
Steve Buscemi
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Steven Vincent Buscemi (born December 13, 1957) is an American actor. His early credits consist of significant roles in independent film productions such as Parting Glances (1986), Mystery Train (1989), In the Soup (1992), and his breakout role as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992). Buscemi has appeared in both independent and mainstream films, including Living in Oblivion (1995), Desperado (1995), Con Air (1997), Armageddon (1998), Ghost World (2001), Big Fish (2003), and The Death of Stalin (2017). Buscemi has often collaborated with the Coen brothers, appearing in Miller's Crossing (1990), Fargo (1996), and The Big Lebowski (1998). He also appeared in supporting or cameo roles in many films with Adam Sandler, including Airheads (1994), Billy Madison (1995), The Wedding Singer (1998), Mr. Deeds (2002), and Hubie Halloween (2020). He provided voice acting roles in the animated films Monsters, Inc. (2001), The Boss Baby (2017), and Transformers One (2024). Buscemi also directed the films Trees Lounge (1996), Animal Factory (2000), and Interview (2007). Buscemi has also had an extensive career in television, notably starring in the lead role of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014). His performance earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe and two nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award. His other television roles include Lonesome Dove (1989), The Sopranos (2004, 2006), 30 Rock (2007–2013), Horace and Pete (2016), and Miracle Workers (2019–2023).
Known for
Credits

Pulp Fiction (1994)
as Buddy Holly

Don't Say Good Luck (2026)
as Dale

Monsters, Inc. (2001)
as Randall (voice)

Grown Ups (2010)
as Wiley

Hotel Transylvania (2012)
as Wayne (voice)

Reservoir Dogs (1992)
as Mr. Pink

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
as Wayne (voice)

Monsters University (2013)
as Randy (voice)

Con Air (1997)
as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
as Daytrader (voice)

Transformers One (2024)
as Starscream (voice)

Fargo (1996)
as Carl Showalter

Grown Ups 2 (2013)
as Wiley

The Big Lebowski (1998)
as Donny

Armageddon (1998)
as Rockhound

Monster House (2006)
as Nebbercracker (voice)

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
as Wayne (voice)

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
as Wayne (voice)

The Island (2005)
as James 'Mac' McCord

Big Fish (2003)
as Norther Winslow

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
as Romero

Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)
as Bad Neighbor Pat

The Death of Stalin (2017)
as Nikita Khrushchev

Desperado (1995)
as Buscemi

Home on the Range (2004)
as Wesley (voice)

Roommates (2026)
as Celeste's Dad

The King of Staten Island (2020)
as Papa

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
as Clinton Fitzer

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
as Romero

The Dead Don't Die (2019)
as Farmer Frank Miller

G-Force (2009)
as Bucky the Hamster (voice)

Charlotte's Web (2006)
as Templeton the Rat (voice)

Mr. Deeds (2002)
as Crazy Eyes

Big Daddy (1999)
as Homeless Guy

Escape from L.A. (1996)
as Eddie

The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
as Beatnik Barman

The Cobbler (2014)
as Jimmy

Animal Farm (2026)
as Mr. Whymper (voice)

King of New York (1990)
as Test Tube

Beastie Boys Story (2020)
as Self

Rising Sun (1993)
as Willy Wilhelm

The Ridiculous 6 (2015)
as Doc Griffin

Vacation Friends 2 (2023)
as Reese Hackford

The Wedding Singer (1998)
as David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)

Barton Fink (1991)
as Chet

Domestic Disturbance (2001)
as Ray Coleman

Miller's Crossing (1990)
as Mink

Airheads (1994)
as Rex

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
as Anton Marvelton

Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)
as Danny (segment "Twins")

Billy Madison (1995)
as Danny McGrath (uncredited)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)

Paris Je T'aime (2006)
as Touriste (Tuileries)

Hubie Halloween (2020)
as Walter Lambert

Khumba (2013)
as Skalk (voice)

Igor (2008)
as Scamper (voice)

The Boss Baby (2017)
as Francis Francis (voice)

Wild Horse Nine (2026)
as MJ

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)

Mystery Train (1989)
as Charlie

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
as Mister Shhh

Art School Confidential (2006)
as Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)

28 Days (2000)
as Cornell

On the Road (2012)
as Tall thin salesman

Ghost World (2001)
as Seymour

I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
as George

Billy Bathgate (1991)
as Irving

Rampart (2011)
as Bill Blago

Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
as Angelo

The Grey Zone (2001)
as 'Hesch' Abramowics

Klara and the Sun (2026)
Actor

Delirious (2007)
as Les Galantine

Zandalee (1991)
as OPP Man

The Messenger (2009)
as Dale Martin

New York Stories (1989)
as Gregory Stark

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025)
as Kollmick

Youth in Revolt (2009)
as George Twisp

12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012)
as Self

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016)
as Rabbi Blumenthal

The Week Of (2018)
as Charles

Living in Oblivion (1995)
as Nick Reve

Double Whammy (2001)
as Jerry Cubbins

Lean on Pete (2018)
as Del

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026)
as Ben

Animal Factory (2000)
as A.R. Hosspack

Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
as Whining Willie

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)
as Self

Trees Lounge (1996)
as Tommy

The Impostors (1998)
as Happy Franks

Twenty Bucks (1993)
as Frank

In the Soup (1992)
as Aldolpho Rollo

Bonnie (2022)
as Self

Grown Ups 3 (—)
as Wiley

Pete Smalls Is Dead (2010)
as Bernie Lake

Time Out of Mind (2015)
as Building Manager

Vibes (1988)
as Fred

Call Me (1988)
as Switchblade

Interview (2007)
as Pierre Peders

John Rabe (2009)
as Dr. Robert Wilson

The Laramie Project (2002)
as Doc O'Connor

The Real Blonde (1998)
as Nick

Nancy (2018)
as Leo

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
as Self

The Last Outlaw (1993)
as Philo

Day of the Fight (2024)
as Mike's Uncle
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
as Self

Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1994)
as (uncredited)

13 Moons (2002)
as Bananas

Minnesota Nice (2003)
as Self

Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026)
as Self

Parting Glances (1986)
as Nick

Reservoir Dogs (1991)
as Mr. Pink

Twilight Park (—)
as Grandpa Jules

Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
as Ed Chilton

The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)
as Ed Hoyt

Somebody to Love (1994)
as Mickey

AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend (2013)
as Self

Saint John of Las Vegas (2010)
as John

Carole & Grey (2024)
as Shapeshifter

Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011)
as Waiter

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 (2016)
as Self

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)
as Self

CrissCross (1992)
as Louis

Kansas City (1996)
as Johnny Flynn

The Concert for New York City (2001)
as Self

My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) (2014)
as Suicidal Thoughts (voice)

The Chosen One (2010)
as Neal

9/11 (2002)
as Self (archive footage)

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend (2013)
as Self

The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire (2014)
as Self

Black Kites (1996)
Actor

Champion (2005)
as Self

Slaves of New York (1989)
as Wilfredo
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)

Love in the Time of Money (2002)
as Martin Kunkle

Handsome Harry (2009)
as Thomas Kelley

Heart of Midnight (1988)
as Eddy

The Year Between (2023)
as Don

Louis & Frank (1998)
as Drexel

Nobody Wants Your Film (2005)
as Self

The Brown Dog (2024)
as Radio DJ
The Marshmallow Experiment (—)
as King Dong

Sleepwalk (1986)
as Worker

Divine Trash (2000)
as Self

Borders (1989)
as Ted
Ages of the Moon (—)
Actor

In Bad Taste (1999)
as Self

Floundering (1994)
as Ned

Voom Portraits (2007)
as Self

Edge of Outside (2006)
as Self

Arena Brains (1987)
as Wired Kid #1

Rage (2009)
as Frank

Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002)
as Self

Film House Fever (1986)
as Tony

Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 (2006)
as narrator

No Picnic (1990)
as Dead Pimp

Tommy's (1985)
Actor

...So Goes the Nation (2006)
as Self

Blank City (2011)
as Self

Saturday in the Park (2023)
as Narrator

The Way It Is (1986)
as Willy / Raphael

Rockets Redglare! (2003)
as Self

I'm Dirty! (2008)
as Backhoe Loader

Heart (1987)
as Nicky

Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music (2001)
Actor
On the Set: Elaine’s (2004)
as Self

Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987)
as Johnny

Coffee and Cigarettes II (1989)
as Waiter

Force of Circumstance (1990)
as Virgil

Excavating Taylor Mead (2005)
as Narrator

What Happened to Pete (1992)
as Pete
Life Is Nice (1991)
as Convenience Store Clerk

A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY (2014)
as Self

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ (2005)
as Self

Who's the Top? (2005)
as Cymon

Claude (1992)
as Danny

Days Are Numbered (1986)
Actor
Mildred and the Dying Parlor (2016)
as Rick





