Will Janowitz
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Will Janowitz | |
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Born | May 25, 1980 |
Other names | John Sharnhorst |
Alma mater | North Carolina School of the Arts |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
Years active | 1999–present |
Will Janowitz (born May 25, 1980) is an American actor. He best known for playing Meadow Soprano's (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) boyfriend Finn DeTrolio on The Sopranos.
Early life and education
Janowitz was born May 25, 1980 and is a first-generation American. His mother is from the Czech Republic and his father is from Berlin, Germany.After graduating from North Carolina School of the Arts in 2000, Janowitz began acting professionally. He is Jewish.[1]
Career
He worked briefly as Mary-Louise Parker's personal assistant on several film and television projects. One of his earliest film credits was a role in David Gordon Green's George Washington (2000). In 2003, he and his college friend, Bill English, starred in The Pavement Series for Showtime, in which they played sports inventors. In 2002, he had a role on Law & Order.
Also in 2002, Janowitz booked a recurring role on The Sopranos as Meadow Soprano's (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) boyfriend Finn DeTrolio.[2] He would appear in one season of the show (fifth season), portraying a novice's perspective of the organized crime ring. Janowitz's character notably disclosed the homosexuality of Vito Spatafore (Joe Gannascoli), one of Tony Soprano's (James Gandolfini) best-earning captains.
Janowitz appeared in two episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2004 and 2008. He has appeared in various independent features, including Backseat (2005) and Bristol Boys (2006). In 2005, he appeared in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories as the voice of Donald Love. Janowitz joined the ensemble cast of Ang Lee's Taking Woodstock in 2009 and wore a blonde wig and moustache to play Chip Monck, the festival's production designer. That same summer, he went to Marietta, Georgia, to play the role of Leo Frank in The People v. Leo Frank (2009). The film explores the life and trial of Leo Frank, an American-born Jew who was lynched in Marietta, Georgia, on August 17, 1915, after being wrongly accused of the murder of a 13-year-old girl who worked in his pencil factory.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Terror Firmer | Partier | |
2000 | George Washington | Railroad worker | |
2003 | The Pavement | ||
2004 | Press Gang | Derrick | Short |
2005 | Backseat | Frankie | |
2005 | David and Layla | Woody Fine | |
2006 | Bristol Boys | Corey | |
2007 | Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe | Lab Assistant | |
2007 | Bed Head | Will | Short |
2007 | Gnome | Gnome | |
2009 | The People v. Leo Frank | Leo Frank | |
2009 | Taking Woodstock | Chip Monck | |
2009 | Two Birds | The Other Man | Short |
2010 | John Scharnhorst | John Scharnhorst | Short |
2012 | Bottle Poppaz | DJ Lava | Short |
2012 | Exposed | Alexi Krustonovich | |
2012 | Ex-Girlfriends | ||
2013 | B-Side | Evan | |
2013 | The Volunteer | Joe | |
2013 | Junkie Doctors | Andersen Stevenson | Short |
2013 | Google Comes to Collect | Short | |
2014 | H. | Alex | |
2015 | Lucky and The Walk Home | Turkey | Short |
2016 | Puppy Love | James | Short |
2016 | Little Boxes | Steve | |
2016 | Youth in Oregon | Ralph | |
2017 | Lost and Found | Ian | |
2017 | Bikini Moon | Trevor | |
2016 | Troll | Noah | Short |
2019 | Balk | Rob | Short |
2019 | Crshd | Tony | |
2020 | The Ride | Cole | |
2020 | Pitcher/Catcher | Valentine | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002–2006 | The Sopranos | Finn DeTrolio | 14 episodes |
2002, 2009 | Law & Order | Cal / Bill Horton | 2 episodes |
2004, 2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jacob Green / Rico | 2 episodes |
2007 | Babylon Fields | Jimmy Viskupic | TV movie |
2010 | Odd Jobs | The Director | TV movie |
2010 | Mad Men | Comedian | 1 episode |
2010 | Superego | Dr. Charlie Knight | TV movie |
2011 | Louie | Goblin | 1 episode |
2012–2013 | Boardwalk Empire | Hymie Weiss | 5 episodes |
2013 | Inside Amy Schumer | Sam | 1 episode |
2013 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Officer Scott Graver | 1 episode |
2014 | Broad City | Will | 1 episode |
2014 | The Heart, She Holler | Joshua | 1 episode |
2015 | Film-U | Sebastian | TV miniseries |
2015 | Deadbeat | Chef Christopher | 1 episode |
2016 | American Experience | Charles J. Guiteau | 1 episode |
2016 | Netflix Presents: The Characters | Jeremiah | 1 episode |
2016 | The Night Of | Dr. Ross | TV miniseries |
2016 | The Daily Show | Doug Bailey | 1 episode |
2017 | Gotham | Wally Clark | 1 episode: "Hog Day Afternoon" |
2019 | Chicago P.D. | Mark Rollins | 1 episode |
2020 | FBI: Most Wanted | David Fallon | 1 episode |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Donald Love | Voice |
2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | Crowd | Voice |
2008 | Midnight Club: Los Angeles | Julian | Voice |
References
- ^ Celebrity Jews – J. www.jweekly.com › 2006/03/10 › celebrity-jews-92 Mar 10, 2006 - The Connecticut Jewish Ledger recently had a fun piece about local Jews who are related to a Jewish celebrity. ... Also, advance reports say that Will Janowitz, a talented young Jewish actor, will reappear ... Tags: Hollywood ...
- ^ "MOB GALS, AND GUYS, WANT FINN et al". New York Post. Retrieved October 29, 2018.