Nick Sandow

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

55

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-08-03 (59 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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Blue Bloods

    Blue Bloods

  • FBI

    FBI

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Orange Is the New Black

    Orange Is the New Black

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Due South

    Due South

  • Unforgettable

    Unforgettable

  • Clarice

    Clarice

  • The Sitter

    The Sitter

  • Mercy

    Mercy

  • No Looking Back

    No Looking Back

  • New Amsterdam

    New Amsterdam

  • The Cold Lands

    The Cold Lands

  • Meadowland

    Meadowland

  • Return to Paradise

    Return to Paradise

  • Uninvited

    Uninvited

  • The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

    The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

  • The Big Heist

    The Big Heist

  • The Accidental Husband

    The Accidental Husband

  • Living Out Loud

    Living Out Loud

  • The Collection

    The Collection

  • The Hungry Ghosts

    The Hungry Ghosts

  • The Day the Ponies Come Back

    The Day the Ponies Come Back

  • The Unheard

    The Unheard

  • Swimfan

    Swimfan

  • Six Degrees

    Six Degrees

  • Connie and Carla

    Connie and Carla

  • Resurrecting the Champ

    Resurrecting the Champ

  • The Lovebirds

    The Lovebirds

  • Stella's Last Weekend

    Stella's Last Weekend

  • Dust

    Dust

  • No Exit

    No Exit

  • Houses

    Houses

  • Plan B

    Plan B

  • The Wannabe

    The Wannabe

  • Patti Cake$

    Patti Cake$

  • Hand Gun

    Hand Gun

  • Arresting Gena

    Arresting Gena

  • Grind

    Grind

  • Spinning Gold

    Spinning Gold

  • Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher

    Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher

  • Frame Of Mind

    Frame Of Mind

  • Deal Travis In

    Deal Travis In

  • Cabaret Maxime

    Cabaret Maxime

  • Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers

    Clarice: Behind the Scenes with Stars and Producers

  • On the Run

    On the Run

  • New Port South

    New Port South

  • Seven and a Match

    Seven and a Match

  • All Roads Lead

    All Roads Lead