Klara and the Sun
2026 · Movie
Steve Buscemi
1957-12-13
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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).
Filmography
Wild Horse Nine
2026 · Movie
as MJ
Animal Farm
2026 · Movie
as Mr. Whymper (voice)
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
2026 · Movie
as Ben
Don't Say Good Luck
2026 · Movie
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
2026 · Movie
as Self
Roommates
2026 · Movie
as Celeste's Dad
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
2025 · Movie
as Kollmick
Happy Gilmore 2
2025 · Movie
as Bad Neighbor Pat
The Studio
2025 · TV Show
as Steve Buscemi
Carole & Grey
2024 · Movie
as Shapeshifter
Transformers One
2024 · Movie
as Starscream (voice)
Day of the Fight
2024 · Movie
as Mike's Uncle
The Brown Dog
2024 · Movie
as Radio DJ
Fantasmas
2024 · TV Show
as Q
Elsbeth
2024 · TV Show
as Simon Carroll
The Year Between
2023 · Movie
as Don
Vacation Friends 2
2023 · Movie
as Reese Hackford
Saturday in the Park
2023 · Movie
as Narrator
Bupkis
2023 · TV Show
as Father Mac
Digman!
2023 · TV Show
as The Antiquarian (voice)
Krapopolis
2023 · TV Show
as Hephaestus (voice)
Poker Face
2023 · TV Show
as Good Buddy (voice)
Bonnie
2022 · Movie
as Self
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
2022 · Movie
as Wayne (voice)
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022 · TV Show
Wednesday
2022 · TV Show
as Barry Dort
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Monsters at Work
2021 · TV Show
as Randall (voice)
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021 · TV Show
as Dorsal Dan (voice)
The King of Staten Island
2020 · Movie
as Papa
Hubie Halloween
2020 · Movie
as Walter Lambert
Beastie Boys Story
2020 · Movie
as Self
Talking Sopranos
2020 · TV Show
as Self
The Dead Don't Die
2019 · Movie
as Farmer Frank Miller
Miracle Workers
2019 · TV Show
as Benny the Teen, God, Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein, Eddie Shitshoveler
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019 · TV Show
as Steve Buscemi (voice)
Lean on Pete
2018 · Movie
as Del
The Week Of
2018 · Movie
as Charles
Nancy
2018 · Movie
as Leo
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
2018 · Movie
as Wayne (voice)
The Death of Stalin
2017 · Movie
as Nikita Khrushchev
The Boss Baby
2017 · Movie
as Francis Francis (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 · Movie
as Daytrader (voice)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017 · Movie
as Self
Neo Yokio
2017 · TV Show
as The Remembrancer (voice)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017 · TV Show
as Ed Morris
Big Mouth
2017 · TV Show
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Mildred and the Dying Parlor
2016 · Movie
as Rick
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016 · Movie
as Rabbi Blumenthal
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
2016 · Movie
as Self
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
2016 · TV Show
as Self
Horace and Pete
2016 · TV Show
as Pete
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015 · Movie
as Wayne (voice)
The Ridiculous 6
2015 · Movie
as Doc Griffin
Time Out of Mind
2015 · Movie
as Building Manager
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015 · TV Show
as Steve Buscemi (voice), Steve Buscemi
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
2014 · Movie
as Self
The Cobbler
2014 · Movie
as Jimmy
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
2014 · Movie
as Self
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
2014 · Movie
as Suicidal Thoughts (voice)
The Celery Incident
2014 · Movie
as Marty
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Special Guest, Chief Dam Inspector
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Broad City
2014 · TV Show
as Mugger
Monsters University
2013 · Movie
as Randy (voice)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013 · Movie
as Anton Marvelton
Grown Ups 2
2013 · Movie
as Wiley
Khumba
2013 · Movie
as Skalk (voice)
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013 · Movie
as Self
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
2013 · Movie
as Self
Rick and Morty
2013 · TV Show
as Eddie (voice)
On the Road
2012 · Movie
as Tall thin salesman
Hotel Transylvania
2012 · Movie
as Wayne (voice)
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012 · Movie
as Self
Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011 · Movie
as Waiter
Rampart
2011 · Movie
as Bill Blago
Blank City
2011 · Movie
as Self
Portlandia
2011 · TV Show
as Marty, Milton, Book Store Customer
Bob's Burgers
2011 · TV Show
as Tom Innocenti (voice)
Saint John of Las Vegas
2010 · Movie
as John
The Chosen One
2010 · Movie
as Neal
Grown Ups
2010 · Movie
as Wiley
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010 · Movie
as Bernie Lake
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · TV Show
as Self
Boardwalk Empire
2010 · TV Show
as Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
Conan
2010 · TV Show
as Self
John Rabe
2009 · Movie
as Dr. Robert Wilson
Youth in Revolt
2009 · Movie
as George Twisp
Rage
2009 · Movie
as Frank
The Messenger
2009 · Movie
as Dale Martin
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009 · Movie
as Self
G-Force
2009 · Movie
as Bucky the Hamster (voice)
Handsome Harry
2009 · Movie
as Thomas Kelley
Igor
2008 · Movie
as Scamper (voice)
I'm Dirty!
2008 · Movie
as Backhoe Loader
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007 · Movie
as Clinton Fitzer
Interview
2007 · Movie
as Pierre Peders
Delirious
2007 · Movie
as Les Galantine
I Think I Love My Wife
2007 · Movie
as George
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007 · Movie
as Self
Voom Portraits
2007 · Movie
as Self
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Movie
as Touriste (Tuileries)
Monster House
2006 · Movie
as Nebbercracker (voice)
Charlotte's Web
2006 · Movie
as Templeton the Rat (voice)
...So Goes the Nation
2006 · Movie
as Self
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11
2006 · Movie
as narrator
Edge of Outside
2006 · Movie
as Self
Art School Confidential
2006 · Movie
as Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)
The Henry Rollins Show
2006 · TV Show
30 Rock
2006 · TV Show
as Lenny Wosniak
The Island
2005 · Movie
as James 'Mac' McCord
Champion
2005 · Movie
as Self
Romance & Cigarettes
2005 · Movie
as Angelo
Nobody Wants Your Film
2005 · Movie
as Self
Who's the Top?
2005 · Movie
as Cymon
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005 · Movie
as Self
Excavating Taylor Mead
2005 · Movie
as Narrator
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 · Movie
as Danny (segment "Twins")
Home on the Range
2004 · Movie
as Wesley (voice)
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On the Set: Elaine’s
2004 · Movie
as Self
Tanner on Tanner
2004 · TV Show
as Self
Big Fish
2003 · Movie
as Norther Winslow
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003 · Movie
as Romero
Minnesota Nice
2003 · Movie
as Self
Rockets Redglare!
2003 · Movie
as Self
Mr. Deeds
2002 · Movie
as Crazy Eyes
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
2002 · Movie
as Romero
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002 · Movie
as Self
13 Moons
2002 · Movie
as Bananas
Love in the Time of Money
2002 · Movie
as Martin Kunkle
The Laramie Project
2002 · Movie
as Doc O'Connor
9/11
2002 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Monsters, Inc.
2001 · Movie
as Randall (voice)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001 · Movie
as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
Ghost World
2001 · Movie
as Seymour
Domestic Disturbance
2001 · Movie
as Ray Coleman
Double Whammy
2001 · Movie
as Jerry Cubbins
The Grey Zone
2001 · Movie
as 'Hesch' Abramowics
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001 · Movie
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Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
2001 · Movie
as Self
The Concert for New York City
2001 · Movie
as Self
28 Days
2000 · Movie
as Cornell
Animal Factory
2000 · Movie
as A.R. Hosspack
Divine Trash
2000 · Movie
as Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · TV Show
as Mike DiCarlo
Big Daddy
1999 · Movie
as Homeless Guy
In Bad Taste
1999 · Movie
as Self
The Sopranos
1999 · TV Show
as Tony Blundetto
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999 · TV Show
as Dorsal Dan (voice)
Armageddon
1998 · Movie
as Rockhound
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Movie
as Donny
The Impostors
1998 · Movie
as Happy Franks
The Real Blonde
1998 · Movie
as Nick
The Wedding Singer
1998 · Movie
as David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
Louis & Frank
1998 · Movie
as Drexel
Con Air
1997 · Movie
as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
Fargo
1996 · Movie
as Carl Showalter
Escape from L.A.
1996 · Movie
as Eddie
Kansas City
1996 · Movie
as Johnny Flynn
Trees Lounge
1996 · Movie
as Tommy
Black Kites
1996 · Movie
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
1995 · Movie
as Mister Shhh
Desperado
1995 · Movie
as Buscemi
Living in Oblivion
1995 · Movie
as Nick Reve
Billy Madison
1995 · Movie
as Danny McGrath (uncredited)
The Drew Carey Show
1995 · TV Show
as Mr. Marchetti
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Movie
as Buddy Holly
Airheads
1994 · Movie
as Rex
Somebody to Love
1994 · Movie
as Mickey
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
1994 · Movie
as Ed Hoyt
Floundering
1994 · Movie
as Ned
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
1994 · Movie
as (uncredited)
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · Movie
as Beatnik Barman
ER
1994 · TV Show
as Art Masterson
The Last Outlaw
1993 · Movie
as Philo
Rising Sun
1993 · Movie
as Willy Wilhelm
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993 · Movie
as Ed Chilton
Twenty Bucks
1993 · Movie
as Frank
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · TV Show
as Gordon Pratt
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
1993 · TV Show
as Mr. Hickle
Reservoir Dogs
1992 · Movie
as Mr. Pink
In the Soup
1992 · Movie
as Aldolpho Rollo
Claude
1992 · Movie
as Danny
CrissCross
1992 · Movie
as Louis
What Happened to Pete
1992 · Movie
as Pete
Mad About You
1992 · TV Show
as Howie Balinger
Barton Fink
1991 · Movie
as Chet
Billy Bathgate
1991 · Movie
as Irving
Zandalee
1991 · Movie
as OPP Man
Reservoir Dogs
1991 · Movie
as Mr. Pink
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Life Is Nice
1991 · Movie
as Convenience Store Clerk
Miller's Crossing
1990 · Movie
as Mink
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990 · Movie
as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
King of New York
1990 · Movie
as Test Tube
No Picnic
1990 · Movie
as Dead Pimp
Force of Circumstance
1990 · Movie
as Virgil
Mystery Train
1989 · Movie
as Charlie
Slaves of New York
1989 · Movie
as Wilfredo
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1989 · Movie
as Whining Willie
Coffee and Cigarettes II
1989 · Movie
as Waiter
New York Stories
1989 · Movie
as Gregory Stark
Borders
1989 · Movie
as Ted
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
as Ike (segment "Forever Ambergris")
Lonesome Dove
1989 · TV Show
as Luke
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Dwight (voice), Steve Buscemi (voice)
Call Me
1988 · Movie
as Switchblade
Heart of Midnight
1988 · Movie
as Eddy
Vibes
1988 · Movie
as Fred
Monsters
1988 · TV Show
as John Dennis
Heart
1987 · Movie
as Nicky
Kiss Daddy Goodnight
1987 · Movie
as Johnny
Arena Brains
1987 · Movie
as Wired Kid #1
Crossbow
1987 · TV Show
Parting Glances
1986 · Movie
as Nick
Sleepwalk
1986 · Movie
as Worker
Film House Fever
1986 · Movie
as Tony
The Way It Is
1986 · Movie
as Willy / Raphael
Days Are Numbered
1986 · Movie
L.A. Law
1986 · TV Show
as David Lee
Tommy's
1985 · Movie
The Equalizer
1985 · TV Show
as Archie, the Electronics Store Clerk
Miami Vice
1984 · TV Show
as Rickles
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
as Whining Willie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host, Mr. Pink (uncredited), Billy (uncredited)
Omnibus
1967 · TV Show
as Self
No image
German Film Award
1951 · TV Show
as Self
Twilight Park
· Movie
as Grandpa Jules
No image
Ages of the Moon
· Movie
No image
The Marshmallow Experiment
· Movie
as King Dong
Grown Ups 3
· Movie
as Wiley
Far Cry
· TV Show
Crew Credits
Public Access
2026 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Listener
2024 · Movie
Director, Producer
Saturday in the Park
2023 · Movie
Executive Producer
Miracle Workers
2019 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Director
Puzzle
2018 · Movie
Executive Producer
Dreaming of a Vetter World
2018 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Dinner
2017 · Movie
Thanks
Final Portrait
2017 · Movie
Thanks
Paint It Black
2016 · Movie
Executive Producer
Check It
2016 · Movie
Executive Producer
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015 · TV Show
Director
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
2013 · Movie
Director
Keep the Lights On
2012 · Movie
Thanks
Portlandia
2011 · TV Show
Director
Saint John of Las Vegas
2010 · Movie
Executive Producer
Nurse Jackie
2009 · TV Show
Director
Interview
2007 · Movie
Screenplay, Director
30 Rock
2006 · TV Show
Director
Lonesome Jim
2005 · Movie
Director
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
2005 · Movie
Executive Producer
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Baseball Wives
2002 · Movie
Director
Animal Factory
2000 · Movie
Director, Producer
The Sopranos
1999 · TV Show
Director
Oz
1997 · TV Show
Director
Trees Lounge
1996 · Movie
Director, Writer
Big Night
1996 · Movie
Thanks
Brace Up!
1993 · Movie
Thanks
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · TV Show
Director
What Happened to Pete
1992 · Movie
Director, Producer, Writer
No image
Untitled William S. Burroughs Project
· Movie
Executive Producer
No image
Ages of the Moon
· Movie
Producer
