Steve Buscemi
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 13, 1957 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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).
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Filmography
Twilight Park
Movie · as Grandpa Jules
Ages of the Moon
Movie
The Marshmallow Experiment
Movie · as King Dong
Grown Ups 3
Movie · as Wiley
Far Cry
TV · 1 ep
Dynamic Duo
Movie · as Red Hood Two (voice)
Klara and the Sun
Movie · as Capaldi
Wild Horse Nine
Movie · as MJ
Animal Farm
Movie · as Mr. Whymper (voice)
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
Movie · as Ben
Don't Say Good Luck
Movie · as Dale
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Movie · as Self
Roommates
Movie · as Celeste's Dad
The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza
TV · as Various Characters · 13 eps
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
Movie · as Kollmick
Happy Gilmore 2
Movie · as Bad Neighbor Pat
The Studio
TV · as Steve Buscemi · 1 ep
Carole & Grey
Movie · as Shapeshifter
Transformers One
Movie · as Starscream (voice)
Day of the Fight
Movie · as Mike's Uncle
The Brown Dog
Movie · as Radio DJ
Fantasmas
TV · as Q · 1 ep
Elsbeth
TV · as Simon Carroll · 1 ep
The Year Between
Movie · as Don
Vacation Friends 2
Movie · as Reese Hackford
Saturday in the Park
Movie · as Narrator
Bupkis
TV · as Father Mac · 1 ep
Digman!
TV · as The Antiquarian (voice) · 1 ep
Krapopolis
TV · as Hephaestus (voice) · 2 eps
Poker Face
TV · as Good Buddy (voice) · 4 eps
Bonnie
Movie · as Self
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Movie · as Wayne (voice)
StoryBots: Answer Time
TV · 1 ep
Wednesday
TV · as Barry Dort · 8 eps
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Monsters at Work
TV · as Randall (voice) · 2 eps
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
TV · as Dorsal Dan (voice) · 1 ep
The King of Staten Island
Movie · as Papa
Hubie Halloween
Movie · as Walter Lambert
Beastie Boys Story
Movie · as Self
Talking Sopranos
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Dead Don't Die
Movie · as Farmer Frank Miller
Miracle Workers
TV · as Benny the Teen, God, Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein, Eddie Shitshoveler · 10 eps
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
TV · as Steve Buscemi (voice) · 1 ep
Lean on Pete
Movie · as Del
The Week Of
Movie · as Charles
Nancy
Movie · as Leo
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Movie · as Wayne (voice)
The Death of Stalin
Movie · as Nikita Khrushchev
The Boss Baby
Movie · as Francis Francis (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight
Movie · as Daytrader (voice)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Movie · as Self
Neo Yokio
TV · as The Remembrancer (voice) · 6 eps
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
TV · as Ed Morris · 1 ep
Big Mouth
TV · 1 ep
Mildred and the Dying Parlor
Movie · as Rick
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Movie · as Rabbi Blumenthal
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Movie · as Self
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Horace and Pete
TV · as Pete · 10 eps
Hotel Transylvania 2
Movie · as Wayne (voice)
The Ridiculous 6
Movie · as Doc Griffin
Time Out of Mind
Movie · as Building Manager
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV · as Steve Buscemi (voice) · 1 ep
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Movie · as Self
The Cobbler
Movie · as Jimmy
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
Movie · as Self
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
Movie · as Suicidal Thoughts (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV · as Self - Special Guest, Chief Dam Inspector · 1 ep
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi
TV · as Self · 25 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Broad City
TV · as Mugger · 1 ep
Monsters University
Movie · as Randy (voice)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Movie · as Anton Marvelton
Grown Ups 2
Movie · as Wiley
Khumba
Movie · as Skalk (voice)
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Movie · as Self
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
Movie · as Self
Rick and Morty
TV · as Eddie (voice) · 1 ep
On the Road
Movie · as Tall thin salesman
Hotel Transylvania
Movie · as Wayne (voice)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie · as Self
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Movie · as Waiter
Rampart
Movie · as Bill Blago
Blank City
Movie · as Self
Portlandia
TV · as Marty, Milton, Book Store Customer · 1 ep
Bob's Burgers
TV · as Tom Innocenti (voice) · 1 ep
Saint John of Las Vegas
Movie · as John
The Chosen One
Movie · as Neal
Grown Ups
Movie · as Wiley
Pete Smalls Is Dead
Movie · as Bernie Lake
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Boardwalk Empire
TV · as Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson · 56 eps
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
John Rabe
Movie · as Dr. Robert Wilson
Youth in Revolt
Movie · as George Twisp
Rage
Movie · as Frank
The Messenger
Movie · as Dale Martin
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Movie · as Self
G-Force
Movie · as Bucky the Hamster (voice)
Handsome Harry
Movie · as Thomas Kelley
Igor
Movie · as Scamper (voice)
I'm Dirty!
Movie · as Backhoe Loader
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Movie · as Clinton Fitzer
Interview
Movie · as Pierre Peders
Delirious
Movie · as Les Galantine
I Think I Love My Wife
Movie · as George
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Movie · as Self
Voom Portraits
Movie · as Self
Paris Je T'aime
Movie · as Touriste (Tuileries)
Monster House
Movie · as Nebbercracker (voice)
Charlotte's Web
Movie · as Templeton the Rat (voice)
Romance & Cigarettes
Movie · as Angelo
...So Goes the Nation
Movie · as Self
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11
Movie · as narrator
Edge of Outside
Movie · as Self
Art School Confidential
Movie · as Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)
The Henry Rollins Show
TV · 1 ep
30 Rock
TV · as Lenny Wosniak · 6 eps
The Island
Movie · as James 'Mac' McCord
Champion
Movie · as Self
Nobody Wants Your Film
Movie · as Self
Who's the Top?
Movie · as Cymon
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Movie · as Self
Excavating Taylor Mead
Movie · as Narrator
Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie · as Danny (segment "Twins")
Home on the Range
Movie · as Wesley (voice)
On the Set: Elaine’s
Movie · as Self
Tanner on Tanner
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Big Fish
Movie · as Norther Winslow
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Movie · as Romero
Minnesota Nice
Movie · as Self
Rockets Redglare!
Movie · as Self
Mr. Deeds
Movie · as Crazy Eyes
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Movie · as Romero
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Movie · as Self
13 Moons
Movie · as Bananas
Love in the Time of Money
Movie · as Martin Kunkle
The Laramie Project
Movie · as Doc O'Connor
9/11
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Monsters, Inc.
Movie · as Randall (voice)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Movie · as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
Ghost World
Movie · as Seymour
Domestic Disturbance
Movie · as Ray Coleman
Double Whammy
Movie · as Jerry Cubbins
The Grey Zone
Movie · as 'Hesch' Abramowics
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
Movie
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Movie · as Self
The Concert for New York City
Movie · as Self
28 Days
Movie · as Cornell
Animal Factory
Movie · as A.R. Hosspack
Divine Trash
Movie · as Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Mike DiCarlo · 1 ep
Big Daddy
Movie · as Homeless Guy
In Bad Taste
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
The Sopranos
TV · as Tony Blundetto · 14 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
TV · as Dorsal Dan (voice) · 2 eps
Armageddon
Movie · as Rockhound
The Big Lebowski
Movie · as Donny
The Impostors
Movie · as Happy Franks
The Real Blonde
Movie · as Nick
The Wedding Singer
Movie · as David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
Louis & Frank
Movie · as Drexel
Con Air
Movie · as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
Fargo
Movie · as Carl Showalter
Escape from L.A.
Movie · as Eddie
Kansas City
Movie · as Johnny Flynn
Trees Lounge
Movie · as Tommy
Black Kites
Movie
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Movie · as Mister Shhh
Desperado
Movie · as Buscemi
Living in Oblivion
Movie · as Nick Reve
Billy Madison
Movie · as Danny McGrath (uncredited)
The Drew Carey Show
TV · as Mr. Marchetti · 1 ep
Pulp Fiction
Movie · as Buddy Holly
Airheads
Movie · as Rex
Somebody to Love
Movie · as Mickey
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
Movie · as Ed Hoyt
Floundering
Movie · as Ned
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Hudsucker Proxy
Movie · as Beatnik Barman
ER
TV · as Art Masterson · 1 ep
The Last Outlaw
Movie · as Philo
Rising Sun
Movie · as Willy Wilhelm
Ed and His Dead Mother
Movie · as Ed Chilton
Twenty Bucks
Movie · as Frank
El Mariachi
Movie
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Gordon Pratt · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
TV · as Mr. Hickle · 1 ep
Reservoir Dogs
Movie · as Mr. Pink
In the Soup
Movie · as Aldolpho Rollo
Claude
Movie · as Danny
CrissCross
Movie · as Louis
What Happened to Pete
Movie · as Pete
Mad About You
TV · as Howie Balinger · 1 ep
Barton Fink
Movie · as Chet
Billy Bathgate
Movie · as Irving
Zandalee
Movie · as OPP Man
Reservoir Dogs
Movie · as Mr. Pink
Life Is Nice
Movie · as Convenience Store Clerk
Miller's Crossing
Movie · as Mink
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Movie · as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
King of New York
Movie · as Test Tube
No Picnic
Movie · as Dead Pimp
Force of Circumstance
Movie · as Virgil
Mystery Train
Movie · as Charlie
Slaves of New York
Movie · as Wilfredo
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Movie · as Whining Willie
Coffee and Cigarettes II
Movie · as Waiter
New York Stories
Movie · as Gregory Stark
Borders
Movie · as Ted
Tales from the Crypt
TV · as Ike (segment "Forever Ambergris") · 1 ep
Lonesome Dove
TV · as Luke · 4 eps
The Simpsons
TV · as Dwight (voice), Steve Buscemi (voice) · 1 ep
Call Me
Movie · as Switchblade
Heart of Midnight
Movie · as Eddy
Vibes
Movie · as Fred
Monsters
TV · as John Dennis · 1 ep
Heart
Movie · as Nicky
Kiss Daddy Goodnight
Movie · as Johnny
Arena Brains
Movie · as Wired Kid #1
Crossbow
TV · 1 ep
Parting Glances
Movie · as Nick
Sleepwalk
Movie · as Worker
Film House Fever
Movie · as Tony
The Way It Is
Movie · as Willy / Raphael
Days Are Numbered
Movie
L.A. Law
TV · as David Lee · 1 ep
Tommy's
Movie
The Equalizer
TV · as Archie, the Electronics Store Clerk · 1 ep
Miami Vice
TV · as Rickles · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Whining Willie · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Mr. Pink (uncredited), Billy (uncredited) · 2 eps
Omnibus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
German Film Award
TV · as Self · 1 ep