Carmine Giovinazzo

Giovinazzo's Danny Messer was, for me, the heart of CSI: NY. He brought a real Staten Island edge to the role, the kind of streetwise New York authenticity you can't fake, and his arc through the Tanglewood storylines and the partnership with Lindsay gave the show its emotional ballast under all the procedural gloss. He plays simmering anger and wounded loyalty well, which suited Messer perfectly. I also appreciate that he's a multi-hyphenate who writes and plays music; it tracks with the slightly restless, artistic energy he brought on screen. He's a dependable, intense television lead who never got quite the wider recognition I think he deserved.

Carmine Giovinazzo is an American actor born August 24, 1973, in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. He is best known for playing Detective Danny Messer across all nine seasons of the CBS crime drama CSI: NY. He has also worked in film, music, and writing.

Name (English)

Carmine Giovinazzo

Name (Japanese)

カーマイン・ジョヴィナッツォ

Reading

かーまいん・じょゔぃなっつぉ

Born

August 24, 1973 (age 52)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

Origin

Port Richmond, New York, United States

Occupation

Actor / Singer / Television actor / Screenwriter / Film actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmine%20Giovinazzo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8A%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%82%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q355234

Tags

• From New York
• Actor
• Singer
• Television actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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