John Turturro

John Turturro

🎂 28th February 1957 (68 yrs) 📍 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American-Italian actor, writer and filmmaker, known for his association with the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee.

He began his acting career on-screen in the early 1980s, and received early critical recognition with the independent film Five Corners (1987). Turturro's mainstream breakthrough came with Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989) and the Coens' Miller's Crossing (1990) and Barton Fink (1991), for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. His subsequent roles included Herb Stempel in Quiz Show (1994), Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski (1998) and The Jesus Rolls (2020), Pete Hogwallop in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Seymour Simmons in the Transformers film series and is set to play Carmine Falcone in The Batman. In 2016, in a lead role, he portrayed a lawyer in the HBO miniseries The Night Of and had a recurring role in the miniseries The Plot Against America in 2020.

An Emmy Award winner, Turturro has also been nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Independent Spirit Awards. He directed Mac (1992), which won the Golden Camera Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Illuminata (1998), and Romance and Cigarettes (2005).

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John Turturro

🎬 Movies Featuring John Turturro

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026)

as Harry
The Cut

The Cut (2025)

as Boz
The Room Next Door

The Room Next Door (2024)

as Damian
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

as Dottore (voice)
High Noon on the Waterfront

High Noon on the Waterfront (2022)

as Elia Kazan (voice)
Forty Winks

Forty Winks (2022)

as Milo
The Batman

The Batman (2022)

as Carmine Falcone
The Oedipus Project

The Oedipus Project (2020)

as Creon
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness (2020)

as Self
The True Adventures of Wolfboy

The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019)

as Mr. Silk
The Jesus Rolls

The Jesus Rolls (2019)

as Jesus Quintana
Pulling The Evidence That Remains

Pulling The Evidence That Remains (2019)

Gloria Bell

Gloria Bell (2019)

as Arnold
Frank Serpico

Frank Serpico (2017)

as Self
Landline

Landline (2017)

as Alan Jacobs
Transformers: The Last Knight

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

as Agent Simmons
Hair

Hair (2017)

as Himself
Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre'

Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre' (2016)

as Self
Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone (2016)

as Frankie Carbo
The Ridiculous 6

The Ridiculous 6 (2015)

as Abner Doubleday
My Mother

My Mother (2015)

as Barry Huggins
Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells

Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells (2015)

as Ingegnere Lombelli
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' (2015)

as Self
Senza Lucio

Senza Lucio (2015)

as Self
Exodus: Gods and Kings

Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

as Sethos I
Rio, I Love You

Rio, I Love You (2014)

as Homem (segment "Quando não há Mais Amor")
God's Pocket

God's Pocket (2014)

as Arthur 'Bird' Capezio
Gods Behaving Badly

Gods Behaving Badly (2013)

as Hades
Fading Gigolo

Fading Gigolo (2013)

as Fioravante
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (2013)

as Himself
In the Shadow of No Towers

In the Shadow of No Towers (2011)

as Narrator
Somewhere Tonight

Somewhere Tonight (2011)

as Leroy
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

as Simmons
Cars 2

Cars 2 (2011)

as Francesco Bernoulli (voice)
The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker (2010)

as The Rat King
Passione

Passione (2010)

as Self
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

as Self
Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy

Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy (2009)

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later (2009)

as Self
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

as Simmons
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)

as Lt. Camonetti
What Just Happened

What Just Happened (2008)

as Dick Bell
Miracle at St. Anna

Miracle at St. Anna (2008)

as Detective Antonio Ri
You Don't Mess with the Zohan

You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)

as Fatoush 'The Phantom' Hakbarah
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)

as Self
No Image

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (2008)

Margot at the Wedding

Margot at the Wedding (2007)

as Jim
Transformers

Transformers (2007)

as Agent Simmons
Brando

Brando (2007)

as Self
Slipstream

Slipstream (2007)

as Harvey Brickman
The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd (2006)

as Raymond Brocco
John Torturro and the Soul of Naples

John Torturro and the Soul of Naples (2006)

as himself
A Few Days in September

A Few Days in September (2006)

as William Pound
Sacco and Vanzetti

Sacco and Vanzetti (2006)

as Vanzetti (Voice)
Romance & Cigarettes

Romance & Cigarettes (2005)

as Male Dancer & Singer
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005)

as Son
She Hate Me

She Hate Me (2004)

as Don Angelo Bonasera
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth (2004)

as Self
2BPerfectlyHonest

2BPerfectlyHonest (2004)

as Sal / Roberto
Secret Window

Secret Window (2004)

as John Shooter
Secret Passage

Secret Passage (2004)

as Paolo Zane
Opopomoz

Opopomoz (2003)

as John (voice)
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003)

as Self
Anger Management

Anger Management (2003)

as Chuck
Fear X

Fear X (2003)

as Harry
No Image

Heaven Touches Brooklyn in July (2002)

as Narrator
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick (2002)

as Self
No Image

New York at the Movies (2002)

as Self
Mr. Deeds

Mr. Deeds (2002)

as Emilio Lopez
Collateral Damage

Collateral Damage (2002)

as Sean Amstrong
Monday Night Mayhem

Monday Night Mayhem (2002)

as Howard Cosell
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)

as Walker
Monkeybone

Monkeybone (2001)

as Monkeybone (voice)
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

as Pete Hogwallop
The Man Who Cried

The Man Who Cried (2000)

as Dante Dominio
The Luzhin Defence

The Luzhin Defence (2000)

as Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin
Two Thousand and None

Two Thousand and None (2000)

as Benjamin Kasparian
Company Man

Company Man (2000)

as Crocker Johnson
Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock (1999)

as Aldo Silvano
Summer of Sam

Summer of Sam (1999)

as Harvey the Black Dog (voice)
The Source

The Source (1999)

as Allen Ginsberg
Rounders

Rounders (1998)

as Joey Knish
Illuminata

Illuminata (1998)

as Tuccio
He Got Game

He Got Game (1998)

as Billy Sunday
All Revved Up

All Revved Up (1998)

as Johnny Candellano
The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski (1998)

as Jesus Quintana
Animals with the Tollkeeper

Animals with the Tollkeeper (1998)

as Tuxedo Man
Lesser Prophets

Lesser Prophets (1997)

as Leon
The Truce

The Truce (1997)

as Primo Levi
Grace of My Heart

Grace of My Heart (1996)

as Joel Millner
Box of Moonlight

Box of Moonlight (1996)

as Al Fountain
Girl 6

Girl 6 (1996)

as Murray - the Agent
Sugartime

Sugartime (1995)

as Sam Giancana
Clockers

Clockers (1995)

as Det. Larry Mazilli
Unstrung Heroes

Unstrung Heroes (1995)

as Sid Lidz
Search and Destroy

Search and Destroy (1995)

as Ron
At Sundance

At Sundance (1995)

as Self
The Search for One-eye Jimmy

The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)

as Disco Bean
Quiz Show

Quiz Show (1994)

as Herb Stempel
Being Human

Being Human (1994)

as Lucinnius
Fearless

Fearless (1993)

as Dr. Bill Perlman
Mac

Mac (1992)

as Niccolo "Mac" Vitelli
Brain Donors

Brain Donors (1992)

as Roland T. Flakfizer
Barton Fink

Barton Fink (1991)

as Barton Fink
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever (1991)

as Pauline Carbone
Men Of Respect

Men Of Respect (1990)

as Mike Battaglia
Miller's Crossing

Miller's Crossing (1990)

as Bernie Bernbaum
State of Grace

State of Grace (1990)

as Nick
Mo' Better Blues

Mo' Better Blues (1990)

as Moe Flatbush
Catchfire

Catchfire (1990)

as Pinella
No Image

Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)

as Self
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing (1989)

as Pino
The Sicilian

The Sicilian (1987)

as Pisciotta
Five Corners

Five Corners (1987)

as Heinz Sabatino
The Color of Money

The Color of Money (1986)

as Julian
Off Beat

Off Beat (1986)

as Neil Pepper
Gung Ho

Gung Ho (1986)

as Willie
Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

as TV Writer
To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

as Carl Cody
Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)

as Ray
The Flamingo Kid

The Flamingo Kid (1984)

as Ted from Pinky's
Exterminator 2

Exterminator 2 (1984)

as Guy #1
Raging Bull

Raging Bull (1980)

as Man at Webster Hall Table (uncredited)
No Image

Wilder & Me (N/A)

as I.A.L. Diamond
No Image

The Thing That Hurts (N/A)