Vincent D'Onofrio: Summary

Recent Role:: Detective Robert Goren on Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Gender:: Male

Birthday:: 6-30-1959

Birthplace:: Brooklyn New York USA

Birth Name:: Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio

AKA:: Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio, Vincent Philip D'Onofrio

This young actor pulled a De Niro to perform the role of a boot-camp underachiever turned fullblown psycho in Kubrick's Vietnam movie Full Metal Jacket (1987), adding many pounds to his normally slender frame. Because he was a complete unknown at the time, audiences couldn't appreciate the extent of his physical transformation but were impressed by his uncanny, terrifying performance. Since returning to his normal dimensions, D'Onofrio hasn't snagged a role as memorable, but has been reasonably good in Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Mystic Pizza (1988), and Dying Young (1991). In 1991 he played an Argentinian pimp with peculiar ideas about propriety in Leonard Schrader's peculiar Naked Tango Recent credits include Fires Within (1991, with his then-wife Greta Scacchi), The Player (1992), Household Saints (1993), Being Human and Ed Wood (both 1994). This young actor pulled a De Niro to perform the role of a boot-camp underachiever turned fullblown psycho in Kubrick's Vietnam movie Full Metal Jacket (1987), adding many pounds to his normally slender frame. Because he was a complete unknown at the time, audiences couldn't appreciate the extent of his physical transformation but were impressed by his uncanny, terrifying performance....

Vincent in The Breakup by welleg 06/25/2006 8:52pm

Law & Order stars return sans raises
Vincent D'Onofrio, Chris Noth, Kathryn Erbe miffed, but will be back for another season of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
- 06/12/07 12:55 PM
- 16 comments

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mariharri
member since: Oct 3, 2009
It is my opinion that Vincent D'Onofrio is the most incredible, believable actor I've ever seen in a television role and he earns every penny he gets. ...Continue »
Give them the money. They definitely have earned it. It's not like the series is never going to end. They have to plan for their future. Not everyone is going to get another plum role again, are they? Vincent D'Onofrio appears to put his heart and sole into every story and we, the audiance, find ourselves wrapped up in his character, his thought process. My husband and I look forward to each and every episode with Vincent D'Onofrio in it. Kathryn Erbe compliments his chaacter and they work off each other beautifully. We would rather see more of these characters on Criminal Intent than we would Jeff Goldblum. Please don't tell me this series is going to end. Marie H., Lansing, MI
10/02/09 04:33pm | report abuse
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1justtesting
member since: Jul 7, 2009
A pleasure to watch ...Continue »
Vincent D'Onofrio, both as Detective Goren in Law and Order: Criminal Intent, and in his film roles, is a pleasure to watch. The characters he portrays are complex and often conflicted. In his Law and Order: Criminal Intent role, his character often seems to project sympathy and understanding for people who have committed horrific acts. Sometimes at the end of the episode, you discover that he was simply pretending, and that once the criminal has confessed he immediately condemns their actions in the harshest possible terms. However on other occasions, it is not as clear whether he is pretending sympathy or if he actually feels it. Because of this, he's one of my favorite actors to watch.
07/06/09 05:59pm | report abuse
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nephayugi
member since: Jul 1, 2007
A very talented actor ...Continue »
The first time I saw Vincent D'Onofrio was in Men in Black and he did play very well the rule given to him and now with Law & Order: Criminal Intent, he shows that not only he is a very good and talented actor but he is also a very versatile one. I must say that without him, the show Law & Order: Criminal Intent loses. He rocks as Detective Robert Goren and the scenes with him and Detective Eames are awesome.

He's a great actor and I hope to see more of him in the TV.

I'm a fan of Vincent D'Onofrio.
03/05/09 10:14am | report abuse
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mccam49
member since: Dec 9, 2008
Law & Order - An oldie but a goodie!! Vincent and Kathryn deserve extra money. They have stuck with the show and given us many years of good entertainment. Vincent needs to lose a little weight. ...Continue »
If Jerry Seinfeld can earn $5,000,000 per episode I think Vincent and Kathryn deserve what they are getting plus more. They have given us years of good entertainment. Chris Noth deserted the ship years ago and has come back in lately. He is not half the actor or personality that Vincent as Goran is in the show. Kathryn is great. She plays the part well and is excellent stand up for Vincent. She is a star in her own right although seemingly playing the lessor role. Indeed she does not. She compliments Vincent.
As for the other ladies/girls who have appeared on the show - they are ridiculously young and thus incredible.

I think Vincent/Goran would be advised to lose that extra weight. Perhaps this lessens his sex appeal and therefore the shows popularity.

I love Law & Order - all varieties.
Ann
Australia
12/09/08 01:19am | report abuse
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Blakbush
member since: Sep 19, 2007
A must see ...Continue »
Strangely the first time I encountered D'Onofrio was in Men in Black and even then I was blown away. That was until I watched this older movie of his he did soemtime in 1987 i think, can't remember the name but that was absolutely in a different class. His actig was A-class to me and as if that was not enough, I got into law and order: criminal intent and this guy jus does not stop. He is playing a different ball game and very few people can do what he does. I believe he is underused but even so whenever he strikes a role........ in a class of his own
11/03/08 09:11am | report abuse