John Cariani

John Cariani is an actor and a playwright. He has appeared on and Off Broadway, at regional theaters across the country, and in several films and television shows. He’s been nominated for a Tony Award. He’s done movies with Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and Ed Asner. Most people seem to know him from Law & Order, where his character, Forensics Tech Beck, is alive and well in reruns. As a playwright, John is best known for his first play, ALMOST, MAINE, which premiered at Portland (Maine) Stage Company in 2004 and opened Off-Broadway in 2006. Since then, it has received over 8,000 productions around the world and has been translated nearly twenty languages. John's other plays, CUL-DE-SAC, LAST GAS, and LOVE/SICK, have received over 500 productions around the world. His new play, DARKER THE NIGHT, BRIGHTER THE STARS, will soon be available through Concord Theatricals. Originally from Presque Isle, Maine, John is a graduate of Amherst College. He lives in the Bronx in New York City.