Nick Sandow (born August 3, 1966) is an American character actor,[2] writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Joe Caputo in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019).
Early life
Of Italian descent,[1][3] Sandow grew up in the Italian neighborhood of Van Nest in the Bronx.[4][5] He moved to Manhattan around age 19 to study acting under William Esper Studio in the Two-Year Professional Actor Training Program and work in theater.[6][5][1]
In 2013, Sandow was cast in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Orange Is the New Black, as prison administrator Joe Caputo, was originally supposed to have been for a handful of episodes for the show's first season. Instead, his role was expanded during the second season, and Sandow was made a series regular with the start of the third season.[6][10] He received three Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with the cast.[2] In 2015 he wrote, directed and acted in The Wannabe. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and later got a wider release.[6] In 2017 he received News and Documentary Emmy Awards nomination for producing the documentary series, Time: The Kalief Browder Story.[11] In 2021 he was regular cast member in the short-lived CBS crime drama series, Clarice.
