Vincent Piazza

Vincent Piazza (born ) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of gangster Lucky Luciano in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire. He has also played Earl Hefner in the comedy-drama Rocket Science and singer Tommy DeVito in Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of Jersey Boys (2014).

Early life and education Piazza was born in Middle Village, Queens, New York City, and raised in nearby Maspeth.

Piazza played ACHA Division I-AA ice hockey for Villanova University, until a shoulder injury forced him to quit playing and leave the university after a year.

Career

After retiring from hockey, he began to work with acting coach Alice Spivak and joined the TerraNOVA Collective theatre group in Lion Theatre along Theatre Row in New York City. After appearing in a number of New York Off Broadway productions, including Baby Steps, A Match Made in Manhattan and Much Ado About Nothing, He then featured in the 2007 film Rocket Science as Earl Hefner, the kleptomaniac older brother of the film's protagonist. After auditioning at a casting session held at a New York acting school, he ended up being one of the first actors cast, writer-director Jeffrey Blitz saying: "Vince brought just the right combination of humor and threat to the part ... kept many of the rest of the choices Vince brought to Earl. He's a very physical actor and a very funny one, too."

Personal life Piazza was in a relationship with singer Ashlee Simpson from June 2011 to November 2012. As of May 21, 2018, he was engaged to actress Genesis Rodriguez but the relationship ended shortly after they became engaged.

Filmography Film

Year Title Role Notes 2005 Color of a Doubt: an Urban Fable Chris Parker 2006 Stephanie Daley Geoff 2006 The Dawn Scott 2007 Rocket Science Earl Hefner 2007 Goodbye Baby Dominick 2007 Tie a Yellow Ribbon Ed 2008 Assassination of a High School President Ricky Delacruz 2010 Polish Bar Reuben 2014 3 Nights in the Desert Barry 2014 Jersey Boys Tommy DeVito 2015 The Wannabe Thomas 2016 The Intervention Peter 2017 Never Here Andy Williams 2017 The Girl Who Invented Kissing Jimmy 2020 Centigrade Matt 2020 618 to Omaha Ed Merriweather Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Eric Newsome Episode: "Wrongful Life" 2007 The Sopranos Hernan O'Brien 3 episodes 2007 Law & Order Peter Harris Episode: "Over Here" 2007 Rescue Me Tony 6 episodes 2008 Blue Blood Bobby Moran TV pilot 2009 How I Met Your Mother Bus Boy Episode: "The Rough Patch" 2010–2014 Boardwalk Empire Lucky Luciano Main Cast 2019 The Passage Clark Richards 2021 Pacific Rim: The Black Joel Animated series; voice role Money, Explained Scam Artist docuseries; Episode: "Get Rich Quick" 2022–present Tulsa King Vince Antonacci Main role 2024 Batman: Caped Crusader Tony Zito Voice role