John Ventimiglia
John Ventimiglia would be the first person to tell you he's nothing like the Italian tough guys he's played in everything from "Law & Order" (NBC, 1990-2010) to "Mickey Blue Eyes" (1999). The Queens-born, New Jersey-bred actor studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City and honed his acting chops on the stage before turning to film and TV in the 1990s. A student of classic '70s films and indie icon John Cassavetes, Ventimiglia parlayed his wiseguy looks into early roles as a dock-dwelling hoodlum in Woody Allen's "Bullets Over Broadway" (1994) and a criminal lowlife on "Homicide: Life on the Street" (NBC, 1993-99). But it was his portrayal of a sadsack mechanic in "Trees Lounge" (1996), Steve Buscemi's directorial debut, that eventually led to Ventimiglia's best-known role; restaurateur Artie Bucco on the critically-acclaimed "The Sopranos" (HBO, 1999-2007). His self-pitying but good-natured entrepreneur quickly became a fan favorite, giving the show several memorable moments. After the award-winning show went off the air, Ventimiglia, who once played in an '80s metal band called Zuzu's Petals, played against type with roles as a centuries-old vampire in the horror-comedy "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead" (2009); and as a beleaguered superhero in the small-scale "Alter Egos" (2012). A recurring performer on the primetime procedural "Blue Bloods" (CBS, 2010- ) since 2011, Ventimiglia later appeared opposite Michael Shannon in the real-life Mafia hitman film "The Iceman." As intentional as he is thoughtful, John Ventimiglia is much more than meets the eye.
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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42% |
|
Haymaker | Javier (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Man in the Woods | Commissioner Milo (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cabaret Maxime | Veebie (Character) | - | 2018 |
78% |
|
The Phenom | Red (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Houses |
Unknown (Character), Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2015 |
54% |
|
Blood Ties | Valenti (Character) | $41.2K | 2013 |
64% |
|
The Cold Lands | Jackson (Character) | - | 2013 |
67% |
|
The Iceman | Mickey Scicoli (Character) | $1.9M | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
|
Alter Egos | Shrink (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
|
Ponies | Drazen (Character) | - | 2011 |
15% |
|
Flypaper | Weinstein (Character) | $1.1K | 2011 |
40% |
|
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead |
Theo Horace / |
$71.0K | 2009 |
67% |
|
The Missing Person | Hero Furillo (Character) | $17.6K | 2009 |
52% |
|
Notorious | Det. Farelli (Character) | $36.8M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lovebirds | John Constantin (Character) | - | 2007 |
69% |
|
Personal Velocity: Three Portraits | Narrator | $763.2K | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
|
Plan B | Raymond Pelagi (Character) | - | 2001 |
71% |
|
Series 7 | Dispatch Operator (Character) | $171.5K | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
|
Muhammad Ali: King of the World | Angelo Dundee (Character) | - | 2000 |
67% | No Score Yet | Art of Amalia | Narrator (English version) (Character) | $6.9K | 2000 |
45% |
|
Mickey Blue Eyes | Johnny Graziosi (Character) | $33.9M | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
|
Row Your Boat | Anton (Character) | - | 1998 |
60% | No Score Yet | On the Run | Louie Salazar (Character) | $22.6K | 1998 |
36% |
|
No Looking Back | Tony (Character) | $221.8K | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Louis & Frank | Alvin (Character) | - | 1998 |
25% |
|
Claire Dolan | Newark Cab Driver (Character) | $9.5K | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
|
Sue | Larry (Character) | $5.4K | 1997 |
80% |
|
The Funeral | Sali (Character) | $1.2M | 1996 |
81% |
|
Trees Lounge | Johnny (Character) | $673.3K | 1996 |
86% |
|
Girls Town | Eddie (Character) | $508.7K | 1996 |
60% |
|
Angela | Andrew (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Low | Terry 'Lullaby' Fairlane (Character) | - | 1995 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sopranos (With Audio Commentary) |
Artie Bucco (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1999 2001-2002 2004 2006-2007 2024 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Bull | Dormit (Guest Star) | 2016 |
95% | 89% | Elementary | Harry Magarac (Guest Star) | 2016 |
93% | 91% | The Good Wife | Detective Gary Prima (Guest Star) | 2014-2015 |
91% | 79% | The Blacklist | Warden Ramsey Mills (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Blue Bloods | Abigail Hawk (Guest Star) | 2011-2014 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Bobby Navarro (Guest Star) | 2013 |
33% | No Score Yet | Made in Jersey | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
92% | 78% | Person of Interest | Christopher Zambrano (Guest Star) | 2012 |
43% | No Score Yet | NYC 22 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 1998 2009-2010 |
96% | 93% | White Collar | Burrelli (Guest Star) | 2009 |
45% | No Score Yet | Level 9 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000-2001 2008 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ronald Hawk (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 81% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
92% | 96% | The Sopranos |
Artie Bucco (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1999-2002 2004 2006-2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | New York Undercover | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
43% | No Score Yet | C-16 | Nick Tulli (Guest Star) | 1997 |
83% | 95% | NYPD Blue | Michael Zorzi (Guest Star) | 1997 |
42% | No Score Yet | Six Degrees | Unknown (Guest Star) |