Joe Pantoliano

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 12, 1951 (74 yrs)

place of birth

Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

also known as

Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano · Joey Pants · 喬·潘托利亞諾 · جو پانتولیانو

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Matrix
8.2

The Matrix

1999as Cypher
Memento
8.2

Memento

2000as Teddy
The Fugitive
7.5

The Fugitive

1993as Cosmo Renfro
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
7.3

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

2024as Captain Howard
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
6.2

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2010as Gabe Ugliano
Bad Boys II
6.7

Bad Boys II

2003as Captain Howard
Bad Boys
6.8

Bad Boys

1995as Captain Howard
The Goonies
7.5

The Goonies

1985as Francis
Bad Boys for Life
7.1

Bad Boys for Life

2020as Captain Howard
Daredevil
5.3

Daredevil

2003as Ben Urich
Baby's Day Out
6.4

Baby's Day Out

1994as Norby
Bound
7.2

Bound

1996as Caesar
U.S. Marshals
6.5

U.S. Marshals

1998as Renfro
Empire of the Sun
7.5

Empire of the Sun

1987as Frank Demarest
Congo
5.6

Congo

1995as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)
Cats & Dogs
5.4

Cats & Dogs

2001as Peek (voice)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
5.2

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

2010as Peek (voice)
Risky Business
6.6

Risky Business

1983as Guido
Racing Stripes
5.9

Racing Stripes

2005as Goose (voice)
La Bamba
7.3

La Bamba

1987as Bob Keane
Midnight Run
7.2

Midnight Run

1988as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
Wedding Daze
5.6

Wedding Daze

2006as Smitty
Running Scared
6.1

Running Scared

1986as Snake
The Perfect Match
5.5

The Perfect Match

2016as Marty
Unknown
6.3

Unknown

2006as Bound Man
Black and White
4.6

Black and White

1999as Bill King
Violent Night 2

Violent Night 2

2026
Deadly Impact
4.9

Deadly Impact

2010as David Kaplow
El Diablo
5.6

El Diablo

1990as Kid Durango
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
4.4

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

2002as Mogan
Lake Placid: Legacy
4.9

Lake Placid: Legacy

2018as Henderson
Second Best
5.8

Second Best

2004as Elliot
Amazon Women on the Moon
5.9

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987as Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")
Just Getting Started
4.9

Just Getting Started

2017as Joey
Zandalee
4.4

Zandalee

1991as Gerri
The Mean Season
6.2

The Mean Season

1985as Andy Porter
Short Time
6.5

Short Time

1990as Scalese
Hoods
7.1

Hoods

1998as Charlie Flynn
Falling Up
5.2

Falling Up

2009as George
The Amateurs
5.6

The Amateurs

2006as Some Idiot
The Matrix Revisited
6.9

The Matrix Revisited

2001as Self - Cypher (archive footage)
The Job
4.1

The Job

2009as Perriman
The Last of the Finest
5.9

The Last of the Finest

1990as Wayne Gross
The Identical
5.1

The Identical

2014as Avi Hirshberg
The Immortals
5.6

The Immortals

1995as Pete
Teresa's Tattoo
4.9

Teresa's Tattoo

1994as Bruno
The Squeeze
5.0

The Squeeze

1987as Norman
Olive, the Other Reindeer
6.7

Olive, the Other Reindeer

1999as Martini (voice)
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
6.4

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

1987as Self
New Blood
5.5

New Blood

1999as Hellman