Vyto Ruginis is an English-American actor and producer. He is best known for playing vampire Russell Winters in the television series Angel in its first episode, "City Of", as well as for his appearances in CSI, House MD, The X-Files, ER, Law & Order, NCIS: Los Angeles and other television programs.
Ruginis was born in Wolverhampton, England to Lithuanian parents and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. In 2015, he was inducted into the National Lithuanian American Hall of Fame.