series (1989–1991). In 1994, DeLorenzo played the role of Detective Eddie Torres, the brooding cop with a heart in Dick Wolf's urban police drama TV series New York Undercover. This was the first time in American television history featuring two people of color (DeLorenzo and fellow actor Malik Yoba) in the starring roles in a prime time drama. For his performance, DeLorenzo was awarded the NCLR American Latino Media Arts (ALMA) Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series in 1996 and 1998. DeLorenzo went on to star in the Showtime drama Resurrection Blvd., playing embittered boxing champion Carlos Santiago. For his performance, DeLorenzo won the Imagen Award for Best Actor and the Vision Award for Best Performance in Drama. DeLorenzo has appeared in numerous movies including Rob Reiner's drama A Few Good Men (1992) as Pfc. William T. Santiago, as Rafael Cano in Alive (1993), in Mi Familia (1995) as Butch Mejia, The Wall (1998) as Luis. and many others (refer to Filmography below). DeLorenzo continues to act in other notable film and TV shows such as CSI: NY, Numb3rs, Ghost Whisperer and CSI: Miami. DeLorenzo also appeared in various independent feature films. On May 25, 2013, he won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the Los Angeles Movie Awards for his role as Keith Caverns in The Employer. In 2016, DeLorenzo took on the role of the complex and entangled paraplegic witness Fausto in the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods (episode titled Mob Rules, fourth episode of the seventh season). He played José Sarria, a political LGBT activist in the Academy Award-winner Dustin Lance Black's When We Rise (2017), directed by Gus Van Sant. Director Michael DeLorenzo is a director and a member of the Directors Guild of America. While at Showtime, DeLorenzo directed episodes of Resurrection Blvd. He has directed and produced films and short films. He also directed music videos that featured new and upcoming artists. Musician DeLorenzo is also a vocalist, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. He plays the guitar, drums and piano. He partnered with an R&B girl group called Teen Dream, under the moniker "Valentino" and released the single "Get Busy" (1987). In the mid-to-late 1990s, during his tenure on New York Undercover, some of his songs appeared on the show—one of them titled, "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight". His songs also have appeared on Showtime's Resurrection Blvd. DeLorenzo co-wrote "Angel",