James Michael Imperioli (born March 26, 1966) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer, best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2004. He also appeared in the TV drama series Law & Order as NYPD Detective Nick Falco. Imperioli spent the 2008-2009 television season as Detective Ray Carling in the US version of Life on Mars. He was starring as Detective Louis Fitch in the ABC police drama Detroit 1-8-7 until its cancellation. He wrote and directed his first feature film The Hungry Ghosts in 2008 which was the Opening Night Selection for the 2009 Rotterdam International Film Festival.

Biography

Married to Victoria Chlebowski since 1995, he lives in Santa Barbara, California, and is a father of three, including his son, Vadim, an aspiring actor and comedian who appeared in Detroit 1-8-7 with his father. Michael and his wife are students of Tibetan Buddhist Lama Garchen Rinpoche.

Politically, he is an Independent, because he "feels limited by the two party system"; he typically votes as a Democrat. Michael Imperioli practices taekwondo in his spare time.

Imperioli serves on the board of the Greenwich International Film Festival.

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