Stanley Tucci Jr. (/ˈtuːtʃi/ TOO-chee; born November 11, 1960) is an American actor and filmmaker. Involved in acting from a young age, he made his film debut in John Huston's Prizzi's Honor (1985), and continued to play a variety of supporting roles in films such as Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry (1997), Sam Mendes's Road to Perdition (2002), and Steven Spielberg's The Terminal (2004). In 1996, he made his directorial debut with the cult comedy Big Night which he also co-wrote and starred in alongside Tony Shalhoub. He played Stanley Kubrick in the television film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. Tucci is also known for his collaborations with Meryl Streep in films such as The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Julie & Julia (2009). Tucci gained further acclaim and success with such films as Burlesque (2010), Easy A (2010), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Margin Call (2011), The Hunger Games film series (2012–2015), Spotlight (2015), Beauty and the Beast (2017), and Supernova (2020).
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Known For
The King's Man
(2021)
United States Ambassador
Night Hunter
(2019)
Commissioner Harper
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
(2014)
Caesar Flickerman
Wild Card
(2015)
Baby
Beauty and the Beast
(2017)
Maestro Cadenza
The Core
(2003)
Dr. Conrad Zimsky
The Devil Wears Prada
(2006)
Nigel
Beethoven
(1992)
Vernon
Transformers: Age of Extinction
(2014)
Joshua Joyce
Spotlight
(2015)
Mitchell Garabedian
Transformers: The Last Knight
(2017)
Wizard Merlin
Easy A
(2010)
Dill Penderghast
The Terminal
(2004)
Frank Dixon
Robots
(2005)
Herb Copperbottom (voice)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2013)
Caesar Flickerman
The Lovely Bones
(2009)
George Harvey
Full Filmography
Acting
Prizzi's Honor
(1985)
Soldier
Kojak: The Price of Justice
(1987)
1st Tenant
Who's That Girl
(1987)
2nd Dock Worker
Monkey Shines
(1988)
Dr. John Wiseman
The Feud
(1989)
Harvey Yelton
Fear, Anxiety and Depression
(1989)
Donny
Slaves of New York
(1989)
Darryl
Quick Change
(1990)
Johnny
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
(1990)
Det. Patrick McGuire
Billy Bathgate
(1991)
Lucky Luciano
Men Of Respect
(1991)
Mal
Prelude to a Kiss
(1992)
Taylor
The Public Eye
(1992)
Sal
Beethoven
(1992)
Vernon
In the Soup
(1992)
Gregoire
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
(1992)
Amos (uncredited)
Undercover Blues
(1993)
Muerte
The Pelican Brief
(1993)
Khamel
It Could Happen to You
(1994)
Eddie Biasi
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
(1994)
Fred Hunter
Somebody to Love
(1994)
George
Kiss of Death
(1995)
Frank Zioli
Jury Duty
(1995)
Frank
Sex and the Other Man
(1996)
Arthur Wilkins
Big Night
(1996)
Secondo
A Modern Affair
(1996)
Peter Kessler
Deconstructing Harry
(1997)
Paul Epstein
A Life Less Ordinary
(1997)
Elliot Zweikel
The Eighteenth Angel
(1997)
Todd Stanton
The Daytrippers
(1997)
Louis D'Amico
Montana
(1998)
Nicholas 'Nick' Roth
The Impostors
(1998)
Arthur
The Alarmist
(1998)
Heinrich Grigoris
Winchell
(1998)
Walter Winchell
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1999)
Puck
In Too Deep
(1999)
Preston D'Ambrosio
Joe Gould's Secret
(2000)
Joe Mitchell
America's Sweethearts
(2001)
Dave Kingman
The Whole Shebang
(2001)
Giovanni Bazinni
Conspiracy
(2001)
Eichmann
Top Hat and Tales: Harold Ross and the Making of the New Yorker
(2001)
Narrator
Sidewalks of New York
(2001)
Griffin
Big Trouble
(2002)
Arthur Herk
Road to Perdition
(2002)
Frank Nitti
Maid in Manhattan
(2002)
Jerry Siegel
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
(2002)
Narrator (voice)
The Core
(2003)
Dr. Conrad Zimsky
Spin
(2003)
Frank Haley
The Terminal
(2004)
Frank Dixon
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
(2004)
Stanley Kubrick
Shall We Dance?
(2004)
Link
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood
(2005)
Narrator
Robots
(2005)
Herb Copperbottom (voice)
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
(2005)
Narrator (voice)
Lucky Number Slevin
(2006)
Det. Brikowski
The Devil Wears Prada
(2006)
Nigel
The Hoax
(2006)
Shelton Fisher
Edge of Outside
(2006)
Self
Four Last Songs
(2007)
Larry
Swing Vote
(2008)
Martin Fox
Space Chimps
(2008)
Senator (voice)
Blind Date
(2008)
Don
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
(2008)
Mr. Jefferson Jasper Rene Berk
What Just Happened
(2008)
Scott Solomon
The Tale of Despereaux
(2008)
Boldo (voice)
Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
(2008)
The Lovely Bones
(2009)
George Harvey
Julie & Julia
(2009)
Paul Child
Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia
(2009)
Self
Burlesque
(2010)
Sean
Easy A
(2010)
Dill Penderghast
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
(2010)
Senator (voice)
Casino Jack and the United States of Money
(2010)
Jack Abramoff (voice)
The Making of Easy A
(2010)
Self
Captain America: The First Avenger
(2011)
Abraham Erskine
Fight for Your Right Revisited
(2011)
Father
Margin Call
(2011)
Eric Dale
The Hunger Games
(2012)
Caesar Flickerman
The Company You Keep
(2012)
Ray Fuller
Gambit
(2012)
Martin Zaidenweber
I'm Fast!
(2012)
Train Engine
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
(2012)
Self (Caesar Flickerman)
Jack the Giant Slayer
(2013)
Roderick
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
(2013)
Mr. D / Dionysus
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2013)
Caesar Flickerman
The Fifth Estate
(2013)
James Boswell
Some Velvet Morning
(2013)
Fred
Transformers: Age of Extinction
(2014)
Joshua Joyce
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
(2014)
Caesar Flickerman
Mr. Peabody & Sherman
(2014)
Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
Muppets Most Wanted
(2014)
Ivan the Guard
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
(2014)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(2014)
Self (Caesar Flickerman)
Evolution Within Extinction
(2014)
Self
Wild Card
(2015)
Baby
Spotlight
(2015)
Mitchell Garabedian
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
(2015)
Caesar Flickerman
A Little Chaos
(2015)
Philippe, Duc d'Orleans
Peter & Wendy
(2015)
Captain Hook/Mr. Darling/Dr. Wylie
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
(2015)
Self (Caesar Flickerman)
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
(2015)
Publishing Executive
Battle at Versailles
(2016)
Narrator (voice)
Beauty and the Beast
(2017)
Maestro Cadenza
Transformers: The Last Knight
(2017)
Wizard Merlin
Patient Zero
(2018)
The Professor
Submission
(2018)
Ted Swenson
The Children Act
(2018)
Jack Maye
Show Dogs
(2018)
Philippe (voice)
A Private War
(2018)
Tony Shaw
Night Hunter
(2019)
Commissioner Harper
The Silence
(2019)
Hugh Andrews
Supernova
(2020)
Tusker
Roald Dahl's The Witches
(2020)
Mr Stringer
Walter Winchell: The Power of Gossip
(2020)
Walter Winchell
The King's Man
(2021)
United States Ambassador
Jolt
(2021)
Dr. Ivan Munchin
Worth
(2021)
Charles Wolf
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
(2022)
Clive Davis
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
(2023)
Self
Conclave
(2024)
Cardinal Bellini
Directing
Big Night
(1996)
Director
The Impostors
(1998)
Director
Joe Gould's Secret
(2000)
Director
Blind Date
(2008)
Director
Final Portrait
(2017)
Director
Writing
Big Night
(1996)
Writer
The Impostors
(1998)
Writer
Blind Date
(2008)
Screenplay
Final Portrait
(2017)
Screenplay
Production