Abel Ferrara
Born: 1951-07-19 in The Bronx, New York, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best known movies include the New York-set, gritty crime thrillers The Driller Killer (1979), Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), and The Funeral (1996), chronicling violent crime in urban settings with spiritual overtones. Ferrara also worked in a wide array of genres, including the sci-fi remake Body Snatchers (1993), cyberpunk thriller New Rose Hotel (1998), the religious drama Mary (2005), the black comedy Go Go Tales (2007), and the biopic Pasolini (2014), as well as in several documentary filmmaking projects.
Filmography
2026
- Cabaret Boys as Abel
2025
- Marty Supreme as Ezra Mishkin
- Judas' Gospel as King Herodes
2024
- Turn in the Wound ... (Director)
- The Passion According to Béatrice as Self
2023
- The Sweet East ... (Thanks)
2022
2021
- Zeros and Ones ... (Director)
- The Night Burns as Abel
- Bleedings
2020
- Siberia ... (Screenplay)
- Tommaso ... (Screenplay)
- Sportin' Life as Self
2019
- The App
- The Projectionist as Self
2018
- A Talent For Trouble as Self
- Talking with the Vampires
- Alive in France as Self
- Wiara as Self
2017
- Black Butterfly as Pat
- Plankton Salesmen as Self (archive footage)
- Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life as Self
- Ultima Chiamata
- Piazza Vittorio as Himself
2016
2015
- Searching for Padre Pio ... (Director)
2014
- Welcome to New York ... (Director)
- Don Peyote as Taxi Cab Driver
- Pasolini ... (Director)
2013
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown as Self
- Balkan Spirit as Self - Director
2012
- 4:44 Last Day on Earth ... (Writer)
- Abel Ferrara in Lucca
- Home Sweet Home
2011
- Happy Life ... (Executive Producer)
2010
- Daddy Longlegs as Robber
- 42 One Dream Rush ... (Director)
- Mulberry St. as Self
- Napoli, Napoli, Napoli ... (Director)
- Uncle Bob as Self
2009
- Bandaged ... (Producer)
2008
- Go Go Tales ... (Director)
- Chelsea on the Rocks as Self
2007
- Cannes: All Access as Self
- Never Down ... (Thanks)
2006
- Exes as Caïn
- Mylène Farmer : Music Videos IV ... (Director)
2005
- Mary ... (Story)
- Odyssey in Rome
2004
- Nice to Meet You, Please Don't Love Me! as Himself
2003
- Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty as Self
2002
- White Boy ... (Producer)
2001
- 'R Xmas ... (Director)
- Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III ... (Director)
1999
- New Rose Hotel ... (Director)
1998
- Abel/Asia as Self
1997
- Subway Stories ... (Director)
- The Blackout ... (Director)
1996
- The Funeral ... (Director)
1995
- The Addiction ... (Director)
- At Sundance as Self
1993
- Body Snatchers ... (Director)
- Dangerous Game ... (Director)
1992
- Bad Lieutenant ... (Director)
1990
- King of New York ... (Director)
1989
- Cat Chaser ... (Director)
1987
- China Girl ... (Director)
1986
- Crime Story ... (Director)
- Crime Story: Pilot ... (Director)
- The Gladiator ... (Director)
1984
- Miami Vice ... (Director)
- Fear City ... (Director)
1981
- Ms .45 as First Rapist (as Jimmy Laine)
1979
- The Driller Killer as Reno Miller (as Jimmy Laine)
1976
- 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy as Old Man (as Jimmy Laine)
1973
- Could This Be Love ... (Director)
1972
- The Hold Up ... (Writer)
1971
- Nicky's Film as Man in junkyard