Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

177

Gender

Male

Birthday

1957-02-28 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

John Michael Turturro

约翰·特托罗

Джон Туртурро

존 터투로

約翰·特托羅

جان تورتورو

John Turturro

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Turturro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Big Lebowski

1998

The Big Lebowski

as

Jesus Quintana

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

as

Pete Hogwallop

Barton Fink

1991

Barton Fink

as

Barton Fink

Miller's Crossing

1990

Miller's Crossing

as

Bernie Bernbaum

Do the Right Thing

1989

Do the Right Thing

as

Pino

The Good Shepherd

2006

The Good Shepherd

as

Raymond Brocco

Secret Window

2004

Secret Window

as

John Shooter

State of Grace

1990

State of Grace

as

Nick

Rounders

1998

Rounders

as

Joey Knish

Jungle Fever

1991

Jungle Fever

as

Pauline Carbone

Transformers

2007

Transformers

as

Agent Simmons

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

as

Fatoush 'The Phantom' Hakbarah

Mr. Deeds

2002

Mr. Deeds

as

Emilio Lopez

Fearless

1993

Fearless

as

Dr. Bill Perlman

Clockers

1995

Clockers

as

Det. Larry Mazilli

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

Hannah and Her Sisters

as

TV Writer

The Truce

1997

The Truce

as

Primo Levi

Box of Moonlight

1996

Box of Moonlight

as

Al Fountain

Quiz Show

1994

Quiz Show

as

Herbert 'Herb' Stempel

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

2008

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

as

Self

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

as

Simmons

Monkeybone

2001

Monkeybone

as

Monkeybone (voice)

The Sicilian

1987

The Sicilian

as

Pisciotta

The Color of Money

1986

The Color of Money

as

Julian

What Just Happened

2008

What Just Happened

as

Dick Bell

Cradle Will Rock

1999

Cradle Will Rock

as

Aldo Silvano

Brain Donors

1992

Brain Donors

as

Roland T. Flakfizer

Miracle at St. Anna

2008

Miracle at St. Anna

as

Detective Antonio Ri

Anger Management

2003

Anger Management

as

Chuck

Catchfire

1990

Catchfire

as

Pinella

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985

To Live and Die in L.A.

as

Carl Cody

Collateral Damage

2002

Collateral Damage

as

Sean Amstrong

Gung Ho

1986

Gung Ho

as

Willie

Senza Lucio

2015

Senza Lucio

as

Self

Margot at the Wedding

2007

Margot at the Wedding

as

Jim

Mo' Better Blues

1990

Mo' Better Blues

as

Moe Flatbush

The Man Who Cried

2000

The Man Who Cried

as

Dante Dominio

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

2005

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

as

Son

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

2016

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

as

Self

Fear X

2003

Fear X

as

Harry

Company Man

2000

Company Man

as

Crocker Johnson

Lesser Prophets

1997

Lesser Prophets

as

Leon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

as

Simmons

A Few Days in September

2006

A Few Days in September

as

William Pound

Sacco and Vanzetti

2006

Sacco and Vanzetti

as

Vanzetti (Voice)

Cars 2

2011

Cars 2

as

Francesco Bernoulli (voice)

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

as

Lt. Camonetti

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

2001

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

as

Walker

Slipstream

2007

Slipstream

as

Harvey Brickman

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

1994

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

as

Disco Bean

The Nutcracker

2010

The Nutcracker

as

The Rat King

The Luzhin Defence

2000

The Luzhin Defence

as

Aleksandr Ivanovich 'Sascha' Luzhin

Unstrung Heroes

1995

Unstrung Heroes

as

Sid Lidz

Five Corners

1987

Five Corners

as

Heinz Sabatino

Illuminata

1998

Illuminata

as

Tuccio

Sugartime

1995

Sugartime

as

Sam Giancana

Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy

2009

Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy

as

Men Of Respect

1990

Men Of Respect

as

Mike Battaglia

Grace of My Heart

1996

Grace of My Heart

as

Joel Millner

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

Romance & Cigarettes

as

Male Dancer & Singer

Two Thousand and None

2000

Two Thousand and None

as

Benjamin Kasparian

Somewhere Tonight

2011

Somewhere Tonight

as

Leroy

Mac

1992

Mac

as

Niccolo "Mac" Vitelli

Exodus: Gods and Kings

2014

Exodus: Gods and Kings

as

Sethos I

Forty Winks

2022

Forty Winks

as

Milo

Monday Night Mayhem

2002

Monday Night Mayhem

as

Howard Cosell

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

as

Self

Animals with the Tollkeeper

1998

Animals with the Tollkeeper

as

Tuxedo Man

New York at the Movies

2002

New York at the Movies

as

Self

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

2013

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

as

Himself

Fading Gigolo

2013

Fading Gigolo

as

Fioravante

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

2002

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

as

Self

Gods Behaving Badly

2013

Gods Behaving Badly

as

Hades

God's Pocket

2014

God's Pocket

as

Arthur 'Bird' Capezio

2BPerfectlyHonest

2004

2BPerfectlyHonest

as

Sal / Roberto

The Flamingo Kid

1984

The Flamingo Kid

as

Ted from Pinky's

The Cut

2025

The Cut

as

Boz

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

2004

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

as

Self

Off Beat

1986

Off Beat

as

Neil Pepper

High Noon on the Waterfront

2022

High Noon on the Waterfront

as

Elia Kazan (voice)

Mia madre

2015

Mia madre

as

Barry Huggins

The Room Next Door

2024

The Room Next Door

as

Damian

Wilder & Me

Wilder & Me

as

I.A.L. Diamond

Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells

2015

Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells

as

Ingegnere Lombelli

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

2015

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

as

Self

Hands of Stone

2016

Hands of Stone

as

Frankie Carbo

He Got Game

1998

He Got Game

as

Billy Sunday

The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

2009

The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

as

Self

All Revved Up

1998

All Revved Up

as

Johnny Candellano

The Ridiculous 6

2015

The Ridiculous 6

as

Abner Doubleday

Secret Passage

2004

Secret Passage

as

Paolo Zane

Being Human

1994

Being Human

as

Lucinnius

The Thing That Hurts

The Thing That Hurts

as

Raging Bull

1980

Raging Bull

as

Man at Webster Hall Table (uncredited)

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

2008

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

as

Landline

2017

Landline

as

Alan Jacobs

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017

Transformers: The Last Knight

as

Agent Simmons

The Source

1999

The Source

as

Allen Ginsberg

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

as

Self

The Jesus Rolls

2019

The Jesus Rolls

as

Jesus Quintana

Rio, I Love You

2014

Rio, I Love You

as

Homem (segment "Quando não há Mais Amor")

Brando

2007

Brando

as

Self

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

Desperately Seeking Susan

as

Ray

Exterminator 2

1984

Exterminator 2

as

Guy #1

Search and Destroy

1995

Search and Destroy

as

Ron

She Hate Me

2004

She Hate Me

as

Don Angelo Bonasera

Frank Serpico

2017

Frank Serpico

as

Self

At Sundance

1995

At Sundance

as

Self

Gloria Bell

2019

Gloria Bell

as

Arnold

The True Adventures of Wolfboy

2019

The True Adventures of Wolfboy

as

Mr. Silk

Summer of Sam

1999

Summer of Sam

as

Harvey the Black Dog (voice)

Girl 6

1996

Girl 6

as

Murray - the Agent

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

2009

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

as

Self

The Batman

2022

The Batman

as

Carmine Falcone

In the Shadow of No Towers

2011

In the Shadow of No Towers

as

Narrator

Opopomoz

2003

Opopomoz

as

John (voice)

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

as

Self

Hair

2017

Hair

as

Himself

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

as

Dottore (voice)

The Oedipus Project

2020

The Oedipus Project

as

Creon

Passione

2010

Passione

as

Self

Heaven Touches Brooklyn in July

2002

Heaven Touches Brooklyn in July

as

Narrator

John Torturro and the Soul of Naples

2006

John Torturro and the Soul of Naples

as

himself

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

as

Harry

VENGEANCE IN THE MAKING

2022

VENGEANCE IN THE MAKING

as

Self

Monk

Monk

as

Ambrose Monk

Flight of the Conchords

Flight of the Conchords

as

Credits Cop

Frasier

Frasier

as

Grant (voice)

Finding Your Roots

Finding Your Roots

as

Self

The Bronx Is Burning

The Bronx Is Burning

as

Billy Martin

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

The Night Of

The Night Of

as

John Stone

Can't Go Home

Can't Go Home

as

Paulo Santana

Green Eggs and Ham

Green Eggs and Ham

as

Goat (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as

Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as

Baseball

Baseball

as

Various (voice)

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as

Self - Guest

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as

Eric Shane

Rachael Ray

Rachael Ray

as

The Plot Against America

The Plot Against America

as

Rabbi Lionel Bengelsdorf

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

as

William of Baskerville

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as

Self

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

David Traynor

The Fortunate Pilgrim

The Fortunate Pilgrim

as

Larry

Severance

Severance

as

Irving Bailiff

Brando: The Documentary

Brando: The Documentary

as

Self

Baseball

Baseball

as

(voice)

Difficult People

Difficult People

as

Dusty

Production

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

Romance & Cigarettes

as

Illuminata

1998

Illuminata

as

Potentially Dangerous

2022

Potentially Dangerous

as

When the Music Changes

When the Music Changes

as

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

as

Crew

Passione

2010

Passione

as

Directing

Romance & Cigarettes

2005

Romance & Cigarettes

as

Illuminata

1998

Illuminata

as

Passione

2010

Passione

as

Mac

1992

Mac

as

Fading Gigolo

2013

Fading Gigolo

as

Rio, I Love You

2014

Rio, I Love You

as

The Jesus Rolls

2019

The Jesus Rolls

as

Hair

2017

Hair

as