Frank Anthony Grillo (born June 8, 1965) is an American actor known for his roles in various films, such as Warrior (2011), The Grey (2012), End of Watch (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and The Purge: Anarchy (2014).
Grillo's television work includes reoccurring roles in the series Battery Park (2000), For the People (2002â€"2003), The Shield (2002â€"2003), Prison Break (2005â€"2006), Blind Justice (2005), and The Kill Point (2007). He has also starred in shows as Hart Jessup in the soap opera Guiding Light (1996â€"1999), Nick Monohan in sci-fi series The Gates (2010), and since 2014, he has played Alvey Kulina in the DirecTV drama series Kingdom.
Early life
Grillo was born in New York City as the oldest of three children, and is of Italian heritage. He graduated from New York University with a business degree and spent a year on Wall Street before being asked do to a Miller Genuine Draft beer commercial.
Career
Film
Grillo started his acting career by appearing in commercials, for companies such as American Express and Sure deodorant. His first film role was in the 1992 film The Mambo Kings and went on to appear in the films Minority Report (2002), April's Shower (2006), and iMurders (2008).
Grillo was in the 2010 horror film Mother's Day in the role of Daniel Sohapi and the following year, had a supporting role in the 2011 film Warrior as MMA trainer Frank Campana. In 2012, he played Diaz in the survival thriller The Grey with Liam Neeson and as Sarge in End of Watch with Jake Gyllenhaal. In 2013, he starred with Jaimie Alexander in the romantic thriller film Collision and had a bit role in the action film Homefront with Jason Statham.
In 2014, Grillo was cast as secondary antagonist Brock Rumlow in the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The same year, he starred in the sequel The Purge: Anarchy as Leo. He is set to reprise the role of Brock Rumlow / Crossbones in the third installment of the Captain America film series Civil War, which is set to be released on May 6, 2016.
Grillo is also set to star in the upcoming films Demonic, A Conspiracy on Jekyll Island and Beyond Skyline, all set to release in 2015. He will also co-star alongside Aaron Tveit as brothers and gunmen, Jesse and Pru, in the upcoming drama thriller Big Sky.
Television
Grillo first appeared on television in episodes of Silk Stalkings (1993), and Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996) before being cast as oil tycoon Hart Jessup on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light in 1996 up until 1999. In 2002, he was cast in the series For the People as Det. J.C. Hunter and played Hunter until 2003. One of his more notable television roles was on the crime drama Prison Break where he played Nick Savrinn from 2005 to 2006. During that time, he also appeared on the Blind Justice as Marty Russo.
He was in the first and only season of The Kill Point in 2007, and played the role of Jimmy in the CSI: NY episode "The Things About Heroes," which aired in November 2007. In 2010, he starred in the sci-fi series The Gates opposite Marisol Nichols and Rhona Mitra. The series only lasted one season.
Since 2014, Grillo has starred in the DirecTV drama series Kingdom as MMA Alvey Kulina alongside Nick Jonas and Jonathan Tucker.
Personal life
He married his first wife Kathy in 1991, but the couple divorced in 1998. They had a son, Remy (b. January 1997). Grillo met fellow actress Wendy Moniz in 1996 on the set of Guiding Light, and moved in together in 1998. The couple were married on October 28, 2000. The couple have two sons: Liam (b. August 2004) and Rio (b. January 2008).
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
- Frank Grillo at the Internet Movie Database
- Frank Grillo at AllMovie
- Frank Grillo on Twitter
