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tony nomination. earned a tony for best play of 2009. last year he took on a commanding, yet small part as the cia director in "zero dark thirty." >> any time there was a role that needed -- there was some kind of sense of a little bit of menace maybe and a little authority. he was a good guy to play that. >> everyone i talked to knew the exact date. >> reporter: the same year the sopranos ended he stepped behind the lens as executive producer with "home from iraq." a documentary where veterans opened up about their graphic war experiences. his interests went beyond the documentary. in 2010 he traveled with other actors from the sopranos to afghanistan on a uso tour. he then earned an award for "war torn" a documentary that examined posttraumatic stress

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