Anthony John Sarrero was born in New York in 1950. The eldest of three, he was raised in Harlem. Before acting he worked for John Hancock Insurance as a life insurance agent in Poughkeepsie, New York. At the same time he was acting, starring in several stage productions in the New Paltz, New York locale. His surname "Denison" was taken from his friend Jan Denison during his days as an actor and director at a nonprofit theater in the late 1970s.

He is well known for his role as mob boss Ray Luca on the 1980s NBC television show Crime Story which ran from 1986 to 1988. Afterwards he starred in several crime movies, notably Getting Gotti, 1994 (in which he portrayed John Gotti), Criminal Passion (1994), and The Amy Fisher Story, 1993, where he played Joey Buttafuoco. His latest work is the recently completed movie Karla, in which he plays Detective Burows. Denison is part of the regular cast in The Closer airing on TNT and he also has a recurring role as Aldo Burrows on the Fox series Prison Break.

   安东尼 约翰 萨雷罗Anthony John Sarrero 于1950年出生在纽约。作为三兄弟中的老大哥，他是在黑人区长大的。在从事表演之前，他在约翰汉麦克保险公司John Hancock Insurance做保险代理。同时，他开始在纽约的一些话剧舞台上崭露头角。70年代，他开始在一个不以盈利为目的的剧场担任导演和演员，同时改名安东尼德尼森Anthony Denison，这个名字是他的朋友让・德尼森(Jan Denison)起的.80年代NBC频道的 Crime Story （从1986年一直放到1988）剧中的暴徒头子Ray Luca一角让他一举成名。之后他陆续在一些类似的犯罪题材电影中扮演角色，如1994年的Getting Gotti（剧中他扮演John Gotti），Criminal Passion(1994)和The Amy Fisher Story（1993）（剧中他扮演Joey Buttafuoco一角）他最新的作品是刚刚摄制完成的电影Karla，他扮演了Detective Burows。Denison在TNT台的The Closer中扮演角色，更在Fox台的Prison Break中客串了一把Aldo Burrows（也就是Michael的生父）