Stanley Tucci
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
A Sleigh of One's Own
as Santa Claus
A Sleigh of One's Own
as Santa Claus
Masterplan
as Roger
Masterplan
as Roger
The Devil Wears Prada 2
as Nigel
The Devil Wears Prada 2
as Nigel
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Red Carpet World Premiere
as Nigel Kipling
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Red Carpet World Premiere
as Nigel Kipling
PARASOCIAL
as Self (archive footage)
PARASOCIAL
as Self (archive footage)
Fountain of Youth
as The Elder
Fountain of Youth
as The Elder
The Electric State
as Ethan Skate
The Electric State
as Ethan Skate
Michael McIntyre's 25th Year Stand-Up Special
as Self - Audience Member
Michael McIntyre's 25th Year Stand-Up Special
as Self - Audience Member
Conclave
as Bellini
Conclave
as Bellini
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
as Clive Davis
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
as Clive Davis
The King's Man
as United States Ambassador
The King's Man
as United States Ambassador
Worth
as Charles Wolf
Worth
as Charles Wolf
Roald Dahl's The Witches
as Mr. Stringer
Roald Dahl's The Witches
as Mr. Stringer
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
as Walter Winchell
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
as Walter Winchell
Night Hunter
as Commissioner Harper
Night Hunter
as Commissioner Harper
The Silence
as Hugh Andrews
The Silence
as Hugh Andrews
A Private War
as Tony Shaw
A Private War
as Tony Shaw
The Children Act
as Jack Maye
The Children Act
as Jack Maye
Show Dogs
as Philippe (voice)
Show Dogs
as Philippe (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Merlin
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Merlin
Beauty and the Beast
as Maestro Cadenza
Beauty and the Beast
as Maestro Cadenza
Battle at Versailles
as Narrator (voice)
Battle at Versailles
as Narrator (voice)
Peter & Wendy
as Captain Hook/Mr. Darling/Dr. Wylie
Peter & Wendy
as Captain Hook/Mr. Darling/Dr. Wylie
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Caesar Flickerman
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as Caesar Flickerman
Spotlight
as Mitchell Garabedian
Spotlight
as Mitchell Garabedian
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as Publishing Executive
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
as Publishing Executive
A Little Chaos
as Philippe, Duc d'Orleans
A Little Chaos
as Philippe, Duc d'Orleans
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
as Self - Caesar Flickerman
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
as Self - Caesar Flickerman
Wild Card
as Baby
Wild Card
as Baby
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Caesar Flickerman
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Caesar Flickerman
Evolution Within Extinction
as Self
Evolution Within Extinction
as Self
Transformers: Age of Extinction
as Joshua Joyce
Transformers: Age of Extinction
as Joshua Joyce
Muppets Most Wanted
as Ivan the Guard
Muppets Most Wanted
as Ivan the Guard
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
The Fifth Estate
as James Boswell
The Fifth Estate
as James Boswell
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
as Mr. D / Dionysus
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
as Mr. D / Dionysus
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Roderick
Jack the Giant Slayer
as Roderick
The Company You Keep
as Ray Fuller
The Company You Keep
as Ray Fuller
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
as Self - Caesar Flickerman
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
as Self - Caesar Flickerman
The Hunger Games
as Caesar Flickerman
The Hunger Games
as Caesar Flickerman
Margin Call
as Eric Dale
Margin Call
as Eric Dale
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Dr. Abraham Erskine
Captain America: The First Avenger
as Dr. Abraham Erskine
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Father
Fight for Your Right Revisited
as Father
The Making of Easy A
as Self
The Making of Easy A
as Self
Burlesque
as Sean
Burlesque
as Sean
Easy A
as Dill
Easy A
as Dill
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
as Senator (voice)
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
as Senator (voice)
The Lovely Bones
as George Harvey
The Lovely Bones
as George Harvey
Julie & Julia
as Paul Child
Julie & Julia
as Paul Child
The Tale of Despereaux
as Boldo (voice)
The Tale of Despereaux
as Boldo (voice)
What Just Happened
as Scott Solomon
What Just Happened
as Scott Solomon
Swing Vote
as Martin Fox
Swing Vote
as Martin Fox
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
as Mr. Jefferson Jasper Rene Berk
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
as Mr. Jefferson Jasper Rene Berk
Space Chimps
as Senator (voice)
Space Chimps
as Senator (voice)
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
The Hoax
as Shelton Fisher
The Hoax
as Shelton Fisher
The Devil Wears Prada
as Nigel
The Devil Wears Prada
as Nigel
10 Most Excellent Things: The Devil Wears Prada
as Self
10 Most Excellent Things: The Devil Wears Prada
as Self
Edge of Outside
as Self
Edge of Outside
as Self
Lucky Number Slevin
as Det. Brikowski
Lucky Number Slevin
as Det. Brikowski
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
as Narrator (voice)
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
as Narrator (voice)
Robots
as Herb Copperbottom (voice)
Robots
as Herb Copperbottom (voice)
Shall We Dance?
as Link
Shall We Dance?
as Link
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Stanley Kubrick
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Stanley Kubrick
The Terminal
as Frank Dixon
The Terminal
as Frank Dixon
Spin
as Frank Haley
Spin
as Frank Haley
The Core
as Dr. Conrad Zimsky
The Core
as Dr. Conrad Zimsky
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Narrator (voice)
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Narrator (voice)
Road to Perdition
as Frank Nitti
Road to Perdition
as Frank Nitti
Sidewalks of New York
as Griffin
Sidewalks of New York
as Griffin
America's Sweethearts
as Dave Kingman
America's Sweethearts
as Dave Kingman
Conspiracy
as Adolf Eichmann
Conspiracy
as Adolf Eichmann
The Whole Shebang
as Giovanni Bazinni
The Whole Shebang
as Giovanni Bazinni
In Too Deep
as Preston D'Ambrosio
In Too Deep
as Preston D'Ambrosio
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Puck
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Puck
Winchell
as Walter Winchell
Winchell
as Walter Winchell
The Alarmist
as Heinrich Grigoris
The Alarmist
as Heinrich Grigoris
The Impostors
as Arthur
The Impostors
as Arthur
Montana
as Nicholas 'Nick' Roth
Montana
as Nicholas 'Nick' Roth
Deconstructing Harry
as Paul Epstein
Deconstructing Harry
as Paul Epstein
A Life Less Ordinary
as Elliot Zweikel
A Life Less Ordinary
as Elliot Zweikel
The Daytrippers
as Louis D'Amico
The Daytrippers
as Louis D'Amico
Big Night
as Secondo
Big Night
as Secondo
A Modern Affair
as Peter Kessler
A Modern Affair
as Peter Kessler
Jury Duty
as Frank
Jury Duty
as Frank
Somebody to Love
as George
Somebody to Love
as George
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Fred Hunter
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Fred Hunter
It Could Happen to You
as Eddie Biasi
It Could Happen to You
as Eddie Biasi
The Pelican Brief
as Khamel
The Pelican Brief
as Khamel
Undercover Blues
as Muerte
Undercover Blues
as Muerte
In the Soup
as Gregoire
In the Soup
as Gregoire
The Public Eye
as Sal
The Public Eye
as Sal
Prelude to a Kiss
as Taylor
Prelude to a Kiss
as Taylor
Beethoven
as Vernon
Beethoven
as Vernon
Billy Bathgate
as Lucky Luciano
Billy Bathgate
as Lucky Luciano
Men Of Respect
as Mal
Men Of Respect
as Mal
Quick Change
as Johnny
Quick Change
as Johnny
Fear, Anxiety and Depression
as Donny
Fear, Anxiety and Depression
as Donny
The Feud
as Harvey Yelton
The Feud
as Harvey Yelton
Slaves of New York
as Darryl
Slaves of New York
as Darryl
Monkey Shines
as Dr. John Wiseman
Monkey Shines
as Dr. John Wiseman
Who's That Girl
as 2nd Dock Worker
Who's That Girl
as 2nd Dock Worker
Prizzi's Honor
as Soldier
Prizzi's Honor
as Soldier