John Turturro

Born:February 28, 1957

Place of Birth:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known For:Acting

Biography

John Turturro, born on February 28, 1957, is a versatile American-Italian actor, writer, and filmmaker who has left an indelible mark on the independent film movement. With a career spanning over four decades, Turturro has appeared in a wide range of roles across more than sixty feature films, showcasing his exceptional talent and versatility.

Turturro's journey to stardom began in the early 1980s, where he honed his craft and garnered critical acclaim for his performances. He first caught the attention of audiences with his role in the independent film "Five Corners" (1987), setting the stage for a series of impactful collaborations with acclaimed directors such as Spike Lee, the Coen brothers, and Adam Sandler.

His breakout moments came with iconic films like Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" (1989) and the Coen brothers' "Miller's Crossing" (1990) and "Barton Fink" (1991), where his exceptional acting skills shone brightly. Turturro's ability to embody diverse characters with depth and authenticity has solidified his reputation as a powerhouse in the film industry.

Throughout his illustrious career, Turturro has delivered memorable performances in a variety of roles, including Herb Stempel in "Quiz Show" (1994), Jesus Quintana in "The Big Lebowski" (1998) and its spin-off "The Jesus Rolls" (2020), and Seymour Simmons in the Transformers film series. His upcoming role as Carmine Falcone in "The Batman" is highly anticipated by fans and critics alike.

In addition to his acting prowess, Turturro has also made a name for himself as a talented filmmaker, directing acclaimed films such as "Mac" (1992), which earned him the Golden Camera Award at the Cannes Film Festival, "Illuminata" (1998), and "Romance and Cigarettes" (2005). His multifaceted talents have garnered him numerous accolades, including an Emmy Award and nominations for prestigious awards like the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Independent Spirit Awards.

In recent years, Turturro has continued to captivate audiences with his compelling performances, such as his lead role in the HBO miniseries "The Night Of" (2016) and his recurring role in the miniseries "The Plot Against America" (2020). His dedication to his craft and his ability to bring depth and authenticity to every character he portrays have solidified his status as a respected and beloved figure in the entertainment industry.

John Turturro's enduring legacy as a talented actor, writer, and filmmaker is a testament to his passion for storytelling and his commitment to delivering exceptional performances that resonate with audiences worldwide. His contributions to the world of cinema have left an indelible mark and continue to inspire aspiring actors and filmmakers to push the boundaries of creativity and artistry.

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The Batman

Carmine Falcone

2022

In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

Cars 2

Francesco Bernoulli (voice)

2011

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

Transformers: The Last Knight

Agent Simmons

2017

Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor.

The Room Next Door

Damian

2024

Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Fatoush 'The Phantom' Hakbarah

2008

An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Sethos I

2014

The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.

The Big Lebowski

Jesus Quintana

1998

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Dottore (voice)

2022

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

Mr. Deeds

Emilio Lopez

2002

When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.

Anger Management

Chuck

2003

After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Buddy Rydell. But when Buddy steps up his aggressive treatment by moving in, Dave goes from mild to wild as the unorthodox treatment wreaks havoc with his life.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Simmons

2009

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.

Transformers

Agent Simmons

2007

Young teenager Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Pete Hogwallop

2000

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

The Ridiculous 6

Abner Doubleday

2015

When his long-lost outlaw father returns, Tommy "White Knife" Stockburn goes on an adventure-filled journey across the Old West with his five brothers.

Collateral Damage

Sean Amstrong

2002

Firefighter Gordon Brewer is plunged into the complex and dangerous world of international terrorism after he loses his wife and child in a bombing credited to Claudio 'The Wolf' Perrini.

Rounders

Joey Knish

1998

A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.

Secret Window

John Shooter

2004

Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to question his own sanity.

Barton Fink

1991

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

The Good Shepherd

Raymond Brocco

2006

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.

Miller's Crossing

Bernie Bernbaum

1990

Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Lt. Camonetti

2009

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

Do the Right Thing

Pino

1989

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.

Monkeybone

Monkeybone (voice)

2001

After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!

The Color of Money

Julian

1986

Former pool hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent's showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.

To Live and Die in L.A.

Carl Cody

1985

When his longtime partner on the force is killed, reckless U.S. Secret Service agent Richard Chance vows revenge, setting out to nab dangerous counterfeit artist Eric Masters.

Hannah and Her Sisters

TV Writer

1986

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

What Just Happened

Dick Bell

2008

During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.

He Got Game

Billy Sunday

1998

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.

Quiz Show

Herbert 'Herb' Stempel

1994

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.

State of Grace

Nick

1990

Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.

Hands of Stone

Frankie Carbo

2016

The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

Clockers

Det. Larry Mazilli

1995

Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.

Desperately Seeking Susan

Ray

1985

A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a free-spirited woman she has read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself and into a chaotic adventure of amnesia and self-discovery.

Jungle Fever

Pauline Carbone

1991

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.

Fearless

Dr. Bill Perlman

1993

After a terrible air disaster, survivor Max Klein emerges a changed person. Unable to connect to his former life or to wife Laura, he feels godlike and invulnerable. When psychologist Bill Perlman is unable to help Max, he has Max meet another survivor, Carla Rodrigo, who is wracked with grief and guilt since her baby died in the crash which she and Max survived.

Summer of Sam

Harvey the Black Dog (voice)

1999

During the summer of 1977, a killer known as the Son of Sam keeps all of New York City on edge with a series of brutal murders.

Mo' Better Blues

Moe Flatbush

1990

Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.

Five Corners

Heinz Sabatino

1987

A psychotic young man returns to his old neighborhood after release from prison. He seeks out the woman he previously tried to rape and the man who protected her, with twisted ideas of love for her and hate for him.

Cradle Will Rock

Aldo Silvano

1999

A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.

Miracle at St. Anna

Detective Antonio Ri

2008

Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.

God's Pocket

Arthur 'Bird' Capezio

2014

A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complicate matters.