Ray Liotta
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Raymond Allen Liotta (Template:IPA; December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022) was an American actor. He first gained attention for his role in the film Something Wild (1986), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. He was best known for his portrayals of Shoeless Joe Jackson in the film Field of Dreams (1989), Henry Hill in the film Goodfellas (1990), and Tommy Vercetti in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002). Liotta appeared in numerous other films, including Unlawful Entry (1992), Cop Land (1997), Hannibal (2001), John Q., Narc (both 2002), Identity (2003), Killing Them Softly, The Place Beyond the Pines (both 2012), and Marriage Story (2019).
Liotta won a Primetime Emmy Award for his guest role in the television series ER in 2005. He starred as Frank Sinatra in the television film The Rat Pack (1998) and Lorca in the miniseries Texas Rising (2015), both of which earned him Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, and starred in the series Shades of Blue (2016–2018) and Black Bird (2022). The latter garnered him a posthumous Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his role as Big Jim Keene at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.
After his death in 2022, Liotta was posthumously recognized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 24, 2023. His films that were released posthumously include Cocaine Bear, Fool's Paradise, Dangerous Waters (all 2023), and 1992 (2024).
Early life and education
Liotta was born in Newark, New Jersey, on December 18, 1954.<ref name="biography.com">Template:Cite web</ref> After being abandoned at an orphanage, he was adopted at the age of six months by township clerk Mary (née Edgar) and auto parts store owner Alfred Liotta.<ref name="Lifetime-Bio">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="FamilySearch-Ray-USPR-1998">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="FamilySearch-Mary-USPR-1999">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> His adoptive parents were Scottish and Italian Americans.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Alfred was a personnel director and president of a local Democratic Party club.<ref name="Lifetime-Bio" /> Each of his adoptive parents ran unsuccessfully for local political office; he recalled attending parades to hand out flyers for his father's run.<ref name="LarryKingNow-Identical-2014" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Liotta had a sister, Linda, who was also adopted. He said that he knew that he was adopted as a young child, and presented a show-and-tell report.<ref name="LarryKingNow-Identical-2014">Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2000s, he used a private detective to locate his biological mother Ruth, who told him he was of Scottish descent.<ref name="NJStarLedger-KillingSoftly-2012">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="StarPulse-WENN-2006">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Contradictory inline He had one biological sister, one biological half-brother also named Ray, and five biological half-sisters.<ref name="LarryKingNow-Identical-2014" /><ref name="HReporter-Identical-2014">Template:Cite news</ref>
His family was Roman Catholic, although not especially religious.<ref name="ChristianPost-Identical-2014">Template:Cite news</ref> They attended church and he received first communion and was confirmed, but the family did not pray much. He occasionally used prayer in his daily life, telling an interviewer, "... if I'm in a fix, I'll pray ... if I'm feeling uncomfortable about something, I'll say "Our Fathers" and "Hail Marys" to this day."<ref name="ChristianPost-Identical-2014"/>
Liotta grew up in Union, New Jersey,.<ref name="NJStarLedger-UnionHS-2012">Template:Cite news</ref> In 1973, he graduated from Union High School,<ref name="NJStarLedger-KillingSoftly-2012"/> and was later named to the Union High School Hall of Fame.<ref name="Brennan2022">Template:Cite news</ref>
Liotta attended the University of Miami, where he studied acting and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1978.<ref name="MiamiHerald-Identical-2014">Template:Cite news</ref> He performed in plays and musicals, including Cabaret, Dames at Sea, Oklahoma, and The Sound of Music, at the University of Miami's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre.<ref name="HuffPo-Live-2014">Template:Cite web</ref>
Career
After graduating from the University of Miami, Liotta moved to New York City, where he was hired as a bartender at the Shubert Organization and landed an agent within six months.<ref name="NJStarLedger-KillingSoftly-2012" /> One of his earliest roles was as Joey Perrini on the soap opera Another World, on which he appeared from 1978 to 1981.<ref name="RespersMelas2022">Template:Cite news</ref> He left the show and moved to Los Angeles. He made his film debut in 1983's The Lonely Lady. His first major acting role was Something Wild (1986),<ref name="LarryKingNow-Identical-2014" /><ref name="LATimes-Goodfellas-1990">Template:Cite news</ref> for which he received his first Golden Globe nomination, this nomination being for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1989, Liotta played the ghost of baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in the fantasy/drama film Field of Dreams.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 1990, Liotta portrayed real-life mobster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese's universally praised and commercially successful Academy Award winning film Goodfellas.<ref name="NJStarLedger-KillingSoftly-2012" /> In 1992, he starred as a psychopathic cop in the thriller Unlawful Entry. He appeared in a leading role in the 1994 science-fiction/action film No Escape. In 1995, he starred in the war comedy film Operation Dumbo Drop. In 1996, he starred in the sci-fi/thriller Unforgettable. Liotta earned critical praise for his turn in James Mangold's 1997 film Cop Land, and he received critical praise in 1998 for his performance as a compulsive gambler in Phoenix.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Liotta portrayed singer Frank Sinatra in the 1998 TV film The Rat Pack (for which he received a Screen Actors Guild award nomination). He starred as himself in the sitcom Just Shoot Me! in December 2001. In October 2002, he provided the voice of Tommy Vercetti for the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. He appeared in the television drama ER in 2004, playing Charlie Metcalf in the episode "Time of Death".
The ER role earned Liotta an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series (Liotta later spoofed himself and his Emmy win in Bee Movie). Liotta starred in the 2006 CBS television series Smith, which was pulled from the schedule after three episodes. In 2012, Liotta appeared as himself in a purely vocal role for the "What a Croc!" episode of the Disney Channel comedy series Phineas and Ferb.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Liotta played the Justice Department official Paul Krendler in the 2001 film Hannibal opposite Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore. Also in 2001, he played the father of drug dealer George Jung in the film Blow. In 2002, he appeared as Detective Lieutenant Henry Oak in the Joe Carnahan-directed film Narc, a role that led to an Independent Spirit Award nomination and a Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards nomination for Best Supporting Male.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
He reunited with director James Mangold in 2003, alongside John Cusack and Alfred Molina, in the dark horror-thriller Identity. In 2005, he narrated Inside the Mafia for the National Geographic Channel. In 2006, he appeared in Smokin' Aces—reuniting with Narc director Carnahan, in which he portrayed an FBI agent named Donald Carruthers in one of the lead roles.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2004, Liotta made his Broadway debut opposite Frank Langella in the Stephen Belber play Match.<ref name="Playbill-Match-2003">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Dramatists-Match-2004">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="USAToday-Match-2004">Template:Cite news</ref> Ben Brantley of The New York Times described Liotta as "compelling" but "doesn't have much to work with for his Broadway debut."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> That same year he appeared in an advertisement for Heineken in the UK. The ads were eventually pulled by Ofcom "in breach of the advertising code for implying that stronger alcohol is better."<ref name="Heinekin ad">Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2007, Liotta appeared with John Travolta in the film Wild Hogs, and in Battle in Seattle as the city's mayor. In 2008, he starred in Hero Wanted as a detective alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. Also in 2008, he made a guest appearance on the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?". In the episode, he voices the leader of a gang called the Bubble Poppin' Boys, who try to kill an amnesiac SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny).<ref name="Release2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2009 he appeared in Crossing Over, co-starring Harrison Ford. Liotta played Detective Harrison in the 2009 Jody Hill comedy Observe and Report as Seth Rogen's nemesis from the local police. In 2011, he starred in The Son of No One, opposite Channing Tatum and Al Pacino.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In the 2010s, Liotta appeared in Date Night with Steve Carell, in Charlie St. Cloud with Zac Efron, the independent drama Snowmen, and The River Sorrow, which stars Liotta as a detective alongside Christian Slater and Ving Rhames. He starred alongside Brad Pitt and James Gandolfini in the 2012 Andrew Dominik film Killing Them Softly<ref name="NYTimes-KillingThem-2012">Template:Cite news</ref> and the 2012 Ariel Vromen film The Iceman features Liotta as the character of Roy DeMeo.<ref name="Guardian-Iceman-2013">Template:Cite news</ref> He had a supporting role in Muppets Most Wanted (2014).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2014, he played a preacher in the faith-based film The Identical.<ref name="HuffPo-Live-2014" /><ref name="HReporter-Deauville-Identical-2014">Template:Cite news</ref> His other 2014 projects include Kill the Messenger with Jeremy Renner, Stretch with Chris Pine, and a David Guetta video.<ref name="HReporter-Deauville-Identical-2014" /> He starred in the Western miniseries Texas Rising for The History Channel in 2015. For his performance he earned a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie nomination. From 2015 to 2016, he narrated the AMC docu-series The Making of the Mob.<ref name="M&C-Mob-2015">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2016, Liotta provided the narration for a Palm Beach County tourism television commercial promoting the area's beaches and attractions.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Liotta starred opposite Jennifer Lopez in Shades of Blue between 2016 and 2018.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2018, he became a spokesperson for Pfizer's Chantix advertising campaign.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Liotta appeared as Charlie Barber's (Adam Driver) second divorce attorney, Jay Marotta in the 2019 Noah Baumbach film Marriage Story.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The film received critical acclaim and earned six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. Liotta received praise for his performance with Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian declaring, "what a thrill to hear his syrupy-gravelly voice again". The Hollywood Reporter described Liotta as being in "fine, mischievous form".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2021, he played twin brothers "Hollywood Dick" Moltisanti and Salvatore "Sally" Moltisanti in the film The Many Saints of Newark, a prequel to the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Liotta appeared in Cocaine Bear, a thriller film based on the true story of an American black bear that ingested a duffel bag full of cocaine in 1985. The movie, released in theaters in February 2023, is directed by Elizabeth Banks and traces the aftermath of a drug runner's cocaine disappearing in a plane crash and being devoured by a bear.<ref name="RespersMelas2022" /><ref name="empire">Horner, Al. "Beyond the Chaos of Cocaine Bear" – Elizabeth Banks: "[Ray] gave a beautiful speech when we wrapped about how special it was to be in Ireland. He's so known for being Italian but he'd done his heritage tree and found out he was actually Irish. The speech he gave brought some members of the crew to tears." Empire, January 2023 (cover-dated February 2023).</ref> The movie was dedicated to his memory.
Personal life
Liotta married Michelle Grace, an actress and producer, in February 1997 after they met at a baseball game, where her former husband Mark Grace was playing for the Chicago Cubs.<ref name="Pottstown-Mercury-Narc-2003">Template:Cite news</ref> They had a daughter before divorcing amicably in 2004.<ref name="Lifetime-Bio" /><ref name="NJStarLedger-KillingSoftly-2012" />
On an episode of Jay Leno's Garage, Liotta revealed that Nancy and Tina Sinatra once sent Liotta a fake horse's head in the mail. The joke was in response to Liotta's declining to play their father in a miniseries they were working on, only to see Liotta play him in the 1998 HBO television film The Rat Pack.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In February 2007, he was charged with driving under the influence after crashing his Cadillac Escalade into two parked vehicles in Pacific Palisades.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He pleaded no contest.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
From his experience shooting the Western Texas Rising, Liotta continued horseback riding and said in September 2014: "I was obsessed with riding horses [on the show]. I love it now. I've never had a hobby. It might be my new hobby."<ref name="LarryKingNow-Identical-2014" />
In May 2017, Liotta, along with talk show host and actress Kelly Ripa, was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
In 2018, while discussing his role alongside Jennifer Lopez as a corrupt cop targeted by the FBI in the NBC crime drama Shades of Blue, Liotta told a reporter for Long Island Weekly: Template:Blockquote
In 2022, after wrapping up filming of Cocaine Bear, Liotta made a speech and stated that he was known for being Italian, but he did a heritage tree and found that he mostly has Irish ancestry.<ref name="empire" />
Death
Liotta died in his sleep on May 26, 2022, at age 67, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, during the filming of Dangerous Waters.<ref name="BBC">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the time of his death, he was engaged to Jacy Nittolo.<ref name="Deadline"/> An autopsy report released in 2023 concluded that Liotta's cause of death was respiratory failure, pulmonary edema, and heart failure, with atherosclerosis cited as an underlying issue.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Liotta was posthumously recognized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 24, 2023, with his daughter collecting the recognition on his behalf.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Ref heading |
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| 1983 | Template:Sortname | Joe Heron | Film debut | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 1986 | Something Wild | Ray Sinclair | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 1987 | Arena Brains | The Artist | Short film | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 1988 | Dominick and Eugene | Eugene "Gino" Luciano | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams | Shoeless Joe Jackson | <ref name="Deadline">Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 1990 | Goodfellas | Henry Hill | <ref name=BBC/> | |
| 1992 | Article 99 | Dr. Richard Sturgess | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Unlawful Entry | Officer Pete Davis | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 1994 | No Escape | Captain J.T. Robbins | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Corrina, Corrina | Manny Singer | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 1995 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Captain T.C. Doyle | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 1996 | Unforgettable | Dr. David Krane | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 1997 | Turbulence | Ryan Weaver | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Cop Land | Detective Gary "Figgsy" Figgis | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 1998 | Phoenix | Detective Harry Collins | Also co-producer | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 1999 | Muppets from Space | Gate Guard | Cameo | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Forever Mine | Mark Brice | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2000 | Pilgrim | Jack | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Template:Sortname | Nathan Neubauer | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2001 | Hannibal | Paul Krendler | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Heartbreakers | Dean Cummano / Vinny Staggliano | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Blow | Fred Jung | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 2002 | John Q. | Chief Gus Monroe | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Narc | Lieutenant Henry Oak | Also producer | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Ticker | Secret Service agent | Short film | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 2003 | Identity | Officer Rhodes | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 2004 | The Last Shot | Jack Devine | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Control | Lee Ray Oliver | Direct-to-DVD | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2005 | Revolver | Dorothy Macha | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Slow Burn | Ford Cole | Also co-executive producer | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2006 | Even Money | Tom Carver | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Take the Lead | Executive producer | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Local Color | John Talia Sr. | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Comeback Season | Walter Pearce | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Smokin' Aces | FBI Agent Donald Carruthers | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 2007 | Wild Hogs | Jack Blade | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Gallian | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| Battle in Seattle | Mayor Jim Tobin | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| Bee Movie | Himself (voice) | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2008 | Hero Wanted | Detective Terry Subcott | Direct-to-DVD | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Powder Blue | Jack Doheny | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2009 | Crossing Over | Cole Frankel | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Observe and Report | Detective Harrison | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| The Line | Mark Shields | Also executive producer | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Youth in Revolt | Lance Wescott | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outside | Gray | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Date Night | Joe Miletto | Uncredited | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Snowmen | Reggie Kirkfield | Also executive producer | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Chasing 3000 | Adult Mickey | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| Charlie St. Cloud | Florio Ferrente | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2011 | The Details | Peter Mazzoni | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Template:Sortname | Capt. Mathers | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| All Things Fall Apart | Dr. Brintall | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Street Kings 2: Motor City | Detective Marty Kingston | Direct-to-DVD | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Template:Sortname | Jack Verdon | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Field of Dreams 2: Lockout | Roger Goodell | Short film for Funny or Die | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Template:Sortname | Richard Nader | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2012 | Wanderlust | Himself | Cameo | <ref name="Deadline" /> |
| Killing Them Softly | Markie Trattman | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| Breathless | Sheriff Cooley | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| The Iceman | Roy DeMeo | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| Template:Sortname | Peter Deluca | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Ticket Out | Jim | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Yellow | Afai | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Bad Karma | Molloy | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Dear Dracula | Count Dracula (voice) | Direct-to-DVD | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2013 | Template:Sortname | Dr. Bruce Michaels | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Pawn | Man in the Suit | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Suddenly | Todd Shaw | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 2014 | Better Living Through Chemistry | Elizabeth's Husband | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Muppets Most Wanted | Big Papa | <ref name="Sky">Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| The Identical | Reece Wade | Also executive producer | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Sin City: A Dame to Kill For | Joey | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Revenge of the Green Dragons | FBI Agent Michael Bloom | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| Stretch | Himself | Cameo | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Kill the Messenger | John Cullen | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 2015 | Blackway | Blackway | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Campus Code | Bartender | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2016 | Sticky Notes | Jack | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| Flock of Dudes | Uncle Reed | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2019 | Marriage Story | Jay Marotta | <ref name="BBC" /> | |
| 2020 | Hubie Halloween | Mr. Pete Landolfa | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2021 | No Sudden Move | Frank Capelli | <ref name="Variety">Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| The Many Saints of Newark | Aldo "Hollywood Dick" Moltisanti / Salvatore "Sally" Moltisanti | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | ||
| 2022 | Every Last Secret | Mr. Ancilla | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2023 | Cocaine Bear | Syd White | Posthumous release | <ref name="BBC" /><ref name="RespersMelas2022" /> |
| Fool's Paradise | The Producer | <ref name="Variety" /> | ||
| Dangerous Waters | The Captain | <ref name="Variety" /> | ||
| 2024 | 1992 | Lowell | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Abbr |
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| 1978–1981 | Another World | Joey Perrini | <ref name="HollywoodReporter">Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 1980 | Hardhat and Legs | Family | Television film | <ref name="WaPoObit">Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 1981 | Crazy Times | Johnny "Wizard" Lazarra | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 1983 | St. Elsewhere | Murray | Episode: "Rain" | <ref name="Deadline" /> |
| Casablanca | Sacha | 5 episodes | <ref name="Variety" /> | |
| 1984 | Mike Hammer | Tony Cable | Episode: "Kill Devil" | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 1985 | Our Family Honor | Officer Ed Santini | 10 episodes | <ref name="HollywoodReporter" /> |
| 1991 | Women & Men 2 | Meadows | Television film | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 1995 | Frasier | Bob | Voice; Episode: "Frasier Grinch" | <ref name="Variety" /><ref name="BTVA">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 1998 | Template:Sortname | Frank Sinatra | Television film | <ref name="HollywoodReporter" /> |
| 2001 | Family Guy | Zack | Voice; Episode: "Brian Does Hollywood" | <ref name="Deadline" /> |
| Template:Sort | Just Shoot Me! | Himself | 2 episodes | <ref name="Deadline" /> |
| 2002 | Point of Origin | John Leonard Orr | Television film | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Ray Liotta/The Donnas" | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| 2004 | ER | Charlie Metcalf | Episode: "Time of Death" | <ref name="HollywoodReporter" /> |
| 2006–2007 | Smith | Bobby Stevens | 7 episodes | <ref name="Deadline" /> |
| 2008 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Bubble Poppin Boys Leader | Voice; Episode: "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" | <ref name="Deadline" /> |
| 2010 | Hannah Montana | Principal Luger | Episode: "Hannah Montana to the Principal's Office" | <ref name="Deadline" /> |
| 2011 | The League | Mr. Hudabega | Episode: "Yobogoya!" | <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
| 2012 | Phineas and Ferb | Himself | Voice; Episode: "What A Croc!" | <ref name="BTVA" /> |
| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Jason | Episode: "Wasilla Hills Cop" | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| Abominable Christmas | Abominable Dad | Voice; Television film | <ref name="BTVA" /> | |
| 2014 | The Money | George Archer | Pilot | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 2015 | Texas Rising | Lorca | 5 episodes | <ref name="Variety" /> |
| 2015–2016 | The Making of the Mob | Narrator | Voice; 16 episodes | <ref name="BBC" /> |
| 2016–2018 | Shades of Blue | Lt. Matt Wozniak | 36 episodes | <ref name="HollywoodReporter" /> |
| 2016 | Modern Family | Himself | Episode: "Playdates" | <ref name="Variety" /> |
| 2017 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Paulie Fiuccillo | Episode: "Kimmy Pulls Off a Heist!" | <ref name="Variety" /> |
| Young Sheldon | Vincent | Episode: "A Solar Calculator, a Game Ball, and a Cheerleader's Bosom" | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2018 | Great News | Himself | Episode: "Early Retirement" | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| The Simpsons | Morty Szyslak | Voice; Episode: "King Leer" | <ref name="Deadline" /> | |
| 2021 | Hanna | Gordon Evans | 6 episodes | <ref name="Guardian">Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 2022 | Black Bird | James "Big Jim" Keene | 6 episodes; Posthumous release | <ref name="Guardian" /> |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Tommy Vercetti | <ref name="Sky" /> | |
| 2013 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Billy Handsome | Character featured in the Mob of the Dead zombies map | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 2021 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition | Tommy Vercetti | Archival recordings Remaster of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City only |
Theater
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Match | Mike | Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | <ref name="Sky" /> |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Album | Role | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Lovers on the Sun" | Listen by David Guetta | The Villain | <ref name="BBC" /> |
| 2015 | "Bloodstream" | × by Ed Sheeran and Rudimental | <ref name="RollingStone-Sheeran-2015">Template:Cite news</ref> |
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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