Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (/buˈʃɛmi/, boo-SHEM-ee; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor, writer and film director. An associate member of the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group, he has starred in successful Hollywood and indie films including Miller's Crossing, Reservoir Dogs, Desperado, Fargo, Con Air, The Big Lebowski, Armageddon, and Big Fish, as well as in the TV series Boardwalk Empire, which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.