Steve Buscemi biography
Steve Buscemi is an American actor, born on 13 December 1957 in Brooklyn.
Steve Buscemi's screen career began in 1985 with Tommy's, playing Tommy.
Steve Buscemi has appeared in 155 films and 56 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Klara and the Sun (2026), Wild Horse Nine (2026), Don't Say Good Luck (2026).
Honours include Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male (2 times), National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2 times).
Coming up next: Dynamic Duo (2028), The Marshmallow Experiment, Ages of the Moon.
- Born
- 13 December 1957 (age 68)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn
- Work
- Television actor, Film actor, Film director, Film producer, Character actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1983 to present
- Awards
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male (2 times)
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2 times)
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi filmography
159 films and 57 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Marshmallow Experiment | King Dong | Post-production | ||
| Grown Ups 3 | Wiley | Filming | ||
| Ages of the Moon | Post-production | |||
| 2028 | Dynamic Duo | Red Hood Two | Post-production | |
| 2026 | Klara and the Sun | Capaldi | ||
| 2026 | Wild Horse Nine | MJ | ||
| 2026 | Don't Say Good Luck | Dale | ||
| 2026 | The Only Living Pickpocket in New York | Ben | ||
| 2026 | Roommates | John | Cameo | |
| 2025 | Happy Gilmore 2 | Pat | Cameo | |
| 2025 | Animal Farm | Mr. Whymper | Voice | |
| 2024 | Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer | Kollmick | ||
| 2024 | Transformers One | Starscream | Voice | |
| 2024 | The Brown Note | Radio Announcer | Voice; short film | |
| 2024 | Carole & Grey | Shapeshifter | ||
| 2023 | Vacation Friends 2 | Reese | ||
| 2023 | Day of the Fight | Colm | ||
| 2022 | The Year Between | Don Miller | ||
| 2022 | The Listener | , N/a | Director | |
| 2022 | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania | Wayne | Voice | |
| 2020 | Hubie Halloween | Walter Lambert AKA Nick Hudson | ||
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island | Papa | ||
| 2019 | The Dead Don't Die | Frank Miller | ||
| 2018 | Sorry to Bother You | English | ||
| 2018 | Nancy | Leo Lynch |
Show all 159 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Week Of | Charles | ||
| 2018 | Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | Wayne | Voice | |
| 2017 | Lean on Pete | Del Montgomery | ||
| 2017 | The Death of Stalin | Nikita Khrushchev | ||
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | Daytrader | Voice | |
| 2017 | The Boss Baby | Francis Francis | Voice | |
| 2016 | Mildred & The Dying Parlor | Rick | Short film | |
| 2016 | Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | English | ||
| 2016 | Norman | Rabbi Blumenthal | ||
| 2015 | The Ridiculous 6 | "Doc" Griffin | ||
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Wayne | Voice | |
| 2014 | Time Out of Mind | Art | ||
| 2014 | The Cobbler | Jimmy | ||
| 2014 | My Depression | "Suicidal Thoughts" | Voice; Short film | |
| 2013 | The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Anthony Metz / Anton Marvelton | ||
| 2013 | Big Sur | English | ||
| 2013 | Grown Ups 2 | Wiley | ||
| 2013 | Monsters University | Randall Boggs | Voice | |
| 2013 | Khumba | Skalk | Voice | |
| 2012 | On the Road | Tall Thin Salesman | ||
| 2012 | Hotel Transylvania | Wayne | Voice | |
| 2011 | Rampart | Bill Blago | ||
| 2011 | Fight for Your Right Revisited | Walter | Short film | |
| 2010 | Blank City | English | ||
| 2010 | The Chosen One | Neal | ||
| 2010 | Pete Smalls Is Dead | Bernie Lake | ||
| 2010 | Grown Ups | Wiley | ||
| 2009 | G-Force | Bucky | Voice | |
| 2009 | John Rabe | Dr. Robert O. Wilson | ||
| 2009 | The Messenger | Dale Martin | ||
| 2009 | Youth in Revolt | George Twisp | ||
| 2009 | Saint John of Las Vegas | John Alighieri | Also executive producer | |
| 2009 | Rage | Frank | ||
| 2009 | I Knew It Was You | English | ||
| 2009 | Handsome Harry | Thomas Kelley | ||
| 2008 | Igor | Scamper | Voice | |
| 2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry | English | ||
| 2007 | Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten | English | ||
| 2007 | Interview | Pierre Peders | Also writer and director | |
| 2007 | I Think I Love My Wife | George Sianidis | ||
| 2007 | Here's Looking at You, Boy | |||
| 2007 | I'm Dirty! | Backhoe Loader | Voice; Short film | |
| 2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Clint Fitzer | ||
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | Templeton | Voice | |
| 2006 | Delirious | Les Galantine | ||
| 2006 | Paris, je t'aime | The Tourist | Segment: "Tuileries" | |
| 2006 | Art School Confidential | Bob "Broadway Bob" D'Annunzio | Uncredited | |
| 2006 | ...So Goes the Nation | English | ||
| 2006 | Monster House | Horace Nebbercracker | Voice and motion-capture | |
| 2005 | The Island | James "Mac" McCord | ||
| 2005 | Romance & Cigarettes | Angelo | ||
| 2005 | Who's the Top | Cymon | Short film | |
| 2005 | Lonesome Jim | , N/a | Director | |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Wesley | Voice | |
| 2003 | Big Fish | Norther Winslow | ||
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Romero | Cameo | |
| 2003 | Coffee and Cigarettes | Danny the bartender | ||
| 2002 | Mr. Deeds | "Crazy Eyes" | ||
| 2002 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Romero | ||
| 2002 | Love in the Time of Money | Martin Kunkle | ||
| 2002 | 13 Moons | Bananas The Clown | ||
| 2002 | Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena | Randall Boggs | ||
| 2001 | The Grey Zone | "Hesch" Abramowics | ||
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City | |||
| 2001 | Ghost World | Seymour | ||
| 2001 | Double Whammy | Detective Jerry Cubbins | ||
| 2001 | Domestic Disturbance | Ray Coleman | ||
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. Wreck Room Arcade | Randall Boggs | ||
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training | Randall Boggs | ||
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. Scream Team | Randall Boggs | ||
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc | Randall Boggs | Voice | |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Neil Fleming | Voice | |
| 2000 | 28 Days | Cornell Shaw | ||
| 2000 | Animal Factory | A.R. Hosspack | Also director and producer | |
| 1999 | Big Daddy | Homeless Guy | ||
| 1998 | The Big Lebowski | Theodore Donald "Donny" Kerabatsos | ||
| 1998 | The Wedding Singer | Dave Veltri | Uncredited | |
| 1998 | The Impostors | "Happy" Franks | ||
| 1998 | Armageddon | "Rockhound" | ||
| 1998 | Louis & Frank | Drexel | ||
| 1997 | The Real Blonde | Nick Reve | ||
| 1997 | Con Air | Garland "The Marietta Mangler" Greene | ||
| 1996 | Escape from L.A | Eddie "Map to the Stars Eddie" | ||
| 1996 | Fargo | Carl Showalter | ||
| 1996 | Trees Lounge | Tommy Basilio | Also writer and director | |
| 1996 | Kansas City | Johnny Flynn | ||
| 1996 | Black Kites | The Father | Short film | |
| 1995 | Billy Madison | Danny McGrath | Uncredited | |
| 1995 | Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead | "Mister Shhh" | ||
| 1995 | Living in Oblivion | Nick Reve | ||
| 1995 | Desperado | Buscemi | ||
| 1995 | Dead Man | English | ||
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Buddy Holly Waiter | ||
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Danny the Bartender | ||
| 1994 | The Search for One-eye Jimmy | Ed Hoyt | ||
| 1994 | Somebody to Love | Mickey | ||
| 1994 | Floundering | Ned | ||
| 1994 | Airheads | Rex | ||
| 1994 | Who Do I Gotta Kill? | Fred, Conspiracy Nut | Uncredited | |
| 1993 | Rising Sun | Willy "The Weasel" Wilhelm | ||
| 1993 | Twenty Bucks | Frank | ||
| 1993 | Ed and His Dead Mother | Ed Chilton | ||
| 1993 | Trusting Beatrice | Danny | ||
| 1992 | Reservoir Dogs | "Mr. Pink" | ||
| 1992 | In the Soup | Aldolfo Rollo | ||
| 1992 | CrissCross | Louis, Drug Dealer | ||
| 1992 | What Happens to Pete | The Stranger | Short film | |
| 1991 | Zandalee | OPP Man | ||
| 1991 | Billy Bathgate | Irving Nitzberg | ||
| 1991 | Barton Fink | Chet | ||
| 1991 | Life Is Nice | Convenience Store Clerk | ||
| 1990 | Miller's Crossing | "Mink" Larouie | ||
| 1990 | The Grifters | English | ||
| 1990 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | Edward Bellingham | Segment: "Lot 249" | |
| 1990 | King of New York | "Test Tube" | ||
| 1990 | Force of Circumstance | Farmhand | ||
| 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Willie "Whining Willie" | ||
| 1989 | Slaves of New York | Wilfredo | ||
| 1989 | New York Stories | Gregory Stark | Segment: "Life Lessons" | |
| 1989 | Mystery Train | Charlie, The Barber | ||
| 1989 | Coffee and Cigarettes II | English | ||
| 1989 | Twins | The Waiter | Short film | |
| 1988 | Vibes | Fred | ||
| 1988 | Heart of Midnight | Eddy | ||
| 1987 | Call Me | "Switchblade" | ||
| 1987 | Kiss Daddy Goodnight | Johnny | ||
| 1987 | Heart | Nicky | ||
| 1987 | Arena Brains | Agent | Short film | |
| 1986 | Parting Glances | Nick | ||
| 1986 | Sleepwalk | Worker | ||
| 1986 | No Picnic | Dead Pimp | ||
| 1986 | Film House Fever | Tony | ||
| 1985 | The Way It Is | Willy / Raphael | ||
| 1985 | Tommy's | Tommy | Short film |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far Cry | TBA | Upcoming | ||
| 2026 | Elsbeth | Simon Craigie | Episode: "Murder Six Across" | |
| 2025 | Wednesday | Barry Dort | 7 episodes | |
| 2025 | Universal Basic Guys | Mr. Jackson | Voice; episode: "Good Marks" | |
| 2025 | Star Wars: Visions | Fox-Ear | Voice (English dub); episode: "Yuko's Treasure" | |
| 2025 | Poker Face | Good Buddy | Voice; 4 episodes | |
| 2025 | Big Mouth | Mr. Pink | Voice; episode: "Homecumming" | |
| 2024 | Monsters at Work | Randall Boggs | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | Dorsal Dan | Voice; episode: "End of Summer Daze" | |
| 2024 | Fantasmas | Q | Episode: "Cookies and Spaghetti" | |
| 2024 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Mike DiCarlo | Episode: "The Colostomy Bag" | |
| 2023 | StoryBots: Answer Time | Mr. Castaway | Episode: "Glass" | |
| 2023 | Krapopolis | Hephaestus | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | Digman! | The Antiquarian | Voice; episode: "The Grail" | |
| 2023 | Bupkis | Father Mac | Episode: "Do as I Say, Not as I do" | |
| 2021 | Rick and Morty | Eddie | Voice; episode: "A Rickconvenient Mort" | |
| 2021 | Dust: The Lingering Legacy of 9/11 | |||
| 2019 | Miracle Workers | God (season 1) Eddie Shitshoveler (season 2) Benny the Teen (season 3) Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein (season 4) | 40 episodes | |
| 2018 | Elena of Avalor | Saloso | Voice; episode: "The Tides of Change" | |
| 2018 | Dreaming of a Vetter World | |||
| 2017 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Dorsal Dan | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams | Ed Morris | Episode: "Crazy Diamond" | |
| 2017 | Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner | Dr. Steve Buscemi | Television special | |
| 2017 | Neo Yokio | The Rememberancer | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | Broad City | Mugger | Episode: "Bedbugs" |
Show all 57 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Episode: "Kimmy Goes to a Hotel!" | ||
| 2016 | Love | Episode: "Magic" | ||
| 2016 | Horace and Pete | Pete Jr. | 9 episodes | |
| 2016 | Bob's Burgers | Tom Innocenti | Voice; episode: "Sexy Dance Healing" | |
| 2015 | Portlandia | 4 episodes | ||
| 2014 | Park Bench with Steve Buscemi | 27 episodes | ||
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire | Nucky Thompson | 56 episodes | |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie | 6 episodes | ||
| 2009 | 30 Rock | 2 episodes | ||
| 2008 | ER | Art Masterson | Episode: "The Chicago Way" | |
| 2007 | 30 Rock | Lenny Wosniak | 6 episodes | |
| 2006 | Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 | The Narrator | Voice; documentary | |
| 2004 | The Sopranos | Tony Blundetto / The Man | 13 episodes | |
| 2002 | The Laramie Project | "Doc" O'Conner | Television film | |
| 2002 | Baseball Wives | Pilot | ||
| 2001 | The Sopranos | 4 episodes | ||
| 1999 | Oz | 2 episodes | ||
| 1998 | The Drew Carey Show | Ed Chilton | Episode: "Mr. Louder's Birthday Party" | |
| 1998 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Episode: "Finnegan's Wake" | ||
| 1995 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Gordon Pratt | Episode: "Endgame" | |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Pete & Pete | Phil Hickle | 3 episodes | |
| 1993 | The Last Outlaw | Philo | Television film | |
| 1993 | Tales from the Crypt | Ike | Episode: "Forever Ambergris" | |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Howie Balinger | Episode: "Token Friend" | |
| 1991 | L.A. Law | David Lee | Episode: "Spleen It to Me, Lucy" | |
| 1990 | Monsters | John Dennis | Episode: "Bed and Boar" | |
| 1990 | Against the Law | Timmy Lowell | Episode: "Where the Truth Lies" | |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Luke | 4 episodes | |
| 1988 | Crossbow | Captain of The Guard | Episode: "The Lost Crusader" | |
| 1987 | The Equalizer | Archie | Episode: "Re-Entry" | |
| 1986 | Not Necessarily the News | Neil | 1 episode | |
| 1986 | Miami Vice | Rickles | Episode: "El Viejo" |