Portrait of James Russo

Acting

James Russo

Career

Active from 1981 to 2025, busiest in 2000 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
64
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score45/100
Highest rated
Poster for Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 99 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Russo Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Wonder
    2.2, average 3.4
  • Family Dynamics
    3.7, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 13
  • Crime Thriller 11
  • Fast-Paced 9
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Psychological Thriller 7
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Redemption 5
  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Mystery 5
  • Complex Characters 4
  • Bleak Atmosphere 4
  • Moral Dilemma 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

157
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Mob Priest
The Mob Priest

as Mike Nolan

Merchandise
Merchandise

as Detective Chalmers

2020s

21 titles ยท average score 50
Jimmy and Stiggs
Jimmy and Stiggs (2025)
GoodWatch score 57

as John Redgrave

Silent Partners
Silent Partners (2025)
GoodWatch score 69

as Frankie Cutts

Among Wolves
Among Wolves (2023)
GoodWatch score 44

as Thomas Barclay

Tulsa King
Tulsa King (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Quiet Ray Renzetti

The Allnighter
The Allnighter (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

as Walter

Take Back
Take Back (2021)
GoodWatch score 24

as Schmidt

The Penitent Thief
The Penitent Thief (2021)
GoodWatch score 43

as Castor

Cerebrum
Cerebrum (2021)
GoodWatch score 48

as Kirk Davis

5th Borough
5th Borough (2020)
GoodWatch score 51

as Det. Ricci

Woe
Woe (2020)
GoodWatch score 52

as Uncle Pete

Chronicle of a Serial Killer
Chronicle of a Serial Killer (2020)
GoodWatch score 22

as Peter Brown

Final Kill
Final Kill (2020)
GoodWatch score 29

as Bob

2010s

34 titles ยท average score 45
Code of Honor
Code of Honor (2016)
GoodWatch score 39

as Vincent Romano

American Justice
American Justice (2015)
GoodWatch score 27

as Agent Cobb

Perfect Sisters
Perfect Sisters (2014)
GoodWatch score 44

as Steve Bowman

7E
7E (2013)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sam

My Own Private River
My Own Private River (2012)
GoodWatch score 73

as Richard Waters (archive footage)

Django Unchained
Django Unchained (2012)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dicky Speck

Miss Bala
Miss Bala (2011)
GoodWatch score 74

as Jimmy

Yellow Rock
Yellow Rock (2011)
GoodWatch score 39

as Max Dietrich

The One Warrior
The One Warrior (2011)
GoodWatch score 22

as Claudius

Boy Wonder
Boy Wonder (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

as Larry Childs

Dark Woods
Dark Woods (2010)
GoodWatch score 36

as Sheriff Demming

Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Frank Salvo

2000s

48 titles ยท average score 47
Never Surrender
Never Surrender (2009)
GoodWatch score 25

as Jimmy

Charlie Valentine
Charlie Valentine (2009)
GoodWatch score 42

as Rocco

Deadwater
Deadwater (2008)
GoodWatch score 30

as Commander Combs

Dark World
Dark World (2008)
GoodWatch score 33

as Charlie

Blackwater Valley Exorcism
Blackwater Valley Exorcism (2006)
GoodWatch score 30

as The Bishop

Confessions of a Pit Fighter
Confessions of a Pit Fighter (2005)
GoodWatch score 32

as Sharkey

Target
Target (2004)
GoodWatch score 34

as Donovan

Open Range
Open Range (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

as Sheriff Poole

The House Next Door
The House Next Door (2002)
GoodWatch score 34

as Carl Schmidt

Redemption
Redemption (2002)
GoodWatch score 35

as Capt. Grill

The Unscarred
The Unscarred (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mickey Vernon

Sonic Impact
Sonic Impact (2000)
GoodWatch score 39

as Agent Nick Halton

1990s

35 titles ยท average score 50
BitterSweet
BitterSweet (1999)
GoodWatch score 38

as Joe Massa

Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

as Paulie

The Postman
The Postman (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

as Idaho

No Way Home
No Way Home (1997)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tommy

The Real Thing
The Real Thing (1996)
GoodWatch score 60

as Rupert Little

Condition Red
Condition Red (1995)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dan Cappelli

The Set Up
The Set Up (1995)
GoodWatch score 35

as Kliff

Bad Girls
Bad Girls (1994)
GoodWatch score 31

as Kid Jarrett

Dangerous Game
Dangerous Game (1993)
GoodWatch score 41

as Francis Burns

Cold Heaven
Cold Heaven (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

as Daniel Corvin

My Own Private Idaho
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
GoodWatch score 75

as Richard Waters

Intimate Stranger
Intimate Stranger (1991)
GoodWatch score 51

as Nick Ciccini

1980s

17 titles ยท average score 58
We're No Angels
We're No Angels (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

as Bobby

The Belt
The Belt (1989)

as Vittorio De Simone

Freeway
Freeway (1988)
GoodWatch score 51

as Frank Quinn

The Blue Iguana
The Blue Iguana (1988)
GoodWatch score 23

as Reno

China Girl
China Girl (1987)
GoodWatch score 58

as Alby

Extremities
Extremities (1986)
GoodWatch score 43

as Joe

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Police Detective

Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mikey Tandino

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Frank Sacco

Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
GoodWatch score 83

as Bugsy

Vortex
Vortex (1982)

as Anthony Demmer

A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
GoodWatch score 39

as Ronald Thompson