John Cariani is an American actor best known for his roles as CSU Tech Julian Beck on television's Law & Order, as Motel the Tailor in the 2004 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof , and as "autistic reporter" Michael Falk on the satirical Onion News Network. He is also a playwright best known for his play Almost, Maine. Cariani grew up in Presque Isle, Maine.