
Steve Buscemi
Steven Vincent Buscemi (/buːˈsɛmi/, Italian: [buʃˈʃɛːmi]; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor. He is known for his work as an acclaimed character actor of the 1990s. 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 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 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). Buscemi also directed the films Trees Lounge (1996), Animal Factory (2000), and Interview (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Buscemi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Animal Farm as Mr. Jones (voice)
- 2024 · Day of the Fight as Mike's Uncle
- 2022 · Bonnie as Self
- 2021 · Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Nancy as Leo
- 2018 · Lean on Pete as Del
- 2017 · Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- 2016 · Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer as Rabbi Blumenthal
- 2014 · Time Out of Mind as Building Manager
- 2013 · James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend as Self
- 2012 · 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
- 2011 · Fight for Your Right Revisited as Waiter
- 2010 · Pete Smalls Is Dead as Bernie Lake
- 2010 · The Chosen One as Neal
- 2009 · The Messenger as Dale Martin
- 2009 · Rage as Frank
- 2009 · Youth in Revolt as George Twisp
- 2009 · John Rabe as Dr. Robert Wilson
- 2009 · I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale as Self
- 2008 · Igor as Scamper (voice)
- 2007 · Interview as Pierre Peders
- 2007 · Delirious as Les Galantine
- 2007 · Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten as Self
- 2007 · I Think I Love My Wife as George
- 2006 · ...So Goes the Nation as Self
- 2005 · Romance & Cigarettes as Angelo
- 2004 · Tanner on Tanner as Self
- 2004 · Coffee and Cigarettes as Danny (segment "Twins")
- 2002 · The Laramie Project as Doc O'Connor
- 2001 · Domestic Disturbance as Ray Coleman
- 2001 · The Concert for New York City as Self
- 2001 · The Grey Zone as 'Hesch' Abramowics
- 2001 · Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored as Self
- 1998 · The Impostors as Happy Franks
- 1998 · The Real Blonde as Nick
- 1996 · Kansas City as Johnny Flynn
- 1996 · Trees Lounge as Tommy
- 1995 · Living in Oblivion as Nick Reve
- 1994 · Floundering as Ned
- 1994 · Somebody to Love as Mickey
- 1994 · Who Do I Gotta Kill? as (uncredited)
- 1994 · Airheads as Rex
- 1993 · The Last Outlaw as Philo
- 1993 · Twenty Bucks as Frank
- 1993 · Ed and His Dead Mother as Ed Chilton
- 1992 · In the Soup as Aldolpho Rollo
- 1992 · CrissCross as Louis
- 1991 · Billy Bathgate as Irving
- 1991 · Zandalee as OPP Man
- 1989 · Bloodhounds of Broadway as Whining Willie
- 1989 · Mystery Train as Charlie
- 1989 · Slaves of New York as Wilfredo
- 1989 · New York Stories as Gregory Stark
- 1988 · Vibes as Fred
- Future · Klara and the Sun as
- 2025 · Twilight Park as Grandpa Jules
- 2025 · Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer as Kollmick
- 2025 · The Studio as Steve Buscemi
- 2024 · Carole & Grey as Shapeshifter
- 2024 · Transformers One as Starscream (voice)
- 2024 · The Brown Dog as Radio DJ
- 2024 · Fantasmas as Q
- 2023 · Krapopolis as Hephaestus (voice)
- 2023 · Saturday in the Park as Narrator
- 2023 · Vacation Friends 2 as Reese Hackford
- 2023 · Bupkis as Father Mac
- 2023 · Digman! as (voice)
- 2023 · The Year Between as Don
- 2022 · StoryBots: Answer Time as
- 2022 · Hotel Transylvania: Transformania as Wayne (voice)
- 2021 · Monsters at Work as Randall (voice)
- 2020 · Hubie Halloween as Walter Lambert
- 2020 · The King of Staten Island as Papa
- 2020 · Beastie Boys Story as Self
- 2020 · Talking Sopranos as Self
- 2019 · Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Steve Buscemi (voice)
- 2019 · The Dead Don't Die as Farmer Frank Miller
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as Benny the Teen
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as God
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein
- 2019 · Miracle Workers as Eddie Shitshoveler
- 2018 · Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as Wayne (voice)
- 2018 · The Week Of as Charles
- 2017 · The Death of Stalin as Nikita Khrushchev
- 2017 · Neo Yokio as The Remembrancer (voice)
- 2017 · Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Ed Morris
- 2017 · Transformers: The Last Knight as Daytrader (voice)
- 2017 · The Boss Baby as Francis E. Francis (voice)
- 2016 · Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self
- 2016 · Mildred and the Dying Parlor as Rick
- 2016 · Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
- 2016 · Horace and Pete as Pete
- 2015 · The Ridiculous 6 as Doc Griffin
- 2015 · Hotel Transylvania 2 as Wayne (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Steve Buscemi (voice)
- 2015 · Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Steve Buscemi
- 2014 · The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire as Self
- 2014 · The Cobbler as Jimmy
- 2014 · A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY as Self
- 2014 · Park Bench with Steve Buscemi as Self
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self - Special Guest
- 2014 · Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Chief Dam Inspector
- 2014 · My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) as Suicidal Thoughts (voice)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Celery Incident as Marty
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2014 · Broad City as Mugger
- 2013 · Rick and Morty as Eddie (voice)
- 2013 · Khumba as Skalk (voice)
- 2013 · Grown Ups 2 as Wiley
- 2013 · Monsters University as Randy (voice)
- 2013 · AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend as Self
- 2013 · The Incredible Burt Wonderstone as Anton Marvelton
- 2012 · Hotel Transylvania as Wayne (voice)
- 2012 · On the Road as Tall thin salesman
- 2011 · Rampart as Bill Blago
- 2011 · Blank City as Self
- 2011 · Portlandia as Marty
- 2011 · Portlandia as Milton
- 2011 · Portlandia as Book Store Customer
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Tom Innocenti (voice)
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Boardwalk Empire as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
- 2010 · Grown Ups as Wiley
- 2010 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2010 · Saint John of Las Vegas as John
- 2009 · G-Force as Bucky the Hamster (voice)
- 2009 · Handsome Harry as Thomas Kelley
- 2008 · I'm Dirty! as Backhoe Loader
- 2007 · Voom Portraits as Self
- 2007 · I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry as Clinton Fitzer
- 2006 · Charlotte's Web as Templeton the Rat (voice)
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Lenny Wosniak
- 2006 · Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 as narrator
- 2006 · Monster House as Nebbercracker (voice)
- 2006 · Paris Je T'aime as Touriste (Tuileries)
- 2006 · Edge of Outside as Self
- 2006 · Art School Confidential as Broadway Bob D'Annunzio
- 2006 · The Henry Rollins Show as
- 2006 · Tarantino's Mind as Mr. Pink (archive footage)
- 2005 · SNL Digital Shorts as
- 2005 · Excavating Taylor Mead as Narrator
- 2005 · The Island as James 'Mac' McCord
- 2005 · Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
- 2005 · Champion as Self
- 2005 · Who's the Top? as Cymon
- 2005 · Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ as Self
- 2004 · On the Set: Elaine’s as Self
- 2004 · Home on the Range as Wesley (voice)
- 2003 · Big Fish as Norther Winslow
- 2003 · Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as Romero
- 2003 · Rockets Redglare! as Self
- 2003 · Minnesota Nice as Self
- 2002 · Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. as Self
- 2002 · Love in the Time of Money as Martin Kunkle
- 2002 · 13 Moons as Bananas
- 2002 · Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams as Romero
- 2002 · Mr. Deeds as Crazy Eyes
- 2002 · 9/11 as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · Monsters, Inc. as Randall (voice)
- 2001 · Double Whammy as Jerry Cubbins
- 2001 · Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music as
- 2001 · Band of Brothers as
- 2001 · Ghost World as Seymour
- 2001 · Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Mike DiCarlo
- 2000 · Animal Factory as A.R. Hosspack
- 2000 · 28 Days as Cornell
- 2000 · Divine Trash as Self
- 1999 · In Bad Taste as Self
- 1999 · Big Daddy as Homeless Guy
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Tony Blundetto
- 1998 · Louis & Frank as Drexel
- 1998 · Armageddon as Rockhound
- 1998 · The Big Lebowski as Donny
- 1998 · The Wedding Singer as David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
- 1997 · Con Air as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
- 1996 · Escape from L.A. as Eddie
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Black Kites as
- 1996 · Fargo as Carl Showalter
- 1995 · Dead Man as Bartender
- 1995 · Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Mister Shhh
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Mr. Marchetti
- 1995 · Desperado as Buscemi
- 1995 · Billy Madison as Danny McGrath (uncredited)
- 1994 · The Search for One-eye Jimmy as Ed Hoyt
- 1994 · ER as Art Masterson
- 1994 · Pulp Fiction as Buddy Holly
- 1994 · The Hudsucker Proxy as Beatnik Barman
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Rising Sun as Willy Wilhelm
- 1993 · Homicide: Life on the Street as Gordon Pratt
- 1992 · Mad About You as Howie Balinger
- 1992 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Pink
- 1992 · What Happened to Pete as Pete
- 1992 · Claude as Danny
- 1991 · Barton Fink as Chet
- 1991 · Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Pink
- 1990 · Miller's Crossing as Mink
- 1990 · King of New York as Test Tube
- 1990 · Force of Circumstance as Virgil
- 1990 · Tales from the Darkside: The Movie as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Dwight (voice)
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Steve Buscemi (voice)
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Ike (segment "Forever Ambergris")
- 1989 · Borders as Ted
- 1989 · Lonesome Dove as Luke
- 1989 · Coffee and Cigarettes II as Waiter
- 1988 · Heart of Midnight as Eddy
- 1988 · Monsters as
- 1988 · Call Me as Switchblade
- 1987 · Heart as Nicky
- 1987 · Kiss Daddy Goodnight as Johnny
- 1987 · Arena Brains as Wired Kid #1
- 1986 · L.A. Law as David Lee
- 1986 · Parting Glances as Nick
- Future · Wild Horse Nine as
- 1986 · Sleepwalk as Worker
- 1986 · No Picnic as Dead Pimp
- Future · The Only Living Pickpocket in New York as
- 1986 · The Way It Is as Willy / Raphael
- 1986 · Film House Fever as Tony
- Future · The Marshmallow Experiment as
- 1986 · Days Are Numbered as
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Archie, the Electronics Store Clerk
- 1985 · Tommy's as
- 1984 · Miami Vice as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Commissioner Gordon
- 1951 · Deutscher Filmpreis as Self
- Future · Ages of the Moon as