Carmine Giovinazzo (born on August 24, 1973 on Staten Island, New York) had dreams of becoming a professional baseball player but after a back injury in college, he put aside his dreams to pursue a career in acting.
Before his big break, Carmine appeared in numerous guest-starring roles on television and in such films as "Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss," "For the Love of the Game," "The Big Brass Ring," and "Black Hawk Down." He also was a lead in his own sitcom for the 1999-2000 season.
With a passion for cinematic acting, Carmine continues to do films whenever he can. He co-stars with William H. Macy in "In Enemy Hands" which is set for summer release by Lions Gate Films. And he has a starring role with Freddy Rodriguez and Peter Dobson in the independent movie "The Red Zone".
A native New Yorker, Carmine attended Port Richmond High School and Wagner College, and grew up an athlete, pretty much playing them all on the streets of Staten Island and most seriously baseball and roller hockey. His first career choice was professional baseball, but after three years of college baseball, he fell into acting after a serious back injury. As a kid, he always made short films, but remembers no particular time when he had the idea to start acting. "Before I knew it, I was running around Manhattan with a headshot and taking classes at HB Studios." He did several short films at NYU, SUNY and various independent films before he broke into the business. His family was very supportive; as they were happy he found another avenue for his talent after the disappointment of baseball. In 1997 he made the move to Los Angeles and connected with a manager. Not long after, he successfully landed his very first audition in LA for the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" pilot where he played a high school bad boy.
With his new television role as a forensic scientist, he calls on his family for advice as his father and sister were both NYPD officers. His character can be described as "passionate, with an urge to question all that is corrupt… a kid from the streets who studied and made good for himself."
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Filmography
Conception (1996)
No Way Home (1996)
Locomotive (1997)
Fallen Arches (1998)
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998)
The Big Brass Ring (1999)
For Love of the Game (1999)
Shasta McNasty (1999)
Terror Tract (segment "Nightmare") (2000)
The Learning Curve (2001)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002) (TV)
Pledge of Allegiance (2002)
Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife (2003) (TV)
In Enemy Hands (2004)
"CSI: NY" (2004)
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Trivia
Has a tattoo on his right shoulder
Is 5'9" tall
Plays the guitar
Is an artist (painter), one of his paintings was even featured in an episode of CSI: NY
Is one of only a few actors to appear on all three CSI series. He appeared in the third season of the Las Vegas based CSI as a character named Thumpy G, is series regular Danny Messer on CSI: NY, and his NY character was introduced on a CSI: Miami cross-over episode.
