James Russo

Biography

James Vincent Russo (born April 23, 1953) is an American film and television actor. He has starred in over 90 films in three decades. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Russo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career Overview

James Russo has 161 screen credits in a career dating back to 1981. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Horizon: An American Saga with 2 titles. Signature works include Beverly Hills Cop, The Ninth Gate, Donnie Brasco. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 161
Birth Date: 1953-04-23 00:00:00
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

Horizon: An American Saga (2 titles)
Django (1 titles)
Spaghetti Western Django (1 titles)
Tarantino Universe (1 titles)
Beverly Hills Cop (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Frank Pesce (2 collaborations)
Johnny Depp (2 collaborations)
Caleb (2 collaborations)
Caleb the Lion (2 collaborations)
Eddie Murphy (1 collaborations)
Judge Reinhold (1 collaborations)
John Ashton (1 collaborations)
Lisa Eilbacher (1 collaborations)
Ronny Cox (1 collaborations)
Steven Berkoff (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (154 credits)
- USA Motel
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- The Mob Priest
  Mike Nolan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Merchandise
  Detective Chalmers
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Run
  Eddie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Jimmy and Stiggs
  John Redgrave
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Silent Partners
  Frankie Cutts
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Undying
  Ranger Jessup
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
  Abel Naughton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Chuck Zito: An American Story
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Among Wolves
  Thomas Barclay
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Murder Motel
  Joe
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Inside Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Condition of Return
  Stafford
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- MobKing
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Pig Killer
  Rat
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- The Allnighter
  Walter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Tulsa King
  
  - Dead Weight (2025) ... Quiet Ray Renzetti actor actors
  
  - Art of War (2025) ... Quiet Ray Renzetti actor actors
  
  - Bubbles (2025) ... Quiet Ray Renzetti actor actors
  
  - Staring Down the Barrel (2025) ... Quiet Ray Renzetti actor actors
  
  - Blood and Bourbon (2025) ... Quiet Ray Renzetti actor actors
  
  2022
- Take Back
  Schmidt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Cerebrum
  Kirk Davis
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- A Soldier's Revenge
  Walsh
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- The Penitent Thief
  Castor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Chronicle of a Serial Killer
  Peter Brown
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Woe
  Uncle Pete
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Final Kill
  Bob
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- 5th Borough
  Det. Ricci
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Bullet Ride
  Mr. Langdon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Badland
  Fred Quaid
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Desolate
  Duke Stone
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Possession Diaries
  Father Brien
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Great Alaskan Race
  Wild Bill
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Broken Ones
  Joe Murphy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Living Among Us
  Aaron
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Not a Stranger
  Bob Madden
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- A Dog and Pony Show
  Banker Pete Melnick
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- The Actor
  Agent Bradley Scott
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Voiceless
  Pastor Gil
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Vigilante Diaries
  Mr. Hanover
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Code of Honor
  Vincent Romano
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Black Mass
  Agent Scott Gariola
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- American Justice
  Agent Cobb
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Strike One
  Paul Fairfield
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Five Thirteen
  Agent Acevedo
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Perfect Sisters
  Steve Bowman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- 7E
  Sam
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Chavez Cage of Glory
  Tony
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Django Unchained
  Dicky Speck
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- My Own Private River
  Richard Waters (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- The One Warrior
  Claudius
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Yellow Rock
  Max Dietrich
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Miss Bala
  Jimmy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Born of Earth
  Tom Reeser
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Samuel Bleak
  Charles Bleak
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Dark Woods
  Sheriff Demming
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- One in the Gun
  Jimmy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Hawaii Five-0
  
  - Malama Ka Aina (Respect the Land) (2010) ... Frank Salvo actor actors
  
  2010
- Dreams and Shadows
  John Brunette
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Public Enemies
  Walter Dietrich
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Never Surrender
  Jimmy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Charlie Valentine
  Rocco
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Shoot First And Pray You Live
  Bob McGurk
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- The Pink Conspiracy
  Cox
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Deadwater
  Commander Combs
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Stiletto
  Engelhart
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Dark World
  Charlie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Kings of the Evening
  Ramsey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Little Red Devil
  Mr. Trundell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- On the Doll
  Janitor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Hit
  Mr. Santucci
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Machine
  Butch
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Blue Lake Butcher
  Sheriff Jack
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Chill
  Detective Defazio
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Satanic
  Eddie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Blackwater Valley Exorcism
  The Bishop
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Broken Trail
  Captain Billy Fender
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Part 2 (2006) ... Captain Billy Fender actor actors
  
  - Part 1 (2006) ... Captain Billy Fender actor actors
  
  2006
- All In
  Dr. Pennington
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- One Among Us
  Ryan Brannigan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Confessions of a Pit Fighter
  Sharkey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Come as You Are
  Benny
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Numb3rs
  
  - 12:01 A.M. (2009) ... John Curtis actor actors
  
  2005
- Target
  Donovan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Fallacy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Open Range
  Sheriff Poole
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Paris
  Leon King
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- The Box
  Frank Miles
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- A Good Night to Die
  Roy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Stealing Sinatra
  Frank Sinatra
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Las Vegas
  
  - The Story of Owe (2006) ... Warren Pemberton actor actors
  
  2003
- Redemption
  Capt. Grill
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- The House Next Door
  Carl Schmidt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Shattered Lies
  Smiler
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- CSI: Miami
  
  - Wrecking Crew (2008) ... Joey Salucci actor actors
  
  - Fade Out (2006) ... Joey Salucci actor actors
  
  2002
- Without a Trace
  
  - Lost and Found (2004) ... Michael Krauss actor actors
  
  2002
- Pendulum
  Edward Mills
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Sonic Impact
  Agent Nick Halton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Paper Bullets
  John Rourke
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Bad Guys
  John Tykor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Deep Core
  Darryl Simmons
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- The Unscarred
  Mickey Vernon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Double Deception
  Snake
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Voodoo Dawn
  Luc
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  
  - Getting Off (2004) ... Sinclair actor actors
  
  2000
- Diamonds
  Damian
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- BitterSweet
  Joe Massa
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- The Ninth Gate
  Bernie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Jimmy Zip
  Otis Campbell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Charades
  Max Targenville
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Butter
  Juke Box Danny
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Detour
  Ziggy Rotella
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- My Husband's Secret Life
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Heist
  Nick the Stick
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- The Postman
  Idaho
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Under Oath
  Warren Erickson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- The Girl Gets Moe
  Brannagin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Laws of Deception
  Gino Carlucci
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Donnie Brasco
  Paulie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- No Way Home
  Tommy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Small Time
  Jerry
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- American Strays
  Eddie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- The Real Thing
  Rupert Little
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Condition Red
  Dan Cappelli
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- The Set Up
  Kliff
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Panther
  Rodgers
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- The Secretary
  Ted Burke
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Bad Girls
  Kid Jarrett
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Dangerous Game
  Francis Burns
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Double Deception
  Jon Kane
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Da Vinci's War
  Mintz
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Trauma
  Capt. Travis
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
  Don Feeney
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Illicit Behavior
  Bill Tanner
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Cold Heaven
  Daniel Corvin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- In the Shadow of a Killer
  Charlie Van
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Intimate Stranger
  Nick Ciccini
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- A Kiss Before Dying
  Dan Corelli
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- My Own Private Idaho
  Richard Waters
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- State of Grace
  DeMarco (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- We're No Angels
  Bobby
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Freeway
  Frank Quinn
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- The Blue Iguana
  Reno
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- China Girl
  Alby
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Extremities
  Joe
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- The Equalizer
  
  - China Rain (1985) ... Police Detective actor actors
  
  1985
- The Cotton Club
  Vince Hood
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Beverly Hills Cop
  Mikey Tandino
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Once Upon a Time in America
  Bugsy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- X-Ray
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Miami Vice
  
  - The Prodigal Son (1985) ... Frank Sacco actor actors
  
  1984
- Exposed
  Nick
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Vortex
  Anthony Demmer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
  Robber
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- A Stranger Is Watching
  Ronald Thompson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- Chicago Story
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Candy Store
  Joey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
production (3 credits)
- Merchandise
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
- The Box
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2003
- The House Next Door
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2002
directing (1 credits)
- Not a Stranger
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
writing (3 credits)
- The Bag Man
  
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2014
- The Box
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2003
- Candy Store
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1981