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