John Turturro

John Turturro

Date of Birth:

Feb 28, 1957

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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filmography:

Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells

2015

Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'

2015

Wilder & Me Wilder & Me

1970

The Room Next Door The Room Next Door

2024

High Noon on the Waterfront High Noon on the Waterfront

2022

Mia madre Mia madre

2015

Hands of Stone Hands of Stone

2016

He Got Game He Got Game

1998

Being Human Being Human

1994

The Thing That Hurts The Thing That Hurts

1970

Secret Passage Secret Passage

2004

The Ridiculous 6 The Ridiculous 6

2015

The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

2009

All Revved Up All Revved Up

1998

Off Beat Off Beat

1986

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

2004

Animals with the Tollkeeper Animals with the Tollkeeper

1998

New York at the Movies New York at the Movies

2002

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003

Monday Night Mayhem Monday Night Mayhem

2002

Exodus: Gods and Kings Exodus: Gods and Kings

2014

Forty Winks Forty Winks

2022

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

2013

Fading Gigolo Fading Gigolo

2013

The Flamingo Kid The Flamingo Kid

1984

The Cut The Cut

2024

2BPerfectlyHonest 2BPerfectlyHonest

2004

God's Pocket God's Pocket

2014

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

2002

Gods Behaving Badly Gods Behaving Badly

2013

Raging Bull Raging Bull

1980

Vengeance in the Making Vengeance in the Making

2022

The Batman The Batman

2022

In the Shadow of No Towers In the Shadow of No Towers

2011

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

2009

Girl 6 Girl 6

1996

The True Adventures of Wolfboy The True Adventures of Wolfboy

2019

Summer of Sam Summer of Sam

1999

Opopomoz Opopomoz

2003

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020

Heaven Touches Brooklyn in July Heaven Touches Brooklyn in July

2002

John Torturro and the Soul of Naples John Torturro and the Soul of Naples

2006

Passione Passione

2010

The Oedipus Project The Oedipus Project

2020

Hair Hair

2017

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

Gloria Bell Gloria Bell

2019

At Sundance At Sundance

1995

Making 'Do the Right Thing' Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989

The Jesus Rolls The Jesus Rolls

2019

The Source The Source

1999

Transformers: The Last Knight Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

2008

Landline Landline

2017

Rio, I Love You Rio, I Love You

2014

Brando Brando

2007

Exterminator 2 Exterminator 2

1984

Frank Serpico Frank Serpico

2017

Search and Destroy Search and Destroy

1995

She Hate Me She Hate Me

2004

Desperately Seeking Susan Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

Mac Mac

1992

1-900-TONIGHT (Somewhere Tonight) 1-900-TONIGHT (Somewhere Tonight)

2011

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009

Monkeybone Monkeybone

2001

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

2008

Quiz Show Quiz Show

1994

The Truce The Truce

1997

Box of Moonlight Box of Moonlight

1996

The Sicilian The Sicilian

1987

The Color of Money The Color of Money

1986

Anger Management Anger Management

2003

Catchfire Catchfire

1990

Miracle at St. Anna Miracle at St. Anna

2008

Brain Donors Brain Donors

1992

What Just Happened What Just Happened

2008

Cradle Will Rock Cradle Will Rock

1999

Hannah and Her Sisters Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

Clockers Clockers

1995

The Good Shepherd The Good Shepherd

2006

Secret Window Secret Window

2004

Do the Right Thing Do the Right Thing

1989

Miller's Crossing Miller's Crossing

1990

O Brother, Where Art Thou? O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

Barton Fink Barton Fink

1991

State of Grace State of Grace

1990

Rounders Rounders

1998

Mr. Deeds Mr. Deeds

2002

Fearless Fearless

1993

You Don't Mess with the Zohan You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008

Transformers Transformers

2007

Jungle Fever Jungle Fever

1991

To Live and Die in L.A. To Live and Die in L.A.

1985

Collateral Damage Collateral Damage

2002

The Luzhin Defence The Luzhin Defence

2000

Unstrung Heroes Unstrung Heroes

1995

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story The Nutcracker: The Untold Story

2010

The Search for One-eye Jimmy The Search for One-eye Jimmy

1994

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

2001

Slipstream Slipstream

2007

Five Corners Five Corners

1987

Illuminata Illuminata

1998

Romance & Cigarettes Romance & Cigarettes

2005

Two Thousand and None Two Thousand and None

2000

Grace of My Heart Grace of My Heart

1996

Men Of Respect Men Of Respect

1990

Sugartime Sugartime

1995

Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy

2009

Cars 2 Cars 2

2011

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

The Man Who Cried The Man Who Cried

2000

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

2016

Mo' Better Blues Mo' Better Blues

1990

Margot at the Wedding Margot at the Wedding

2007

Gung Ho Gung Ho

1986

Senza Lucio Senza Lucio

2015

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

2005

Fear X Fear X

2003

A Few Days in September A Few Days in September

2006

Sacco and Vanzetti Sacco and Vanzetti

2006

Transformers: Dark of the Moon Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011

Lesser Prophets Lesser Prophets

1997

Company Man Company Man

2000

The Big Lebowski The Big Lebowski

1998

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