Alessandro Nivola

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Biography

Alessandro Antine Nivola (born June 28, 1972) is an American actor. His best-known roles include Pollux Troy in Face/Off (1997), Henry Crawford in Mansfield Park (1999), Billy Brennan in Jurassic Park III (2001), Arthur "Boy" Capel in Coco Before Chanel (2009), Anthony Amado in American Hustle (2013), Peter Forente in A Most Violent Year (2014), Governor Williams in You Were Never Really Here (2017), Mark Madoff in The Wizard of Lies (2017), photojournalist Lee Berger in the miniseries Chimerica (2019), Dickie Moltisanti in The Many Saints of Newark (2021), Detective Hiltz in Amsterdam (2022), and Detective Conley in Boston Strangler (2023).

He has been married to actress Emily Mortimer since 2003; they have two children.

Known For

Jurassic Park III

Billy Brennan

American Hustle

Anthony Amado

Face/Off

Pollux Troy

The Neon Demon

Robert Sarno

You Were Never Really Here

Governor Williams

Selma

John Doar

Kraven the Hunter

Aleksei Sytsevich

Amsterdam

Detective Hiltz

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	Fantasy Life MOVIE	David
2026	Love Story TV	Calvin Klein
2025	Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale MOVIE	Gus Sambrook
2024	The Brutalist MOVIE	Attila
2024	Kraven the Hunter MOVIE	Aleksei Sytsevich
2024	The Room Next Door MOVIE	Policeman
2024	The Big Cigar TV	Bert Schneider
2023	Wildcat MOVIE	John Selby
2023	Boston Strangler MOVIE	Detective Conley
2022	Amsterdam MOVIE	Detective Hiltz
2022	Spin Me Round MOVIE	Nick
2022	The Last Movie Stars TV	Self
2022	The Last Movie Stars TV	Robert Redford (voice)
2022	With/In Volume 2 MOVIE	Self
2021	The Many Saints of Newark MOVIE	Dickie Moltisanti
2021	With/In Volume 2 MOVIE	(segment "Neighborhood Watch")
2020	Black Narcissus TV	Mr. Dean
2020	Talking Sopranos TV	Self
2019	The Red Sea Diving Resort MOVIE	Sammy Navon
2019	The Art of Self-Defense MOVIE	Sensei
2019	Chimerica TV	Lee Berger
2018	Weightless MOVIE	Joel
2018	Disobedience MOVIE	Dovid Kuperman
2017	You Were Never Really Here MOVIE	Governor Williams
2017	The Wizard of Lies MOVIE	Mark Madoff
2017	One Percent More Humid MOVIE	Gerald
2016	The Neon Demon MOVIE	Robert Sarno
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self - Guest
2015	Day Out of Days MOVIE	Liam
2014	A Most Violent Year MOVIE	Peter Forente
2014	Selma MOVIE	John Doar
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self - Guest
2013	American Hustle MOVIE	Anthony Amado
2013	Devil's Knot MOVIE	Terry Hobbs
2012	Ginger & Rosa MOVIE	Roland
2010	Janie Jones MOVIE	Ethan Brand
2010	Howl MOVIE	Luther Nichols
2009	Coco Before Chanel MOVIE	Arthur 'Boy' Capel
2008	Who Do You Love MOVIE	Leonard Chess
2008	$5 a Day MOVIE	Ritchie Flynn Parker
2008	The Eye MOVIE	Dr. Paul Faulkner
2007	Grace Is Gone MOVIE	John Philipps
2007	The Girl in the Park MOVIE	Chris
2007	The Company TV	Leo Kritzky / Captain Duval
2007	The Company TV	Leo Kritzky
2007	The Darwin Awards MOVIE	Ad Exec
2007	Goal II: Living the Dream MOVIE	Gavin Harris
2005	Goal! MOVIE	Gavin Harris
2005	Junebug MOVIE	George
2005	Turning Green MOVIE	Bill the Bookie
2005	The Sisters MOVIE	Andrew Prior
2004	The Clearing MOVIE	Tim Hayes
2003	Carolina MOVIE	Albert Morris
2003	Laurel Canyon MOVIE	Ian McKnight
2001	Jurassic Park III MOVIE	Billy Brennan
2000	Timecode MOVIE	Joey Z
2000	Love's Labour's Lost MOVIE	The King (Ferdinand)
1999	Mansfield Park MOVIE	Mr. Henry Crawford
1999	The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery MOVIE	Doug
1999	Best Laid Plans MOVIE	Nick
1999	The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn TV	Self - Guest
1998	Reach the Rock MOVIE	Robin
1998	I Want You MOVIE	Martin
1997	Face/Off MOVIE	Pollux Troy
1997	Inventing the Abbotts MOVIE	Peter Vanlaningham
1996	The Ring MOVIE	Noel
1996	Remember WENN TV	Paul Rice the Intern
1995	Soccer AM TV	Self
	Diamond Shitter MOVIE	David
	The 99'ers MOVIE	Tony DiCicco

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