Steve Buscemi
Biography
Steven Vincent Buscemi is an American actor born on December 13, 1957, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Known professionally as Steve Buscemi, he has established a long-standing career in the entertainment industry with 252 known credits. Throughout his professional life, he has worked across both independent and mainstream film productions, gaining recognition for his versatile performances. Buscemi remains a prominent figure in American cinema, frequently noted for his contributions to various film projects since the mid-1980s. His work spans several decades, reflecting a consistent presence in the acting field.
Career overview
Buscemi began his career with significant roles in independent films, including Parting Glances in 1986, Mystery Train in 1989, and In the Soup in 1992. He achieved a breakout performance as Mr. Pink in Quentin Tarantino's 1992 film Reservoir Dogs. Throughout his career, he has balanced appearances in independent projects like Living in Oblivion and Ghost World with mainstream features such as Desperado, Con Air, Armageddon, Big Fish, and The Death of Stalin.
He is also recognized for his frequent collaborations with the Coen brothers, having appeared in their films Miller's Crossing, Fargo, and The Big Lebowski. His filmography demonstrates a wide range of roles across various genres, solidifying his status as a recurring presence in both critical and commercial cinema.
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- Roommates (2026) as Celeste's Dad
- Animal Farm (2026) as Mr. Whymper (voice)
- Wild Horse Nine (2026) as MJ
- Klara and the Sun (2026)
- Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World (2026) as Self
- The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026) as Ben
- Don't Say Good Luck (2026)
- Public Access (2026) Executive Producer
- The Studio (2025) as Steve Buscemi
- Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) as Bad Neighbor Pat
- Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer (2025) as Kollmick
- Elsbeth (2024) as Simon Carroll
- Transformers One (2024) as Starscream (voice)
- Fantasmas (2024) as Q
- Carole & Grey (2024) as Shapeshifter
- The Listener (2024) Director
- The Listener (2024) Producer
- The Brown Dog (2024) as Radio DJ
- Day of the Fight (2024) as Mike's Uncle
- Poker Face (2023) as Good Buddy (voice)
- Krapopolis (2023) as Hephaestus (voice)
- Digman! (2023) as The Antiquarian (voice)
- Bupkis (2023) as Father Mac
- Vacation Friends 2 (2023) as Reese Hackford
- Saturday in the Park (2023) as Narrator
- Saturday in the Park (2023) Executive Producer
- The Year Between (2023) as Don
- Wednesday (2022) as Barry Dort
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022) as Wayne (voice)
- StoryBots: Answer Time (2022)
- Bonnie (2022) as Self
- Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021) as Dorsal Dan (voice)
- Monsters at Work (2021) as Randall (voice)
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021) as Self (archive footage)
- Talking Sopranos (2020) as Self
- Beastie Boys Story (2020) as Self
- The King of Staten Island (2020) as Papa
- Hubie Halloween (2020) as Walter Lambert
- Miracle Workers (2019) as Benny the Teen
- Miracle Workers (2019) as God
- Miracle Workers (2019) as Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein
- Miracle Workers (2019) as Eddie Shitshoveler
- Miracle Workers (2019) Executive Producer
- Miracle Workers (2019) Director
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019) as Steve Buscemi (voice)
- The Dead Don't Die (2019) as Farmer Frank Miller
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) as Wayne (voice)
- Lean on Pete (2018) as Del
- Puzzle (2018) Executive Producer
- The Week Of (2018) as Charles
- Nancy (2018) as Leo
- Dreaming of a Vetter World (2018) Executive Producer
- Big Mouth (2017)
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) as Daytrader (voice)
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017) as Ed Morris
- The Death of Stalin (2017) as Nikita Khrushchev
- The Boss Baby (2017) as Francis E. Francis (voice)
- Neo Yokio (2017) as The Remembrancer (voice)
- The Dinner (2017) Thanks
- Final Portrait (2017) Thanks
- Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017) as Self
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016) as Self
- Horace and Pete (2016) as Pete
- Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016) as Rabbi Blumenthal
- Paint It Black (2016) Executive Producer
- Check It (2016) Executive Producer
- Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 (2016) as Self
- Mildred and the Dying Parlor (2016) as Rick
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015) as Steve Buscemi (voice)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015) as Steve Buscemi
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015) Director
- Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) as Wayne (voice)
- The Ridiculous 6 (2015) as Doc Griffin
- Time Out of Mind (2015) as Building Manager
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) as Self - Special Guest
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) as Chief Dam Inspector
- Broad City (2014) as Mugger
- The Cobbler (2014) as Jimmy
- The Celery Incident (2014) as Marty
- A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY (2014) as Self
- Park Bench with Steve Buscemi (2014) as Self
- The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire (2014) as Self
- My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) (2014) as Suicidal Thoughts (voice)
- Rick and Morty (2013) as Eddie (voice)
- Monsters University (2013) as Randy (voice)
- Grown Ups 2 (2013) as Wiley
- AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend (2013) as Self
- AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend (2013) Director
- The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) as Anton Marvelton
- Khumba (2013) as Skalk (voice)
- James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend (2013) as Self
- Hotel Transylvania (2012) as Wayne (voice)
- On the Road (2012) as Tall thin salesman
- Keep the Lights On (2012) Thanks
- 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012) as Self
- Bob's Burgers (2011) as Tom Innocenti (voice)
- Portlandia (2011) as Marty
- Portlandia (2011) as Milton
- Portlandia (2011) as Book Store Customer
- Portlandia (2011) Director
- Rampart (2011) as Bill Blago
- Fight for Your Right Revisited (2011) as Waiter
- Blank City (2011) as Self
- Conan (2010) as Self
- Boardwalk Empire (2010) as Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
- Grown Ups (2010) as Wiley
- Who Do You Think You Are? (2010) as Self
- The Chosen One (2010) as Neal
- Pete Smalls Is Dead (2010) as Bernie Lake
- Saint John of Las Vegas (2010) as John
- Saint John of Las Vegas (2010) Executive Producer
- Nurse Jackie (2009) Director
- G-Force (2009) as Bucky the Hamster (voice)
- Youth in Revolt (2009) as George Twisp
- The Messenger (2009) as Dale Martin
- John Rabe (2009) as Dr. Robert Wilson
- I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009) as Self
- Handsome Harry (2009) as Thomas Kelley
- Rage (2009) as Frank
- Igor (2008) as Scamper (voice)
- I'm Dirty! (2008) as Backhoe Loader
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) as Clinton Fitzer
- I Think I Love My Wife (2007) as George
- Delirious (2007) as Les Galantine
- Voom Portraits (2007) as Self
- Interview (2007) as Pierre Peders
- Interview (2007) Director
- Interview (2007) Screenplay
- Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007) as Self
- 30 Rock (2006) as Lenny Wosniak
- 30 Rock (2006) Director
- Monster House (2006) as Nebbercracker (voice)
- Charlotte's Web (2006) as Templeton the Rat (voice)
- The Henry Rollins Show (2006)
- Paris Je T'aime (2006) as Touriste (Tuileries)
- Art School Confidential (2006) as Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)
- ...So Goes the Nation (2006) as Self
- Edge of Outside (2006) as Self
- Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 (2006) as narrator
- The Island (2005) as James 'Mac' McCord
- Romance & Cigarettes (2005) as Angelo
- Nobody Wants Your Film (2005) as Self
- Champion (2005) as Self
- Lonesome Jim (2005) Director
- Excavating Taylor Mead (2005) as Narrator
- Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ (2005) as Self
- Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ (2005) Executive Producer
- Who's the Top? (2005) as Cymon
- Home on the Range (2004) as Wesley (voice)
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) as Danny (segment "Twins")
- Tanner on Tanner (2004) as Self
- On the Set: Elaine’s (2004) as Self
- Big Fish (2003) as Norther Winslow
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) as Romero
- Minnesota Nice (2003) as Self
- Rockets Redglare! (2003) as Self
- Mr. Deeds (2002) as Crazy Eyes
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) as Romero
- The Laramie Project (2002) as Doc O'Connor
- 9/11 (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Love in the Time of Money (2002) as Martin Kunkle
- 13 Moons (2002) as Bananas
- Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002) as Self
- Baseball Wives (2002) Director
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) as Randall (voice)
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
- Domestic Disturbance (2001) as Ray Coleman
- The Grey Zone (2001) as 'Hesch' Abramowics
- Ghost World (2001) as Seymour
- Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music (2001)
- The Concert for New York City (2001) as Self
- Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001) as Self
- Double Whammy (2001) as Jerry Cubbins
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as Mike DiCarlo
- 28 Days (2000) as Cornell
- Animal Factory (2000) as A.R. Hosspack
- Animal Factory (2000) Producer
- Animal Factory (2000) Director
- Divine Trash (2000) as Self
- The Sopranos (1999) as Tony Blundetto
- The Sopranos (1999) Director
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) as Dorsal Dan (voice)
- Big Daddy (1999) as Homeless Guy
- In Bad Taste (1999) as Self
- Armageddon (1998) as Rockhound
- The Big Lebowski (1998) as Donny
- The Wedding Singer (1998) as David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
- The Real Blonde (1998) as Nick
- The Impostors (1998) as Happy Franks
- Louis & Frank (1998) as Drexel
- Oz (1997) Director
- Con Air (1997) as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Fargo (1996) as Carl Showalter
- Escape from L.A. (1996) as Eddie
- Big Night (1996) Thanks
- Trees Lounge (1996) as Tommy
- Trees Lounge (1996) Director
- Trees Lounge (1996) Writer
- Black Kites (1996)
- Kansas City (1996) as Johnny Flynn
- The Drew Carey Show (1995) as Mr. Marchetti
- Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) as Mister Shhh
- Desperado (1995) as Buscemi
- Billy Madison (1995) as Danny McGrath (uncredited)
- Living in Oblivion (1995) as Nick Reve
- ER (1994) as Art Masterson
- Pulp Fiction (1994) as Buddy Holly
- The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) as Beatnik Barman
- Airheads (1994) as Rex
- Somebody to Love (1994) as Mickey
- Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1994) as (uncredited)
- The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994) as Ed Hoyt
- Floundering (1994) as Ned
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) as Gordon Pratt
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) Director
- Rising Sun (1993) as Willy Wilhelm
- Twenty Bucks (1993) as Frank
- The Last Outlaw (1993) as Philo
- Ed and His Dead Mother (1993) as Ed Chilton
- Brace Up! (1993) Thanks
- Mad About You (1992) as Howie Balinger
- Reservoir Dogs (1992) as Mr. Pink
- In the Soup (1992) as Aldolpho Rollo
- CrissCross (1992) as Louis
- What Happened to Pete (1992) as Pete
- What Happened to Pete (1992) Writer
- What Happened to Pete (1992) Director
- What Happened to Pete (1992) Producer
- Claude (1992) as Danny
- Zandalee (1991) as OPP Man
- Reservoir Dogs (1991) as Mr. Pink
- Barton Fink (1991) as Chet
- Billy Bathgate (1991) as Irving
- Life Is Nice (1991) as Convenience Store Clerk
- King of New York (1990) as Test Tube
- Miller's Crossing (1990) as Mink
- Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
- Force of Circumstance (1990) as Virgil
- No Picnic (1990) as Dead Pimp
- The Simpsons (1989) as Dwight (voice)
- The Simpsons (1989) as Steve Buscemi (voice)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Ike (segment "Forever Ambergris")
- Lonesome Dove (1989) as Luke
- Mystery Train (1989) as Charlie
- New York Stories (1989) as Gregory Stark
- Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) as Whining Willie
- Borders (1989) as Ted
- Slaves of New York (1989) as Wilfredo
- Coffee and Cigarettes II (1989) as Waiter
- Monsters (1988) as John Dennis
- Call Me (1988) as Switchblade
- Vibes (1988) as Fred
- Heart of Midnight (1988) as Eddy
- Crossbow (1987)
- Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987) as Johnny
- Arena Brains (1987) as Wired Kid #1
- Heart (1987) as Nicky
- L.A. Law (1986) as David Lee
- Parting Glances (1986) as Nick
- Film House Fever (1986) as Tony
- The Way It Is (1986) as Willy / Raphael
- Sleepwalk (1986) as Worker
- Days Are Numbered (1986)
- The Equalizer (1985) as Archie, the Electronics Store Clerk
- Tommy's (1985)
- Miami Vice (1984) as Rickles
- American Playhouse (1982) as Whining Willie
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Mr. Pink (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Billy (uncredited)
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- German Film Award (1951) as Self
- Twilight Park as Grandpa Jules
- Far Cry
- Grown Ups 3 as Wiley
- The Marshmallow Experiment as King Dong
- Ages of the Moon
- Ages of the Moon Producer
- Untitled William S. Burroughs Project Executive Producer