John Cenatiempo
John Cenatiempo
John Cenatiempo, born March 5, 1963 (age 57) in New York City, New York, USA, is an actor and stunt co-ordinator. He has a recurring co-starring role in the first season as Vincent Lamb. He is known for his work as the stunt co-ordinator of the series Law & Order: Criminal Intent and as a stunt performer in the films The Good Shepherd (2006), American Gangster (2007), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). He has had recurring roles in The Sopranos as Anthony Maffei and Life on Mars as "Sizable" Ted. John Cenatiempo is nick Johnny C and he is the CEO at JC inc.
Career
John Cenatiempo began his screen career as a stunt man in the 1980s.
His first credited role was on the series The Equalizer in 1987. He also booked small acting parts, usually roles that required stunt work. He played Smitty in Lethal Weapon 3 (1992). His character was an armored car guard. He was buried alive when the film's antagonist, Jack Travis played by Stuart Wilson, had his men push him into a pit of wet cement. He worked his way up to becoming a stunt coordinator, debuting on the series The Watcher in 1995. He played the mobster Jake Falcone in the 1998 television feature Witness to the Mob. He had a recurring role in the crime drama The Sopranos as the mobster Anthony "Black" Maffei. He appeared in seven episodes from 2000 to 2007. He also worked on the show as a stunt man. He was the stunt coordinator for the long running CBS procedural Law & Order: Criminal Intent from 2001 to 2011. He played a bouncer in the film Brooklyn Rules (2007). The film was written by The Sopranos writer and producer Terence Winter. He did stunt work and had an uncredited role as a detective in the crim film American Gangster (2007). He did stunt work in the action film The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
He had a recurring role in the science fiction drama Life on Mars during the 2008 to 2009 television season.
He played "Sizable" Ted, a burly police officer in the same squad as the series leads.
The series starred The Sopranos cast member Michael Imperioli.
He played Johnny C in the film Wrong Turn at Tahoe (2009).
His character was stabbed in the stomach by the character played star Miguel Ferrer, after Miguel first shoots him in the stomach.
Personal
[3] John Cenatiempo was born on March 5, 1963 in New York City, New York, USA, he has a birth sign of Pisces.
He is known for his work on I Am Legend (2007), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and Deja Vu (2006).
His brother, Chris Cenatiempo, is also a stunt performer.
He acted in the short-lived television series Magic City (TV series) alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Olga Kurylenko.
Trivia
[1] In 2017, he worked as a stunt coordinator on The Blacklist: Redemption, The Get Down, and The Tick.
Filmography
2016 Mechanic Resurrection Supporting Actor
2015 Run all Night Supporting Actor
2014 Deliver Us from Evil Supporting Actor