John Turturro
American actor (born 1957)
- Born
- 28 February 1957, Brooklyn
- Citizenship
- United States, Italy
- Occupation
- actor, film director, writer, screenwriter, character actor
- Films here
- 2
John Michael Turturro ( tər-TOOR-oh, Italian: [turˈturro]; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his varied roles in independent films, as well as his frequent collaborations with the Coen brothers and Spike Lee. His accolades include a Cannes Film Festival Award and a Primetime Emmy Award as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards.
He achieved his career breakthrough with Five Corners (1987). He acted in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), and Clockers (1995). He also starred in the Coens' Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, The Big Lebowski (1998), and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). He also starred in Fearless (1993), Quiz Show (1994), and Gloria Bell (2018); and portrayed Seymour Simmons in the Transformers film series (2007–2011, 2017) and Carmine Falcone in The Batman (2022).
Filmography (martial arts films)
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Raging Bull | Cast |
| 2016 | Hands of Stone | Cast |
Frequent collaborators
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q244234 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.