was an underrated actor for a long time, despite having some iconic roles early in his career. He's a favorite among directors and audiences, working repeatedly with Quentin Tarantino, the Coen brothers, and Adam Sandler. He's been in classic films like Reservoir Dogs, Fargo, The Big Lebowski and has done a ton of television work. Buscemi appeared on The Sopranos and starred in HBO's prohibition-era crime drama, Boardwalk Empire, which ran for five seasons. His next film is a dark comedy called and comes from filmmaker Tolga Karaçelik.

A gifted comedic and dramatic actor, Steve Buscemi excels across all genres. His most famous roles are usually what fans like to discuss, but the 67-year-old New York City native has a resume spanning three decades, with over 150 acting credits to his name. With so many roles, it's easy for viewers to overlook some of his lesser-known films.

Distributed by Gravitas Ventures, The Year Between is about a woman with bipolar disorder named Clemence Miller who drops out of college and struggles to function in the adult world when she moves back in with her family. Alex Heller serves as writer and director for the film. She also stars as Clemence. The supporting cast includes J. Smith-Cameron (Succession), Wyatt Oleff (Guardians of the Galaxy), and Emily Robinson (Eighth Grade).

Buscemi plays Clemence's father, Don, a schoolteacher who tries to make the best of his daughter's return even as Clemence's younger siblings worry about the effect her emotional state will have on them. Heller received four nominations for her work as a filmmaker for The Year Between, winning two of them. The movie holds a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Death of Stalin is a dark satire set against the backdrop of 1953 Moscow, with government officials vying for power following the death of dictator Joseph Stalin. Buscemi stars alongside Simon Russell Beale (Mary Queen of Scots), Paddy Considine (House of the Dragon), Rupert Friend (Companion), Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus), Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace), Andrea Riseborough (To Leslie), and Michael Palin (Monty Python and the Holy Grail). Armando Iannucci (Veep) directed the film and penned the screenplay in collaboration with David Schneider, Ian Martin, and Peter Fellows.

In this period piece, Buscemi plays Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Khrushchev (loosely based on a real person) is eager to seize power after Stalin's death but struggles to come out on top. The tense comedy is favored by critics, with a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It won two BAFTA Awards and one British Independent Film Award.

Buscemi re-teamed with Andrea Riseborough in Nancy, a psychological thriller about an aspiring writer named Nancy (Riseborough) who begins to believe that she was kidnapped as a child. Nancy is the directorial debut for writer/director Christina Choe with a cast that includes J. Smith-Cameron, Ann Dowd (The Leftovers), and John Leguizamo (The Menu).

Buscemi plays Leo Lynch, the father of a girl who was kidnapped 30 years earlier. Nancy sees the age progression of Leo's daughter and believes that it matches her own appearance. Soon, she suspects that she might be Leo's daughter, even as Leo himself remains skeptical. Nancy was well-received as a compelling character study, earning two Film Independent Spirit Award nominations. The movie holds an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Buscemi wrote and directed Interview as a remake of the Dutch film made by Theo van Gogh in 2003. The film takes place primarily in one apartment, where a journalist named Pierre Peders (Buscemi) meets up with soap opera star Katya (Sienna Miller) for an interview about her life in the paparazzi spotlight.

Reviews for Interview were generally positive, if not a bit mixed. Critics agree that Buscemi and Miller give stellar performances. With the characters mostly confined to a single setting, the film really highlights the nuances of each performance. Miller even received a Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance. The movie currently holds a 58% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Paris, Je T'aime is an anthology movie featuring 18 short films set across different districts of Paris, France. Each short has its own cast, writer, and director. Contributing filmmakers include Gus Van Sant (Milk), Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men), Isabel Coixet (The Bookshop), Nobuhiro Suwa (Voices in the Wind), Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men), and Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), among others.

Buscemi stars in the fourth segment, a comedic short entitled "Tuileries." Written and directed by the Coen Brothers, the short is set at the Tuileries train station while tourists wait for their ride. Buscemi plays a tourist who isn't really sure how to navigate public transportation in an unfamiliar country. As a whole, Paris, Je T'aime is praised by critics. It was nominated for an award at the Cannes Film Festival and has an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Based on the novel by Daniel Wallace, Big Fish is one of Tim Burton and Steve Buscemi's most underrated movies. Burton directed the film, with a script by John August (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). The movie stars Billy Crudup as Will Bloom, a man who grew up listening to his father's colorful tall tales. Will's father, Edward Bloom, is played by Albert Finney in the present and Ewan McGregor in the flashbacks. The cast includes Jessica Lange (American Horror Story), Alison Lohman (White Oleander), Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeney Todd), Marion Cotillard (Inception), Matthew McGrory (House of 1000 Corpses), Danny DeVito (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), and even a young Miley Cyrus before she became a famous singer.

In Big Fish, Buscemi plays Norther Winslow, a poet who then turns to a life of crime only to become a Wall Street broker. It's a small part, but a noteworthy one in a film where every performance shines. The film was nominated for four Golden Globes, and Danny Elfman received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score. The film holds a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

HBO's The Laramie Project is a harrowing film written and directed by Moisés Kaufman, based on Kaufman's play of the same name. It explores the aftermath of the real-life 1998 hate-crime murder of a gay college student named Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyoming. The film is unique because it draws on real interviews conducted within the town after Matthew Shepard's death, though all the parts (including that of the film's director) are played by actors. The movie features an extensive ensemble cast that includes Néstor Carbonell (Lost), Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets), Dylan Baker (Hunters), Terry Kinney (Oz), Mark Webber (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), Laura Linney (Sully), Peter Fonda (Easy Rider), Jeremy Davies (Justified), Clea DuVall (The Handmaid's Tale), Michael Emerson (Evil), Margo Martindale (The Americans) Janeane Garofalo (Reality Bites), and Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), among others.

Buscemi plays Doc O'Connor, a limousine driver who was friends with Matthew Shepard. The Laramie Project remains an important piece of storytelling to this day. It received four Primetime Emmy nominations and won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Television Movie. It has a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Trees Lounge is a comedy-drama about an unemployed, small-town mechanic who spends a lot of time at the local bar. Distributed by Orion Classics, the movie features Chloë Sevigny (Big Love), Mark Boone Junior (Sons of Anarchy), Anthony LaPaglia (Without a Trace), Elizabeth Bracco (The Sopranos), Eszter Balint (The Dead Don't Die), Carol Kane (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Daniel Baldwin (Grey Gardens), Mimi Rogers (Bosch), and Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos), and Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction).

The film was Buscemi's directorial debut. He wrote, directed, and starred in the project as the self-destructive protagonist, Tommy Basilio. The film received much praise. Buscemi was nominated for one Cannes Film Festival award and two Film Independent Spirit Awards for his work behind the camera. The movie has an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Living in Oblivion is a sharp, independent dark comedy about making movies, set over the course of one day in the lives of the cast and crew. The movie was written and directed by Tom DiCillo as his second feature film. It stars Steve Buscemi, Catherine Keener (Into the Wild), Dermot Mulroney (Scream VI), Danielle von Zerneck (La Bamba), James LeGros (Drugstore Cowboy), and Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones).

Buscemi leads the film as Nick Reve, the director shooting an independent film in New York City on a shoestring budget. Living in Oblivion won several awards, including a Sant Jordi Award for Buscemi. It holds an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Parting Glances is a Cinecom Pictures film written and directed by Bill Sherwood. The story centers on Michael (Richard Ganoung) and Robert (John Bolger), a couple living in New York City during the Ronald Reagan administration and at the height of the AIDS epidemic. The film was one of the first to really talk about AIDS and how it was affecting the gay community in a realistic way.

Parting Glances was Buscemi's third feature film as an actor. He plays Nick, Michael's ex-boyfriend. Michael continues to cook and care for Nick, who has AIDS. Parting Glances was nominated for two awards at the Sundance Film Festival, winning Special Jury Recognition for director Bill Sherwood. The film remains an important piece of queer cinema and was restored by Outfest and the UCLA Film and Television Archive in 2006. It has a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.