Dominic Fumusa

Dominic Fumusa
Fumusa in 2008
Born (1969-09-13) September 13, 1969 (age 55)
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Spouse
(m. 2002)
Children2

Dominic Fumusa (/fəˈmsə/; born September 13, 1969) is an American stage and screen actor known for starring in the Showtime comedy-drama series Nurse Jackie.

Early life

Fumusa was born and raised in Dane County, Wisconsin the son of Clara and Peter Fumusa,[1] to a large family as one of 10 siblings.[2] He graduated from McFarland High School in 1987. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Lawrence University and a master's degree in fine arts from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1994.[2]

Career

Fumusa began his acting career in the Chicago theatre scene, before moving to New York and making his Broadway debut in 1998 in a revival of Wait Until Dark opposite Marisa Tomei and Quentin Tarantino.[2] He has originated roles on the Broadway stage in such plays as the Tony Award-winning Take Me Out and Tape. He previously had a recurring role in As the World Turns, and guest starred as Carrie Bradshaw's highly critical ex-boyfriend Jim in the episode of the HBO series Sex and the City, titled "Frenemies". He starred in the 2016 film, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, directed by Michael Bay.[2]

Fumusa portrays FBI Special Agent Ray Conlin in season 6 of the Showtime drama series Homeland.[3]

Personal life

He is married to stage actress Ilana Levine; they have two children.[2][4] Fumusa is a convert to Judaism, the religion of his wife.[4]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
19992012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Lopez/Lieutenant Coates/Lt. Gary Rosten/Captain Jason Harris 5 episodes "Stalked", "Paranoia", "PTSD", "Spiraling Down", "Street Revenge"
2000 The Sopranos Gregory Moltisanti 1 episode "D-Girl"
Sex and the City Jim 1 episode "Frenemies"
20012008 Law & Order Scott Turner/Tom Lupo 2 episodes "Called Home", "Prejudice"
2003 CSI: Miami Vincent Graziano 1 episode "Forced entry"
Charmed Saleel 1 episode "Lucky Charmed"
2004 Hack Devlin 1 episode "Double Exposure"
NYPD Blue Jerry Toback 1 episode "In Goddess We Trussed"
2005 Numb3rs Jonas Bayle 1 episode "Identity Crisis"
CSI: NY Robert Costa 1 episode "Crime and Misdemeanor"
Bones Peter St. James 1 episode "Pilot"
2009 Kings Ethan's cohort 1 episode "Insurrection"
20092015 Nurse Jackie Kevin Peyton 79 episodes; Series regular
2012 Person Of Interest Chris Vaughn 1 episode "The High Road"
2012 Damages Jeff Barducci 1 episode; "There's Something Wrong With Me"
2013 Elementary Jordan Conroy 1 episode; "Heroine"
2015 Blue Bloods Anthony Drake 1 episode; "In the Box"
2017 Homeland FBI Special Agent Ray Conlin Recurring role (season 6, 5 episodes)
Taken Harry Ward Recurring role (season 1, 3 episodes)
2018 Goliath Detective Keith Roman Recurring role (season 2, 6 episodes)
The Purge Pete the Cop Recurring role (season 1, 6 episodes)
2019 Divorce Jeremy Recurring role (season 3, 5 episodes)
2019–present Godfather of Harlem Louis Gigante Recurring role (14 episodes)
2021–present The Equalizer Detective Ken Mallory Recurring role
2023 Justified: City Primeval Bill Downey 2 episodes "Backstabbers", "The Question"
Film
Year Film Role Notes
2002 The Guru Waldo Hernandez
2005 Dealbreaker Stephen Short film directed by Gwyneth Paltrow
2006 Chloe's Prayer Matthew
Grilled Ralph
2008 This Is a Story About Ted and Alice Ted
2009 Management Stan Ball
Staten Island Giammarino
2010 Helena from the Wedding Don
One Fall Tom Schmidt
Under the Influence School Principal
2012 Allegiance Captain Angelo
2015 Focus Jared Mikulski
2016 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi John "Tig" Tiegen
2019 The Report CIA Director George Tenet
2021 Sweet Girl Sam Walker

References

  1. ^ "Dominic Fumusa".
  2. ^ a b c d e Gerber, Amber (13 January 2016). "Acting up: Dominic Fumusa, an '87 McFarland grad, finds plenty of success in TV, film and theater". The McFarland Thistle. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (September 12, 2016). "Nurse Jackie Alum Joins Homeland Season 6". Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Tampa Jewish Federation: "Jews in the News: Mike Nichols, Yael Grobglas and Dominic Fumusa" retrieved March 18, 2017 |"Meanwhile, “Nurse Jackie”, which will begin its 7th and final season in April, has featured the DOMINIC FUMUSA, 45, as Jackie’s hunky husband, Kevin, since it began. Fumusa has been married to stage actress ILANA LEVINE, 50, since 2002 and they have two kids. A film director friend, who knows Fumusa, recently told me the actor converted to Judaism “after a long period of study.” My web check revealed that Fumusa briefly mentioned his conversion to a blogger and that he and his wife are active in their local Jewish Federation."