Nick Sandow
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1966-08-03 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Nick Sandow
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.
Acting
(2023)
The Unheard
as Hank
(2023)
Spinning Gold
as Mo Ostin
(2021)
(2018)
Stella's Last Weekend
as Ron
(2018)
Cabaret Maxime
as Dominic
(2017)
Patti Cake$
as Ray
(2015)
The Wannabe
as Anthony
(2015)
Meadowland
as Lt. Garza
(2015)
Houses
as Nick
(2013)
The Cold Lands
as Foreman
(2013)
Deal Travis In
as Travis
(2013)
All Roads Lead
as Samuel Carter
(2012)
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
as Corey
(2011)
The Sitter
as Officer Frank
(2010)
Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher
as Interviewer
(2009)
The Hungry Ghosts
as Gus
(2009)
Frame Of Mind
as Jimmy
(2008)
The Accidental Husband
as Larry
(2008)
The Lovebirds
as Lenny
(2007)
Resurrecting the Champ
as Marciano
(2006)
(2004)
Connie and Carla
as Al
(2002)
Swimfan
as Detective John Zabel
(2001)
Dust
as White trash
(2001)
The Big Heist
as Henry Hill
(2001)
Plan B
as Tommy
(2001)
New Port South
as Armstrong
(2001)
The Day the Ponies Come Back
as Joey
(2001)
Seven and a Match
as Doug
(2000)
Uninvited
as Ed
(1999)
On the Run
as Jack
(1998)
Return to Paradise
as Ravitch
(1998)
Living Out Loud
as Santi's Man
(1998)
No Looking Back
as Goldie
(1997)
Arresting Gena
as Paul
(1997)
Grind
as Lenny
(1996)
No Exit
as Benny Lentini
Crew
The Florist
Director
(2015)
The Wannabe
Director, Writer
(2015)
Houses
Writer
(2012)
Ponies
Director
(2010)
Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher
Associate Producer