He later studied method acting at the American Stanislavsky Theater and the Actors Studio, under coaches Sonia Moore and Sharon Chatten, which landed him his first paid role in off-Broadway's This Property Is Condemned. During an 18-month stint at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, he was involved with small, community-theater productions. Career Acting and filmmaking Īfter graduating from high school, D'Onofrio started to appear on stage. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School. In his teens, he worked backstage in set building and sound production at a number of community theaters run by his father. D'Onofrio has described himself as a shy boy who spent "a lot of time in my room, staying in my head", later became interested in magic and sleight of hand, tricks he learned from Cuban entertainers who owned a small magic shop. The family relocated to the Hialeah, Florida area. He became stepbrother to Guy and Connie, Meyer's children from a previous marriage. ĭ'Onofrio's parents divorced when he was young his mother later married George Meyer. He was raised in Hawaii and Colorado during his early years. His older siblings are Antoinette (born 1956) and Elizabeth (born 1957), an actress and drama coach residing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. Vincent is the youngest of three siblings. Gennaro was trained as an interior decorator but spent most of his spare time in amateur theater. His parents Gennaro and Phyllis D'Onofrio met while Gennaro was stationed in Hawaii with the US Air Force.
He is of Italian descent, with ancestors from Naples. His roles include Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence in Full Metal Jacket (1987), Edgar the Bug in Men in Black (1997) and Men in Black: The Series (1997–2001), Carl Stargher in The Cell (2000), New York City Police Detective Robert Goren in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–11), Victor "Vic" Hoskins in Jurassic World (2015), and as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) streaming television series Daredevil (2015–18).ĭ'Onofrio was born on June 30, 1959, in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York City, New York. He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Saturn Awards, winning one for his antagonist role in Men in Black and as Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) streaming television series Daredevil (2015–18) and Hawkeye (2021). He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. Vincent Philip D'Onofrio ( / d ə ˈ n ɒ f r i oʊ/ born June 30, 1959) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
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