 In 1996, he played Tino Zapatti in the film "City Hall" and played a minor role in the film "Sleepers".In 1997, he had a brief role playing opposite Al Pacino in the role of Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggerio's son in "Donnie Brasco", and appeared in the 1998 Terrence Malick film "The Thin Red Line".He also appeared in the 2010 film "The Ascent", as well as in the 2015 film "Laugh Killer Laugh"..

Romano was born Lawrence John Romano on July 31, 1963, in Mount Vernon, New York.