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.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Jimmy and Stiggs
2025
as John Redgrave
A shitstorm of bad news sends out-of-work filmmaker Jimmy Lang spiraling into an out-of-control bender, during which he claims to have been abducted b...

Silent Partners
2025
as Frankie Cutts
In 1980s Miami, Valentine, a psychotic hitman seeks freedom by hijacking the Chicago Outfit's insurance scam. Partnering with enemies and pursued by a...

Undying
2024
as Ranger Jessup
A tragic car accident puts a woman in a two year coma. She wakes up to find her fiance' is dead and her friends have abandoned her. So she calls on an...

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2
2024
Explore the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of many. Spanning 15 years before, during, and followi...

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
2024
as Abel Naughton
In 1859, families discover the lure of the Old West as they settle in territories from Wyoming to Kansas. Meanwhile, a gruff cowboy soon finds himself...

Among Wolves
2023
as Thomas Barclay
Two missionaries witness a murder by hired guns and go on the run. They stumble onto the cabin of two retired contract killers who agree to help the w...

Murder Motel
2023
as Joe
Tonya, an African American trans woman has journeyed cross-country from her small Mississippi hometown to California in pursuit of her dream to be an ...

Inside Man
2023
Based on true events. A disgraced police detective seeking redemption goes undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into...

Condition of Return
2023
as Stafford
A churchgoing woman makes a heinous deal with the Devil in order to save her soul.

MobKing
2023
Coming off a lengthy prison sentence, Mike White is coming home to a world changed drastically by technology and a mindset of just trying to live a no...

Pig Killer
2022
as Rat
Inspired by the terrifying story of Robert 'Willy' Pickton, the pig farmer cum prolific lady killer whose horrific crimes shocked the world, PIG KILLE...

The Allnighter
2022
as Walter
When an astrophysics student loses priceless research to an auto theft he makes a bargain with a woman at a local pawn shop in order to get it back.

Take Back
2021
as Schmidt
Zara and Brian are living the perfect small town life when a mysterious stranger from Zara's secret past kidnaps their daughter and now they must race...

Cerebrum
2021
as Kirk Davis
To make ends meet, Tom signs on as a guinea pig at a home-based lab, but when he commits a crime he cannot remember, he must risk his own sanity to re...

A Soldier's Revenge
2021
as Walsh
Haunted by wartime horrors, Civil War soldier-turned-bounty-hunter Frank Connor spends his time post-war polishing off two things: whiskey and fugitiv...

The Penitent Thief
2021
as Castor
The story of the two unnamed men who were crucified alongside Jesus and how they came to be beside him on the cross that fateful day. Dismas and his b...

Chronicle of a Serial Killer
2020
as Peter Brown
What goes through the mind of a serial killer as he meticulously plots his crimes, researching his victims and entrapping them while they are none the...

Woe
2020
as Uncle Pete
One year after their father's death, Charlie and Betty continue to ignore their grief, each other, and the mysterious creature following them. Their e...

Final Kill
2020
as Bob
A mercenary is hired to protect a couple hiding out in Central America from a ruthless crime family. In his final assignment as a protector, it quickl...

5th Borough
2020
as Det. Ricci
When a cash-strapped man learns his daughter has a brain tumor, he turns to his old Staten Island buddies to get back into their “family business.”

Bullet Ride
2020
as Mr. Langdon
When two Producers are threatened by their boss to make a successful movie, they turn to the only solution they can think of. Kill an actor - movie ma...

Badland
2019
as Fred Quaid
Detective Matthias Breecher, hired to track down the worst of the Confederate war criminals, roams the Old West seeking justice. His resolve is tested...

Desolate
2019
as Duke Stone
While trying to survive the worst drought in history, a family of farmers force their youngest brother down a path of destruction; betrayed and left f...

Possession Diaries
2019
as Father Brien
Playing with a Ouija board is dangerous, and college student Rebecca Clarkson is now documenting the proof, as day by day a demon takes possession of ...

The Great Alaskan Race
2019
as Wild Bill
In 1925, a group of brave mushers travel 700 miles to save the small children of Nome, Alaska from a deadly epidemic.

The Broken Ones
2018
as Joe Murphy
Based on a true story of one woman’s struggle with the loss of her father on 9/11, this film delves into the struggles of two strangers who meet and h...

Living Among Us
2018
as Aaron
Vampires have just made themselves public! Now a group of documentarians have been granted access to spend some time with them and learn how they live...

Not a Stranger
2018
as Bob Madden
When a former high school teacher with a dark secret befriends and mentors three 12-year-old boys, the police suspect him of wrongdoing.

Not a Stranger
2018
Director
When a former high school teacher with a dark secret befriends and mentors three 12-year-old boys, the police suspect him of wrongdoing.

A Dog and Pony Show
2018
as Banker Pete Melnick
A renowned circus dog is the only one left behind after her traveling show leaves town. In a stroke of luck, she is found by Billy, a kid from the cit...

The Actor
2017
as Agent Bradley Scott
In New York City, unintended consequences abound when a struggling actor/taxi driver finds himself between a rock and a hard place.

Voiceless
2016
as Pastor Gil
A young, reserved war veteran moves to North East Philadelphia to start an inner city community outreach and puts his life on the line to stand agains...

Vigilante Diaries
2016
as Mr. Hanover
The Vigilante Diaries is a high octane action-adventure film featuring 90's movie heroes, explosive action, and international espionage. The film revo...

The Bronx Bull
2016
as Rocky Graziano
A combination "before the rage" and "after the rage" of world middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta's tumultuous life and times.

Code of Honor
2016
as Vincent Romano
Colonel Robert Sikes is on a mission to rid his city of crime. As a stealthy, one-man assault team, he will take on street gangs, mobsters, and politi...

Black Mass
2015
as Agent Scott Gariola
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an F...

American Justice
2015
as Agent Cobb
When the reckless actions of an out-of-control LAPD officer get his partner killed in a deadly hostage situation, he gets suspended from the police fo...

Strike One
2014
as Paul Fairfield
Juan Garcia is a boy on the threshold of manhood living in a gang-controlled neighborhood. His role models could not be further apart: his older siste...

Perfect Sisters
2014
as Steve Bowman
Tired of their mother's alcoholism and a string of her abusive boyfriends, two sisters plot to kill her.

The Bag Man
2014
Original Story
A criminal waits in a seedy motel for his boss after killing several men to steal a bag.

7E
2013
as Sam
A young man struggles with unexplained events inside a New York apartment where tenants are not who they appear to be.

Chavez Cage of Glory
2013
as Tony
Barely being able to make ends meet and doing everything he can possibly do to cover his ill son's growing medical bills, Hector Chavez turns to his f...

Five Thirteen
2013
as Agent Acevedo
In this tension-packed thriller, brothers Mike and Tre set out in search of better lives, trying to leave their demons behind for good. After being re...

Django Unchained
2012
as Dicky Speck
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.

My Own Private River
2012
as Richard Waters (archive footage)
Unused footage from Gus Van Sant's 1991 film My Own Private Idaho is re-contextualized in James Franco's tribute to River Phoenix.

The One Warrior
2011
as Claudius
The One Warrior is a fantasy/action piece that is loosely based on video adventure games. In our story, the character of The One Warrior finds himself...

Yellow Rock
2011
as Max Dietrich
Five men ride into the eerie town of Yellow Rock, hoping to rescue a family member and his lost boy. The leader, Max Dietrich, hires Mountain Man, Tom...

Miss Bala
2011
as Jimmy
The story of a young woman clinging on to her dream to become a beauty contest queen in a Mexico dominated by organized crime.

Born of Earth
2011
as Tom Reeser
Over centuries humans have been mysteriously disappearing with no explanations, just hushed whispers in the dark. On the surface Prophet Hills seems l...

Samuel Bleak
2011
as Charles Bleak
In a quiet southern town, several lives are changed forever when an isolated mute with a dark secret is admitted to a mental institution.

Boy Wonder
2010
as Larry Childs
A young Brooklyn boy witnesses the brutal murder of his mother and grows up obsessed with finding her killer. Thus begins his life as a quiet, straigh...

Dark Woods
2010
as Sheriff Demming
A young married couple moves to a secluded area to cope with the wife's terminal illness. As the wife's condition gets worse, the husband's growing de...

One in the Gun
2010
as Jimmy
A sexy brain teaser of a thriller with nods to classic film noir of the past mixed with a post-modern flair of David Lynch-style surrealism and surpri...

Dreams and Shadows
2009
as John Brunette
Billy is a teenage outcast in search of his life's true meaning. Day by day, he slaves away at the local burger joint, only to return home to a parapl...

Public Enemies
2009
as Walter Dietrich
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side o...

Never Surrender
2009
as Jimmy
From the cage to the big screen, the world's greatest Mixed Martial Arts Champions come together for the first time in a major motion picture. When an...

Charlie Valentine
2009
as Rocco
The film chronicles the exploits of the title character, Charlie, played by Raymond J. Barry (Training Day) a career criminal intent on scoring one la...

Shoot First And Pray You Live
2008
as Bob McGurk
Tale of vengeance -- outlaw style -- as Red Pierre hunts down legendary gunman Bob McGurk to avenge the murder of his Mother and Father

The Pink Conspiracy
2008
as Cox
Dave is convinced that his knock-out girlfriend Jamie is cheating on him, despite his best friend Victoria's reassurance that it's all in his head. Wh...

Deadwater
2008
as Commander Combs
When a WWII-era battleship, reactivated and deployed in the Persian Gulf for black-op interrogations, falls radio silent, an elite Marine task force, ...

Stiletto
2008
as Engelhart
The seemingly random killings of an assassin puzzle her former lover, a wealthy Greek crime boss whose organization is jeopardized by his love for her...

Kings of the Evening
2008
as Ramsey
Homer Hobbs, home after two years in jail, discovers that life on the outside can be crueler than the back-breaking injustice of the chain gang...

Little Red Devil
2008
as Mr. Trundell
Jimmy Lidell is a "nobody", stealing to earn a living in a dead-end life searching for his long lost girlfriend... until he meets Luc Tyer... a bigger...

Dark World
2008
as Charlie
An ex police officer in Los Angeles sets out to solve a series of missing person cases with his ex partner.

On the Doll
2007
as Janitor
A lurid, dark look into the lives of sex workers, where victims of child abuse deal with the consequences later in life.
The Hit
2007
as Mr. Santucci
The Hit is the sequel to cult favorite Straight Out of Compton, in which Blair Underwood stars as Hen, an up-and-coming record executive whose goal is...

Machine
2007
as Butch
Two pounds of pressure on a trigger pays really well... Ex special forces mercenary and now hardened criminal Vic, lives in a world of cons, double cr...

Blue Lake Butcher
2007
as Sheriff Jack
While traumatized by the sight of his mother's death by his father's butcher knife, Marcus finds himself in the same situation years later with his ow...

Chill
2007
as Detective Defazio
In this classic retro horror thriller, Sam, an aspiring writer, takes a job as a clerk in an L.A. inner city grocery market owned by the sinister Dr. ...

Satanic
2006
as Eddie
Michelle wakes from an accident with no memory, then she has nightmares and people around her die.

Blackwater Valley Exorcism
2006
as The Bishop
Disturbed Isabelle is locked in a fierce battle with a vicious demon that's hell-bent on owning her soul

All In
2006
as Dr. Pennington
Six medical students with unique talents pool their resources to win the World Series of Poker.

One Among Us
2005
as Ryan Brannigan
A group of strangers meet for the first time in a cabin to discuss the buying of local timeshares until one by one they all die off, leaving the audie...

Confessions of a Pit Fighter
2005
as Sharkey
"From the day I was born I had to fight to survive. I fought everyone and everything that came in front of me. On the streets, confessions are made in...

Target
2004
as Donovan
U.S. Army sniper Charlie Snow finds himself at the other end of the crosshairs when the brother of an Eastern European arms dealer whom he killed deci...

Fallacy
2004
Comedy drama about an overseas trade fair for a building components company (doors and louvres to be precise), company boss John Garrard is too caught...

Open Range
2003
as Sheriff Poole
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.

Paris
2003
as Leon King
Paris follows rookie detective Jason Bartok on his disturbing journey through the shadowy underworld of Los Angeles and Las Vegas, illuminated only by...

The Box - 2003
2003
as Frank Miles
An ex-con tries to go straight but also wants to get back money he's owed for the job that put him in prison. He meets a waitress who's also seen her ...

The Box - 2003
2003
Writer, Producer
An ex-con tries to go straight but also wants to get back money he's owed for the job that put him in prison. He meets a waitress who's also seen her ...

A Good Night to Die
2003
as Roy
One day in the life of a hit man, Ronnie, who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man, August, who he had brought into the business three ...

Stealing Sinatra
2003
as Frank Sinatra
In need of a grubstake, a young man convinces a couple of friends to help him kidnap Frank Sinatra Jr. It's a true story

Redemption
2002
as Capt. Grill
A disgraced cop goes to work for the mob, and must choose between good and evil when he goes up against his former friends on the force.

The House Next Door
2002
as Carl Schmidt
A newlywed couple move into their dream home only to find that their next door neighbor isn't as good-natured as they had initially thought.

The House Next Door
2002
Producer
A newlywed couple move into their dream home only to find that their next door neighbor isn't as good-natured as they had initially thought.

Shattered Lies
2002
as Smiler
A private detective, a young woman, bank robbers and crooked cops all embark on a chase for a piece of paper that will lead them to three million doll...

Pendulum
2001
as Edward Mills
The nature and lure of power: in Dallas, a councilman is on trial for corruption, the D.A. is running for the US Senate, a serial killer is slashing p...

Sonic Impact
2000
as Agent Nick Halton
A dangerous criminal hijacks a plane with his fellow prisoners and threatens to crash it into a populated area. The agent who captured him sets out t...

Paper Bullets
2000
as John Rourke
Alcoholic cop John Rourke finds a trail of corruption after a gunman opens fire on a police conference.

Deep Core
2000
as Darryl Simmons
A powerful laser machine rips the core of the earth causing earthquakes and tsunamis, and only one man and his team can save the planet from destructi...

Bad Guys
2000
as John Tykor
Two undercover cops accidentally find themselves in the middle of a small-town bank robbery.

The Unscarred
2000
as Mickey Vernon
Four exchange students meet in Berlin 20 years after graduating but picking up where they left off doesn't turn out to be as easy as they had hoped.

Double Deception
2000
as Snake
Mr. Ozaki, a Japanese conglomerate businessman living in Los Angeles, hires a beautiful young double (Maria) to protect his real daughter (Lisa) from ...

Voodoo Dawn
2000
as Luc
In the eerie backdrop of the Lousiana bayou, former inmate Frank sees the opportunity of a lifetime in the form of cursed cash. But this cash has a pr...

Diamonds
1999
as Damian
Mystery about an ex-prizefighter who embarks on a journey to find 13 missing diamonds

BitterSweet
1999
as Joe Massa
A young co-ed who's just been release from prison for a crime she didn't commit plots her revenge against a former lover, who was the real culprit, wi...

The Ninth Gate
1999
as Bernie
A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates ...

Jimmy Zip
1999
as Otis Campbell
An abused runaway with pyromaniac tendencies teams up with a metal sculptor. Together they blow away the art world and a local crime boss.

Heist
1999
as Nick the Stick
Four ruthless career criminals are brought together by desperation and greed in a devious attempt to sing a rival underworld boss. Dipper is the conta...

Charades
1998
as Max Targenville
Barry is a down-and-out-guy who takes a job at the shipping department of Technoworks, a high-tech Yuppie company. He gets invited to the house of his...

Detour
1998
as Ziggy Rotella
When Danny and his gang attempt to rob the warehouse of a mob boss, they find themselves on the run. Danny goes back to his hometown to find his mothe...
My Husband's Secret Life
1998
A policeman's widow (Archer) uncovers corruption within the force after meeting a woman (Alonso) who was tied to her husband's mysterious death.

The Postman
1997
as Idaho
In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this ...

Under Oath
1997
as Warren Erickson
Two honest cops decide to cross the line for a one time score. But a simple plan to shake up an illegal arms dealer goes bad, resulting in his death. ...

The Girl Gets Moe
1997
as Brannagin
Importing illegal automatic weapons for resale is a big business and Moe is the middleman. Even with the huge monetary rewards available, he finds tha...

Laws of Deception
1997
as Gino Carlucci
A law student is seduced by a beautiful woman he doesn't know, and after a one night stand with her, his roommate warns him to be careful because he s...

Donnie Brasco
1997
as Paulie
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

No Way Home
1997
as Tommy
An ex-con's future is threatened by his brother's involvement with drugs.

Small Time
1996
as Jerry
Ben is a small-time gangster who gets the opportunity to earn a lot of money. His boss sends him to a remote ranch with bag full of drugs and orders h...

American Strays
1996
as Eddie
Somewhere on the fringe of society, ten dangerous strangers are on a road to Red's Desert Oasis Diner. Packing more fire power than the LA police forc...

The Real Thing
1996
as Rupert Little
Their plan was simple...Get the Cash. As Rupert, an ex-con, tries to go straight, his younger brother James pursues a life of delinquency. Days after ...

Condition Red
1995
as Dan Cappelli
Prison guard falls in love with inmate. She wants him to let her escape.

The Set Up
1995
as Kliff
Charlie Thorpe, a security systems expert, gets caught during a robbery. When he is released from jail he is hired by a bank owner to design a fool pr...

Panther
1995
as Rodgers
Panther is a semi-historic film about the origins of The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. The movie spans about 3 years (1966-68) of the Black Pa...

The Secretary
1995
as Ted Burke
After being passed over for a promotion, secretary Deidre turns to murder and blackmail.

Bad Girls
1994
as Kid Jarrett
Four former harlots try to leave the wild west (Colorado, to be exact) and head north to make a better life for themselves. Unfortunately someone from...

Dangerous Game
1993
as Francis Burns
A New York film director, working on his latest movie in Los Angeles, begins to reflect the actions in his movie and real life, especially when he beg...

Double Deception
1993
as Jon Kane
An ex-call girl hires private investigator Jon Kane to find her missing husband.

Da Vinci's War
1993
as Mintz
A veteran and his war buddies hunt for the killer of the veteran's sister.

Trauma
1993
as Capt. Travis
A young Romanian woman and a recovering drug addict launch an unlikely investigation after her parents are murdered by a vicious serial killer known a...

Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story
1993
as Don Feeney
Cathy Mahone was once married to an Arab and they had a daughter. They have since divorced and shared custody of their daughter. But one day while on ...

Illicit Behavior
1992
as Bill Tanner
Mike Yarnell is a burnt out cop, who is being investigated by internal affairs. When he begins taking out his frustration on his wife, she turns to th...

Cold Heaven
1992
as Daniel Corvin
An adulterous woman's faith in God is tested when her husband dies and miraculously comes back to life.

In the Shadow of a Killer
1992
as Charlie Van
Courtroom drama involving the mafia inspired by true events.

Intimate Stranger
1991
as Nick Ciccini
A policeman guards a barroom singer whose phone-sex sideline has put a killer on her trail.

A Kiss Before Dying
1991
as Dan Corelli
Infatuated with the idea of becoming rich, college student Jonathan Corliss secretly dates Dorothy Carlsson to gain the approval of her wealthy father...

My Own Private Idaho
1991
as Richard Waters
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor...

State of Grace
1990
as DeMarco (uncredited)
Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Iri...

We're No Angels
1989
as Bobby
Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.

The Belt
1989
as Vittorio De Simone
Vittorio, an American novelist teaching in Rome, meets the beautiful but damaged Bianca and they rapidly fall into an urgent, tempestuous affair. He's...

Freeway
1988
as Frank Quinn
A deeply disturbed man goes on a murderous nighttime rampage across Los Angeles.

The Blue Iguana
1988
as Reno
To stay out of the slammer, down-on-his-luck bounty hunter Vince Holloway reluctantly agrees to do the bidding of two crooked IRS agents. Tasked with ...

China Girl
1987
as Alby
Teenage lovers Tony (Richard Panebianco) and Tyan-Hwa (Sari Chang) tip the balance of power in New York's Little Italy and Chinatown.

Extremities
1986
as Joe
A woman escapes from the man who is about to rape her, but leaves her purse behind. Afraid that her attacker might come after her, she goes to the pol...

Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
1985
as Frank Sacco
Crockett and Tubbs head to New York to track down a Colombian drug family that is killing Federal agents, but find that they have enemies on both side...

The Cotton Club
1984
as Vince Hood
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

Beverly Hills Cop
1984
as Mikey Tandino
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, ...

Once Upon a Time in America
1984
as Bugsy
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the gh...

Exposed
1983
as Nick
Wisconsin farm girl Elizabeth Carlson leaves family and her English teacher lover behind and escapes to New York. There she soon makes a career for he...

A Stranger Is Watching
1982
as Ronald Thompson
A twisted man holds a TV newswoman and a girl hostage in the bowels of Grand Central Station.

Vortex
1982
as Anthony Demmer
A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate b...

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
as Robber
Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. S...

Chicago Story
1981
A pair of cops, a pair of doctors, and a pair of lawyers examine a crime — the wounding of a ten-year-old girl by a sniper — from three different angl...
Merchandise
N/A
as Detective Chalmers
A small-town attorney is thrust into the spotlight after she kills two home invaders in self-defense, reviving violent memories of her captivity as a ...
The Mob Priest
N/A
as Mike Nolan
Father Frank returns home hoping to put his painful war experiences behind him but a tragic circumstance makes him face his true legacy. This is revea...

USA Motel
N/A
A washed out ex city cop returns to his small suburban hometown to search for his missing sister who was taken by a local crime syndicate.
Merchandise
N/A
Executive Producer
A small-town attorney is thrust into the spotlight after she kills two home invaders in self-defense, reviving violent memories of her captivity as a ...