Carmine Dominick Giovinazzo (/ˈkɑːrmaɪn dʒiˌoʊvɪˈnɑːzoʊ/ KAR-myne jee-OH-vin-AH-zoh, born August 24, 1973), is an American actor, writer, painter and musician, known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in CSI: NY.

[3] He had hoped to become a professional baseball player, but a serious back injury dashed his career plans; with the support of his family, he turned to acting.

Not long afterward, he successfully landed his first Hollywood role in the pilot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which his character was the show's first on-screen victim.

Afterwards, he appeared in numerous guest-starring roles on television and in film, including the Learning Curve, Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss, For Love of the Game, The Big Brass Ring, and Black Hawk Down.

[7] The song "Tear To Spare", from this album, was played in the CSI: NY sixth-season episode "Sanguine Love", which Giovinazzo wrote.