Biography
Farina made his debut with a small part as a henchman in Michael Mann's crime thriller "Thief" (1981), which led to joining the Chicago theater scene that included a stint at the Steppenwolf Theater alongside the likes of Gary Sinese and John Malkovich. Following an acclaimed, but short-lived stint as a cop on "Crime Story" (NBC, 1986-88), he landed a higher profile supporting role in "Manhunter" (1986), the first of several serial killer …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Cast in a supporting role opposite Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz in "What Happens in Vegas" | |
2008 | Appeared in the ensemble comedy drama "Bottle Shock" | |
2007 | Co-starred in the mafia comedy thriller, "You Kill Me" directed by John Dahl | |
2007 | Cast opposite Woody Harrelson in "The Grand," a comedy set against a poker tournament in Las Vegas | |
2005 | Cast in the ensemble drama "Empire Falls," the HBO adaptation of Richard Russo's Pulitzer Prize winning novel | |
2004 | Replace Jerry Orbach on the hit NBC drama "Law and Order"; left show after two seasons to pursue other projects | |
2002 | Landed leading role in NBC sitcom "In-Laws" | |
2002 | Had role in comedy "Stealing Harvard" | |
2002 | Appeared with Tim Allen in "Big Trouble" | |
2001 | Had role as a TV newsman in the Edward Burns-directed "Sidewalks of New York" | |
2000 | Portrayed an American gangster who becomes embroiled with London crooks in "Snatch" | |
1998 | Had title role in the CBS series "Buddy Faro" | |
1998 | Had supporting role in Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" | |
1998 | Appeared in second film adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, Stephen Soderbergh's "Out of Sight" | |
1997 | Co-starred with Bette Midler in "That Old Feeling" | |
1996 | Won plaudits for his supporting role in "Get Shorty", adapted from the Elmore Leoanard novel | |
1992 | Narrated the historical documentary, "The American Gangster" | |
| Acted a leading role in the play "Streamers" at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater; revived role when the play opened in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center | ||
1986 | Played Lt. Mike Torello on TV's "Crime Story" | |
1985 | Returned to features four years later to play a role in "Code of Silence" | |
1985 | Retired from the police force to focus on acting | |
1981 | Made feature film debut in Mann's "Thief" | |
| Worked on the Chicago police force for 18 years before meeting producer-writer-director Michael Mann, a friend of a friend | ||
| Born and raised on the south side of Chicago | ||
Awards
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Get Shorty |