Portrait of Joe Pantoliano

Acting

Joe Pantoliano

Career

Active from 1978 to 2026, with up to 5 main titles a year.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score52/100
Highest rated
Poster for Memento
Memento
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 112 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Joe Pantoliano Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Melancholy
    4.0, average 4.7
  • Spiritual
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Social Commentary
    4.2, average 4.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 8
  • Mystery 6
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Quirky 3
  • Pop Culture References 3
  • Action-Packed 3
  • Crime 3
  • Crime Thriller 3
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Indie Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

148
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado
I Took My Avocado to Aspen, Colorado

as Narrator

2020s

13 titles ยท average score 64
The Isolate Thief
The Isolate Thief (2026)
GoodWatch score 62

as "Burial" Perry Parker

Home Delivery
Home Delivery (2026)

as Gary Templeton

Wonder Man
Wonder Man (2026)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Joe Pantoliano

Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story (2025)
GoodWatch score 61

as Uncle Tommy Rossi

Bad Boys: Ride or Die
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
GoodWatch score 64

as Captain Howard

Dexter: Original Sin
Dexter: Original Sin (2024)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Anthony Moretti

The Last of Us
The Last of Us (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Eugene Lynden

The Santa Stakeout
The Santa Stakeout (2021)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mr. Miller

Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek (2021)
GoodWatch score 26

as Collin Carmichael

Chucky
Chucky (2021)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Joe Pantoliano

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Sticky Fins Whiting (voice)

Bad Boys for Life
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
GoodWatch score 69

as Captain Howard

2010s

19 titles ยท average score 49
From the Vine
From the Vine (2019)
GoodWatch score 61

as Marco Gentile

Tacoma FD
Tacoma FD (2019)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Eddie Penisi Sr. / Eddie Penisi, Sr

Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

as Aldo

Lake Placid: Legacy
Lake Placid: Legacy (2018)
GoodWatch score 32

as Henderson

Just Getting Started
Just Getting Started (2017)
GoodWatch score 24

as Joey

Random Tropical Paradise
Random Tropical Paradise (2017)
GoodWatch score 39

as Vincent Gambazzo

MacGyver
MacGyver (2016)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Eric Andrews

Sense8
Sense8 (2015)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Michael Gorski

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (2012)
GoodWatch score 48

as Oswald

Deadly Impact
Deadly Impact (2010)
GoodWatch score 50

as David Kaplow

The Legend of Secret Pass
The Legend of Secret Pass (2010)
GoodWatch score 45

as Chuckster (voice)

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
GoodWatch score 51

as Gabe Ugliano

2000s

26 titles ยท average score 47
The Amateurs
The Amateurs (2006)
GoodWatch score 43

as Some Idiot

Unknown
Unknown (2006)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bound Man

Wedding Daze
Wedding Daze (2006)
GoodWatch score 38

as Smitty

But Can They Sing?
But Can They Sing? (2005)

TV show

Dr. Vegas
Dr. Vegas (2004)
GoodWatch score 25

TV show

Second Best
Second Best (2004)
GoodWatch score 40

as Elliot

Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II (2003)
GoodWatch score 49

as Captain Howard

The Handler
The Handler (2003)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Joe Renato

Daredevil
Daredevil (2003)
GoodWatch score 45

as Urich

The Adventures of Pluto Nash
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
GoodWatch score 22

as Mogan

Memento
Memento (2000)
GoodWatch score 87

as Teddy

Ready to Rumble
Ready to Rumble (2000)
GoodWatch score 38

as Titus Sinclair

1990s

51 titles ยท average score 55
The Matrix
The Matrix (1999)
GoodWatch score 81

as Cypher

U.S. Marshals
U.S. Marshals (1998)
GoodWatch score 50

as Renfro

Bound
Bound (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

as Caesar

EZ Streets
EZ Streets (1996)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Jimmy Murtha

Bad Boys
Bad Boys (1995)
GoodWatch score 56

as Captain Howard

The Immortals
The Immortals (1995)
GoodWatch score 49

as Pete

Baby's Day Out
Baby's Day Out (1994)
GoodWatch score 45

as Norby

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1993)
GoodWatch score 86

as Cosmo Renfro

Me and the Kid
Me and the Kid (1993)
GoodWatch score 43

as Roy

Zandalee
Zandalee (1991)
GoodWatch score 36

as Gerri

The Last of the Finest
The Last of the Finest (1990)
GoodWatch score 49

as Wayne Gross

The Fanelli Boys
The Fanelli Boys (1990)

TV show ยท as Dominic Fanelli

1980s

33 titles ยท average score 63
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Dante Calabresi Sr. (voice)

Midnight Run
Midnight Run (1988)
GoodWatch score 82

as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder

The In Crowd
The In Crowd (1988)
GoodWatch score 64

as Perry Parker

Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

as Frank Demarest

The Squeeze
The Squeeze (1987)
GoodWatch score 28

as Norman

La Bamba
La Bamba (1987)
GoodWatch score 73

as Bob Keane

Running Scared
Running Scared (1986)
GoodWatch score 59

as Snake

Robert Kennedy & His Times
Robert Kennedy & His Times (1985)

TV show ยท as Roy Cohn

The Mean Season
The Mean Season (1985)
GoodWatch score 57

as Andy Porter

Risky Business
Risky Business (1983)
GoodWatch score 76

as Guido

Eddie and the Cruisers
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)
GoodWatch score 48

as Doc Robbins

The Idolmaker
The Idolmaker (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gino Pilato

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 70
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (1979)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Pvt. Angelo Maggio

Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

Free Country
Free Country (1978)

TV show

More Than Friends
More Than Friends (1978)

as Ralphie

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Gerald Mullen