John Turturro
John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American movie and television, voice actor, writer and director known for his roles in the movies; Do the Right Thing (1989), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Quiz Show (1994), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and the Transformers movie series. He has appeared in over sixty films, and has worked mostly with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee. Turturro also starred in Disney/Pixar Cars 2. He played Carmine Falcone in the 2022 movie The Batman.
Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 28, 1957. Turturro is currently married to Katherine Borowitz since 1985, they have two children.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Raging Bull | Man at table | Uncredited |
1984 | Exterminator 2 | Guy #1 | |
1984 | The Flamingo Kid | Ted from Pinky's | |
1985 | Desperately Seeking Susan | Ray | |
1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Carl Cody | |
1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Writer | |
1986 | The Color of Money | Julian | |
1986 | Gung Ho | Willie | |
1986 | Off Beat | Neil Pepper | |
1987 | Five Corners | Heinz Zabantino | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male |
1987 | The Sicilian | Pisciotta | |
1989 | Do the Right Thing | Pino | |
1990 | Catchfire | Pinella | |
1990 | State of Grace | Nick | |
1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Moe Flatbush | |
1990 | Miller's Crossing | Bernie Bernbaum | Nominated—National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor (3rd place) Nominated—New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor (3rd place) |
1991 | Men of Respect | Mike Battaglia | |
1991 | Jungle Fever | Paulie Carbone | |
1991 | Barton Fink | Barton Fink | |
1992 | Mac | Niccolò Vitelli | Also director and writer Caméra d'Or Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Director Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature |
1992 | Brain Donors | Roland T. Flakfizer | |
1993 | Being Human | Lucinnius | |
1993 | Fearless | Bill Pearlman | |
1994 | Quiz Show | Herb Stempel | |
1994 | The Search for One-eye Jimmy | Disco Bean | |
1995 | Search and Destroy | Ron | |
1995 | Unstrung Heroes | Sidney Lidz | |
1995 | Clockers | Det. Larry Mazilla | |
1996 | Girl 6 | Murray | |
1996 | Box of Moonlight | Al Fountain | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Male |
1996 | Grace of My Heart | Joel Milner | |
1997 | Lesser Prophets (aka The Last Bet) | Leon | |
1997 | The Truce | Primo Levi | |
1998 | Illuminata | Tuccio | Also director, writer and producer Nominated—Palme d'Or |
1998 | Rounders | Joey Knish | |
1998 | He Got Game | Billy Sunday | |
1998 | O.K. Garage | Jonny | |
1998 | The Big Lebowski | Jesus Quintana | |
1998 | Animals with the Tollkeeper | Tuxedo Man | |
1999 | Summer of Sam | Harvey the Dog | Voice |
1999 | Cradle Will Rock | Aldo Silvana | |
2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Pete | Nominated—MTV Movie Award for On-Screen Team (with George Clooney and Tim Blake Nelson) |
2000 | The Man Who Cried | Dante Dominio | |
2000 | Company Man | Crocker Johnson | |
2000 | Two Thousand and None | Benjamin Kasparian | |
2000 | The Luzhin Defence | Alexander Luzhin | |
2001 | Monkeybone | Monkeybone | Voice |
2001 | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Walker | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast |
2002 | Collateral Damage | Armstrong | |
2002 | Mr. Deeds | Emilio Lopez | |
2003 | Fear X | Harry |
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2003 | Anger Management | Chuck | |
2003 | Opopomoz | John | Voice |
2004 | Secret Passage | Paolo Zane | |
2004 | Secret Window | John Shooter | Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
2004 | She Hate Me | Don Angelo Bonasera | |
2004 | 2BPerfectlyHonest | Sal / Roberto | |
2005 | Romance and Cigarettes | Male dancer and singer | Also director, writer and producer Nominated—Golden Lion |
2005 | The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation | Son | Voice Short film |
2006 | The Good Shepherd | Ray Brocco | |
2006 | A Few Days in September | William Pound | |
2007 | Transformers | Agent Seymour Simmons | |
2007 | Margot at the Wedding | Jim | Nominated—Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast |
2007 | Slipstream | Harvey Brickman | |
2007 | Joulutarina | Iisakki | English dub |
2008 | What Just Happened | Dick Bell | |
2008 | You Don't Mess With The Zohan | Fatoush 'The Phantom' Hakbarah | |
2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Detective Antonio 'Tony' Ricci | Nominated—Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble |
2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | Camonetti | |
2009 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Seymour Simmons | |
2009 | Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy | Himself | Documentary Also writer and executive producer |
2010 | Passione | Himself/Narrator | Documentary Also director and co-write |
2010 | The Nutcracker in 3D | The Rat King | |
2011 | Cars 2 | Francesco Bernoulli | Voice |
2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Seymour Simmons | |
2011 | Somewhere Tonight | Leroy | |
2013 | Fading Gigolo | Fioravante | Also director and writer |
2013 | Gods Behaving Badly | Hades | |
2014 | God's Pocket | Arthur 'Bird' Capezio | |
2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Seti I | |
2014 | Rio, I Love You | Homem | Segment "Quando não há Mais Amor" Also director and writer |
2015 | Mia madre | Barry Huggins | |
2015 | Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells | Lombelli | |
2015 | The Ridiculous 6 | Abner Doubleday | |
2016 | Hands of Stone | Frankie Carbo | |
2016 | The Night Of | John Stone | |
2017 | Landline | Alan Jacobs | |
2017 | Hair | John Turturro | Short film; also director and writer |
2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | Seymour Simmons | |
2018 | Gloria Bell | Arnold | |
2019 | The True Adventures of Wolfboy | Mr. Silk | |
2019 | The Jesus Rolls | Jesus Quintana | Also director and writer |
John Turturro Media
Turturro at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival