Robert LaSardo

• Name — Robert LaSardo • Born — 20 September 1963 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1987–present Robert LaSardo (born September 20, 1963) is an American character actor.

LaSardo was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and is of Puerto Rican and Italian-American descent. He began his career studying at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City where he became an honors student, before attending the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy. For two of those years, he handled Navy attack dogs in the Aleutian Islands. LaSardo was stationed on Adak Island, in the middle of the Aleutian chain, with LaSardo saying that the weather was "atrocious", and that alcoholism and depression was rife among others serving there. As part of the Navy, he would also go on to spend time in Africa, Australia, Fiji, Indonesia the Philippines and Saudi Arabia.

LaSardo started his acting career in 1987 with the independent film China Girl by Abel Ferrara. He was cast in the 1990 Steven Seagal film Hard to Kill, and LaSardo claimed that Seagal took a liking to him, helping him get cast in his next project Out for Justice. After several smaller roles he appeared in such TV series as The X-Files, CSI: Miami, Nip/Tuck and Femme Fatales, most often playing bad guys, in particular drug dealers or gang leaders. He also appeared in feature films as bad guys in several movies, including Waterworld, Death Race and The Mule. • Illustration — Robert Lasardo as Hector ‘The Grim Reaper’ Grimm, in Death Race (2008). In 2024, LaSardo wrote, directed, executive produced, and starred in the independent drama American Trash. The film marked his feature directorial debut and represented a departure from the crime and action roles for which he had become known. In the film, he portrays a military veteran struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, environmental concerns, grief, and personal redemption. American Trash was noted as a personal project for LaSardo, who also received writing and producer credits. Rotten Tomato critic Bee Delores (B-Sides & Badlands) praised the film, stating “Robert LaSardo delivers one of his most captivating films to date, permitting himself to dig deeper than he ever has before.” In addition to acting, LaSardo has worked as a producer and screenwriter on several independent film projects, expanding his career beyond performing into filmmaking. He has appeared often in independent horror movies, such as in The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence), Autopsy, and Parlor. In 2020, he appeared in Hope for the Holidays with Sally Kirkland. In December 2021, it was reported that LaSardo had been cast in The Legend of Jack and Diane, a feature film described as a female-led revenge thriller written and directed by Bruce Bellocchi, starring Tom Sizemore, Lydia Zelmac, David Tomlinson and Carlo Mendez. Filming began in Los Angeles on January 17, 2022. In 2022, it was announced that LaSardo would star in the horror film Camp Pleasant Lake alongside Jonathan Lipnicki. In 2026, LaSardo appeared in the independent horror series Zombie Me, a psychological horror web series that began in 2026 and features him in the role of Blake Harrison. The series is produced as an independent online project and is distributed through its official website and associated digital platforms.

LaSardo lives with his family in California. Due to his work in the Navy, he supports USA Cares, an organization that supports families of soldiers.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1989–90 — China Beach — Cpl. Jesus 'Answer Man' Zappara — Recurring Cast: Season 3 • 1991 — Law & Order — Garage Attendant — Episode: "Renunciation" • 1993 — Harry and the Hendersons — Sol — Episode: "Them Bones" • Dream On — Tattoo Artist — Episode: "Portrait by the Artist on the Young Man" • NYPD Blue — Luis Hernandez — Recurring Cast: Season 1 • 1994 — Renegade — Scott Zane — Episode: "Murderer's Row: Part 1 & 2" • 1995 — Renegade — Felipe — Episode: "Most Wanted" • 1996 — High Tide — Jake — Episode: "Code Name: Scorpion" • Pacific Blue — Adam Beckwith — Episode: "Pilot" • Nash Bridges — Baby Boy Doe — Episode: "Skirt Chasers" • 1997 — The Sentinel — Muscle Guy — Episode: "Blind Man's Bluff" • Renegade — Víctor — Episode: "The Maltese Indian" • Murder One — Osvaldo Cesarus — Recurring Cast: Season 2 • Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer — Osvaldo Cesarus — Main Cast • 1998 — L.A. Doctors — Torres — Episode: "Fear of Flying" • 1999 — NYPD Blue — Freddie Ascención — Episode: "Show & Tell" • Martial Law — Héctor Flores — Recurring Cast: Season 1 • V.I.P. — Car Mechanic — Episode: "Valma and Louise" • 2000 — The X-Files — 'Cissy' Alvarez — Episode: "The Amazing Maleeni" • Pacific Blue — Adam Beckwith — Episode: "Kidnapped" • Nash Bridges — Doyle — Episode: "Jackpot: Part 1" • 18 Wheels of Justice — Ray Murphy — Episode: "The Road to Hell" • V.I.P. — New World Order Leader — Episode: "V.I.P., R.I.P." • 2001 — The Lone Gunmen — Lowry — Episode: "Maximum Byers" • 18 Wheels of Justice — Sammy — Episode: "The Interrogation" • Dead Last — Sanchez Ramirez — Episode: "The Problem with Corruption" • UC: Undercover — - — Episode: "The Siege" • Philly — Diego Flores — Episode: "Fork You Very Much" • NYPD Blue — Kiki — Episode: "Johnny Got His Gold" • 2002 — V.I.P. — Prison Inmate — Episode: "True Val Story" • The Shield — Joe 'Jo-Jo' Rizal — Episode: "Two Days of Blood" • Fastlane — Owen 'Shadow' Little — Episode: "Things Done Changed" • 2003 — Touched by an Angel — Lionel — Episode: "As It Is in Heaven" • Boomtown — Pope — Episode: "Execution" • NYPD Blue — Hector Acevedo — Episode: "Shear Stupidity" • 2003–10 — Nip/Tuck — Escobar Gallardo — Recurring Cast: Season 1, 4; Guest: Season 2, 6 • 2004 — Cold Case — Jesús Torres — Episode: "Hubris" • 2005 — Judging Amy — Gary Helms — Episode: "Happy Birthday" • Eyes — Santo — Episode: "Shots" • Blind Justice — Johnny Currea — Episode: "Doggone" • Wanted — Silvio Machado — Episode: "Pilot" • Sex, Love & Secrets — Arturo — Recurring Cast • Ghost Whisperer — Julian Borgia — Recurring Cast: Season 1 • 2005–07 — General Hospital — Manny Ruiz/Mateo Ruiz — Regular Cast • 2006 — Bones — Miguel Villeda — Episode: "The Woman in the Garden" • Mind of Mencia — Paulie — Episode: "The Serranos" • 2006–11 — CSI: Miami — Memmo Fierro — Recurring Cast: Season 4 & 9, Guest: Season 10 • 2007 — Shark — Hector Hernandez — Episode: "For Whom the Skel Rolls" • Life — Buscando Maldito — Episode: "Let Her Go" • 2008 — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Emilio Alvarado — Episode: "Grissom's Divine Comedy" • The Cleaner — Jack — Episode: "Here Comes the Boom" • 2010 — Chase — Eduardo 'El Lobo' Lopez — Episode: "Repo" • 2011 — Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior — Thomas Luca — Episode: "Strays" • Femme Fatales — Laz Swan — Episode: "Bad Medicine" • 2011–12 — In Plain Sight — Carlos Ramirez — Guest Cast: Season 4-5 • 2013 — Bad Samaritans — Doug — Main Cast • Back in the Game — Blade — Episode: "Stay In or Bail Out" • 2020 — Dave — Don Quixote — Episode: "Jail" • 2023–24 — The Horrorverse — Mars Griffin — Recurring Cast • 2026 — Zombie Me — Blake Harrison — Recurring cast; online series