American actor Louis Anthony Colello was born on August 19,1971 in New Haven, Connecticut to Joseph Rocco Colello, Sr. and Martha Marie Colello. The youngest of three boys, Louis grew up with his brothers, Joseph Rocco Colello Jr. and Mark Vincent Colello, and together they worked with their father in the family's construction business.During his high school years at Hamden High School in Hamden, Connecticut, Louis took auto mechanics and carpentry classes, but it was really his acting and theater classes that interested him. In 1990, Louis was invited to appear in a sports commercial and he accepted the offer. After seeing himself on TV is when Louis became hooked! However, he needed to earn a steady income, so he took the Law Enforcement Exam and soon found himself in the academy to becoming a law enforcement officer, where he graduated second in his class of over 100 cadets.After almost 20 years of service, Louis was forced to retire due to a back injury he suffered while on duty. Now in his early 40's Louis took some needed time to regroup and found himself inspired by a childhood friend and classmate, Dwayne Johnson ("The Rock") with his on-screen and off-screen "Bring It" attitude. Needless to say, Louis has come back to acting after 20+ years!Louis has one son, Louis Anthony Colello Jr.,who was born in 2001.Recent movie appearances include: Hope Springs (2012) Diamond Ruff (2012) Ooop's a Desi (2013) Guardian Angel (2013) Blue Suede (2014) Please Punish Me (2015) Sex Blood and Fairytales (2015) They Exist (2015)Recent television appearances include: All-American Makers (Science Channel) Blue Bloods (CBS) Elementary (CBS) Law and Order SVU (NBC) Limitless (CBS) Lungs (Web Series) Madame Secretary (CBS) Mysteries of Laura (NBC) Orange is the New Black (Netflix) Show Me a Hero (HBO) The Blacklist (NBC) Homeland (Showtime) Grave Secrets (Discovery Channel) Shades Of Blue (NBC) Show less «