
Joe Pantoliano
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.
Filmography
The Isolate Thief2026 · John Suits
Violent Night 22026 · Tommy Wirkola- Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story2025 · Dustin Rikert
Bad Boys: Ride or Die2024 · Adil El Arbi
Bad Boys for Life2020 · Bilall Fallah
Lake Placid: Legacy2018 · Darrell James Roodt- Just Getting Started2017 · Ron Shelton
The Perfect Match2016 · Bille Woodruff
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief2010 · Chris Columbus
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore2010 · Brad Peyton
Unknown2006 · Simón Brand- Wedding Daze2006 · Michael Ian Black
Racing Stripes2005 · Frederik Du Chau
Bad Boys II2003 · Michael Bay
Daredevil2003 · Mark Steven Johnson
The Adventures of Pluto Nash2002 · Ron Underwood
Cats & Dogs2001 · Lawrence Guterman
Memento2000 · Christopher Nolan
Ready to Rumble2000 · Brian Robbins
The Matrix1999 · Lana Wachowski
U.S. Marshals1998 · Stuart Baird
Bound1996 · Lana Wachowski
Bad Boys1995 · Michael Bay
Baby's Day Out1994 · Patrick Read Johnson
The Fugitive1993 · Andrew Davis
Zandalee1991 · Sam Pillsbury- Nightbreaker1989 · Peter Markle
Midnight Run1988 · Martin Brest
Empire of the Sun1987 · Steven Spielberg
La Bamba1987 · Luis Valdez
Amazon Women on the Moon1987 · Peter Horton
Running Scared1986 · Peter Hyams
The Goonies1985 · Richard Donner
Risky Business1983 · Paul Brickman


