Born 1951 (age 74) · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Appears in 161 titles

Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys film series (1995–2024),  Cypher in the Wachowskis' sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999), Teddy in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller film Memento (2000), and Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (2001–2004), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Other notable film credits include Risky Business (1983), Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987), La Bamba (1987), Midnight Run (1988), The Fugitive (1993), Baby's Day Out (1994), the Wachowskis' directorial debut Bound (1996), and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). In 2025, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in The Last of Us. Pantoliano has published two memoirs and is active in the field of mental health, having documented his mother's issues and his own. He founded the nonprofit No Kidding, Me Too!, which is dedicated to removing the stigma from mental illness. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Pantoliano, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Matrix
8.2
The Matrix
1999
as Cypher
Memento
8.2
Memento
2000
as Teddy
Bad Boys for Life
7.1
Bad Boys for Life
2020
as Captain Howard
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Bad Boys
6.8
Bad Boys
1995
as Captain Howard
The Goonies
7.5
The Goonies
1985
as Francis
Bad Boys II
6.7
Bad Boys II
2003
as Captain Howard
Daredevil
5.3
Daredevil
2003
as Ben Urich
The Fugitive
7.5
The Fugitive
1993
as Cosmo Renfro
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
7.3
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
2024
as Captain Howard
Empire of the Sun
7.5
Empire of the Sun
1987
as Frank Demarest
U.S. Marshals
6.5
U.S. Marshals
1998
as Renfro
Cats & Dogs
5.4
Cats & Dogs
2001
as Peek (voice)
Risky Business
6.6
Risky Business
1983
as Guido
Baby's Day Out
6.4
Baby's Day Out
1994
as Norby
Midnight Run
7.2
Midnight Run
1988
as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
Bound
7.2
Bound
1996
as Caesar
Congo
5.6
Congo
1995
as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
La Bamba
7.3
La Bamba
1987
as Bob Keane
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore