Steve Buscemi
Acting
Born: December 13, 1957 (age 68) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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).
Known for
Pulp Fiction
1994
Monsters, Inc.
2001
Reservoir Dogs
1992
The Big Lebowski
1998
Monsters University
2013
Rick and Morty
2013
The Simpsons
1989
Wednesday
2022
Hotel Transylvania
2012
Fargo
1996
Armageddon
1998
Big Fish
2003
Photos (12)
Movies (140)
Pulp Fiction
Buddy Holly
Don't Say Good Luck
Dale
Monsters, Inc.
Randall (voice)
Grown Ups
Wiley
Hotel Transylvania
Wayne (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight
Daytrader (voice)
Reservoir Dogs
Mr. Pink
Grown Ups 2
Wiley
Monsters University
Randy (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2
Wayne (voice)
Transformers One
Starscream (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Wayne (voice)
Fargo
Carl Showalter
Monster House
Nebbercracker (voice)
Con Air
Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
Armageddon
Rockhound
The Big Lebowski
Donny
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Wayne (voice)
The Island
James 'Mac' McCord
Big Fish
Norther Winslow
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Romero
Home on the Range
Wesley (voice)
The King of Staten Island
Papa
Happy Gilmore 2
Bad Neighbor Pat
Desperado
Buscemi
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Clinton Fitzer
The Death of Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Mr. Deeds
Crazy Eyes
Roommates
Celeste's Dad
Big Daddy
Homeless Guy
G-Force
Bucky the Hamster (voice)
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
Romero
Charlotte's Web
Templeton the Rat (voice)
The Dead Don't Die
Farmer Frank Miller
Escape from L.A.
Eddie
Animal Farm
Mr. Whymper (voice)
The Ridiculous 6
Doc Griffin
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
Mystery Train
Charlie
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Anton Marvelton
The Hudsucker Proxy
Beatnik Barman
The Cobbler
Jimmy
Rising Sun
Willy Wilhelm
Barton Fink
Chet
Hubie Halloween
Walter Lambert
King of New York
Test Tube
Paris Je T'aime
Touriste (Tuileries)
Miller's Crossing
Mink
Billy Madison
Danny McGrath (uncredited)
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Mister Shhh
The Wedding Singer
David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
Zandalee
OPP Man
Coffee and Cigarettes
Danny (segment "Twins")
Vacation Friends 2
Reese Hackford
Khumba
Skalk (voice)
Domestic Disturbance
Ray Coleman
Igor
Scamper (voice)
The Boss Baby
Francis Francis (voice)
Airheads
Rex
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
28 Days
Cornell
The Grey Zone
'Hesch' Abramowics
Rampart
Bill Blago
On the Road
Tall thin salesman
Billy Bathgate
Irving
Ghost World
Seymour
Art School Confidential
Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)
Delirious
Les Galantine
I Think I Love My Wife
George
The Week Of
Charles
Romance & Cigarettes
Angelo
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
Kollmick
The Messenger
Dale Martin
New York Stories
Gregory Stark
Youth in Revolt
George Twisp
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Rabbi Blumenthal
Animal Factory
A.R. Hosspack
Lean on Pete
Del
The Impostors
Happy Franks
In the Soup
Aldolpho Rollo
Double Whammy
Jerry Cubbins
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Whining Willie
Trees Lounge
Tommy
Living in Oblivion
Nick Reve
Time Out of Mind
Building Manager
Pete Smalls Is Dead
Bernie Lake
Twenty Bucks
Frank
Call Me
Switchblade
The Laramie Project
Doc O'Connor
13 Moons
Bananas
Vibes
Fred
Nancy
Leo
Reservoir Dogs
Mr. Pink
John Rabe
Dr. Robert Wilson
The Real Blonde
Nick
Interview
Pierre Peders
Black Kites
1996
The Last Outlaw
Philo
Carole & Grey
Shapeshifter
Somebody to Love
Mickey
Day of the Fight
Mike's Uncle
Love in the Time of Money
Martin Kunkle
The Chosen One
Neal
Parting Glances
Nick
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Waiter
Who Do I Gotta Kill?
(uncredited)
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
Ed Hoyt
Kansas City
Johnny Flynn
CrissCross
Louis
Ed and His Dead Mother
Ed Chilton
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It)
Suicidal Thoughts (voice)
Saint John of Las Vegas
John
Slaves of New York
Wilfredo
The Brown Dog
Radio DJ
Heart of Midnight
Eddy
Arena Brains
Wired Kid #1
Louis & Frank
Drexel
Handsome Harry
Thomas Kelley
The Year Between
Don
Sleepwalk
Worker
Tommy's
1985
Film House Fever
Tony
No Picnic
Dead Pimp
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
2001
Rage
Frank
Borders
Ted
Floundering
Ned
The Way It Is
Willy / Raphael
Saturday in the Park
Narrator
Coffee and Cigarettes II
Waiter
Heart
Nicky
I'm Dirty!
Backhoe Loader
Claude
Danny
What Happened to Pete
Pete
Kiss Daddy Goodnight
Johnny
Excavating Taylor Mead
Narrator
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11
narrator
Force of Circumstance
Virgil
Who's the Top?
Cymon
Days Are Numbered
1986
TV Shows (52)
The Simpsons
Dwight (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Steve Buscemi (voice) · 1 eps
Rick and Morty
Eddie (voice) · 1 eps
Bob's Burgers
Tom Innocenti (voice) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Mr. Pink (uncredited) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Billy (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Sopranos
Tony Blundetto · 14 eps
Miami Vice
Rickles · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Mike DiCarlo · 1 eps
Wednesday
Barry Dort · 8 eps
ER
Art Masterson · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Gordon Pratt · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Chief Dam Inspector · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Whining Willie · 1 eps
The Drew Carey Show
Mr. Marchetti · 1 eps
30 Rock
Lenny Wosniak · 6 eps
Elsbeth
Simon Carroll · 1 eps
Boardwalk Empire
Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson · 56 eps
L.A. Law
David Lee · 1 eps
Big Mouth
1 eps
Mad About You
Howie Balinger · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Ike (segment "Forever Ambergris") · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Archie, the Electronics Store Clerk · 1 eps
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Dorsal Dan (voice) · 1 eps
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Steve Buscemi (voice) · 1 eps
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Steve Buscemi · 1 eps
Portlandia
Marty · 1 eps
Portlandia
Milton · 2 eps
Portlandia
Book Store Customer · 1 eps
Krapopolis
Hephaestus (voice) · 2 eps
Poker Face
Good Buddy (voice) · 4 eps
SpongeBob SquarePants
Dorsal Dan (voice) · 2 eps
Monsters at Work
Randall (voice) · 2 eps
The Studio
Steve Buscemi · 1 eps
Miracle Workers
Benny the Teen · 10 eps
Miracle Workers
God · 7 eps
Miracle Workers
Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein · 10 eps
Miracle Workers
Eddie Shitshoveler · 10 eps
Broad City
Mugger · 1 eps
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Steve Buscemi (voice) · 1 eps
Monsters
John Dennis · 1 eps
Lonesome Dove
Luke · 4 eps
Digman!
The Antiquarian (voice) · 1 eps
The Adventures of Pete & Pete
Mr. Hickle · 1 eps
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Ed Morris · 1 eps
Crossbow
1 eps
Bupkis
Father Mac · 1 eps
StoryBots: Answer Time
1 eps
Horace and Pete
Pete · 10 eps
Fantasmas
Q · 1 eps
The Henry Rollins Show
1 eps
Neo Yokio
The Remembrancer (voice) · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (41)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 3 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 2 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self - Special Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Omnibus
Self · 1 eps
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Self · 1 eps
Talking Sopranos
Self · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
Beastie Boys Story
Self
Tanner on Tanner
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
Bonnie
Self
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World
Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
The Concert for New York City
Self
Divine Trash
Self
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
Self
9/11
Self (archive footage)
Voom Portraits
Self
Minnesota Nice
Self
Nobody Wants Your Film
Self
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Self
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Self
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi
Self · 25 eps
Blank City
Self
Edge of Outside
Self
In Bad Taste
Self
Champion
Self
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
...So Goes the Nation
Self
Rockets Redglare!
Self
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Self
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY
Self
Upcoming (6)
Directing (15)
The Sopranos
Director
Homicide: Life on the Street
Director
30 Rock
Director
Oz
Director
Nurse Jackie
Director
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Director
Portlandia
Director
Miracle Workers
Director
Animal Factory
Director
Trees Lounge
Director
Interview
Director
Lonesome Jim
Director
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend
Director
The Listener
Director
What Happened to Pete
Director
Writing (3)
Producing (12)
Miracle Workers
Executive Producer
Puzzle
Executive Producer
Animal Factory
Producer
Public Access
Executive Producer
Paint It Black
Executive Producer
Saint John of Las Vegas
Executive Producer
The Listener
Producer
Saturday in the Park
Executive Producer
Check It
Executive Producer
What Happened to Pete
Producer
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Executive Producer
Dreaming of a Vetter World
Executive Producer
