Vyto Ruginis
Born
Vytautas Ruginis

(1956-04-17) April 17, 1956
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Actor, producer
Years active1985–present

Vyto Ruginis (born Vytautas Ruginis; April 17, 1956) is an English-American actor and producer. He is best known for playing vampire Russell Winters in the television series Angel in its first episode, "City Of", as well as for his appearances in CSI, House MD, The X-Files, ER, Law & Order, NCIS: Los Angeles and other television programs.

Early life

Ruginis was born on April 17, 1956, in Wolverhampton, England to Lithuanian parents and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. On September 12, 2015, Ruginis was inducted into the National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame.[1]

Career

Ruginis has appeared in such films as The Devil's Advocate with Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves, Cliffhanger with Sylvester Stallone, Broken Arrow with John Travolta and Christian Slater, Jumpin' Jack Flash with Whoopi Goldberg, The Fast and The Furious, Auto Focus, and many more.

In 2014, Ruginis appeared in the stage play In the Water, directed by Sharyn Rothstein.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1986 8 Million Ways to Die Joe Durkin
1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash Carl
1987 Burglar K.E. Graybow
1987 The Verne Miller Story Fitzsimmons
1987 Made in Heaven Lyman McCray
1988 Hot to Trot Mr. Pandolfi
1988 Slipping Into Darkness Otis
1989 Casualties of War The Prosecutor
1990 Dimenticare Palermo Ted
1992 Bad Love Evan
1993 Cliffhanger FBI Agent Mathesen
1994 Clean Slate Hendrix
1995 Last Gasp Ray Tattinger
1996 Broken Arrow Johnson
1996 Phenomenon Ted Rhome
1997 A Thousand Acres Charles Carter
1997 The Devil's Advocate Mitch Weaver, Justice Department
1998 Yakima Wash
1999 The Secret Life of Girls Daniel
1999 Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies Hosticka
1999 The Insider Junior Lawyer
2000 Robbers Dayton
2001 The Fast and the Furious Harry
2001 The Glass House Don
2002 Auto Focus Nickie D
2004 The Last Run Clancy
2006 Home of the Brave Hank Yates
2007 The Gray Man Detective Maher
2008 Player 5150 Governor Elect Lanzelin
2011 Moneyball Chris Pittaro
2012 Bad Blood Sheriff
2014 Lost Time Mr. Coffey
2017 Miracle Bernardas

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation Chief Engineer Logan Episode: "The Arsenal of Freedom"
1991 Law & Order Daniel Magadan, Jr. Episode: "Confession"
1999 Ally McBeal Mr. Goodman Episode: "Love Unlimited"
1999 Angel Russell Winters Episode: "City Of"
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Phil Swelco Episode: "Pledging Mr. Johnson"
2001 Private Lies Bob Television movie
2002 Crossing Jordan Stuart Felding Episode: "As If By Fate"
2002–2003 Presidio Med Tom Roback 4 episodes
2002 The West Wing Mitch Episode: "Arctic Radar"
2003 JAG Agent Dawkins Episode: "Meltdown"
2004 CSI: Miami David Jeffers Episode: "Innocent"
2006–2007 ER Paramedic Wright 3 episodes
2009–2023 NCIS: Los Angeles Arkady Kolchek 29 episodes
2012 Blue Eyed Butcher Philip Gross Television movie
2013 Shameless Edward Gretsky Episode: "The American Dream"
2014 Rizzoli and Isles Christopher Carnahan Episode: "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone"
2020 Deputy King #2 2 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Grand Theft Auto Online: The Doomsday Heist DLC Bogdan (voice)

References

  1. ↑ "September 12, 2015, The National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame Welcomes, Ann Jillian (Jurate Nausedaite), Vyto Ruginis, and Arnold Voketaitis". www.lithhof.org. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ Isherwood, Charles (November 18, 2014). "'By the Water', on Hurricane Sandy's Aftermath". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
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