Robert De Niro is an American actor and film producer. Widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation, he studied acting at HB Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory, and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. He is known for collaborations with director Martin Scorsese having starred in ten of his films since 1973. He has also acted in several films directed by Brian de Palma, Barry Levinson, and David O. Russell. He has received several accolades including two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for eight BAFTA Awards. De Niro has received numerous honors including the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2011, the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. president Barack Obama in 2016, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2019.

His first credited screen role was in De Palma's Greetings (1968). He collaborated with De Palma again on its sequel, Hi, Mom! (1970), as well as The Wedding Party (1969) and The Untouchables (1987)—the latter in which he portrayed Al Capone. De Niro's first collaboration with Scorsese was with the crime drama film Mean Streets (1973). De Niro has earned two Academy Awards: one for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's crime drama The Godfather Part II (1974) and the other for Best Actor portraying Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's drama Raging Bull (1980). De Niro was also Oscar-nominated for his roles as Travis Bickle the psychological drama Taxi Driver (1976), a steelworker turned soldier in the Vietnam War film The Deer Hunter (1978), a catatonic patient in the drama Awakenings (1990), a convicted criminal on the loose in the crime thriller Cape Fear (1991), a father with OCD in the romance drama Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and William King Hale in the historical drama Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).

Among De Niro's non-Oscar nominated performances in Scorsese films include New York, New York (1977), The King of Comedy (1983), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Irishman (2019). He took roles in John D. Hancock's Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900 (1976), Elia Kazan's The Last Tycoon (1976), Ulu Grosbard's True Confessions (1981), Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985), Roland Joffe's The Mission (1986), Alan Parker's Angel Heart, Irwin Winkler's Guilty by Suspicion (1991), Ron Howard's Backdraft (1991), Michael Caton-Jones's This Boy's Life (1993), Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1995), Michael Mann's Heat (1995), Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown (1997), Alfonso Cuarón's Great Expectations (1998), John Frankenheimer's Ronin (1998), and Todd Phillips' Joker (2019).

De Niro has directed and starred in two films: the coming-of-age crime drama A Bronx Tale (1993) and the historical spy drama film The Good Shepherd (2006). He is also known for his roles in comedy films such as Analyze This (1999) and its 2002 sequel and Meet the Parents (2000), and reprised his role in the 2004 and 2010 sequels. He has also acted in comedy films such as Greetings (1968), (1969), Bloody Mama (1970), Hi, Mom! (1970), Everybody's Fine (2009), Last Vegas (2013), The Big Wedding (2013), The Intern (2015), and Dirty Grandpa (2016).

On television, he has hosted Saturday Night Live thrice from 2002 to 2010. He portrayed Bernie Madoff in the HBO television film The Wizard of Lies (2017) for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. He also was Emmy-nominated for his recurring guest role as Robert Mueller in Saturday Night Live (2019). He played a fictional former President of the United States in the Netflix limited series Zero Day (2025). On stage, he made his Broadway debut in the play Cuba and His Teddy Bear (1986).

Many of De Niro's films are considered classics of American cinema. Six of De Niro's films have been inducted into the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" as of 2023. Five films are featured on the American Film Institute's (AFI) list of the 100 greatest American films of all time. TimeOut magazine's list of 100 best movies included seven of De Niro's films, as chosen by actors in the industry. His line for the film Taxi Driver, "You talkin' to me?", was ranked number 10 on the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes.

Acting credits Film

+Key Denotes productions that have not yet been released Year Title Functioned as Director Notes Actor Producer Role 1965 Three Rooms in Manhattan Client at the Diner Marcel Carné page 443 1968 Un Hippie Chez Popov Greetings Jon Rubin Brian De Palma 1969 Cecil Sam's Song Sam Jordan Leondopoulos 1970 Bloody Mama Lloyd Barker Roger Corman Hi, Mom! Jon Rubin Brian De Palma 1971 Jennifer on My Mind Mardigian Noel Black Born to Win Officer Danny Ivan Passer Mario Trantino James Goldstone 1973 Bang the Drum Slowly Bruce Pearson John D. Hancock Mean Streets John "Johnny Boy" Civello Martin Scorsese 1974 Vito Corleone Francis Ford Coppola 1976 Taxi Driver Travis Bickle Martin Scorsese 1900 Alfredo Berlinghieri Bernardo Bertolucci Monroe Stahr Elia Kazan 1977 New York, New York Jimmy Doyle Martin Scorsese 1978 Michael "Mike" Vronsky Michael Cimino 1980 Raging Bull Jake LaMotta Martin Scorsese 1981 True Confessions Monsignor Desmond "Des" Spellacy Ulu Grosbard 1982 Rupert Pupkin Martin Scorsese 1984 Once Upon a Time in America David "Noodles" Aaronson Sergio Leone Falling in Love Frank Raftis Ulu Grosbard 1985 Brazil Archibald "Harry" Tuttle Terry Gilliam 1986 Rodrigo Mendoza Roland Joffé 1987 Angel Heart Louis Cyphre Alan Parker Al Capone Brian De Palma 1988 Midnight Run Jack Walsh Martin Brest 1989 Jacknife Joseph "Jacknife" Megessey David Jones We're No Angels Ned Neil Jordan 1990 Stanley & Iris Stanley Everett Cox Martin Ritt Goodfellas James "Jimmy The Gent" Conway Martin Scorsese Awakenings Leonard Lowe Penny Marshall 1991 Guilty by Suspicion David Merrill Irwin Winkler Backdraft Donald "Shadow" Rimgale Ron Howard Cape Fear Maximilian "Max" Cady Martin Scorsese 1992 Mistress Evan M. Wright Barry Primus Night and the City Harry Fabian Irwin Winkler 1993 Mad Dog and Glory Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie John McNaughton This Boy's Life Dwight Hansen Michael Caton-Jones Lorenzo Anello Himself Also director 1994 Mary Shelley's Frankenstein The Creature Kenneth Branagh 1995 One Hundred and One Nights Le Mari de la Star-Fantasme en Croisière Agnès Varda Casino Sam "Ace" Rothstein Martin Scorsese Heat Neil McCauley Michael Mann 1996 Gilbert "Gil" Renard Tony Scott Sleepers Father Bobby Carillo Barry Levinson Marvin's Room Dr. Wally Jerry Zaks 1997 Cop Land Lieutenant Moe Tilden James Mangold Jackie Brown Louis Gara Quentin Tarantino Wag the Dog Conrad Brean Barry Levinson 1998 Great Expectations Arthur Lustig Alfonso Cuarón Ronin CIA Agent Sam Regazolli John Frankenheimer 1999 Analyze This Paul Vitti Harold Ramis Flawless Walter Koontz Joel Schumacher 2000 Fearless Leader Des McAnuff Men of Honor Chief Leslie William "Billy" Sunday George Tillman Jr. Meet the Parents Jack Tiberius Byrnes Jay Roach 2001 15 Minutes Detective Eddie Flemming John Herzfeld Nick Wells Frank Oz 2002 Showtime Detective Mitch Preston Tom Dey City by the Sea Vincent Anthony LaMarca Michael Caton-Jones Analyze That Paul Vitti Harold Ramis 2004 Godsend Dr. Richard Wells Nick Hamm Shark Tale Don Lino Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson & Rob Letterman Voice role Meet the Fockers Jack Tiberius Byrnes Jay Roach The Archbishop of Lima Mary McGuckian 2005 Hide and Seek David Callaway / Charlie John Polson 2006 Arthur and the Invisibles Emperor Sifrat XVI Luc Besson Voice role General Bill Sullivan Himself Also director 2007 Stardust Captain Shakespeare Matthew Vaughn 2008 What Just Happened Ben Barry Levinson Righteous Kill Detective Tom "Turk" Cowan Jon Avnet 2009 Everybody's Fine Frank Kirk Jones 2010 Machete Senator John McLaughlin Ethan Maniquis & Robert Rodriguez Stone Jack Mabry John Curran Little Fockers Jack Tiberius Byrnes Paul Weitz 2011 Adrian Giovanni Veronesi Limitless Carl Van Loon Neil Burger Killer Elite Hunter Gary McKendry New Year's Eve Stan Harris Garry Marshall 2012 Red Lights Simon Silver Rodrigo Cortés Being Flynn Jonathan Flynn Paul Weitz Freelancers Sarcone Jessy Terrero Silver Linings Playbook Patrizio "Pat" Solitano Sr. David O. Russell 2013 Don Griffin Justin Zackham Killing Season Colonel Ben Ford Mark Steven Johnson Giovanni Manzoni / Fred Blake Luc Besson Last Vegas Patrick "Paddy" Connors Jon Turteltaub American Hustle Victor Tellegio David O. Russell Grudge Match Billy "The Kid" McDonnen Peter Segal 2014 Dragna David Grovic 2015 Ben Whittaker Nancy Meyers Himself Martin Scorsese Short film Heist Frank "The Pope" Silva Scott Mann Joy Rudy Mangano David O. Russell 2016 Dirty Grandpa Lt. Col. Richard "Dick" Kelly Dan Mazer Hands of Stone Ray Arcel Jonathan Jakubowicz Jakov Berkowitz / Jackie Burke Taylor Hackford 2019 Joker Murray Franklin Todd Phillips Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran Martin Scorsese 2020 Ed Marino Tim Hill Father of the Bride, Part 3(ish) James Nancy Meyers Short film Max Barber George Gallo 2022 Amsterdam Gil Dillenbeck David O. Russell Savage Salvation Sheriff Mike Church Randall Emmett 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon William King Hale Martin Scorsese About My Father Salvo Maniscalco Laura Terruso Ezra Stan Tony Goldwyn 2025 Vito Genovese, Frank Costello Barry Levinson Tin Soldier Ashburn Brad Furman 2026 Pete Willis James Ashcroft Focker-in-Law Jack Tiberius Byrnes John Hamburg Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Note(s)Ref. 2001 Sesame Street Himself Episode: "Hurricane, Part 3" 2002–2010 Saturday Night LiveHimself (host)3 episodes 2006 ExtrasHimselfEpisode: "Jonathan Ross" 2011 30 RockEpisode: "Operation Righteous Cowboy Lightning" 2015 Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special Television special 2017 Bernie MadoffTelevision film; also executive producer One Night Only: Alec Baldwin Himself Television special 2023 Nada Vincent Parisi 5 episodes 2025 Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special Himself Television special Zero Day George Mullen Miniseries; also executive producer Jimmy Kimmel Live!FCC Chairman Brendan CarrParody; Season 24 Episode 10

Theater

Year Title Role Playwright Theatre . 1986 Cuba and His Teddy Bear Cuba Reinaldo Povod Longacre Theatre, Broadway

Documentaries

Year Title Role Director Note(s). 1965 Encounter The Nephew Norman C. Chaitin Short film 1987 Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Great Sewer Bill Couturié Voice role 1998 Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth Narrator Robert B. Weide 2002 9/11 Himself (host) Gédéon Naudet / Jules Naudet / James Hanlon 2003 Hans Hofmann: Artist/Teacher, Teacher/Artist Narrator 2009I Knew It Was YouHimselfRichard Shepard 2011 Alex Stapleton 2014 Peter Anthony Remembering the Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr. Geeta Gandbhir / Perri Peltz Short film 2015 Ellis JR

As producer only

Year Title Note(s). 1992 Thunderheart Producer 1993 The Night We Never Met Producer - uncredited 1995 Panther 1996 Faithful Producer 1998 Witness to the Mob Executive producer, TV film 1999 Entropy Producer 2000 Holiday Heart Executive producer, TV film 2001 Prison Song Producer 2002 About a Boy 2004 Stage Beauty 2005 Rent 2009 Public Enemies Executive producer 2012 NYC 22 Executive producer, Television series 2014 About a Boy 2015 For Justice Executive producer, TV film 2018 Quincy Producer 2019 When They See Us Executive producer, Television series

See also List of awards and nominations received by Robert De Niro

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