Steve Buscemi

Born: 1957-12-13 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known For: Acting

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).

Filmography

2026

Don't Say Good Luck as Dale
Roommates as Celeste's Dad
Animal Farm as Mr. Whymper (voice)
Wild Horse Nine as MJ
Klara and the Sun
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York as Ben
Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World as Self
Public Access ... (Executive Producer)

2025

The Studio as Steve Buscemi
Happy Gilmore 2 as Bad Neighbor Pat
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer as Kollmick

2024

Elsbeth as Simon Carroll
Transformers One as Starscream (voice)
Fantasmas as Q
The Listener ... (Director)
Carole & Grey as Shapeshifter
Day of the Fight as Mike's Uncle
The Brown Dog as Radio DJ

2023

Poker Face as Good Buddy (voice)
Krapopolis as Hephaestus (voice)
Digman! as The Antiquarian (voice)
Bupkis as Father Mac
Vacation Friends 2 as Reese Hackford
The Year Between as Don
Saturday in the Park as Narrator

2019

Miracle Workers as Benny the Teen
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? as Steve Buscemi (voice)
The Dead Don't Die as Farmer Frank Miller

2018

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as Wayne (voice)
Lean on Pete as Del
The Week Of as Charles
Puzzle ... (Executive Producer)
Nancy as Leo
Dreaming of a Vetter World ... (Executive Producer)

2017

Big Mouth
Transformers: The Last Knight as Daytrader (voice)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams as Ed Morris
The Death of Stalin as Nikita Khrushchev
The Boss Baby as Francis Francis (voice)
Final Portrait ... (Thanks)
Neo Yokio as The Remembrancer (voice)
The Dinner ... (Thanks)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self

2016

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee as Self
Horace and Pete as Pete
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer as Rabbi Blumenthal
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 as Self
Paint It Black ... (Executive Producer)
Mildred and the Dying Parlor as Rick
Check It ... (Executive Producer)

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Steve Buscemi (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2 as Wayne (voice)
The Ridiculous 6 as Doc Griffin
Time Out of Mind as Building Manager

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self - Special Guest
Broad City as Mugger
The Cobbler as Jimmy
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi as Self
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire as Self
My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) as Suicidal Thoughts (voice)
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY as Self

2013

Rick and Morty as Eddie (voice)
Grown Ups 2 as Wiley
Monsters University as Randy (voice)
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone as Anton Marvelton
Khumba as Skalk (voice)
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend as Self
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend as Self

2012

Hotel Transylvania as Wayne (voice)
On the Road as Tall thin salesman
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self
Keep the Lights On ... (Thanks)

2011

Bob's Burgers as Tom Innocenti (voice)
Portlandia as Marty
Rampart as Bill Blago
Fight for Your Right Revisited as Waiter
Blank City as Self

2010

Conan as Self
Boardwalk Empire as Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
Grown Ups as Wiley
Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
The Chosen One as Neal
Saint John of Las Vegas as John
Pete Smalls Is Dead as Bernie Lake

2009

Nurse Jackie ... (Director)
G-Force as Bucky the Hamster (voice)
Youth in Revolt as George Twisp
The Messenger as Dale Martin
John Rabe as Dr. Robert Wilson
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale as Self
Rage as Frank
Handsome Harry as Thomas Kelley

2008

Igor as Scamper (voice)
I'm Dirty! as Backhoe Loader

2007

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry as Clinton Fitzer
I Think I Love My Wife as George
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten as Self
Delirious as Les Galantine
Interview as Pierre Peders
Voom Portraits as Self

2006

30 Rock as Lenny Wosniak
Monster House as Nebbercracker (voice)
Charlotte's Web as Templeton the Rat (voice)
Paris Je T'aime as Touriste (Tuileries)
The Henry Rollins Show
Art School Confidential as Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)
Edge of Outside as Self
...So Goes the Nation as Self
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 as narrator

2005

The Island as James 'Mac' McCord
Romance & Cigarettes as Angelo
Lonesome Jim ... (Director)
Nobody Wants Your Film as Self
Champion as Self
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ as Self
Excavating Taylor Mead as Narrator
Who's the Top? as Cymon

2004

Home on the Range as Wesley (voice)
Coffee and Cigarettes as Danny (segment "Twins")
Tanner on Tanner as Self
On the Set: Elaine’s as Self

2003

Big Fish as Norther Winslow
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over as Romero
Minnesota Nice as Self
Rockets Redglare! as Self

2002

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams as Romero
Mr. Deeds as Crazy Eyes
The Laramie Project as Doc O'Connor
9/11 as Self (archive footage)
Love in the Time of Money as Martin Kunkle
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. as Self
13 Moons as Bananas
Baseball Wives ... (Director)

2001

Monsters, Inc. as Randall (voice)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
The Grey Zone as 'Hesch' Abramowics
Domestic Disturbance as Ray Coleman
Ghost World as Seymour
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored as Self
Double Whammy as Jerry Cubbins
The Concert for New York City as Self
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music

2000

Curb Your Enthusiasm as Mike DiCarlo
28 Days as Cornell
Animal Factory as A.R. Hosspack
Divine Trash as Self

1999

The Sopranos as Tony Blundetto
SpongeBob SquarePants as Dorsal Dan (voice)
Big Daddy as Homeless Guy
In Bad Taste as Self

1998

The Big Lebowski as Donny
Armageddon as Rockhound
The Wedding Singer as David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
The Impostors as Happy Franks
The Real Blonde as Nick
Louis & Frank as Drexel

1997

Oz ... (Director)
Con Air as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"

1996

The Daily Show as Self
Fargo as Carl Showalter
Escape from L.A. as Eddie
Big Night ... (Thanks)
Trees Lounge as Tommy
Kansas City as Johnny Flynn
Black Kites

1995

The Drew Carey Show as Mr. Marchetti
Desperado as Buscemi
Billy Madison as Danny McGrath (uncredited)
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead as Mister Shhh
Living in Oblivion as Nick Reve

1994

ER as Art Masterson
Pulp Fiction as Buddy Holly
The Hudsucker Proxy as Beatnik Barman
Airheads as Rex
Somebody to Love as Mickey
The Search for One-eye Jimmy as Ed Hoyt
Who Do I Gotta Kill? as (uncredited)
Floundering as Ned

1993

Homicide: Life on the Street as Gordon Pratt
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
The Adventures of Pete & Pete as Mr. Hickle
Rising Sun as Willy Wilhelm
The Last Outlaw as Philo
Twenty Bucks as Frank
Ed and His Dead Mother as Ed Chilton
Brace Up! ... (Thanks)

1992

Mad About You as Howie Balinger
In the Soup as Aldolpho Rollo
CrissCross as Louis
What Happened to Pete as Pete
Claude as Danny

1991

Barton Fink as Chet
Billy Bathgate as Irving
Zandalee as OPP Man
Reservoir Dogs as Mr. Pink
Life Is Nice as Convenience Store Clerk

1990

Miller's Crossing as Mink
King of New York as Test Tube
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
No Picnic as Dead Pimp
Force of Circumstance as Virgil

1989

The Simpsons as Steve Buscemi (voice)
Tales from the Crypt as Ike (segment "Forever Ambergris")
Lonesome Dove as Luke
New York Stories as Gregory Stark
Mystery Train as Charlie
Bloodhounds of Broadway as Whining Willie
Slaves of New York as Wilfredo
Coffee and Cigarettes II as Waiter
Borders as Ted

1988

Monsters as John Dennis
Vibes as Fred
Call Me as Switchblade
Heart of Midnight as Eddy

1987

Crossbow
Arena Brains as Wired Kid #1
Heart as Nicky
Kiss Daddy Goodnight as Johnny

1986

L.A. Law as David Lee
Parting Glances as Nick
Sleepwalk as Worker
The Way It Is as Willy / Raphael
Film House Fever as Tony
Days Are Numbered

1985

The Equalizer as Archie, the Electronics Store Clerk
Tommy's

1984

Miami Vice as Rickles

1982

American Playhouse as Whining Willie

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1967

Omnibus as Self

1951

German Film Award as Self