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Steve Buscemi

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
Animal Farm

as Mr. Whymper (voice)

Movie
2025
Happy Gilmore 2

as Bad Neighbor Pat

Movie
2025
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer

as Kollmick

Movie
2024
Transformers One

as Starscream (voice)

Movie
2022
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

as Wayne (voice)

Movie
2019
The Dead Don't Die

as Farmer Frank Miller

Movie
2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

as Wayne (voice)

Movie
2015
Hotel Transylvania 2

as Wayne (voice)

Movie
2013
Grown Ups 2

as Wiley

Movie
2013
Monsters University

as Randy (voice)

Movie
2012
Hotel Transylvania

as Wayne (voice)

Movie
2010
Grown Ups

as Wiley

Movie
2009
Youth in Revolt

as George Twisp

Movie
2006
Monster House

as Nebbercracker (voice)

Movie
2005
The Island

as James 'Mac' McCord

Movie
2004
Home on the Range

as Wesley (voice)

Movie
2003
Big Fish

as Norther Winslow

Movie
2001
Monsters, Inc.

as Randall (voice)

Movie
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)

Movie
1998
Armageddon

as Rockhound

Movie
1998
The Big Lebowski

as Donny

Movie
1997
Con Air

as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"

Movie
1996
Fargo

as Carl Showalter

Movie
1995
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

as Mister Shhh

Movie
1995
Desperado

as Buscemi

Movie
1994
Pulp Fiction

as Buddy Holly

Movie
1992
Reservoir Dogs

as Mr. Pink

Movie
2025
The Studio

as Steve Buscemi

TV Show
2023
Poker Face

as Good Buddy (voice)

TV Show
2022
Wednesday

as Barry Dort

TV Show
2011
Portlandia

as Milton

TV Show