Octavio Pisano stars as Detective Joe Velasco on NBC's "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit," now in its 26th season and the longest-running primetime drama series of all time.

Pisano starred alongside Michael Chiklis in the Paramount+ limited series "Coyote." Other television credits include the reboot of Dick Wolf's "New York Undercover," Tyler Perry's OWN series "If Loving You Is Wrong" and "Law & Order: Organized Crime." Film credits include the award-winning film "Ms. Purple," directed by Justin Chon ("Blue Bayou"), "Badsville," "Powder and Gold" and "Smartass."

Pisano recently wrote, directed and produced the indie short "El Campo" about the dark evolution of a young boy in a Mexican training camp. The film debuted in 2023 and is a finalist in several international film festivals.