Acting
Joe Pantoliano
Born Sep 12, 1951 · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys film series (1995–2024), Cypher in the Wachowskis' sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999), Teddy in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller film Memento (2000), and Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (2001–2004), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Other notable film credits include Risky Business (1983), Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987), La Bamba (1987), Midnight Run (1988), The Fugitive (1993), Baby's Day Out (1994), the Wachowskis' directorial debut Bound (1996), and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). In 2025, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in The Last of Us.
Pantoliano has published two memoirs and is active in the field of mental health, having documented his mother's issues and his own. He founded the nonprofit No Kidding, Me Too!, which is dedicated to removing the stigma from mental illness.
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Acting
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
Animation · Comedy · Crime
Violent Night 2
2026
Action · Comedy · Fantasy
Higher Love
2026
Drama · Romance · Family
The Isolate Thief
2026
Western · Action · Drama
Home Delivery
2026
Comedy · Drama
Wonder Man
2026
Comedy · Drama
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
2025
Romance · Comedy · Family
Dexter: Original Sin
2024
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
Action · Comedy · Crime
The Last of Us
2023
Drama
A Journey to Sundance
2023
Documentary
Hide and Seek
2021
Horror · Thriller · Mystery
The Santa Stakeout
2021
TV Movie · Comedy · Romance
Chucky
2021
Crime · Comedy · Mystery
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
2021
Animation · Comedy · Family
Bad Boys for Life
2020
Thriller · Action · Crime
From the Vine
2019
Drama
Feast of the Seven Fishes
2019
Comedy · Romance
Tacoma FD
2019
Comedy
The Brawler
2019
Crime · Drama · History
Lake Placid: Legacy
2018
Horror · Action · Science Fiction
Happy Anniversary
2018
Romance · Comedy
Just Getting Started
2017
Action · Comedy
Random Tropical Paradise
2017
Comedy
MacGyver
2016
Drama · Action & Adventure
The Perfect Match
2016
Romance · Comedy
Lord of the Freaks
2015
Documentary
Sense8
2015
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Identical
2014
Music · Drama
The Doctor in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
2013
Documentary
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
Music · Documentary
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
2012
Fantasy · Science Fiction · Family
Loosies
2012
Crime · Comedy · Romance
The Legend of Secret Pass
2010
Fantasy · Animation · Family
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
2010
Family · Adventure · Comedy
New York Street Games
2010
Documentary
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010
Documentary
Deadly Impact
2010
Drama · Action · Thriller
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010
Adventure · Fantasy · Family
Falling Up
2009
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Job
2009
Comedy · Drama · Thriller
No Kidding, Me Too!
2009
Documentary
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008
Documentary
Canvas
2006
Drama
Unknown
2006
Mystery · Thriller
Deceit
2006
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
...So Goes the Nation
2006
Documentary
Wedding Daze
2006
Comedy · Romance
The Amateurs
2006
Comedy
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector
2006
Comedy
Racing Stripes
2005
Comedy · Family
Return to Source: The Philosophy of The Matrix
2004
Documentary
The Easter Egg Adventure
2004
Animation · Family
Perfect Opposites
2004
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Second Best
2004
Comedy
The Handler
2003
Drama · Crime
Bad Boys II
2003
Action · Crime · Comedy
Daredevil
2003
Fantasy · Action
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
The Matrix Revisited
2001
Documentary
A Better Way to Die
2001
Action · Thriller
Cats & Dogs
2001
Family · Comedy · Action
The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000
Documentary
Memento
2000
Mystery · Thriller
Ready to Rumble
2000
Action · Comedy
Silver Man
2000
Drama · Romance · Fantasy
Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999
Animation · Family · Comedy
New Blood
1999
Action · Thriller · Crime
Roswell
1999
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Making "The Matrix"
1999
Documentary
Taxman
1999
Action · Crime · Thriller
The Life Before This
1999
Crime · Thriller · Drama
Black and White
1999
Drama
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
Animation · Comedy · Family
The Matrix
1999
Action · Science Fiction
The Sopranos
1999
Crime · Drama
The Lionhearts
1998
Animation · Family · Comedy
Godzilla: The Series
1998
Animation · Action & Adventure · Kids
Hoods
1998
Drama · Comedy
U.S. Marshals
1998
Thriller · Crime · Action
Pitch
1997
Comedy · Documentary
Top of the World
1997
Action · Thriller
Tinseltown
1997
Comedy
Natural Enemy
1996
Crime · Drama · Horror
EZ Streets
1996
Crime · Drama
Bound
1996
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Arli$$
1996
Comedy
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
1996
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Immortals
1995
Action · Crime · Drama
Steal Big Steal Little
1995
Comedy · Drama
The Last Word
1995
Thriller · Crime · Drama
Life with Louie
1995
Animation · Comedy · Kids
Congo
1995
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Bad Boys
1995
Action · Comedy · Crime
The Outer Limits
1995
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Beethoven
1994
Animation · Kids · Comedy
Baby's Day Out
1994
Comedy · Adventure · Family
The Spy Within
1994
Thriller
Teresa's Tattoo
1994
Comedy · Crime · Action
Robot in the Family
1994
Family · Fantasy · Comedy
Dangerous Heart
1994
TV Movie · Drama · Romance
Me and the Kid
1993
Family · Comedy · Crime
Calendar Girl
1993
Comedy · Drama
The Fugitive
1993
Action · Thriller · Drama
Three of Hearts
1993
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Used People
1992
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Highlander: The Series
1992
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Through the Eyes of a Killer
1992
Thriller · TV Movie
One Special Victory
1991
Drama · TV Movie
Civil Wars
1991
Drama
Zandalee
1991
Drama · Romance · Thriller
Backstreet Dreams
1990
Drama
El Diablo
1990
Western · Comedy · TV Movie
Short Time
1990
Action · Comedy · Crime
The Last of the Finest
1990
Crime
Downtown
1990
Action · Comedy
The Simpsons
1989
Animation · Comedy
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Comedy · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Nightbreaker
1989
Drama · TV Movie
Midnight Run
1988
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
Rock 'N Roll Mom
1988
Drama · Adventure
The In Crowd
1988
Romance · Music · Comedy
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
1987
Documentary
Empire of the Sun
1987
Drama · History · War
Beverly Hills Buntz
1987
Drama · Comedy
Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
Comedy · Science Fiction
Scenes from the Goldmine
1987
Drama
La Bamba
1987
Drama · Music
The Squeeze
1987
Action · Comedy · Crime
Destination: America
1987
Drama · TV Movie
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
1986
Animation · Comedy · Crime
L.A. Law: Pilot
1986
L.A. Law
1986
Drama · War & Politics
Running Scared
1986
Comedy · Crime · Thriller
Amazing Stories
1985
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy · Family
The Goonies
1985
Adventure · Comedy · Family
The Mean Season
1985
Mystery · Thriller
Robert Kennedy & His Times
1985
Drama
Mister Roberts
1984
TV Movie · Comedy
The Hitchhiker
1983
Drama · Crime
Eddie and the Cruisers
1983
Drama · Music · Mystery
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Risky Business
1983
Romance · Comedy · Drama
The Final Terror
1983
Horror
Monsignor
1982
Crime · Drama · War
Simon & Simon
1981
Drama
Hill Street Blues
1981
Drama · Crime
The Idolmaker
1980
Drama · Romance · Music
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
Crime · Drama · Action
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
1980
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Hart to Hart
1979
Action & Adventure · Crime · Mystery
From Here to Eternity
1979
War & Politics · Drama
More Than Friends
1978
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
M*A*S*H
1972
War & Politics · Drama · Comedy
Directed
No Kidding, Me Too!
2009
Documentary