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