Glenn Taranto

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Actor • Writer

Birth Date: January 27, 1959

Age: 65 years old

Birth Place: Hackensack, New Jersey

Glenn Taranto kickstarted his acting career appearing on various dramas, including "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS, 1984-1996), "Law & Order" (NBC, 1990-2010) and "Sisters" (1991-96). He also appeared in the TV movie "Columbo: Butterflies in Shades of Grey" (ABC, 1993-94). Taranto launched his entertainment career by acting in films like the dramatic comedy "8 Heads in A Duffel Bag" (1997) with Joe Pesci. In the early 2000s, he worked on the silver screen, taking roles in "Crash" (2005), the horror sequel "The Devil's Rejects" (2005) with Sid Haig and the Tommy Lee Jones dramatic adaptation "In the Valley of Elah" (2007). He also worked in television around this time, including a part on "NCIS" (CBS, 2003-).

Taranto's more recent roles included the drama "Armored" (2009) with Matt Dillon, the Jon Hamm thrilling mystery "Stolen" (2010) and the dramatic adaptation "The Next Three Days" (2010) with Russell Crowe. He also worked in television during these years, including roles in "NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS, 2009-) and "Scandal" (ABC, 2012-). Most recently, Taranto acted on "Marvel's Agent Carter" (ABC, 2015-16).