Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor (born ) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Greek mobster Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos on the HBO drama series The Wire, Alan Gray in Entourage (2005–2008), and Ray in Body Parts (1991).

Early life and education Ben-Victor was born in New York City, the son of photographer Victor Friedman and playwright Leah Kornfeld Friedman. Organizational psychologist Stew Friedman is his brother. He is Jewish. He grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn, where he attended Midwood High School before graduating from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he studied theater.

Ben-Victor had a starring role in the Sci-Fi Channel television show The Invisible Man, alongside Vincent Ventresca. The two later guest starred together on the hit TV show Las Vegas. They were reunited again on an episode of the new USA Network series In Plain Sight ("Hoosier Daddy"), on which Ben-Victor has a supporting role. He was cast in important roles on HBO dramas The Wire (as mobster Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos) and Entourage, as well as making a 2006 appearance as Coach Lou on My Name Is Earl. He portrayed Moe Howard in the 2000 television film The Three Stooges. He had roles in the films The Irishman (2019), The Banker (2020), and Last Looks (2022).

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1987 Pass the Ammo Eddie DePaul 1988 Assault of the Killer Bimbos Customer 1989 Wired Tom Perino 1990 Streets Officer #2 The Rookie Felix 'Little Felix' 1991 Body Parts Ray Kolberg Alone Al Short 1992 Cool World Valet Eyes of the Beholder Dr. Medaris Soulmates Driver 1993 Trouble Bound Zand Extreme Justice Councilman Joe Taylor True Romance Luca Dream Lover Clown Tombstone Florentino 'Indian Charlie' Cruz 1994 Red Scorpion 2 Vince D'Angelo 1995 Houseguest Pauly Gasperini Toughguy Sol Lipsteiger Bushwhacked Dana's Father The Fifteen Minute Hamlet Various Roles Short 1996 Firestorm Duran Maximum Risk FBI Agent Pellman 1997 Metro Clarence Teal The 6th Man Bernie 1998 Standoff Hank McGill Point Blank Howard Heist Abbie A Civil Action Bobby Pasqueriella 1999 The Corruptor FBI Agent Pete Schabacker Crazy in Alabama Mackie Kiss Toledo Goodbye Vince 2000 Drowning Mona Deputy Tony Carlucci Gun Shy Howard Very Mean Men Jimmy D. 2001 The Cure for Boredom Rudy Choosing Matthias Chase 2002 Niche Spike Short 2003 Daredevil Jose Quesada 2004 Woman at the Beach Pablo Short 2006 Push Toni 2007 Randy and the Mob Franco Naked Under Heaven Ben 2008 On the Doll Jimmy Sours Joe Mover The Boss Short Player 5150 Jimmy Ten: Thirty One Gerry Short Coma - 2009 Anytown Principal Wheeler This Monday Tony Short Clear Lake, WI Sheriff Joe Dietzer 2010 A Reuben by Any Other Name Max Short Venus & Vegas Carlo The Blue Wall Charlie Sullivan Short 2011 Video Girl Jermaine Stanford Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury Kip Tippington 2012 FDR: American Badass! Mussolini The Carrier Vlade Short Should've Been Romeo Joey Mighty Fine Bobby Desperate Endeavors Bill Loney 2013 Don Jon Priest Empire State Tommy Once Upon a Time in Queens Vinnie Nero Grudge Match Lou Camare 2014 By the Gun Vincent Tortano Friends and Romans Dennis Socio 2015 Get Hard Gayle Any Day William 2016 Love Is All You Need? Principal Birdsell Goliath Cleft Chin Short Blowtorch Blackie 2017 Camera Store Mr. Bibideaux His Lover Scotty Davidson Jr. Short A Crooked Somebody Detective Zimmer The Super Mr. Johnson 2018 Monster Anthony Petrocelli Feast of the Seven Fishes Johnny The Amityville Murders Ronnie DeFeo, Sr. 2019 The Irishman Jake Gottlieb Adventure Force 5 Executive Victor 2020 The Banker Donald Silverthorne Allagash Bill My Brothers' Crossing Officer Byrd 2021 On Our Way Mr. Adler 2022 Last Looks Lieutenant Pete Conady Collide Clyde Emancipation Major G. Halstead 2023 Plane Hampton The Collective Miro Lindell 2024 Another Day in America Hampton Murder at Hollow Creek Jeff Rhodes 2025 Flight Risk Director Coleridge (voice) Rosario Marty 2026 Killing Castro Sam Giancana Commissioner Lance Davies Post-production Generale Francesco Viscuzo

Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 L.A. Law Sgt. Costellano Episode: "The Princess and the Wiener King" 1987 Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife - TV movie Cagney & Lacey Trucker #2 Episode: "Waste Deep" 1988 Ohara Billy Episode: "They Shoot Witnesses, Don't They?" China Beach Lazaro Episode: "Chao Ong" Freddy's Nightmares Paul Episode: "Mother's Day" 1990 1st & Ten Rocko Episode: "Who Stole Johnny Gunn?" Dragnet Jack Middleton Episode: "Parachute to Death" Hunter Loan Shark Episode: "This Is My Gun" Doogie Howser, M.D. Karl Episode: "TV or Not TV" The New Adam-12 Gregory Smith Episode: "Escapees"After the Shock Dr. Steven Brattesani TV movie 1991 Father Dowling Mysteries Security Guard Episode: "The Fugitive Priest Mystery The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Charlie Dilwig Episode: "For Whom the Wedding Bells Toll" The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Vinnie Episode: "Knock, Knock" 1992 The Commish Benny Gorzo Episode: "Sex, Lies and Kerosene" Sibs Lance Episode: "If I Only Had a Dad" Midnight Heat New Yorker TV movie 1993 The Last Outlaw Posseman Grubb TV movie 1994 State of Emergency Trevor Jacobs TV movie Web of Deception Detective Fracinetti TV movie L.A. Law Bowles' Atty. Peters Episode: "Age of Insolence" The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Joey Tataglia Episode: "Wild Card" The X-Files Dr. Aaron Monte Episode: "Tooms" 1995 Sweet Justice Terry Phillips Episode: "Clouds of Glory" 1996 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Carney/Man on Stilts (voice) Episode: "Baby It's You/Monsters Are Fun" 1994–97 NYPD Blue Steve Richards Guest cast (season 2–3 & 5)1997 The Practice Benny Small Episode: "Search and Seizure" & "Save the Mule" Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave Det. Meyer TV movie1998 Brooklyn South Steve Richards Episode: "Skel in a Cell" Tempting Fate Police Officer TV movie 1998–99 Rude Awakening Carl Guest cast (season 1–2) 1999 Early Edition Elliot Rosenfield Episode: "Funny Valentine" L.A. Doctors - Episode: "Forty-Eight Minutes" 2000 The David Cassidy Story Wes Farrell TV movie The Three Stooges Moe Howard TV movie The Invisible Man Robert Albert Hobbes Main cast 2002 Crossing Jordan Theo Episode: "Someone to Count On" 2003 Fastlane Marty Episode: "Strap On" Las Vegas Michael Episode: "Pros and Cons" 2003–08 The Wire Spiros 'Vondas' Vondopoulos Main cast (season 2), guest (season 4), recurring cast (season 5) 2004 Strong Medicine Frank Episode: "Body Mass Increase" 2005 Alias Carter Episode: "Another Mister Sloane" Monk Al Nicoletto Episode: "Mr. Monk Gets Drunk" Curb Your Enthusiasm Ticket Scalper Episode: "The Larry David Sandwich" 2005–08 Entourage Alan Gray Guest (season 2), recurring cast (season 3 & 5) 2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Joey Episode: "Killer" The Shield Detective Paul Reyes Episode: "Man Inside" My Name Is Earl Coach Lou Episode: "Sticks & Stones" 2007 John from Cincinnati Palaka Main cast Shark Ricky Rago Episode: "For Whom the Skel Rolls" 2008–12 In Plain Sight Marshal Stan McQueen Main cast 2009 Everybody Hates Chris Coach Thurman Recurring cast (season 4) 2010 The Mentalist Noah Landau Episode: "Redline" 2011 CSI: NY Carmen Enzo Episode: "Party Down" Childrens Hospital Spiros Episode: "Father's Day" 2012 Are We There Yet? Mr. Parker Recurring cast (season 3) 2013 Vegas Barry Silver Recurring cast Person of Interest Detective Cameron Episode: "Reasonable Doubts" Hawaii Five-0 Agent Devin Campbell Episode: "Hau'oli La Ho'omoaika'i" Mob City Jack Dragna Recurring cast 2014 True Detective Major Leroy Salter Episode: "Haunted Houses" Matador Gene Balasco Recurring cast Castle Dino Scarpella Episode: "Bad Santa" 2015 Allegiance Special Agent Faber Recurring cast 2016 Vinyl Maury Gold Main cast Kingdom Bob Recurring cast (season 2) Chicago Med Mr. McGregor Episode: "Win Loss" 2017 The Mick Jerry Berlin Recurring cast (season 1) Preacher Viktor Kruglov Recurring cast (season 2) Lethal Weapon Frank Truno Episode: "Fork-Getta-Bout-It" 2018 The Resident Edmund Carver Episode: "No Matter the Cost" Santa Clarita Diet Mark Recurring cast (season 2) The Neighborhood Matty 'Cigars' Main cast 2018–19 Goliath Cleft Chin Recurring cast (season 2), guest (season 3) 2019 Bull Ryan Vance Episode: "Split Hairs" The Village Angelo Napolitano Recurring cast FBI Mark Krawley Episode: "Appearances" Will & Grace Mario Episode: "Pappa Mia" 2019–20 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Counselor Peter Abrams Recurring cast (season 21) 2020 The Baker and the Beauty Contractor Episode: "Side Effects" 2020–23 Gravesend Matty 'Cigars' Main cast (season 1), guest (season 2) 2022 Pam & Tommy Richard Alden Recurring cast FBI: Most Wanted Jackie 'The Fox' Bianchi Episode: "Greatest Hits" 2023 Paul T. Goldman Mob Boss Recurring cast 2024 Diarra from Detroit Zervas Recurring cast The Lincoln Lawyer Sly Funaro Sr. Recurring cast (season 3) Everybody Still Hates Chris Mr. Thurman (voice) Recurring cast Creature Commandos Bulldozer (voice) Episode: "Cheers to the Tin Man" 2024–25 Bookie Nick Quatrani Recurring cast (season 2) The Chosen Herod Antipas Recurring cast (season 4-5) Nobody Wants This Ilan Roklov Recurring cast 2025–26 Power Book III: Raising Kanan Phil Russo 7 episodes 2026 Man on Fire CIA Director Moncrief 3 episodes M.I.A. Boris Federov 5 episodes Lanterns Antaan Recurring cast Sidney Beynon Upcoming series