Steve Buscemi

Born on December 13, 1957, in Brooklyn, New York City, Steve Buscemi is an American actor with roughly 150 screen credits. Moviegoers know him from Pulp Fiction (1994), Fargo (1996) as Carl Showalter, The Big Lebowski (1998) as Donny, Armageddon (1998) as Rockhound and Big Fish (2003). Families may recognize his voice as Randall in Monsters, Inc. (2001) and Randy in Monsters University (2013), as well as in Hotel Transylvania (2012) and The Boss Baby (2017). On TV, he appeared in Wednesday (2022).

Buscemi has received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male twice, in 1993 and 2002, along with the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2001. He also won Screen Actors Guild Awards for drama series in 2011 and 2012. Coming up are Grown Ups 3, Wild Horse Nine (October 30, 2026) and Dynamic Duo (September 21, 2028).

New & upcoming work

• Grown Ups 3 · date not announced · as Wiley
• Wild Horse Nine · 30 Oct 2026 · as MJ
• Dynamic Duo · 21 Sep 2028 · as Red Hood Two (voice)

Frequent co-stars

• Kevin James · 6 films together: Grown Ups, Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
• David Spade · 5 films together: Grown Ups, Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
• Adam Sandler · 5 films together: Grown Ups, Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
• Selena Gomez · 4 films together: Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
• Andy Samberg · 4 films together: Hotel Transylvania, Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
• Keegan-Michael Key · 3 films together: Transformers One, Hotel Transylvania 2, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Awards won

• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2012)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2012)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2011)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (2011)
• Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male (2002)
• National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor (2001)
• Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male (1993)
• Film Independent Spirit Awards (1992)

Nominations

• European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (2018)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2014)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2014)
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2014)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2013)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2013)
• Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble (2013)
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2012)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2012)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2012)

Career at a glance

First credit: Rising Sun (1993) · Credits: 150

Roles played

Titles reviewed on Drama4U

• Klara and the Sun2026Reviewed

Other work

• The Only Living Pickpocket in New York2026 · Ben
• The Terrors of Jordan Mendoza2026 · Various Characters
• Don't Say Good Luck2026 · Dale
• Animal Farm2026 · Mr. Whymper (voice)
• Roommates2026 · Celeste's Dad
• Happy Gilmore 22025 · Bad Neighbor Pat
• Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer2025 · Kollmick
• The Studio2025 · Steve Buscemi
• Carole & Grey2024 · Shapeshifter
• Day of the Fight2024 · Mike's Uncle
• Transformers One2024 · Starscream (voice)
• The Brown Dog2024 · Radio DJ
• Fantasmas2024 · Q
• The Listener2024 · Director
• Elsbeth2024 · Simon Carroll
• Krapopolis2023 · Hephaestus (voice)
• Vacation Friends 22023 · Reese Hackford
• Bupkis2023 · Father Mac
• Digman!2023 · The Antiquarian (voice)

and 70 more

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