Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Born 1951-09-12 (age 74) Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
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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

The Matrix
The Matrix

1999

as Cypher

Memento
Memento

2000

as Teddy

Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bad Boys: Ride or Die

2024

as Captain Howard

The Fugitive
The Fugitive

1993

as Cosmo Renfro

Daredevil
Daredevil

2003

as Ben Urich

Bad Boys
Bad Boys

1995

as Captain Howard

The Goonies
The Goonies

1985

as Francis

Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II

2003

as Captain Howard

Bound
Bound

1996

as Caesar

Bad Boys for Life
Bad Boys for Life

2020

as Captain Howard

Baby's Day Out
Baby's Day Out

1994

as Norby

Cats & Dogs
Cats & Dogs

2001

as Peek (voice)

U.S. Marshals
U.S. Marshals

1998

as Renfro

Congo
Congo

1995

as Eddie Ventro (Uncredited)

Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun

1987

as Frank Demarest

Racing Stripes
Racing Stripes

2005

as Goose (voice)

Risky Business
Risky Business

1983

as Guido

La Bamba
La Bamba

1987

as Bob Keane

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore