John Turturro

John Turturro

Acting
Born 1957-02-28Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies (129)

The Batman
7.7

The Batman

2022Movie7.7
Cars 2
6.2

Cars 2

2011Movie6.2
Transformers: The Last Knight
6.1

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017Movie6.1
The Big Lebowski
7.8

The Big Lebowski

1998Movie7.8
Exodus: Gods and Kings
5.9

Exodus: Gods and Kings

2014Movie5.9
Raging Bull
7.9

Raging Bull

1980Movie7.9
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
8.0

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022Movie8.0
The Room Next Door
6.7

The Room Next Door

2024Movie6.7
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
5.7

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008Movie5.7
Mr. Deeds
5.9

Mr. Deeds

2002Movie5.9
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
7.3

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000Movie7.3
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
6.4

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009Movie6.4
Anger Management
6.2

Anger Management

2003Movie6.2
To Live and Die in L.A.
7.1

To Live and Die in L.A.

1985Movie7.1
Do the Right Thing
7.8

Do the Right Thing

1989Movie7.8
Rounders
7.0

Rounders

1998Movie7.0
Miller's Crossing
7.4

Miller's Crossing

1990Movie7.4
Collateral Damage
5.8

Collateral Damage

2002Movie5.8
Summer of Sam
6.5

Summer of Sam

1999Movie6.5
The Good Shepherd
6.4

The Good Shepherd

2006Movie6.4
Secret Window
6.6

Secret Window

2004Movie6.6
The Color of Money
6.9

The Color of Money

1986Movie6.9
The Nutcracker
5.0

The Nutcracker

2010Movie5.0
Gung Ho
6.1

Gung Ho

1986Movie6.1
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
6.2

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009Movie6.2
Romance & Cigarettes
6.1

Romance & Cigarettes

2005Movie6.1
Transformers
6.8

Transformers

2007Movie6.8
He Got Game
6.8

He Got Game

1998Movie6.8
State of Grace
7.0

State of Grace

1990Movie7.0
Fading Gigolo
5.8

Fading Gigolo

2013Movie5.8
Quiz Show
7.2

Quiz Show

1994Movie7.2
Hands of Stone
6.6

Hands of Stone

2016Movie6.6
Off Beat
4.7

Off Beat

1986Movie4.7
Barton Fink
7.5

Barton Fink

1991Movie7.5
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
6.2

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011Movie6.2
Jungle Fever
6.4

Jungle Fever

1991Movie6.4
The Ridiculous 6
5.2

The Ridiculous 6

2015Movie5.2
What Just Happened
5.4

What Just Happened

2008Movie5.4
Hannah and Her Sisters
7.5

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986Movie7.5
Clockers
6.7

Clockers

1995Movie6.7
Monkeybone
5.3

Monkeybone

2001Movie5.3
Desperately Seeking Susan
6.1

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985Movie6.1
Mo' Better Blues
6.5

Mo' Better Blues

1990Movie6.5
She Hate Me
5.1

She Hate Me

2004Movie5.1
Being Human
5.1

Being Human

1994Movie5.1
The Sicilian
5.2

The Sicilian

1987Movie5.2
God's Pocket
5.8

God's Pocket

2014Movie5.8
Fearless
6.9

Fearless

1993Movie6.9
A Statement

A Statement

2026Movie
Fear X
5.8

Fear X

2003Movie5.8
All Revved Up
5.6

All Revved Up

1998Movie5.6
The Flamingo Kid
6.0

The Flamingo Kid

1984Movie6.0
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

2026Movie
Gloria Bell
6.0

Gloria Bell

2019Movie6.0
The Source
5.6

The Source

1999Movie5.6
Miracle at St. Anna
6.1

Miracle at St. Anna

2008Movie6.1
Frank Serpico
5.9

Frank Serpico

2017Movie5.9
The Jesus Rolls
4.4

The Jesus Rolls

2019Movie4.4
Catchfire
5.3

Catchfire

1990Movie5.3
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
5.9

The True Adventures of Wolfboy

2019Movie5.9
Brain Donors
6.1

Brain Donors

1992Movie6.1
The Cut
6.0

The Cut

2025Movie6.0
Girl 6
5.0

Girl 6

1996Movie5.0
Company Man
5.1

Company Man

2000Movie5.1
High Noon on the Waterfront
6.8

High Noon on the Waterfront

2022Movie6.8
Margot at the Wedding
5.8

Margot at the Wedding

2007Movie5.8
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
6.3

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

2001Movie6.3
The Man Who Cried
6.1

The Man Who Cried

2000Movie6.1
Rio, I Love You
4.8

Rio, I Love You

2014Movie4.8
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
6.0

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

2020Movie6.0
Men Of Respect
4.8

Men Of Respect

1990Movie4.8
Cradle Will Rock
6.5

Cradle Will Rock

1999Movie6.5
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
7.5

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

2013Movie7.5
Slipstream
4.9

Slipstream

2007Movie4.9
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
7.2

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

2008Movie7.2
Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells
4.3

Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells

2015Movie4.3
The Coen Brothers
7.8

The Coen Brothers

2000Movie7.8
Five Corners
5.9

Five Corners

1987Movie5.9
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
5.6

The Search for One-eye Jimmy

1994Movie5.6
Box of Moonlight
6.8

Box of Moonlight

1996Movie6.8
Senza Lucio
7.5

Senza Lucio

2015Movie7.5
The Luzhin Defence
6.3

The Luzhin Defence

2000Movie6.3
Grace of My Heart
6.0

Grace of My Heart

1996Movie6.0
Gods Behaving Badly
2.5

Gods Behaving Badly

2013Movie2.5
The Thing That Hurts

The Thing That Hurts

Movie
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
7.0

Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick

2002Movie7.0
Lesser Prophets
5.6

Lesser Prophets

1997Movie5.6
2BPerfectlyHonest
6.2

2BPerfectlyHonest

2004Movie6.2
Landline
6.2

Landline

2017Movie6.2
Brando
6.8

Brando

2007Movie6.8
Mia madre
6.6

Mia madre

2015Movie6.6
At Sundance
5.8

At Sundance

1995Movie5.8
New York at the Movies
9.0

New York at the Movies

2002Movie9.0
The Truce
6.1

The Truce

1997Movie6.1
Unstrung Heroes
6.1

Unstrung Heroes

1995Movie6.1
Keepers of the Covenant: Making 'Exodus: Gods and Kings'
5.8

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

2015Movie5.8
Exterminator 2
4.1

Exterminator 2

1984Movie4.1
Somewhere Tonight
6.9

Somewhere Tonight

2011Movie6.9
The Oedipus Project
10.0

The Oedipus Project

2020Movie10.0
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
6.8

The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen

2009Movie6.8
Animals with the Tollkeeper
7.8

Animals with the Tollkeeper

1998Movie7.8
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
7.3

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003Movie7.3
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
7.0

Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies

2008Movie7.0
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
6.9

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989Movie6.9
A Few Days in September
4.9

A Few Days in September

2006Movie4.9
Forty Winks
5.7

Forty Winks

2022Movie5.7
Mac
5.8

Mac

1992Movie5.8
Hair
6.5

Hair

2017Movie6.5
Monday Night Mayhem
6.2

Monday Night Mayhem

2002Movie6.2
Dreaming Slipstream Dream

Dreaming Slipstream Dream

2008Movie
Opopomoz
7.0

Opopomoz

2003Movie7.0
Search and Destroy
4.8

Search and Destroy

1995Movie4.8
Wilder & Me

Wilder & Me

Movie
Secret Passage
4.7

Secret Passage

2004Movie4.7
Sugartime
5.9

Sugartime

1995Movie5.9
Illuminata
5.4

Illuminata

1998Movie5.4
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
6.3

The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation

2005Movie6.3
Pulling the Evidence That Remains

Pulling the Evidence That Remains

2019Movie
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
7.0

Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later

2009Movie7.0
The Godfather vs. The Godfather Part II

The Godfather vs. The Godfather Part II

2008Movie
Passione
6.4

Passione

2010Movie6.4
Two Thousand and None
5.0

Two Thousand and None

2000Movie5.0
Sacco and Vanzetti
7.0

Sacco and Vanzetti

2006Movie7.0
Just a Movie: On the Set of 'Mia Madre'

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

2016Movie
Heaven Touches Brooklyn in July

Heaven Touches Brooklyn in July

2002Movie
John Torturro and the Soul of Naples

John Torturro and the Soul of Naples

2006Movie
Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy

Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy

2009Movie
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
9.0

The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth

2004Movie9.0
In the Shadow of No Towers

In the Shadow of No Towers

2011Movie

TV Shows (31)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009Series4.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Late Show with David Letterman
6.4

Late Show with David Letterman

1993Series6.4
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
Monk
7.9

Monk

2002Series7.9
Miami Vice
7.5

Miami Vice

1984Series7.5
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Series7.3
Severance
8.4

Severance

2022Series8.4
Late Night with David Letterman
6.1

Late Night with David Letterman

1982Series6.1
Finding Your Roots
6.5

Finding Your Roots

2012Series6.5
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
The Night Of
8.0

The Night Of

2016Series8.0
Green Eggs and Ham
8.0

Green Eggs and Ham

2019Series8.0
Flight of the Conchords
8.0

Flight of the Conchords

2007Series8.0
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.6

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2024Series6.6
Rachael Ray
5.1

Rachael Ray

2006Series5.1
Difficult People
6.3

Difficult People

2015Series6.3
Baseball
7.5

Baseball

1994Series7.5
The Name of the Rose
7.0

The Name of the Rose

2019Series7.0
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996Series4.1
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
7.2

Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time

2020Series7.2
The Plot Against America
6.6

The Plot Against America

2020Series6.6
The Bronx Is Burning
7.2

The Bronx Is Burning

2007Series7.2
The Emmy Awards
7.9

The Emmy Awards

1949Series7.9
Brando: The Documentary
4.5

Brando: The Documentary

2007Series4.5
The Fortunate Pilgrim
6.2

The Fortunate Pilgrim

1988Series6.2
Can't Go Home

Can't Go Home

2023Series
The Italian Americans
8.5

The Italian Americans

2015Series8.5