Octavio Pisano is a Mexican-born American actor.[1] He currently plays Joe Velasco on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and prior to that was in Coyote and the indie film Ms. Purple.[2] He has also appeared in one episode of the Law & Order: Organized Crime spin-off.[3] He was promoted to series regular in SVU after his first three appearances.[4] The character of Velasco was introduced in the 23rd season of SVU as an undercover cop from Ciudad Juarez.[5]
Pisano was born in Tijuana, Mexico.[6] From 2014 to 2017 he starred as Julius Escada Jr. in the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, If Loving You Is Wrong. In 2019, Pisano was cast in the ABC reboot of New York Undercover.[7] In 2021 he starred in the Paramount+ crime drama series, Coyote.
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^Kang, Inkoo (2021-01-07). "'Coyote': TV Review". Retrieved 2022-08-26.
^"Law & Order: SVU Star Octavio Pisano on Earning Approval". 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
^Petski, Denise (2021-10-13). "'Law & Order: SVU': Octavio Pisano Upped To Series Regular On NBC Drama Series". Retrieved 2022-08-26.
^White, Jessica (2022-08-01). "All About Law & Order: SVU Detective Joe Velasco, Played by Octavio Pisano". Retrieved 2022-08-26.
^Petski, Denise (March 12, 2019). "'New York Undercover': MC Lyte, Otmara Marrero, Toby Sandeman, Anna Enger & Octavio Pizano Cast In ABC Reboot Pilot".
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