Al Sapienza, a New Yorker, is best known for his award-winning portrayal of Mikey Palmice on "The Sopranos". After graduating from NYU, he landed a role in the first Broadway Juke Box Musical "Beatlemania" at the Winter Garden Theatre in 1977, playing Ringo Starr.
Sapienza took up the drums in 2nd grade, the day after he saw the Beatles perform on the "Ed Sullivan Show". He formed his first rock band in the 5th grade. Then, at the age of 12, he decided to become an actor while being mesmerized by the film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid".
Saving up his money from "Beatlemania", Al moved out to Los Angeles, where he studied with the legendary acting teacher Milton Katselas for 14 years. During that time, he landed roles in "Pretty Woman", "Under Siege 2", "Free Willy 2", "Knotts Landing", "Falcon Crest," "Cagney & Lacey", "Melrose Place", among many others.
He was one of the founding members of the "Alliance Repertory Company" in Burbank, where he starred in and produced many award-winning West Coast Premiers.
In 1998, "The Sopranos" propelled Sapienza into many Recurring and Series Regular roles on TV, such as "Brotherhood" (5 years as Mayor Frank Panzerella),CBS's "Person Of Interest" (5 years as Teragi Hanson's partner Det. Raymond Terney),and season 1 of "Prison Break'" (as Philly Falzone),along with numerous Guest Starring Roles in "24", "NCIS", "The OC", "NYPD" and many more.
Most recently, Al starred on 2 seasons of "Suits" playing Tommy Bratton, Season 1 of "Jack Ryan" (as Secretary of Defense Marcus Trent),and guest-starred in "Queen Of The South", "Dopesick", and "The Good Fight". He just wrapped on a Sony Pictures Bio pic "Heart Of A Lion" the George Foreman Story, in which he plays legendary Sports announcer Gil Clancy.
Currently, Al is filming Season 2 of "Reacher" for Amazon Prime Video.
