Frank Anello - Biography

Frank Anello has steadily worked in top flight TV and film productions since 1996. Known mostly for playing cops, his first rate resume includes roles on soap operas such as Guiding Light(1952), As the World Turns(1956), All My Children(1970) and One Life to Live(1968). A broader audience recognizes Frank for his frequent appearances in prime-time series: Law & Order(1990), Third Watch(1999), CSI:NY(2004) and Law & Order: Special Victims' Unit(1999). He has been in numerous national print and TV commercials (including two with Kelly Ripa), and has often been a preferred stand-in for A-list movie stars. He worked as a photo double in Unfaithful(2002) and landed minor performance roles in the hit movies: Beautiful Girls(1996), Death to Smoochy(2002) and The Talanted Mr. Ripley (1999).