John Turturro
John Turturro made his film debut with a small role in Raging Bull (1980). He originated the title role in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea in 1983 and reprised it Off-Broadway in 1984, earning an Obie Award.
Date of Birth: February 28, 1957 (69)
Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY, USA
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BIO
John Turturro made his film debut with a small role in Raging Bull (1980). He originated the title role in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea in 1983 and reprised it Off-Broadway in 1984, earning an Obie Award. He went on to appear in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), Five Corners (1987), and began a long-running collaboration with Spike Lee in Do the Right Thing (1989), followed by Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), He Got Game (1998), Summer of Sam (1999), She Hate Me (2004), and Miracle at St. Anna (2008).
Turturro also developed a long collaboration with the Coen brothers, appearing in Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). His additional film credits include Quiz Show (1994), Mr. Deeds (2002), Anger Management (2003), Secret Window (2004), Romance and Cigarettes (2005), The Good Shepherd (2006), You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), the Transformers film series (2007–2017), Fading Gigolo (2013), and The Batman (2022).
As a filmmaker, Turturro wrote, directed, produced, and starred in Illuminata (1999), wrote and directed Romance and Cigarettes (2005), directed the documentary Passione (2010), made his Broadway directorial debut with Relatively Speaking (2011), and wrote, directed, and starred in Fading Gigolo (2013).
On television, Turturro won a Primetime Emmy Award for his recurring role as Ambrose Monk in Monk. He later starred in The Night Of (2016), earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, played William of Baskerville in The Name of the Rose (2019), began portraying Irving Bailiff in Severance (2022–present), and appeared in the Off-Broadway production of Sabbath's Theater (2023). In 2025, he filmed The Only Living Pickpocket in New York.
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Movies
[ 1984 ] Guy #1
[ 1984 ] Ted from Pinky's
[ 1985 ] Ray
[ 1985 ] Carl Cody
[ 1986 ] Willie
[ 1986 ] Writer
[ 1986 ] Neil Pepper
[ 1986 ] Julian
[ 1987 ] Heinz
[ 1987 ] Aspanu Pisciotta
[ 1989 ] Pino
[ 1990 ] Pinella
[ 1990 ] Mike Battaglia
[ 1990 ] Bernie Bernbaum
[ 1990 ] Moe Flatbush
[ 1990 ] Nick
[ 1991 ] Barton Fink
[ 1991 ] Paulie Carbone
[ 1992 ] Roland T. Flakfizer
[ 1992 ] Niccolo (Mac) Vitelli
[ 1993 ] Dr. Bill Perlman
[ 1994 ] Lucinnius
[ 1994 ] Herbie Stempel
[ 1994 ] Disco Bean
[ 1995 ] Larry Mazilli
[ 1995 ] Ron
[ 1995 ] Sam Giancana
[ 1995 ] Sid Lidz
[ 1996 ] Al Fountain
[ 1996 ] Murray - the Agent
[ 1996 ] Joel Millner
[ 1997 ] Leon
[ 1997 ] Primo Levi
[ 1998 ] Tuxedo Man
[ 1998 ] Coach Billy Sunday
[ 1998 ] Tuccio
[ 1998 ] Johnny Candellano
[ 1998 ] Joey Knish
[ 1998 ] Jesus Quintana
[ 1999 ] Aldo Silvano
[ 1999 ] Harvey the Black Dog - Voice
[ 2000 ] Crocker Johnson
[ 2000 ] Pete Hogwallop
[ 2000 ] Luzhin
[ 2000 ] Dante Dominio
[ 2000 ] Benjamin Kasparian
[ 2001 ] Voice of Monkeybone - Voice
[ 2001 ] Walker
[ 2002 ] Sean Armstrong
[ 2002 ]
[ 2002 ] Howard Cosell
[ 2002 ] Emilio Lopez
[ 2003 ] Chuck
[ 2003 ] Harry
[ 2003 ] Voice
[ 2004 ] Sal / Roberto
[ 2004 ] Paolo Zane
[ 2004 ] John Shooter
[ 2004 ] Don Angelo Bonasera
[ 2005 ] Male Dancer & Singer
[ 2006 ] William Pound
[ 2006 ] Ray Brocco
[ 2007 ] Jim
[ 2007 ] Harvey Brickman
[ 2007 ] Agent Simmons
[ 2008 ] Detective Antonio 'Tony' Ricci
[ 2008 ] Dick Bell
[ 2008 ] Phantom
[ 2009 ] Camonetti
[ 2009 ] Simmons
[ 2010 ]
[ 2010 ] The Rat King
[ 2011 ] Francesco Bernoulli - Voice
[ 2011 ] Narrator - Voice
[ 2011 ] Leroy
[ 2011 ] Simmons
[ 2012 ]
[ 2013 ] Fioravante
[ 2013 ]
[ 2013 ] Hades
[ 2014 ] Seti
[ 2014 ] Arthur 'Bird' Capezio
[ 2014 ] Homem
[ 2015 ] Barry Huggins
[ 2015 ] Ingegner Lombelli
[ 2015 ] Abner Doubleday
[ 2016 ] Frankie Carbo
[ 2017 ] Alan
[ 2017 ] Agent Simmons
[ 2018 ] Arnold
[ 2019 ] Jesus
[ 2019 ] Mr. Silk
[ 2022 ] Milo
[ 2022 ] Dottore - Voice
[ 2022 ] Carmine Falcone
[ 2024 ] Boz
[ 2024 ] Damian
TV Shows
[ 1985 ] David Traynor
[ 1988 ] Larry
[ 2002 ] Grant
[ 2007 ] Barton Fink
[ 2007 ] Credits Cop
[ 2007 ] Billy Martin
[ 2004-2009 ] Ambrose Monk
[ 2016 ] John Stone
[ 2017 ] Dusty
[ 2019 ] Goat
[ 2019 ] Guglielmo da Baskerville
[ 2020 ] Rabbi Lionel Bengelsdorf
[ 2023 ] Paulo Santana
[ 2024 ] Eric Shane
[ 2022-2025 ] Irving Bailiff
Awards and Nominations
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John Turturro, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
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John Turturro, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Videos
Exclusive: André De Shields Reprising Hermes Role For Rachel Chavkin-Directed Podcast
by Michael Major - 2024-03-19 12:00:20
Video: Full Cast and Creative Team Announced for NEW YORK, NEW YORK; Plus Watch a New Trailer!
by Nicole Rosky - 2023-02-01 12:00:20
VIDEO: Netflix Shares Teaser For Guillermo del Toro's PINOCCHIO
by Michael Major - 2022-07-27 09:11:26
VIDEO: John Turturro Talks About How He Brought Barack And Michelle Obama Together on THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
by Sarah Leiber - 2020-02-28 20:41:38
VIDEO: GREEN EGGS AND HAM to Premiere on Netflix on November 8
by Kaitlin Milligan - 2019-10-08 11:48:22
News
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 2, 2026
Get a first look at John Turturro, Tatiana Maslany and the company of Rhinoceros, now playing at American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. See the photos.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 2, 2026
Metrograph will present CLASSICAL CINEMA, a 20-film showcase exploring cinema inspired by ancient Greece, featuring rare prints of ANTIGONE, THE ILLIAC PASSION, and ULYSSES' GAZE.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 1, 2026
Sony Pictures Classics released the official poster for THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK, starring John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany, and Steve Buscemi, ahead of its theatrical release.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 26, 2026
See photos from opening night of Rhinoceros at A.R.T.! One by one, friends and colleagues transform into rhinoceroses, and Berenger is forced to decide: will he follow the crowd or stand his ground?
by R. Scott Reedy - Aug 24, 2026
What did our critic think of RHINOCEROS at American Repertory Theater?
by - Aug 25, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 25, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Joshua Wright - Aug 24, 2026
What did the critics think of Rhinoceros at A.R.T. starring Paul Giamatti, Tatiana Maslany John Turturro and more? In Rhinoceros, everything seems normal one Sunday morning…until it’s not.
by - Aug 24, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 24, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 21, 2026
You can now get a first look at production photos for Rhinoceros at A.R.T. starring Paul Giamatti, John Turturro and more. Performances will run through the end of September.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 11, 2026
Sony Pictures Classics announced that Tom McCarthy's previously untitled film, A STATEMENT, will premiere at the New York Film Festival ahead of its theatrical release.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 6, 2026
Sony Pictures Classics released the official trailer for THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK, starring John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, and Steve Buscemi, ahead of its theatrical run.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 30, 2026
On the first day of Rhinoceros rehearsal, designers shared their visions for the play with the company. See photos of the designers along with the company in the first rehearsal!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 28, 2026
American Repertory Theater will extend the run of its new production of Rhinoceros. The new production of Eugene Ionesco’s landmark play will now close in late September.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2026
Rehearsals are underway for A.R.T.’s new production of Eugène Ionesco’s landmark play, Rhinoceros, starring Paul Giamatti, Tatiana Maslany and more. See rehearsal photos!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 7, 2026
Jason Kravits brings his improvised solo show OFF THE TOP! back to Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, with Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb joining as special guest.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 25, 2026
The American Repertory Theater announced the complete cast and creative team for RHINOCEROS, directed by Diane Paulus at the Loeb Drama Center, starring Paul Giamatti, John Turturro, and Tatiana Maslany.
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 22, 2026
Sony Pictures Classics will release The Only Living Pickpocket in New York on October 16, 2026, in Los Angeles and New York, before expanding nationwide on October 23, 2026.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2026
Simon & Schuster Audio will release the 1993 Broadway benefit reading of Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART on digital audio for the first time, featuring Kevin Bacon, Stockard Channing, Harry Hamlin, and a rare stage appearance by Barbra Streisand.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 29, 2026
Tony winner André De Shields returns as Hermes in the seventh and final season of LIVE FROM MOUNT OLYMPUS, the Onassis Foundation's Greek mythology podcast for kids, now featuring original songs in every episode.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 24, 2026
The New Group 2026's Gala honored Sarita Choudhury, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jennifer Tilly and George Sheanshang with the 2026 Mimi and Michael Mendelson Award for Outstanding Commitment to Theater. See photos from the event!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
John Turturro has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
John Turturro has not appeared in the West End.
Performance (Obie Awards) for Danny and the Deep Blue Sea and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
John Turturro won an Obie Award for Performance for Danny and the Deep Blue Sea and a Theatre World Award for Performance for the same production.
John Turturro has written 1 shows including Sabbath's Theater (Co-Playwright).
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