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Vyto Ruginis
Vyto Ruginis
Born	Vytautas Ignacas Ruginis; April 17, 1956 (age 68); Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Nationality	American
Education	University of Illinois (BFA); Yale University (MFA);
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1985–present

Vytautas Ignacas "Vyto" Ruginis (born April 17, 1956)^[1]^[2] is an American actor.^[3] He is best known for playing vampire Russell Winters in the television series Angel in its first episode, "City Of", as well as for his appearances in CSI, Murder She Wrote, House MD, The X-Files, ER, Law & Order, NCIS: Los Angeles and other television programs.

Early life

Ruginis was born in Wolverhampton, England,^[2] to Lithuanian parents.^[3] He grew up in Cicero, Illinois. He received a BFA degree from the University of Illinois and an MFA from Yale University in 1982.^[3]^[4]

On September 12, 2015, Ruginis was inducted into the National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame.^[3]

In 2014, Ruginis appeared in the stage play In the Water, directed by Sharyn Rothstein.^[5]

Year	Title	Role
1986	8 Million Ways to Die	Joe Durkin
1986	Jumpin' Jack Flash	Carl
1987	Burglar	K.E. Graybow
1987	The Verne Miller Story	Fitzsimmons
1987	Made in Heaven	Lyman McCray
1988	Hot to Trot	Mr. Pandolfi
1988	Slipping Into Darkness	Otis
1989	Casualties of War	The Prosecutor
1990	Dimenticare Palermo	Ted
1992	Bad Love	Evan
1993	Cliffhanger	FBI Agent Mathesen
1994	Clean Slate	Hendrix
1995	Last Gasp	Ray Tattinger
1996	Broken Arrow	Johnson
1996	Phenomenon	Ted Rhome
1997	A Thousand Acres	Charles Carter
1997	The Devil's Advocate	Mitch Weaver, Justice Department
1998	Yakima Wash
1999	The Secret Life of Girls	Daniel
1999	Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies	Hosticka
1999	The Insider	Junior Lawyer
2000	Robbers	Dayton
2001	The Fast and the Furious	Harry
2001	The Glass House	Don
2002	Auto Focus	Nickie D
2004	The Last Run	Clancy
2006	Home of the Brave	Hank Yates
2007	The Gray Man	Detective Maher
2008	Player 5150	Governor Elect Lanzelin
2011	Moneyball	Chris Pittaro
2012	Bad Blood	Sheriff
2014	Lost Time	Mr. Coffey
2017	Miracle	Bernardas

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Chief Engineer Logan	Episode: "The Arsenal of Freedom"
1991	Law & Order	Daniel Magadan, Jr.	Episode: "Confession"
1999	Ally McBeal	Mr. Goodman	Episode: "Love Unlimited"
1999	Angel	Russell Winters	Episode: "City Of"
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Phil Swelco	Episode: "Pledging Mr. Johnson"
2001	Private Lies	Bob	Television movie
2001	The X-Files	Lieutenant Bianco	Episode: "Medusa"
2002	Crossing Jordan	Stuart Felding	Episode: "As If By Fate"
2002–2003	Presidio Med	Tom Roback	4 episodes
2002	The West Wing	Mitch	Episode: "Arctic Radar"
2003	JAG	Agent Dawkins	Episode: "Meltdown"
2004	CSI: Miami	David Jeffers	Episode: "Innocent"
2006–2007	ER	Paramedic Wright	3 episodes
2009–2023	NCIS: Los Angeles	Arkady Kolchek	29 episodes
2012	Blue Eyed Butcher	Philip Gross	Television movie
2013	Shameless	Edward Gretsky	Episode: "The American Dream"
2014	Rizzoli and Isles	Christopher Carnahan	Episode: "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone"
2020	Deputy	King #2	2 episodes

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Grand Theft Auto Online: The Doomsday Heist DLC	Bogdan (voice)