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Nick Sandow

Nick Sandow

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 03, 1966 (59)
Birthplace The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Nick Sandow (born August 3, 1966) is an American character actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Joe Caputo in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019). Of Italian descent, Sandow grew up in the Italian neighborhood of Van Nest in the Bronx.He ... moved to Manhattan around age 19 to study acting under William Esper Studio in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program and work in theater. Sandow made his debut appearing in an episode of television series Law & Order in 1992 and worked as a bartender while taking small acting jobs in New York City. He appeared in a number of films, such as Grind (1997), A Brooklyn State of Mind (1998), Return to Paradise (1998) and On the Run (1999). Sandow performed in the 1999 off-Broadway production of Halfway Home. He played mobster Henry Hill in the 2001 made-for-television crime drama film, The Big Heist. Sandow guest-starred on New York Undercover, Third Watch, NYPD Blue, Boardwalk Empire, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, How to Make It in America and Blue Bloods. He began his directing career in theater on Off-Off-Broadway directing Dark Yellow, Chicken and From Riverdale to Riverhead. In 2011 he directed the immigrant drama film, Ponies based on play with the same name. In 2013, Sandow was cast in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black, as prison administrator Joe Caputo, was originally supposed to have been for a handful of episodes for the show's first season. Instead, his role was expanded during the second season, and Sandow was made a series regular with the start of the third season. He received three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with the cast. In 2015 he wrote, directed and acted in The Wannabe. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and later got a wider release. In 2017 he received News and Documentary Emmy Awards nomination for producing the documentary series, Time: The Kalief Browder Story. In 2021 he was regular cast member in the short-lived CBS crime drama series, Clarice.

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The Unheard

The Unheard

2023

as Hank

Spinning Gold

Spinning Gold

2023

as Mo Ostin

Stella's Last Weekend

Stella's Last Weekend

2018

as Ron

Cabaret Maxime

Cabaret Maxime

2018

as Dominic

Patti Cake$

Patti Cake$

2017

as Ray

Houses

Houses

2015

as Nick

The Wannabe

The Wannabe

2015

as Anthony

Meadowland

Meadowland

2015

as Lt. Garza

All Roads Lead

All Roads Lead

2013

as Samuel Carter

Deal Travis In

Deal Travis In

2013

as Travis

The Cold Lands

The Cold Lands

2013

as Foreman

The Sitter

The Sitter

2011

as Officer Frank

Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher

Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher

2010

as Interviewer

The Hungry Ghosts

The Hungry Ghosts

2009

as Gus

Frame Of Mind

Frame Of Mind

2009

as Jimmy

The Lovebirds

The Lovebirds

2008

as Lenny

The Accidental Husband

The Accidental Husband

2008

as Larry

Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ

2007

as Marciano

Connie and Carla

Connie and Carla

2004

as Al

Swimfan

Swimfan

2002

as Detective John Zabel

Plan B

Plan B

2001

as Tommy

The Big Heist

The Big Heist

2001

as Henry Hill

Seven and a Match

Seven and a Match

2001

as Doug

New Port South

New Port South

2001

as Armstrong

Dust

Dust

2001

as White trash

Uninvited

Uninvited

2000

as Ed

On the Run

On the Run

1999

as Jack

Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise

1998

as Ravitch

No Looking Back

No Looking Back

1998

as Goldie

Living Out Loud

Living Out Loud

1998

as Santi's Man

Grind

Grind

1997

as Lenny

No Exit

No Exit

1996

as Benny Lentini

Houses

Houses

2015

Writer

The Wannabe

The Wannabe

2015

Writer

The Wannabe

The Wannabe

2015

Director

Ponies

Ponies

2012

Director

Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher

Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher

2010

Associate Producer

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Television Credits

Orange Is the New Black

as Joe Caputo

Episodes: 91

First Aired: Jul 11, 2013

Clarice

as Murray Clarke

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Feb 11, 2021

Third Watch

as Joe Lombardo

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 23, 1999

Blue Bloods

as Lt. Alex Bello

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 2010

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Roydell Getty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Unforgettable

as William 'Bud' Spence

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2011

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Ted McCormack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Law & Order

as Pete Pogosian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Law & Order

as Bail Agent Andy Grenada

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Due South

as Barry Pappas

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1994

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Doug Kersten

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Albert Kirkoff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Six Degrees

as Louie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2006

Law & Order

as Officer Nelson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Mercy

as Scott's Dad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2009

New Amsterdam

as Frank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 04, 2008

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