Steve Buscemi

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born December 13, 1957 (68) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Golden Globe winner · 4 Screen Actors Guild Awards · 4 other major award bodies

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).

Biography from TMDB.

Born: December 13, 1957 (68)
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as: Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles: 165 on MovieCove · 214 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Steve Buscemi's films like?

Across their 110 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy39 titles50^th

Drama15 titles50^th

Animation14 titles51^st

Crime13 titles67^th

Action9 titles42^nd

Documentary9 titles90^th

Adventure3 titles55^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

26%

Self

22%

Morality

17%

Survival

13%

Society

10%

Power

Ideas

Family bonds27 Friendship18 Identity19 Purpose14 Deception15 Romantic love12 Community13 Grief13

What they feel like to watch

their average across 104 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 8 · Wry 9 · Earnest 84

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 44 · Serious 33 · Dark 27

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 42 · Stylized 46 · Heightened 16

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 31 · Charged 52 · Intense 21

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 45 · Shifting 44 · Whiplash 15

Some laughs

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 33 · Some laughs 41 · Funny 30

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 53 · Even-paced 44 · Relentless 7

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 52 · Engaged 44 · Full focus 8

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 46 · Affecting 37 · Heavy 21

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 64 · Open-ended 29 · Ambiguous 11

Roles they play

59 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 18 of 59 analyzed roles.

Trickster

18 of 59

Ally

14 of 59

Shadow

10 of 59

Hero

7 of 59

Mentor

7 of 59

Shapeshifter

1 of 59

Threshold guardian

1 of 59

Herald

1 of 59

Show the 59 roles

Allyas Tony in Film House Fever (1986)
Tricksteras Nick in Parting Glances (1986)
Shadowas Switchblade in Call Me (1988)
Tricksteras Test Tube in King of New York (1990)
Tricksteras Bellingham in Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
Tricksteras Mr. Pink in Reservoir Dogs: Sundance Institute 1991 June Film Lab (1991)
Shadowas Louis in CrissCross (1992)
Heroas Aldolpho Rollo in In the Soup (1992)
Heroas Ed Chilton in Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
Tricksteras Philo in The Last Outlaw (1993)
Tricksteras Mickey in Somebody to Love (1994)
Allyas Rex in Airheads (1994)
Allyas Mister Shhh in Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
Tricksteras Buscemi in Desperado (1995)
Heroas Nick Reve in Living in Oblivion (1995)
Tricksteras Carl Showalter in Fargo (1996)
Shadowas Tommy in Trees Lounge (1996)
Tricksteras Rockhound in Armageddon (1998)
Allyas Donny Kerabatsos in The Big Lebowski (1998)
Mentoras Cornell in 28 Days (2000)
Shapeshifteras Seymour in Ghost World (2001)
Allyas Neil in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Shadowas Randall in Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Tricksteras Romero in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Tricksteras Martin Kunkle in Love in the Time of Money (2002)
Tricksteras James McCord in The Island (2005)
Allyas Angelo in Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
Mentoras Les Galantine in Delirious (2006)
Tricksteras Templeton the Rat in Charlotte's Web (2006)
Threshold guardianas Mr. Nebbercracker in Monster House (2006)
Shadowas Pierre Peders in Interview (2007)
Shadowas Clint Fitzer in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
Allyas George in I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
Allyas Scamper in Igor (2008)
Allyas Dr. Robert Wilson in John Rabe (2009)
Heroas John in Saint John of Las Vegas (2009)
Tricksteras Neal in The Chosen One (2010)
Tricksteras Bernie Lake in Pete Smalls Is Dead (2010)
Heroas Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson in Boardwalk Empire (2010)
Tricksteras Randy in Monsters University (2013)
Allyas Anton Marvelton in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
Allyas Jimmy in The Cobbler (2014)
Tricksteras Art in Time Out of Mind (2014)
Allyas Wayne in Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Heroas Ed Morris in Electric Dreams (2017)
Shadowas Del in Lean on Pete (2017)
Heroas Nikita Khrushchev in The Death of Stalin (2017)
Allyas Charles in The Week Of (2018)
Tricksteras Benny the Teen in Miracle Workers (2019)
Mentoras Walter Lambert in Hubie Halloween (2020)
Mentoras Don in The Year Between (2022)
Mentoras Reese in Vacation Friends 2 (2023)
Shadowas Reese in Vacation Friends 2 (2023)
Heraldas Mike's Uncle in Day of the Fight (2023)
Mentoras The Shapeshifter in Carole & Grey (2024)
Mentoras Kollmick in Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer (2024)
Shadowas Kollmick in Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer (2024)
Shadowas MJ in Wild Horse Nine (2026)
Allyas Ben in The Only Living Pickpocket in New York (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Melancholic

Absurd

Contemplative

Joyful

Other

108

How their films linger

Bittersweet36 Hopeful35 Feel-good30 Thought-provoking33 Fun29 Unsettling16

How their films end · 13 with a twist

Happy27
Bittersweet52
Tragic6
Ambiguous21
Cyclical3
Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Steve Buscemi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 123 of their 165 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (45).

Also on these channels

Howdy9 titles, show their 9 titles on Howdy
Shout! TV8 titles, show their 8 titles on Shout! TV
Cineverse5 titles, show their 5 titles on Cineverse
MovieSphere+4 titles, show their 4 titles on MovieSphere+
FOX One2 titles, show their 2 titles on FOX One
Lionsgate+2 titles, show their 2 titles on Lionsgate+
Sundance Now2 titles, show their 2 titles on Sundance Now
BFI Player1 title, show their title on BFI Player
IndiePix Unlimited1 title, show their title on IndiePix Unlimited
Kino Film Collection1 title, show their title on Kino Film Collection
ScreenPix1 title, show their title on ScreenPix
Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
UP Faith & Family1 title, show their title on UP Faith & Family

Subscription and free streaming for Steve Buscemi's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

214 credits, 165 with a MovieCove page; 41 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Wild Horse Nine(2026)
as MJ
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York(2026)
as Ben
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Klara and the Sun(2026)
Actor
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Don't Say Good Luck(2026)
as Dale
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Animal Farm(2025)
as Mr. Whymper (voice)
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Roommates(2026)
as Celeste's Dad
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Public Access (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Executive Producer
Happy Gilmore 2(2025)
as Bad Neighbor Pat
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write about a Serial Killer(2024)
as Kollmick
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
The Studio(2025)
Show 1 episode · as Steve Buscemi
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Carole & Grey(2024)
as Shapeshifter
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Day of the Fight(2023)
as Mike's Uncle
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Transformers One(2024)
as Starscream (voice)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Brown Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Radio DJ
Fantasmas(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Q
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
The Listener(2022)
Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Elsbeth(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Simon Carroll
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Krapopolis(2023)
Show 2 episodes · as Hephaestus (voice)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Saturday in the Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Executive Producer · as Narrator
Vacation Friends 2(2023)
as Reese Hackford
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Bupkis(2023)
Show 1 episode · as Father Mac
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Digman!(2023)
Show 1 episode · as The Antiquarian (voice)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
The Year Between(2022)
as Don
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Poker Face(2023)
Show 4 episodes · as Good Buddy (voice)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Wednesday(2022)
Show 8 episodes · as Barry Dort
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
StoryBots: Answer Time(2022)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania(2022)
as Wayne (voice)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Monsters at Work(2021)
Show 2 episodes · as Randall (voice)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years(2021)
Show 1 episode · as Dorsal Dan (voice)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
Hubie Halloween(2020)
as Walter Lambert
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
The King of Staten Island(2020)
as Papa
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?(2019)
Show 1 episode · as Steve Buscemi (voice)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
The Dead Don't Die(2019)
as Farmer Frank Miller
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Miracle Workers(2019)
Show 37 episodes · Director · Executive Producer · as Benny the Teen · as Eddie Shitshoveler · as God · as Morris 'The Junkman' Rubinstein
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Dreaming of a Vetter World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Executive Producer
Puzzle(2018)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation(2018)
as Wayne (voice)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Nancy(2018)
as Leo
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Week Of(2018)
as Charles
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Lean on Pete(2017)
as Del
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
The Death of Stalin(2017)
as Nikita Khrushchev
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Big Mouth(2017)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Neo Yokio(2017)
Show 6 episodes · as The Remembrancer (voice)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
Electric Dreams(2017)
Show 1 episode · as Ed Morris
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Final Portrait(2017)
Thanks
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Transformers: The Last Knight(2017)
as Daytrader (voice)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Dinner(2017)
Thanks
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Boss Baby(2017)
as Francis Francis (voice)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Paint It Black(2016)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Check It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Executive Producer
Mildred and the Dying Parlor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
as Rick
Norman(2016)
as Rabbi Blumenthal
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Horace and Pete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 10 episodes · as Pete
The Ridiculous 6(2015)
as Doc Griffin
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Hotel Transylvania 2(2015)
as Wayne (voice)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Time Out of Mind(2014)
as Building Manager
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)
Show 1 episode · Director · as Steve Buscemi · as Steve Buscemi (voice)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Cobbler(2014)
as Jimmy
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY(2014)
Producer · as Self
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Chief Dam Inspector · as Self - Special Guest
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
My Depression(2014)
as Suicidal Thoughts (voice)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Broad City(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Mugger
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Rick and Morty(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Eddie (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Khumba(2013)
as Skalk (voice)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Grown Ups 2(2013)
as Wiley
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Monsters University(2013)
as Randy (voice)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
AMEX Unstaged Presents: Vampire Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Director · as Self
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone(2013)
as Anton Marvelton
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Hotel Transylvania(2012)
as Wayne (voice)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Keep the Lights On(2012)
Thanks
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
On the Road(2012)
as Tall thin salesman
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Rampart(2011)
as Bill Blago
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Fight for Your Right Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
as Waiter
Portlandia(2011)
Show 4 episodes · Director · as Book Store Customer · as Marty · as Milton
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Bob's Burgers(2011)
Show 1 episode · as Tom Innocenti (voice)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Boardwalk Empire(2010)
Show 56 episodes · as Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Pete Smalls Is Dead(2010)
as Bernie Lake
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Chosen One(2010)
as Neal
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Grown Ups(2010)
as Wiley
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Saint John of Las Vegas(2009)
Executive Producer · as John
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
The Messenger(2009)
as Dale Martin
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
as Frank
Youth in Revolt(2009)
as George Twisp
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
G-Force(2009)
as Bucky the Hamster (voice)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Nurse Jackie(2009)
Show 6 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Handsome Harry(2009)
as Thomas Kelley
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
John Rabe(2009)
as Dr. Robert Wilson
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Igor(2008)
as Scamper (voice)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
I'm Dirty! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
as Backhoe Loader
Interview(2007)
Director · Screenplay · as Pierre Peders
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry(2007)
as Clinton Fitzer
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Delirious(2006)
as Les Galantine
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
I Think I Love My Wife(2007)
as George
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Charlotte's Web(2006)
as Templeton the Rat (voice)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
30 Rock(2006)
Show 6 episodes · Director · as Lenny Wosniak
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Dust to Dust: The Health Effects of 9/11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as narrator
Monster House(2006)
as Nebbercracker (voice)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Paris, Je T'aime(2006)
as Touriste (Tuileries)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Art School Confidential(2006)
as Broadway Bob D'Annunzio (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Henry Rollins Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Lonesome Jim(2005)
Director · Producer
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Excavating Taylor Mead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Narrator
Romance & Cigarettes(2005)
as Angelo
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Island(2005)
as James 'Mac' McCord
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Who's the Top? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
as Cymon
Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2½ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Executive Producer · as Self
Home on the Range(2004)
as Wesley (voice)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Coffee and Cigarettes(2003)
as Danny (segment "Twins")
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Big Fish(2003)
as Norther Winslow
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Spy Kids 3: Game Over(2003)
as Romero
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Love in the Time of Money(2002)
as Martin Kunkle
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
13 Moons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Bananas
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams(2002)
as Romero
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Mr. Deeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
as Crazy Eyes
The Laramie Project(2002)
as Doc O'Connor
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Baseball Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Director
Monsters, Inc.(2001)
as Randall (voice)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Domestic Disturbance(2001)
as Ray Coleman
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Double Whammy(2001)
as Jerry Cubbins
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Actor
The Grey Zone(2001)
as 'Hesch' Abramowics
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Ghost World(2001)
as Seymour
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within(2001)
as Off. Neil Fleming (voice)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Mike DiCarlo
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Animal Factory(2000)
Director · Producer · as A.R. Hosspack
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
28 Days(2000)
as Cornell
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Big Daddy(1999)
as Homeless Guy
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)
Show 2 episodes · as Dorsal Dan (voice)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Sopranos(1999)
Show 14 episodes · Director · as Tony Blundetto
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
The Impostors(1998)
as Happy Franks
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Louis & Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
as Drexel
Armageddon(1998)
as Rockhound
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Big Lebowski(1998)
as Donny
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
The Real Blonde(1997)
as Nick
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Wedding Singer(1998)
as David 'Dave' Veltri (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Oz(1997)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Con Air(1997)
as Garland Greene - "The Marietta Mangler"
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Big Night(1996)
Thanks
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Kansas City(1996)
as Johnny Flynn
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Escape from L.A.(1996)
as Eddie
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Black Kites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Actor
Trees Lounge(1996)
Director · Writer · as Tommy
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Fargo(1996)
as Carl Showalter
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead(1995)
as Mister Shhh
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Drew Carey Show(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Mr. Marchetti
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Desperado(1995)
as Buscemi
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Living in Oblivion(1995)
as Nick Reve
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Billy Madison(1995)
as Danny McGrath (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Celluloid Closet(1995)
as Nick
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
The Search for One-eye Jimmy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Ed Hoyt
Floundering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Ned
Somebody to Love(1994)
as Mickey
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Me and the Mob(1992)
as (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
ER(1994)
Show 1 episode · as Art Masterson
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Pulp Fiction(1994)
as Buddy Holly
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Airheads(1994)
as Rex
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Hudsucker Proxy(1994)
as Beatnik Barman
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Adventures of Pete & Pete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Mr. Hickle
The Last Outlaw(1993)
as Philo
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Twenty Bucks(1993)
as Frank
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Rising Sun(1993)
as Willy Wilhelm
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Ed and His Dead Mother(1993)
as Ed Chilton
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Brace Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Thanks
Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)
Show 1 episode · Director · as Gordon Pratt
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
In the Soup(1992)
as Aldolpho Rollo
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Mad About You(1992)
Show 1 episode · as Howie Balinger
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Reservoir Dogs(1992)
as Mr. Pink
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
CrissCross(1992)
as Louis
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
What Happened to Pete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Director · Producer · Writer · as Pete
Claude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
as Danny
Billy Bathgate(1991)
as Irving
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Barton Fink(1991)
as Chet
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Reservoir Dogs: Sundance Institute 1991 June Film Lab(1991)
as Mr. Pink
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Zandalee(1991)
as OPP Man
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Life Is Nice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Convenience Store Clerk
Miller's Crossing(1990)
as Mink
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
King of New York(1990)
as Test Tube
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
No Picnic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Dead Pimp
Force of Circumstance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Virgil
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie(1990)
as Bellingham (segment ‘Lot 249’)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Simpsons(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Dwight (voice) · as Steve Buscemi (voice)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Bloodhounds of Broadway(1989)
as Whining Willie
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Mystery Train(1989)
as Charlie
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Tales from the Crypt(1989)
Show 1 episode · as Ike (segment "Forever Ambergris")
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Borders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Ted
Slaves of New York(1989)
as Wilfredo
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
New York Stories(1989)
as Gregory Stark
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Lonesome Dove(1989)
Show 4 episodes · as Luke
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Coffee and Cigarettes II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Waiter
Heart of Midnight(1988)
as Eddy
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Monsters(1988)
Show 1 episode · as John Dennis
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Vibes(1988)
as Fred
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Call Me(1988)
as Switchblade
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Nicky
Kiss Daddy Goodnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Johnny
Arena Brains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Wired Kid #1
Crossbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Show 1 episode · Actor
L.A. Law(1986)
Show 1 episode · as David Lee
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Sleepwalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Worker
The Way It Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Willy / Raphael
Parting Glances(1986)
as Nick
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Days Are Numbered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Actor
Film House Fever(1986)
as Tony
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Archie, the Electronics Store Clerk
Tommy's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Actor
Miami Vice(1984)
Show 1 episode · as Rickles
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 1 episode · as Whining Willie
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Show 2 episodes · as Billy (uncredited) · as Mr. Pink (uncredited) · as Self - Host
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Ages of the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Producer · Actor
Far Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Grown Ups 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Wiley
The Marshmallow Experiment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as King Dong
Twilight Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Grandpa Jules
Untitled William S. Burroughs Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 212 titles, 205 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Monsters University (2013)

$744M worldwide

Highest rated

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination

19752026

Peak 1995 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 49 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1986Screen debut· Parting Glances
1992First top-billed film· In the Soup
1992Independent Spirit Award win· Reservoir Dogs
1999Primetime Emmy nomination· The Sopranos
2001Golden Globe nomination· Ghost World
2006Primetime Emmy nomination· 30 Rock

Show 3 more milestones

2010Career best· Boardwalk Empire
2010Golden Globe win· Boardwalk Empire
2017Career best· The Death of Stalin

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting194 of 212 · 56^thDirecting16 of 212 · 78^thWriting3 of 212Producing14 of 212 · 46^thOther crew5 of 212

212 titles, 14 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s27 · acting1990s53 · 50 acting · 7 crew2000s46 · 42 acting · 7 crew2010s48 · 40 acting · 12 crew2020s30 · 28 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 9% of 104 roles

18%

17%

10%

11%

8691960106111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy, a Golden Globe, 4 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 2 other major awards from 33 major nominations, 1990–2016.

WinNomination

2016
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
2015
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2014
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2013
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2012
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2011
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
2008
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2005
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
- +1 other major body · 1 nomination
  - Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic

Show 8 earlier years

2004
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2002
- Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
  - Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night
  - Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Supporting Male
2001
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
1999
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night
1997
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Screenplay
1996
- Cannes award, nominated · Directors' Fortnight
- Cannes award, nominated
1993
- Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Supporting Male
1990
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Steve Buscemi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51^st percentile, the median of all 125; across their 104 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 104

Approval · how many liked their films

55^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 104

Reach · how many have seen their films

89^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 104

Midcredits score across 165 titles, by percentile

75^th and up59
50^th to 74^th45
25^th to 49^th40
Below 25^th21

Shape of the crowd

66 of their 165 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved27
Universally Panned1
Divisive4
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser66
Broadly Agreed16
Mixed50

Most divisive · actor

Carole & Grey (2024)

99^th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Midcredits 99^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 96 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Steve Buscemi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 63 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore58 titles24–85 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity63 titles11–66 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all films

Profanity57 titles13–91 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs53 titles9–78 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense54 titles13–70 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Steve Buscemi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steve Buscemi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Adam Sandler shares the most, 10.

Steve Buscemi

What are Steve Buscemi's films like?

Genres

Themes

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Roles they play

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Where can I watch Steve Buscemi's films?

Filmography

Career shape

Film career

By role

By decade

Billing

Awards

How do Steve Buscemi's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Steve Buscemi's work okay for kids?

Who does Steve Buscemi work with?

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