Stanley Tucci
Known for: Acting
Stanley Tucci Jr. (born November 11, 1960) is an American actor. Known as a character actor, he has played a wide variety of roles ranging from menacing to sophisticated. Tucci has earned numerous accolades, including six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Tony Award. Tucci made his film debut in John Huston's Prizzi's Honour (1985) and continued to play a variety of supporting roles in films such as Deconstructing Harry (1997), Road to Perdition (2002), and The Terminal (2004). He made his directorial debut with the comedy Big Night (1996), which he also co-wrote and starred in. Following roles in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Julie & Julia (2009), Tucci was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Lovely Bones (2009). Tucci's other film roles include Burlesque (2010), Easy A (2010), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Margin Call (2011), The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015), Spotlight (2015), Supernova (2020), Worth (2021), and Conclave (2024). He has starred in numerous television series such as the legal drama Murder One (1995–1997), the medical drama 3 lbs (2006), Ryan Murphy's limited series Feud: Bette & Joan (2017), and the drama Limetown (2018). He played Stanley Kubrick in the HBO film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). For his portrayal of Walter Winchell in the HBO film Winchell (1998), he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. Since 2020, Tucci has voiced Bitsy Brandenham in the Apple TV+ animated series Central Park. From 2021 to 2022, he hosted the CNN food and travel documentary series Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, for which he won two consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his role in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (2003) and a Grammy Award for narrating the audiobook The One and Only Shrek! (2008).
Filmography
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Film
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Nigel
2026
Series
American Dad!
Lorenzo (voice)
2005
Series
Jeopardy!
Self - Clue Presenter
1984
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
Frasier
Morrie (voice)
1993
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Monk
David Ruskin
2002
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
ER
Kevin Moretti
1994
Series
Miami Vice
Frank Mosca
1984
Series
Miami Vice
Steven DeMarco
1984
Series
BoJack Horseman
Herb Kazzaz (voice)
2014
Series
30 Rock
Henry Warren
2006
Series
Robot Chicken
Rich Uncle Pennybags / Party Host (voice)
2005
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
What If...?
Dr. Erskine (voice)
2021
Series
Tony Awards
Self
1956
Film
The Devil Wears Prada
Nigel
2006
Series
The Equalizer
Assemblyman Phillip Wingate
1985
Film
Captain America: The First Avenger
Dr. Abraham Erskine
2011
Series
Citadel
Bernard Orlick
2023
Film
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Caesar Flickerman
2014
Film
Beauty and the Beast
Maestro Cadenza
2017
Film
Conclave
Bellini
2024
Film
Fountain of Youth
The Elder
2025
Film
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Joshua Joyce
2014
Film
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Caesar Flickerman
2013
Film
The Electric State
Ethan Skate
2025
Series
Independent Lens
1999
Series
American Playhouse
Harvey Yelton
1982
Film
Transformers: The Last Knight
Merlin
2017
Film
Wild Card
Baby
2015
Film
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Caesar Flickerman
2015
Film
The Terminal
Frank Dixon
2004
Film
The King's Man
United States Ambassador
2021
Series
thirtysomething
1987
Series
Wiseguy
1987
Film
The Hunger Games
Caesar Flickerman
2012
Film
Robots
Herb Copperbottom (voice)
2005
Film
Who's That Girl
2nd Dock Worker
1987
Film
Spotlight
Mitchell Garabedian
2015
Film
Easy A
Dill
2010
Film
Jack the Giant Slayer
Roderick
2013
Series
Murder One
Richard Cross
1995
Film
The Core
Dr. Conrad Zimsky
2003
Film
The Lovely Bones
George Harvey
2009
Film
Margin Call
Eric Dale
2011
Series
FEUD
Jack Warner
2017
Film
Julie & Julia
Paul Child
2009
Film
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
2014
Film
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Mr. Stringer
2020
Film
Road to Perdition
Frank Nitti
2002
Series
Fortitude
DCI Morton
2015
Film
Jolt
Dr. Ivan Munchin
2021
Series
Central Park
Bitsy (voice)
2020
Film
The Pelican Brief
Khamel
1993
Film
Lucky Number Slevin
Det. Brikowski
2006
Series
Inside Man
Jefferson Grieff
2022
Film
Night Hunter
Commissioner Harper
2019
Film
Show Dogs
Philippe (voice)
2018
Series
Moley
Mish Mosh (voice)
2021
Film
The Silence
Hugh Andrews
2019
Series
Some Good News
Self
2020
Film
The Tale of Despereaux
Boldo (voice)
2008
Film
Shall We Dance?
Link
2004
Film
Deconstructing Harry
Paul Epstein
1997
Film
Burlesque
Sean
2010
Film
Maid in Manhattan
Jerry Siegel
2002
Film
Beethoven
Vernon
1992
Series
Bull
Hunter Lasky
2000
Series
The Frame
Caesar Flickerman
2013
Film
It Could Happen to You
Eddie Biasi
1994
Film
Space Chimps
Senator (voice)
2008
Film
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Mr. D / Dionysus
2013
Film
Big Trouble
Arthur Herk
2002
Series
Tucci in Italy
Self - Host
2025
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Film
Muppets Most Wanted
Ivan the Guard
2014
Series
Equal Justice
Frank Mirelli
1990
Film
The Fifth Estate
James Boswell
2013
Film
Quick Change
Johnny
1990
Film
Gambit
Martin Zaidenweber
2012
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Puck
1999
Film
A Little Chaos
Philippe, Duc d'Orleans
2015
Film
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Clive Davis
2022
Film
A Private War
Tony Shaw
2018
Series
3 lbs
Douglas Hanson
2006
Film
Kiss of Death
Frank Zioli
1995
Film
Prizzi's Honor
Soldier
1985
Film
Patient Zero
The Professor
2018
Series
La Fortuna
Frank Wild
2021
Series
The Early Show
Self
1999
Film
In Too Deep
Preston D'Ambrosio
1999
Film
The Company You Keep
Ray Fuller
2012
Film
America's Sweethearts
Dave Kingman
2001
Film
Conspiracy
Adolf Eichmann
2001
Film
Swing Vote
Martin Fox
2008
Film
Big Night
Secondo
1996
Film
A Life Less Ordinary
Elliot Zweikel
1997
Film
Supernova
Tusker
2020
Film
The Children Act
Jack Maye
2018
Film
What Just Happened
Scott Solomon
2008
Series
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Self
2022
Film
Monkey Shines
Dr. John Wiseman
1988
Series
Limetown
Emile Haddock
2019
Series
Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
Self - Host
2021
Film
Worth
Charles Wolf
2021
Masterplan
Roger
2026
Film
Billy Bathgate
Lucky Luciano
1991
Film
The Hoax
Shelton Fisher
2006
Film
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Publishing Executive
2015
Film
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Stanley Kubrick
2004
Film
Montana
Nicholas 'Nick' Roth
1998
Film
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
Senator (voice)
2010
Film
Jury Duty
Frank
1995
Film
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Mr. Jefferson Jasper Rene Berk
2008
Film
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Fred Hunter
1994
Film
The Impostors
Arthur
1998
Film
Prelude to a Kiss
Taylor
1992
Film
The Public Eye
Sal
1992
Film
Undercover Blues
Muerte
1993
Film
Sundance 20
Himself
2002
Film
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
2023
Film
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Red Carpet World Premiere
Nigel Kipling
2026
Film
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Father
2011
Film
Men Of Respect
Mal
1990
Film
Winchell
Walter Winchell
1998
Film
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Amos (uncredited)
1992
Film
Evolution Within Extinction
Self
2014
Film
Somebody to Love
George
1994
Film
Blind Date
Don
2008
Lifestories
Art Conforti
1990
Film
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Self - Caesar Flickerman
2015
Film
Submission
Ted Swenson
2018
Film
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self - Narrator (voice)
2014
Series
The Italian Americans
Self, Narrator
2015
Film
A Modern Affair
Peter Kessler
1996
Film
Peter & Wendy
Captain Hook/Mr. Darling/Dr. Wylie
2015
Film
Some Velvet Morning
Fred
2013
Film
The Alarmist
Heinrich Grigoris
1998
Film
The Daytrippers
Louis D'Amico
1997
Film
Sidewalks of New York
Griffin
2001
Film
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
10 Most Excellent Things: The Devil Wears Prada
Self
2006
Film
In the Soup
Gregoire
1992
Film
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
Self - Caesar Flickerman
2012
Film
Four Last Songs
Larry
2007
Film
The Whole Shebang
Giovanni Bazinni
2001
Film
Sex and the Other Man
Arthur Wilkins
1996
Film
Edge of Outside
Self
2006
Film
Joe Gould's Secret
Joe Mitchell
2000
Film
Kojak: The Price of Justice
1st Tenant
1987
Film
Fear, Anxiety and Depression
Donny
1989
Film
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Det. Patrick McGuire
1990
Film
Slaves of New York
Darryl
1989
Film
The Eighteenth Angel
Todd Stanton
1997
Film
PARASOCIAL
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Jack Abramoff (voice)
2010
Film
The Feud
Harvey Yelton
1989
Film
A Sleigh of One's Own
Santa Claus
2028
Film
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Self - Caesar Flickerman
2014
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
2008
Film
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
Narrator
2005
Film
Battle at Versailles
Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
Spin
Frank Haley
2003
Tucci in Great Britain
Self
Film
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
Walter Winchell
2020
Film
The Making of Easy A
Self
2010
Film
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
Michael McIntyre's 25th Year Stand-Up Special
Self - Audience Member
2024
Film
I'm Fast!
Train Engine
2012
Film
Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft
Narrator
2017
Film
Top Hat and Tales: Harold Ross and the Making of the New Yorker
Narrator
2001
Film
Blackout
2013