'Law & Order: SVU Season 15 Spoilers & Cast: Danny Pino Dishes On Detective Amaro's Future Turmoil Both Inside & Outside The Squad [EXCLUSIVE]
No stranger to TV's crime drama genre, Law & Order: SVU actor Danny Pino (Detective Nick Amaro) has made quite the name for himself on the small screen, having initially carved out a niche for himself as Scotty Valens on CBS' Cold Case.
Even though we're all investigating sex crimes, it now has the residue of what happened in the premiere episode. Every investigation has that residue."
While Pino couldn't get into the most minute of details on Detective Amaro's fate, he did confess that they'll indeed be murky waters ahead for his character in more ways than one.
"Nick Amaro is going to have some turmoil from within the squad. Potentially not only with his partner given her challenges, but also with ADA Barba. You're also going to see Nick Amaro have some hurdles to jump with his personal life with his wife and with trying to keep his life outside the squad room in order."
Amid the news that veteran actor Richard Belzer (Munch) would be stepping down as a series regular, Pino elaborated on a rather unique experience he had when initially meeting his fellow cast member and future mentor.
"I was getting ready for my first read-through of the season as a cast member and he made his way around the table and I was the last one he got to. I stood up and respectfully put my hand out and he slapped it out of the way and gave me an incredible and endearingly welcoming hug. He served as a mentor on screen and a friend and a mentor offscreen."
Speaking of offscreen, the actor also took the opportunity to talk about Duracell's Quantum Heroes program, which he joined up with for a charitable cause.
"This campaign is about giving the most technologically advanced batteries to first responders across the country to the tune of one million batteries."
Born and raised in Miami, Fla., the cause at hand undoubtedly hits home for Pino. To make matters even more personal, his very own brother works as a real-life detective for the Miami Dade Police Department as well.
"Having been born and raised in Miami-Dade County and Duracell donating 40,000 batteries to the Miami-Dade Police Department and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue means a lot to me. My brother is a detective in the Miami-Dade Police Department so that makes it a personal thing as well."
For more information on Duracell's Quantum Heroes video series, simply go to www.youtube.com/duracell.
