Gaetano Marco "Guy" Nardulli (born May 31, 1974) is an American actor.
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Early life
Nardulli was born in Norridge, Illinois. He went to Ridgewood H.S, then was a collegiate football player for Elmhurst College and a two-time All-American for the Bluejay football team. He traveled to Italy and played football professionally in the Italian Football League with the Bolzano Giants during the 1996/97 seasons. He returned to the States and played on the Regional Football League with the Ohio Cannons and then the Quad City Steamwheelers during the 1998 season and returned to his hometown to play with Chicago Thunder Football League. He later joined the Chippendales dance troupe and then made his way into the acting industry, auditioning for roles in television and film.
Career
Nardulli is well known for his "strong-arm" portrayals as detective and law enforcement characters, military, mobster and criminal roles in movies and television. He is most associated with his character role as Johnny the Zip on Sylvester Stallone's show Tulsa King (2023–2024), where he appears as a series regular in season 2. The Horror Vault Vol.1 (2008), which was released as a compilation of nine horror short stories, contains the 2005 movie short thriller Alone, in which Nardulli plays Detective Wiley. He also appeared in The Last Ship in two episodes, "Long Day's Journey" and "Alone and Unafraid". Nardulli also appears in a recurring role on Criminal Minds as Detective Walker. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for the 2013 Utah Film Awards for his role as Antonio Sorrento for Proper Manors. He also received a second nomination as part of the Best Ensemble Nomination, also for Proper Manors.