Mo Gallini

Gallini was born Mohamed Ghalayini on February 15, 1966, in Miami, Florida.^[1] His father was from Lebanon, and his mother was of Cuban descent.^[2] He attended the University of Florida from 1983 to 1985^[3] before moving to Los Angeles with his family.^[4] After moving, Gallini met director David Anspaugh, who offered him his first role as a Notre Dame football player in the 1993 film Rudy.^[2] Gallini has portrayed over fifty characters in television and film, including the roles of Enrique in 2 Fast 2 Furious (as "Matt Gallini"), Abdul Manesh on the fourth season of the hit series 24, and Interrogator in Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden.^[5] He was awarded Best Supporting Actor honors at the 2008 BendFilm Festival for his portrayal of identity thief Wesley Stone in Selfless.^[6] Gallini appeared in the recurring role of firefighter Jose Vargas in season 1 of the NBC television series Chicago Fire.^[7]