Joe Pantoliano
Born 1951
Known for Memento, The Matrix, The Fugitive.
Biography
Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor who has played over 150 roles across film, television, and theater. He is best known for portraying Francis Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), Captain Conrad Howard in the Bad Boys film series (1995–2024), Cypher in the Wachowskis' sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999), Teddy in Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller film Memento (2000), and Ralph "Ralphie" Cifaretto on the HBO crime drama The Sopranos (2001–2004), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Other notable film credits include Risky Business (1983), Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987), La Bamba (1987), Midnight Run (1988), The Fugitive (1993), Baby's Day Out (1994), the Wachowskis' directorial debut Bound (1996), and Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). In 2025, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in The Last of Us. Pantoliano has published two memoirs and is active in the field of mental health, having documented his mother's issues and his own. He founded the nonprofit No Kidding, Me Too!, which is dedicated to removing the stigma from mental illness.
Movie Credits
Second Best (2004)
Deadly Impact (2010)
The Life Before This (1999)
The Isolate Thief (2026)
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story (2025)
Happy Anniversary (2018)
Memento (2000)
Bound (1996)
The Fugitive (1993)
Risky Business (1983)
The Idolmaker (1980)
Just Getting Started (2017)
Random Tropical Paradise (2017)
U.S. Marshals (1998)
Zandalee (1991)
Downtown (1990)
El Diablo (1990)
Scenes from the Goldmine (1987)
Wedding Daze (2006)
Bad Boys (1995)
Short Time (1990)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Running Scared (1986)
Lake Placid: Legacy (2018)
The Matrix (1999)
Midnight Run (1988)
La Bamba (1987)
The Mean Season (1985)
Bad Boys II (2003)
Daredevil (2003)
The Final Terror (1983)
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Perfect Opposites (2004)
Cats & Dogs (2001)
Black and White (1999)
The Goonies (1985)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
Racing Stripes (2005)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
The Perfect Match (2016)
