Nicholas Turturro, Jr. (born January 29, 1962) is an American actor, best known for his role as James Martinez, on NYPD Blue from 1993 to 2000. Nicholas is the younger brother of actor, John Turturro and the cousin of actress, Aida Turturro. He received an Emmy Award nomination for playing James Martinez on the television series NYPD Blue and was on the series for its first seven seasons. His other notable roles include his role as Al Capone in the series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992-1993), his role as Brucie in The Longest Yard (2005), as well as his role as Sgt. Anthony Renzulli in the series Blue Bloods (2010-2016).

Filmography

• 2025Highest 2 Lowest — Frankie Da Lunatic
• The Family Business: New Orleans
• 2024The Bouncer — Doctor Esposito
• 2023Call Her King
• Extended Family — Petey D.
• 2023Leo — Anthony's Dad (voice)
• 2023Murder Motel — Crystal Bobby
• 2023Prince of Detroit — Jeremy Murdoch
• 2023The Crusades — Coach Krieger
• 2021Escape from Death Block 13 — Renda
• 2021Four Cousins and a Christmas — Tommy
• 2021Pups Alone — Benny
• 2021The Penthouse — Detective Martinez
• 2020Angels Fallen — Newton
• 2020Escape: Puzzle of Fear — Keith
• 2020Shooting Heroin — Reverend John
• 2019Dear Frank — Father Quinn
• 2019Las Vegas Vietnam: The Movie — The Governor
• 2018BlacKkKlansman — Walker
• 2018Honor Up — Detective Kane
• I Feel Bad — Kevin
• 2017A Chance in the World — Mike Silvia
• 2017Justice League Dark — Boston Brand / Deadman (voice)
• 2017The Eyes — Charlie
• The Night Of — Detective
• 2015Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 — Nick Manero
• 2015Subterranea — Remy
• 2012Here Comes the Boom — Referee
• 2012Super Cyclone — Travis Verdon
• 2012TalhotBlond — Moretti
• 2011Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star — Antonio
• 2011Zookeeper — Manny
• Blue Bloods — Sgt. Anthony Renzulli
• 2010Shoot the Hero — Grant
• 2010Takers — Franco Dalia
• 2010The Deported — Gianni DiCarlo, Writer
• 2009Street Boss — Jimmy Calone
• White Collar — Delancy
• 2008First Sunday — Officer D'Agostino
• 2008Phantom Punch — Ceasar Novak
• 2008Remembering Phil — Phil Winters
• Burn Notice — Tommy
• 2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry — Renaldo Pinera
• 2007McBride: Semper Fi — Officer Colin Pierce
• 2006Dangerous Isolation — Travis Erickson
• 2006World Trade Center — Officer Colovito
• 2005The Longest Yard — Brucie
• 2005Three Wise Guys — Vincent
• 2004The Hillside Strangler — Angelo Buono
• 2004The Hollow — Sheriff Duncan
• 2003Fear X — Harry
• 2003Purgatory Flats — Johnny Ramos
• Tremors — Frank
• 2002Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie — Joe Jr.
• 2002Monday Night Mayhem — Chet Forte
• 2002The Biz — Anthony
• The Twilight Zone — Speed
• 2001Recess: School's Out — Cop #1 (voice)
• 2001The Shipment — Eddie Colucci
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Goya
• 2000Hellraiser: Inferno — Det. Tony Nenonen
• The District — Officer Robert Turner
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Detective Frank Bucci
• 1999Mercenary II: Thick & Thin — Major Ray Domino
• 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues — Big Al Brown
• Third Watch — Aloysius 'Allie' Nardo
• Hercules — Meleager (voice)
• The King of Queens — Vince Dinelli
• 1998Witness to the Mob — Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano
• 1997Excess Baggage — Stick
• 1997Shadow Conspiracy — Grasso
• 1995Federal Hill — Ralph
• 1995Freefall: Flight 174 — Al Williams
• 1995In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice — Mike
• The Drew Carey Show — Det. James Martinez
• 1995WWE WrestleMania XI — Ring Announcer / Interviewer
• 1994Cosmic Slop — Father Carlos (segment 'The First Commandment')
• 1994Men Lie
• 1994The Search for One-eye Jimmy — Junior
• Touched by an Angel — Rolando Wells
• NYPD Blue — James Martinez
• Raw — Nicholas Turturro
• 1992Mac — Tony Gloves
• 1992Malcolm X — Boston Cop
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles — Big Al Brown
• 1991Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace — Danny D'Arcangelo
• 1991Jungle Fever — Vinny
• Law & Order — Poletti
• 1990Men Of Respect — Bingo
• 1990Mo' Better Blues — Josh Flatbush
• 1989Do the Right Thing — Policeman (uncredited)
• L.A. Law — Anthony
• That's Amore!

Appearances as themselves (4)

• Celebrity Ghost Stories — Self
• Celebrity Fit Club — Self - Contestant
• 2003ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest