Al Pacino biography
Al Pacino is an American actor (born 1940), born on 25 April 1940 in Manhattan.
Al Pacino's screen career began in 1968 with N.Y.P.D, playing John James.
Al Pacino has appeared in 75 films and 6 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Father Joe (2026), Killing Castro (2026), Easy's Waltz (2025).
Honours include Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Coming up next: Maserati: The Brothers (2026), Lear Rex.
- Also known as
- Alfredo James Pacino, Alfred James Pacino, Alfred Pacino, Alfredo Pacino
- Born
- 25 April 1940 (age 86)
- Birthplace
- Manhattan
- Work
- Film producer, Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor, Actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1967 to present
- Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
- Goldene Kamera 2013
Al Pacino filmography
77 films and 6 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lear Rex | Rey Lear | Post-production | ||
| 2026 | Maserati: The Brothers | Vincenzo Vaccaro | Post-production | |
| 2026 | Father Joe | Giu | ||
| 2026 | Killing Castro | Robert Maheu | ||
| 2025 | Easy's Waltz | Mickey Albano | ||
| 2025 | In the Hand of Dante | Uncle Carmine | ||
| 2025 | Dead Man's Wire | M.L. Hall | ||
| 2025 | The Ritual | Father Theophilus Riesinger | ||
| 2025 | Billy Knight | Billy Knight | ||
| 2024 | Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness | Maurice Gangnat | Also producer | |
| 2024 | Sonny Boy: A Memoir | Author/Narrator | ||
| 2023 | Knox Goes Away | Xavier | ||
| 2021 | House of Gucci | Aldo Gucci | ||
| 2021 | American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally | James Laughlin | ||
| 2019 | The Irishman: In Conversation | English | ||
| 2019 | The Irishman | Jimmy Hoffa | ||
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Marvin Schwarz | ||
| 2017 | The Pirates of Somalia | Seymour Tolbin | ||
| 2017 | Hangman | Detective Ray Archer | ||
| 2016 | Misconduct | Abrams | ||
| 2015 | Danny Collins | Danny Collins | ||
| 2014 | The Humbling | Simon Axler | Also producer | |
| 2014 | Manglehorn | A.J. Manglehorn | ||
| 2013 | Salomé | King Herod | Also director and writer | |
| 2013 | We Are Not Animals | The Agent |
Show all 77 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Casting By | English | ||
| 2012 | Stand Up Guys | Val | ||
| 2011 | Wilde Salome | English | ||
| 2011 | The Son of No One | Detective Charles Stanford | ||
| 2011 | Jack and Jill | English | ||
| 2009 | I Knew It Was You | English | ||
| 2008 | Righteous Kill | Det. David "Rooster" Fisk | ||
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen | Willie Bank | ||
| 2007 | 88 Minutes | Dr. Jack Gramm | ||
| 2005 | Two for the Money | Walter Abrams | ||
| 2004 | The Merchant of Venice | Shylock | ||
| 2003 | The Recruit | Walter Burke | ||
| 2003 | Gigli | Starkman | ||
| 2002 | S1m0ne | English | ||
| 2002 | People I Know | Eli Wurman | ||
| 2002 | Insomnia | Detective Will Dormer | ||
| 2002 | Simone | Viktor Taransky | ||
| 2000 | Chinese Coffee | Harry Levine | Also director | |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Tony D'Amato | ||
| 1999 | The Insider | Lowell Bergman | ||
| 1999 | The Complete Shakespeare Sonnets | Reader | ||
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | John Milton / Satan | ||
| 1997 | Pitch | English | ||
| 1997 | Donnie Brasco | Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero | ||
| 1996 | Looking for Richard | English | ||
| 1996 | City Hall | John Pappas | ||
| 1995 | Two Bits | Grandpa | ||
| 1995 | Heat | LAPD Lieutenant Vincent Hanna | ||
| 1993 | Carlito's Way | Carlito "Charlie" Brigante | ||
| 1992 | Scent of a Woman | Frank Slade | ||
| 1992 | The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | |||
| 1992 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Richard "Ricky" Roma | ||
| 1991 | Madonna: Truth or Dare | English | ||
| 1991 | Frankie and Johnny | Johnny | ||
| 1990 | The Godfather Part III | Michael Corleone | ||
| 1990 | The Local Stigmatic | Graham | ||
| 1990 | Dick Tracy | Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice | ||
| 1989 | Sea of Love | NYPD Detective Frank Keller | ||
| 1985 | Revolution | Tom Dobb | ||
| 1983 | Scarface | Tony Montana | ||
| 1982 | Author! Author! | Ivan Travalian | ||
| 1980 | Cruising | Steve Burns | ||
| 1979 | And Justice for All | Arthur Kirkland | ||
| 1977 | Bobby Deerfield | Bobby Deerfield | ||
| 1977 | The Godfather Saga | English | ||
| 1975 | Dog Day Afternoon | Sonny Wortzik | ||
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | Michael Corleone | ||
| 1973 | Serpico | NYPD Police Detective Frank Serpico | ||
| 1973 | Scarecrow | Francis Lionel "Lion" Delbuchi | ||
| 1972 | The Godfather | Michael Corleone | ||
| 1971 | The Panic in Needle Park | Bobby | ||
| 1969 | Me, Natalie | Tony |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hunters | Meyer Offerman | 18 episodes | |
| 2018 | Paterno | Joe Paterno | Television film | |
| 2013 | Phil Spector | Phil Spector | Television film | |
| 2010 | You Don't Know Jack | Dr. Jack Kevorkian | Television film | |
| 2003 | Angels in America | Roy Cohn | 6 episodes | |
| 1968 | N.Y.P.D | John James | Episode: "Deadly Circle of Violence" |