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Alessandro Nivola

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Alessandro Nivola

Born June 28, 1972 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA55 films

Alessandro Antine Nivola (born June 28, 1972) is an American actor. His best-known roles include Pollux Troy in Face/Off (1997), Henry Crawford in Mansfield Park (1999), Billy Brennan in Jurassic Park III (2001), Arthur "Boy" Capel in Coco Before Chanel (2009), Anthony Amado in American Hustle (2013), Peter Forente in A Most Violent Year (2014), Governor Williams in You Were Never Really Here (2017), Mark Madoff in The Wizard of Lies (2017), photojournalist Lee Berger in the miniseries Chimerica (2019), Dickie Moltisanti in The Many Saints of Newark (2021), Detective Hiltz in Amsterdam (2022), and Detective Conley in Boston Strangler (2023).

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He has been married to actress Emily Mortimer since 2003; they have two children.

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Face/Off posterFirst watchFace/Off19977.1as Pollux TroyIn order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
American Hustle poster6.9American Hustle2013Selma poster7.4Selma2014Jurassic Park III poster6.2Jurassic Park III2001The Neon Demon poster6.5The Neon Demon2016You Were Never Really Here poster6.5You Were Never Really Here2017The Brutalist poster6.9The Brutalist2024Kraven the Hunter poster6.4Kraven the Hunter2024Disobedience poster6.9Disobedience2018

Filmography

55 films as actor
  1. TBAHigh EndDavid
  2. TBAThe 99'ersTony DiCicco
  3. 2026Fantasy LifeDavid
  4. 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleGus Sambrook
  5. 2024The BrutalistAttila
  6. 2024Kraven the HunterAleksei Sytsevich
  7. 2024The Room Next DoorPoliceman
  8. 2024WildcatJohn Selby
  9. 2023Boston StranglerDetective Conley
  10. 2022AmsterdamDetective Hiltz
  11. 2022Spin Me RoundNick
  12. 2021The Many Saints of NewarkDickie Moltisanti
  13. 2021With/In Volume 2(segment "Neighborhood Watch")
  14. 2019The Red Sea Diving ResortSammy Navon
  15. 2019The Art of Self-DefenseSensei
  16. 2018WeightlessJoel
  17. 2018DisobedienceDovid Kuperman
  18. 2017You Were Never Really HereGovernor Williams
  19. 2017The Wizard of LiesMark Madoff
  20. 2017One Percent More HumidGerald
  21. 2016The Neon DemonRobert Sarno
  22. 2015Day Out of DaysLiam
  23. 2014A Most Violent YearPeter Forente
  24. 2014SelmaJohn Doar
  25. 2013American HustleAnthony Amado
  26. 2013Devil's KnotTerry Hobbs
  27. 2012Ginger & RosaRoland
  28. 2010Janie JonesEthan Brand
  29. 2010HowlLuther Nichols
  30. 2009Coco Before ChanelArthur 'Boy' Capel
  31. 2008Who Do You LoveLeonard Chess
  32. 2008$5 a DayRitchie Flynn Parker
  33. 2008The EyeDr. Paul Faulkner
  34. 2007Grace Is GoneJohn Philipps
  35. 2007The Girl in the ParkChris
  36. 2007The Darwin AwardsAd Exec
  37. 2007Goal II: Living the DreamGavin Harris
  38. 2005Goal!Gavin Harris
  39. 2005JunebugGeorge
  40. 2005Turning GreenBill the Bookie
  41. 2005The SistersAndrew Prior
  42. 2004The ClearingTim Hayes
  43. 2003CarolinaAlbert Morris
  44. 2003Laurel CanyonIan
  45. 2001Jurassic Park IIIBilly Brennan
  46. 2000TimecodeJoey Z
  47. 2000Love's Labour's LostThe King (Ferdinand)
  48. 1999Mansfield ParkMr. Henry Crawford
  49. 1999The Almost Perfect Bank RobberyDoug
  50. 1999Best Laid PlansNick
  51. 1998Reach the RockRobin
  52. 1998I Want YouMartin
  53. 1997Face/OffPollux Troy
  54. 1997Inventing the AbbottsPeter Vanlaningham
  55. 1996The RingNoel