Nicholas Turturro

Nicholas Turturro Jr. (born January 29, 1962)^[1][2] is an American actor. Turturro is best known for his roles in New York City based films and on the television series Blue Bloods and NYPD Blue. He has collaborated with director Spike Lee since the late 1980s, starting with voice work for Do the Right Thing, and playing a supporting role in BlacKkKlansman. Nicholas is the younger brother of John Turturro and the cousin of Aida Turturro.

Nicholas Turturro
Born	Nicholas Turturro Jr. (1962-01-29) January 29, 1962 (age 63) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Relatives	John Turturro (brother) Aida Turturro (cousin)

Early life

Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York. His mother, Katherine Florence (Incerella), was an amateur jazz singer, who worked in a Navy yard during World War II, and was born in the U.S., to Italian parents, with roots in Sicily.^[3] His father, Nicholas Turturro Sr., was a carpenter and shoemaker who emigrated from Giovinazzo, Apulia, Italy, at the age of six and later fought as a US Navy serviceman on D-Day.^[4][5]

Career

He received an Emmy Award nomination for playing James Martinez on the television series NYPD Blue and was on the series for its first seven seasons. He was a guest ring announcer at WrestleMania XI for the main event of Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel. His list of credits include portraying Al Capone in an episode of George Lucas's The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and playing the role of Brucie in The Longest Yard and Renaldo in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. In July 2009, Turturro began co-starring in the comedy web series Dusty Peacock on Crackle. He played Sgt. Anthony Renzulli on Blue Bloods from 2010 to 2016.

Personal life

Turturro is an avid New York Yankees fan and is known for his passionate videos on social media supporting the team.^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Do the Right Thing	Policeman
1990	Mo' Better Blues	Josh Flatbush
1991	Men of Respect	Bingo
	Jungle Fever	Vinny
1992	Mac	Tony Gloves
	Malcolm X	Boston Cop
1994	Men Lie	-
	Federal Hill	Ralph
	The Search for One-eye Jimmy	Junior
1997	Shadow Conspiracy	Grasso
	Excess Baggage	Stick
2000	Hellraiser: Inferno	Det. Tony Nenonen	Direct-to-video
2001	Recess: School's Out	Cop #1	Voice role[7]
	The Shipment	Eddie Colucci
2002	The Biz	Anthony
2003	Purgatory Flats	Johnny Ramos
2004	The Hillside Strangler	Angelo Buono
2005	The Longest Yard	Brucie
2006	World Trade Center	Officer Colovito
2007	I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry	Renaldo Pinera
2008	First Sunday	Officer D'Agostino
	Remembering Phil	Phil Winters
	Phantom Punch	Caesar Novak
2009	Street Boss	Jimmy Calone
	The Deported	Gianni de Carlo
2010	Shoot the Hero!	Grant
	Takers	Franco Dalia
2011	Fancypants	Randy
	Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star	Antonio
	Zookeeper	Manny
2012	Super Cyclone	Travis Verdon	Direct-to-video
	Here Comes the Boom	Referee
2015	Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2	Nick Panero
	Subterranea	Remy
2017	Justice League Dark	Boston Brand/Deadman	Voice role[7][8]
	The Eyes	Charlie
	A Chance in the World	Mike Silvia
2018	Honor Up	Detective Kean
	BlacKkKlansman	Walker
2019	Las Vegas Vietnam: The Movie	The Governor
	Dear Frank	Father Quinn
2020	Angels Fallen	Newton
	Shooting Heroin	Reverend John	[9]
	Escape: Puzzle of Fear	Keith
2021	The Penthouse	Detective Martinez
	Overrun	Doc	[10]
	Four Cousins and A Christmas	Tommy
	Escape from Death Block 13	Renda
	Pups Alone	Benny
2023	Call Her King	Jerry Spencer	[11]
	The Crusades	Coach Krieger
	Murder Motel	Crystal Bobby
	Leo	Anthony's Dad	Voice role[7]
	Hopeless Romantic	Soprano	Short film
2024	The Bouncer	Doctor Esposito

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Another World	Bartender	Episode: "Episode #1.6982"
	Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace	Danny D'Arcangelo	TV movie
1992	Law & Order	Poletti	Episode: "Blood Is Thicker..."
1993	The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles	Big Al Brown	Episode: "Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues"
	L.A. Law	Anthony	Episode: "Book of Renovation, Chapter 1"
1993–2000	NYPD Blue	Detective James Martinez	Main cast (seasons 1–7)
1994	Cosmic Slop	Father Carlos	TV movie
1995	Falling from the Sky: Flight 174	Al Williams	TV movie
	In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice	Mike Garret	TV movie
1997	The Drew Carey Show	Detective James Martinez	Episode: "New York and Queens"
1998	Witness to the Mob	Sammy "The Bull" Gravano	TV movie
	Mercenary II: Thick & Thin	Major Ray Domino	TV movie
	Hercules	Meleager	Guest cast (seasons 1–2; voice role)
2001	The District	Officer Robert Turner	Episode: "Thursday"
2002	Touched by an Angel	Rolando	Episode: "The Word"
	The Twilight Zone	Speed	Episode: "Chosen"
	Monday Night Mayhem	Chet Forte	TV movie
	Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie	Joe Jr.	TV movie
2003	Tremors	Frank	Recurring role
2003–2004	Third Watch	Aloysius "Allie" Nardo	Recurring role (season 5)
2004	The Hollow	Sheriff Duncan	TV movie
2005	Sex, Love & Secrets	Detective	Episode: "Protection"
	Three Wise Guys	Vincent	TV movie
2006	Celebrity Fit Club	Himself/Cast Member	Main cast (season 4)
	Trapped!	Travis	TV movie
2007	McBride: Semper Fi	Officer Pierce	TV movie
	The King of Queens	Vince Dinelli	Episode: "Single Spaced"
2008	Just Jordan	Big G	Episode: "Boogie Toasties"
	Days of Our Lives	Officer Darrell	2 episodes
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Goya	Episode: "Let It Bleed"
2009	Burn Notice	Tommy D'Antonio	Episode: "Fearless Leader"
2010–2016	Blue Bloods	Sergeant Anthony Renzulli	Recurring role (seasons 1–3), guest (seasons 4–6)
2011	The Protector	-	Episode: "Beef"
2012	Nick the Doorman	Nick	TV movie
	TalhotBlond	Detective Moretti	TV movie
	White Collar	Delancy	Episode: "Compromising Positions"
2014	Hit the Floor	-	Episode: "Winner Takes All"
2016	The Crossroads of History	Francesco del Giocondo	Episode: "Mona Lisa"
	The Night Of	Detective	Episode: "Subtle Beast"
2017	Doubt	Art Camston	Episode: "I'm In If You Are"
	Kevin Can Wait	Vinnie	Episode: "Kevin Goes Nuts"
2018	I Feel Bad	Kevin	Recurring role
	The Neighborhood	Ray Scars	Episode: "The Mezuzah"
2018–2020	The Family Business	Councilman Ronald Sims	Recurring role (season 1), guest (season 2)
2019	The Name of the Rose	Pedro Lopez de Luna	Miniseries, recurring role
2019–2020	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Detective Frank Bucci	Guest (season 20), recurring role (season 21)
2020	Gravesend	Ray Scars	Episode: "The Mezuzah I & II"
2022	Duncanville	-	Episode: "The Sharent Trap" (voice role)
2024	Extended Family	Petey D.	Episode: "The Consequences of Helping People"
2025	The Family Business: New Orleans	TBA	[12]