Martin Scorsese (born 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and film historian whose career spans more than fifty years. To date, Scorsese has directed twenty-six feature length narrative films, seventeen feature-length documentary films, and has co-directed one anthology film. His films Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), and Goodfellas (1990) are often cited among the greatest films ever made and established Scorsese as one of the most respected directors of all time."AFI's 100 Greatest American Films of All Time" - 4.Raging Bull (1980) 52.Taxi Driver (1976) 92.Goodfellas (1990)". American Film Institute. Retrieved February 26, 2017 He became known for his collaborations with actors Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Scorsese started his career with the independent drama Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967) and the romance drama Boxcar Bertha (1972) before earning acclaim for his crime drama Mean Streets, which was his first collaboration with Robert De Niro. He continued to earn acclaim directing films of various genres such as the romantic comedy-drama Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), the psychological drama Taxi Driver, the musical New York, New York (1977), the biographical sports drama Raging Bull, the satirical black comedy The King of Comedy (1982), the black comedy After Hours (1985), the sports drama The Color of Money (1986), and the religious epic The Last Temptation of Christ (1989). After establishing himself as one of the most prominent directors, he gained acclaim throughout the 1990s by directing a string of crime films such as Goodfellas, Cape Fear (1991), and Casino (1995). During this time he also directed period romance The Age of Innocence (1993), and the dramas Kundun (1997) and Bringing Out the Dead (1999).
During the 2000s, Scorsese directed a string of well received epic films such as the historical drama Gangs of New York (2002), the biographical drama The Aviator (2004), and the crime thriller The Departed (2006), the latter of which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and earned him his first Academy Award, for Academy Award for Best Director. Since the 2010s, he has directed the neo-noir Shutter Island (2010), the children's adventure film Hugo (2011), the black comedy crime thriller The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), the religious epic Silence (2016), the gangster epic The Irishman (2019), and the historical anti-western epic Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Feature films Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 1967Who's That Knocking at My Door 1969 Obsessions Co-written with Wim Verstappen and Pim de la Parra 1972 Boxcar Bertha 1973 Mean Streets Co-written with Mardik MartinInducted into the National Film Registry in 1997 1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1976 Taxi Driver Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1994 1977 New York, New York 1980 Raging Bull Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1990 1982 1985 After Hours 1986 1988 1990 Goodfellas Co-written with Nicholas PileggiInducted into the National Film Registry in 2000 1991 Cape Fear 1993 Co-written with Jay Cocks 1995 Casino Co-written with Nicholas Pileggi 1997 Kundun 1999 Bringing Out the Dead 2002 Gangs of New York 2004 2006 2010 Shutter Island 2011 Hugo 2013 2016 Silence Co-written with Jay Cocks 2019 The Irishman 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Co-written with Eric Roth TBA What Happens at Night Post-Production
Documentary films Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes 1966 New York City... Melting Point 1970 Street Scenes 1970 Also includes him acting 1974 Italianamerican 1978 Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2019 American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince 1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies Co-directed with Michael Henry Wilson 1999 My Voyage to Italy 2003 Feel Like Going Home For the documentary series The Blues 2004 Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty Co-directed with Kent Jones 2005 No Direction Home: Bob Dylan 2008 Shine a Light 2010 A Letter to Elia Co-directed with Kent Jones Public Speaking 2011 George Harrison: Living in the Material World 2014 The 50 Year Argument Co-directed with David Tedeschi 2019 Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese 2022 Personality Crisis: One Night Only Co-directed with David Tedeschi
Short films Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes 1959 Vesuvius VI 1963 What's a Nice Girl like You Doing in a Place like This? Honored at the 1965 National Student Film Festival 1964 It's Not Just You, Murray! 1967 L'Âge d'or – Knokke-le-Zoute Film Festival 1989 Life Lessons Segment from the anthology film New York Stories 1990 Made in Milan Documentary 2001 The Neighborhood For The Concert for New York City
Television Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Writer Notes 1986 Amazing Stories Episode: "Mirror, Mirror" 2010–2014 Boardwalk Empire Director (pilot "Boardwalk Empire")Executive producer (56 episodes) 2016 Vinyl Director and story writer ("Pilot")Executive producer (10 episodes) 2021 Pretend It's a City 7 episode documentary series 2022 Theodore Roosevelt 2 episode documentary miniseries The Last Movie Stars 6 episode documentary series 2024 Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints 8 episode documentary series 2026 Cape Fear 10 episodes TBA An Afternoon with SCTV Television special
Music videos Year Title Artist 1987 "Bad" Michael Jackson "Somewhere Down the Crazy River" Robbie Robertson
Commercials Year Title Director Himself Brand Notes 1968 Icelandic Airlines Revlon 1986 Giorgio Armani / Emporio Armani 1998 U.S. Satellite Broadcasting 2002 "Scorsese" Johnnie Walker 2003 "One Hour Photo" American Express 2004 "My Life. My Card." American Express / Tribeca Film Festival 2007 "The Members Project" American Express Member's Project The Key to Reserva Freixenet Cava Long-form commercial 2008 "Be Sensible" AT&T Public service announcement 2010 "Bleu de Chanel" Bleu de Chanel 2012 "NY Taxi" Apple iPhone 4S 2013 "Street of Dreams" The One by Dolce & Gabbana 2015 The Audition Studio City Long-form commercial 2018 "The Art of Storytelling" Rolex 2019 "Show Up" Coca-Cola Super Bowl commercial 2023 "Bleu de Chanel" Bleu de ChanelFeaturing Timothée Chalamet 2024 "Marty & Francesca Make a Website" Squarespace Super Bowl commercial "Hello Down There"
Acting performances and documentary appearances Year Title Role Notes 1967 Who's That Knocking at My Door Thug #2 Uncredited cameo 1970 Street Scenes 1970 Himself / Interviewer 1972 Boxcar Bertha Brothel Customer Uncredited cameo 1973 Martin Scorsese: Back on the Block Himself Mean Streets Jimmy Shorts Charlie Cappa's Narration Uncredited cameo 1974 Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore Man in Cafeteria Italianamerican Himself Uncredited 1976 Cannonball Mafioso #1 Taxi Driver Passenger Watching Silhouette 1978 Himself / Interviewer 1980 Raging Bull Barbizon Stagehand (voice) In the Pope's Eye TV Director 1983 TV Director / Man in Green Van Cameo Anna Pavlova Giulio Gatti-Casazza 1985 After Hours Man with Searchlight Uncredited cameo 1986 The Color of Money Opening Narrator Man Playing Pool Man Walking Dog Uncredited cameo Round Midnight R. W. Goodley 1988 The Last Temptation of Christ Isaiah Uncredited 1989 New York Stories Man Having Picture Taken with Lionel Dobie Uncredited cameo 1990 Dreams Vincent van Gogh The Grifters Opening Voice-Over Uncredited 1991 Guilty by Suspicion Joe Lesser 1993 The Age of Innocence Photographer Uncredited cameo 1994 Quiz Show Martin Rittenhome 1995 Search and Destroy The Accountant A Personal Journey with Martin ScorseseThrough American Movies Himself Host 1998 With Friends Like These... In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese 1999 Bringing Out the Dead Dispatcher (voice) My Voyage to Italy Himself Host 2002 Gangs of New York Wealthy Homeowner Uncredited cameo Curb Your EnthusiasmHimself 2 episodes 2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin 2004 The Aviator Hell's Angel's Projectionist (voice) Uncredited Shark Tale Sykes Voice 2005 No Direction Home: Bob Dylan Himself (voice) Uncredited 2007 The Key to ReservaHimself Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows Host 2008 Shine a Light Male Gigolo Uncredited 2009 Entourage Himself Episode: "Return to Queens Blvd" 30 Rock Episode: "Audition Day" 2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel HimselfDocumentary Hugo CameramanUncredited cameo 2012 Martin Scorsese Eats a Cookie Himself Short film Bad 25 2013 The Wolf of Wall Street John (voice) Uncredited One Direction: This Is Us Himself 2014 Life Itself 2015 Campus Code Doctor 2016 Silence European Visitor Uncredited cameo 2019 The Irishman Court Usher (voice) Uncredited The Irishman: In Conversation Himself Documentary short 2021 Pretend It's a City Himself / Interviewer 7 episodes 2023 Killers of the Flower Moon Radio Show Producer 2024Martin Scorsese Presents: The Saints Himself / Narrator Docudrama seriesMade in England: The Films of Powell and PressburgerBeatles '64 Himself 2025 The Studio Episode: "The Promotion" In the Hand of Dante Isaiah Mr. Scorsese Himself 2026 Outcome Richie "Red" Rodriguez The Mandalorian and Grogu Hugo (voice)
Other works
Producer credits As executive producer
PoV (1990) Naked in New York (1993) With Closed Eyes (1994) Search and Destroy (1995) Grace of My Heart (1996) Kicked in the Head (1997) You Can Count on Me (2000) Rain (2001) The Soul of a Man (2003) The Road to Memphis (2003) Lightning in a Bottle (2004) Brides (2004) Frankenstein (2004) Something to Believe In (2004) Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) Lymelife (2008) Surviving Progress (2011) Glickman (2013) The Family (2013) Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987 (2013) Life Itself (2014) The Third Side of the River (2014) Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014) The Wannabe (2015) Bleed for This (2016) Free Fire (2016) Before the Flood (2016) Tomorrow (2016) Abundant Acreage Available (2017) Long Strange Trip (2017) A Ciambra (2017) The Current War (2017) The Snowman (2017) Diane (2018) Happy as Lazzaro (2018) Tomorrow (2018) The Souvenir (2019) Port Authority (2019) Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2019) Uncut Gems (2019) Shirley (2020) Pieces of a Woman (2020) Building a Bridge (2021) The Souvenir Part II (2021) Murina (2021) The Card Counter (2021) The Eternal Daughter (2022) Pet Shop Days (2023) The Freshly Cut Grass (2024) Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger (2024) Escape (2024) Homebound (2025) Late Fame (2025) In the Hand of Dante (2025) The Basics of Philosophy (2026)
As producer
The Grifters (1990) Mad Dog and Glory (1993) Clockers (1995) Nothing but the Blues (1995) (Uncredited) The Hi-Lo Country (1998) Picasso & Braque Go to the Movies (2008) The Young Victoria (2009) Maestro (2023) Beatles '64 (2024) Die My Love (2025)
Other credits Year Title Credit 1970 Item 72-D: The Adventures of Spa and Fon Consulting producerStreet Scenes 1970Post-production director 1971 We Have Come for Your Daughters Associate producer
Editing Year Title 1966 New York City... Melting Point 1967 The Big Shave 1970 Woodstock 1971 We Have Come for Your Daughters (Uncredited) 1972 Unholy Rollers (Supervising editor)
Commentaries, intros, etc.