Highest rated as cast or director
Fargo
1996
Boardwalk Empire
2010 · 5 Seasons
Monsters, Inc.
2001
Reservoir Dogs
1992
Wednesday
Since 2022 · 3 Seasons
Ghost World
2001
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).
Acted in 189
2020s
- 2028
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
The Brown Dog
Radio DJ
- 2023
The Year Between
Don
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
67Nancy
Leo
- 2017
- 2016
Horace and Pete
Pete · 10 episodes
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Waiter
- 2010
The Chosen One
Neal
Saint John of Las Vegas
John
2000s
- 2009
Rage
Frank
Handsome Harry
Thomas Kelley
John Rabe
Dr. Robert Wilson
- 2008
I'm Dirty!
Backhoe Loader
- 2007
Interview
Pierre Peders
- 2006
The Henry Rollins Show
TV
- 2005
Who's the Top?
Cymon
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
Love in the Time of Money
Martin Kunkle
- 2001
Double Whammy
Jerry Cubbins
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music
Movie
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Louis & Frank
Drexel
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
Ed Hoyt
Floundering
Ned
Somebody to Love
Mickey
- 1993
- 1992
What Happened to Pete
Pete
Claude
Danny
- 1991
- 1990
No Picnic
Dead Pimp
Force of Circumstance
Virgil
1980s
- 1989
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Whining Willie
Borders
Ted
Coffee and Cigarettes II
Waiter
- 1988
- 1987
Heart
Nicky
Kiss Daddy Goodnight
Johnny
Arena Brains
Wired Kid #1
- 1986
Sleepwalk
Worker
The Way It Is
Willy / Raphael
Parting Glances
Nick
Days Are Numbered
Movie
Film House Fever
Tony
- 1985
Tommy's
Movie
- 1984
Journeys through the Darkzone
Evil Lion Cat
- 1982
No release date
The Marshmallow Experiment
King Dong
Grown Ups 3
Wiley
Far Cry
TV
Directed 15
2020s
- 2024
2010s
- 2019
- 2015
- 2013
- 2011
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
Interview
Director
- 2006
- 2005
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1996
- 1993
- 1992
What Happened to Pete
Director
Produced 12
2020s
- 2026
Public Access
Executive Producer
- 2024
- 2023
Saturday in the Park
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Dreaming of a Vetter World
Executive Producer
- 2016
Check It
Executive Producer
- 2010
Saint John of Las Vegas
Executive Producer
2000s
- 2005
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Executive Producer
- 2000
1990s
- 1992
What Happened to Pete
Producer
Wrote 3
2000s
- 2007
Interview
Screenplay
1990s
- 1996
- 1992
What Happened to Pete
Writer
Appearances44
2020s
- 2026
- 2023
Saturday in the Park
Narrator
- 2022
- 2020
2010s
- 2017
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
- 2016
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
Self
- 2015
- 2014
The Final Shot: A Farewell to Boardwalk Empire
Self
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi
Self · 25 episodes
- 2013
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Self
- 2012
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
- 2011
Blank City
Self
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
Voom Portraits
Self
- 2006
...So Goes the Nation
Self
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11
narrator
Edge of Outside
Self
- 2005
Excavating Taylor Mead
Narrator
Nobody Wants Your Film
Self
Champion
Self
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½
Self
- 2004
Tanner on Tanner
Self · 1 episode
- 2003
Rockets Redglare!
Self
- 2002
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self
9/11
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
The Concert for New York City
Self
- 2000
Divine Trash
Self
1990s
- 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
In Bad Taste
Self
- 1996
- 1993
1960s
- 1967
Thanked in the credits5
2010s
- 2017
- 2012
1990s
- 1996
- 1993
Brace Up!
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