P. Hoag/Drug Dealer #1 Two episodes; as Matt Gallini 2000 Yup Yup Man Boxer as Matt Gallini 2000 A Better Way to Die Laslov as Matt Gallini 2000 JAG Mustafa Al-Jimri One episode; as Matt Gallini 2001 General Hospital Wes Three episodes; as Matt Gallini 2001 Nash Bridges Tucker Kite One episode; as Matt Gallini 2001 Mulholland Drive Castigliane Limo Driver as Matt Gallini 2001 The District Tony Enzo One episode; as Matt Gallini 2002 You Got Nothin''' | Javier | as Matt Gallini |- | 2002 | Warrior| Chavez | as Matt Gallini |- | 2002 | Father Lefty| | as Matt Gallini |- | 2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious| Enrique | as Matt Gallini |- | 2005 | 24| Abdul Mahnesh | Three episodes; as Matt Gallini |- | 2006 | 07| Al | Short; as Matt Gallini |- | 2007 | Shark| Theo Samaha

| 2007 | NCIS| Andre Jones | One episode |- | 2007 | Rabia| Wafiq | Short |- | 2008 | Drillbit Taylor| Male Police Officer on Bluff | as Matt 'Mo' Gallini |- | 2008 | Marco Polo| Marco Polo 2000's

| 2008 | East L.A.| Victor Guzman

| 2008 | ER| Guy | One episode |- | 2008 | Legacy| Suhart | as Matt Gallini |- | 2008 | Get Smart| Drug Lord

| 2008 | Selfless| Wesley Stone | won Best Supporting Actor at 2008 BendFilm Festival |- | 2008 | Cinco de Mayo| Raul | Short |- | 2009 | Fuel| Coach Marquez

| 2009 | Majestic and the Masked Man| Santiago Marquez/El Lobo | Short |- | 2010 | Weeds| Daniel | One episode |- | 2010 | CSI: NY| Mitch Barrett | One episode |- | 2010 | Los Angeles| Toupe

| 2011 | Chase| Hector Torres | Two episodes |- | 2011 | NCIS: Los Angeles| Boss | One episode |- | 2011 | In My Pocket| Tony Eyebrow

| 2011 | Deadline| Sy

| 2012 | Treasure Buddies| Tarik

| 2012 | Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden| Interrogator

| 2012 | Chicago Fire| Jose Vargas | Eight episodes |- | 2013 | Lurid| Detective Vasquez

| 2013 | Toxin| Sanchez

| 2015 | Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story| Detective Salazar | Television film |- | 2017 | Armed Response| Ahmadi

| 2017 | Chernobyl: Zone of Exclusion| Jesus

| 2019 | MacGyver| Daris

| 2019 | Bluff City Law| Edgar Soriano

| 2022 | Panhandle| Alejandro Perez | Recurring role (5 episodes) |- | 2023 | The Out-Laws'' Boris Post-production

References

External links Official website