James Anthony Carpinello is an American actor. He portrayed Stacee Jaxx in the Broadway production of the musical Rock of Ages.
Career Theater Carpinello first appeared on Broadway in the 1999 musical Saturday Night Fever as Tony Manero.
He was cast as Link Larkin in the Broadway musical version of Hairspray, but left the show for a film role and was replaced by Matthew Morrison.
Carpinello was cast in the leading male role of Sonny in the Broadway musical Xanadu. When Carpinello broke his leg in three places while roller skating during a rehearsal on June 12, 2007, he was forced to leave the production just two weeks before its scheduled June 26, 2007 opening at the Helen Hayes Theatre. Cheyenne Jackson assumed the role of Sonny as of June 22, 2007.
In 2009, Carpinello starred as rocker Stacee Jaxx in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
In 2024, Carpinello played Orin Scrivello D.D.S. and other roles in an Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors.
Carpinello is co-producer of a Broadway musical adaptation of the 1987 vampire film The Lost Boys. The musical is scheduled to open in the spring of 2026 at the Palace Theatre.
Film Carpinello has acted in films such as The Punisher (2004), The Great Raid (2005), Let's Kill Ward's Wife (2014), and Midway (2019 film) (2019).
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Carpinello and his wife, Amy Acker, created, filmed, produced, and starred in a 14-minute-long short film entitled Outside (2020). A thriller, Outside was filmed using Carpinello's son's iPhone.
Television Carpinello has appeared on episodes of the CBS series The Good Wife as Detective Anthony Burton. He guest starred on the season 4 premiere of the USA Network series In Plain Sight. He played former soldier Joey in "Mission Creep", the third episode of CBS crime drama series Person of Interest, and reprised that role as the series neared the end of its run in June 2016. He was a regular on the short-lived Fox medical/crime drama The Mob Doctor.
Carpinello has played recurring roles in The Blacklist and Gotham.
Personal life He is the son of Anthony J. Carpinello, a former Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, and Sharon E. Kelly, a mental health official. On April 25, 2003, Carpinello married actress Amy Acker. The couple had a son in 2005 and a daughter in 2006.
Credits Stage Year Title Role Notes 1998 Stupid Kids Jim Stark 1999–2000 Saturday Night Fever Tony Manero 2007 Xanadu Sonny 2009 Rock of Ages Stacee Jaxx 2024–2025 Little Shop of Horrors Orin Scrivello
Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Bobby Saint and John Saint 2005 Cpl. Aliteri 2012 Christmas Is Ruined Agent Spaulding Short film 2013 Gangster Squad Johnny Stompanato 2014 Let's Kill Ward's Wife Ronnie 2017 The Dunning Man Connor Ryan 2019 Midway Captain William H. Brockman Jr. 2023Fear the NightBart
Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Felicity Randy 3 episodes 2006 So Notorious Pete 9 episodes 2006 Larry Cole 2 episodes 2010 Detective Anthony Burton 5 episodes 2010 CSI: Miami Dominic Giordano Episode: "See No Evil" 2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Joe Gilbert Episode: "Pop" 2011 NCIS Smitty Brown Episode: "False Witness" 2011 In Plain Sight Riley Episode: "The Art of the Steal" 2011, 2016 Person of Interest Joey Durban 2 episodes 2012 Body of Proof Sal Rubenstone Episode: "Occupational Hazards" 2012–2013 Franco Leoni 12 episodes 2013 Castle Frank Henson Episode: "Like Father, Like Daughter" 2014 Blue Bloods Russell Price Episode: "Loose Lips" 2016–2017 Gotham Mario Falcone 8 episodes 2017–2018 Henry Prescott 4 episodes2019 Max 3 episodes Anthony Cabrera 6 episodes What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage Glenn Episode: "Elevator" 2022 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Paul Greco Episode: "Breakwater"
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