Mo Gallini

Mohamed Ghalayini (born February 15, 1966) is an American film and television actor, known by his stage name Mo Gallini.

Biography Gallini was born Mohamed Ghalayini on February 15, 1966, in Miami, Florida. His father was from Lebanon, and his mother was of Cuban descent. He attended the University of Florida from 1983 to 1985 before moving to Los Angeles with his family. After moving, Gallini met director David Anspaugh, who offered him his first role as a Notre Dame football player in the 1993 film Rudy. He was awarded Best Supporting Actor honors at the 2008 BendFilm Festival for his portrayal of identity thief Wesley Stone in Selfless. Gallini appeared in the recurring role of firefighter Jose Vargas in season 1 of the NBC television series Chicago Fire.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1993 Rudy Notre Dame Football Player 1994 Seinfeld Tough Guy One episode; as Matt Gallini 1995 Crimson Tide Seaman Kuhne 1995 Land's End Tomas One episode; as Matt Gallini 1995 Powderburn Rick as Matt Gallini 1996 The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play Nicky Z as Matt Gallini 1996–2001 NYPD Blue INS Agent Mike Torres/Jay Dolinky Two episodes; as Matt Gallini 1997 Flipping Ray-Ray's Friend #2 as Matt Gallini 1997 Melrose Place Burt One episode; as Matt Gallini 1997 Profiler Atlanta Cop One episode; as Matt Gallini 1997 Brooklyn South Third Killer One episode; as Matt Gallini 1997 Alien Avengers Alley Hood #1 as Matt Gallini 1998 Mike Hammer, Private Eye Robo Baroni Two episodes; as Matt Gallini 1998 Poodle Springs J.D. as Matt Gallini 1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 Repo Man One episode; as Matt Gallini 1999 Babylon 5: A Call to Arms Rolf as Matt Gallini 1999 The X-Files HoodEpisode; "Tithonus" as Matt Gallini 1999 Clubland Henchman #1 as Matt Gallini 1999 End of Days Monk as Matt Gallini 1999–2002 V.I.P. Hoag/Drug Dealer #1 Two episodes; as Matt Gallini 2000 Yup Yup Man Boxer as Matt Gallini 2000 A Better Way to Die Laslov as Matt Gallini 2000 JAG Mustafa Al-Jimri One episode; as Matt Gallini 2001 General Hospital Wes Three episodes; as Matt Gallini 2001 Nash Bridges Tucker Kite One episode; as Matt Gallini 2001 Mulholland Drive Castigliane Limo Driver as Matt Gallini 2001 The District Tony Enzo One episode; as Matt Gallini 2002 You Got Nothin''' Javier as Matt Gallini 2002 Warrior| Chavez as Matt Gallini 2002 Father Lefty| as Matt Gallini 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious| Enrique as Matt Gallini 2005 24| Abdul Mahnesh Three episodes; as Matt Gallini 2006 07| Al Short; as Matt Gallini 2007 Shark| Theo Samaha 2007 NCIS| Andre Jones One episode 2007 Rabia| Wafiq Short 2008 Drillbit Taylor| Male Police Officer on Bluff as Matt 'Mo' Gallini 2008 Marco Polo| Marco Polo 2000's 2008 East L.A.| Victor Guzman 2008 ER| Guy One episode 2008 Legacy| Suhart as Matt Gallini 2008 Get Smart| Drug Lord 2008 Selfless| Wesley Stone won Best Supporting Actor at 2008 BendFilm Festival 2008 Cinco de Mayo| Raul Short 2009 Fuel| Coach Marquez 2009 Majestic and the Masked Man| Santiago Marquez/El Lobo Short 2010 Weeds| Daniel One episode 2010 CSI: NY| Mitch Barrett One episode 2010 Los Angeles| Toupe 2011 Chase| Hector Torres Two episodes 2011 NCIS: Los Angeles| Boss One episode 2011 In My Pocket| Tony Eyebrow 2011 Deadline| Sy 2012 Treasure Buddies| Tarik 2012 Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden| Interrogator 2012 Chicago Fire| Jose Vargas Eight episodes 2013 Lurid| Detective Vasquez 2013 Toxin| Sanchez 2015 Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story| Detective Salazar Television film 2017 Armed Response| Ahmadi 2017 Chernobyl: Zone of Exclusion| Jesus 2019 MacGyver| Daris 2019 Bluff City Law| Edgar Soriano 2022 Panhandle| Alejandro Perez Recurring role (5 episodes) 2023 The Out-Laws'' Boris Post-production