Harvey Keitel (
/kaɪˈtɛl/ ky-TEL; born May 13, 1939) is an American actor known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He rose to prominence during the
New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with director
Martin Scorsese, starring in six of his films:
Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967),
Mean Streets (1973),
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974),
Taxi Driver (1976),
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and
The Irishman (2019).
Keitel received the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his portrayal of
Mickey Cohen in
Bugsy (1991). He won the
AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for
The Piano (1993).
[5] Other films include
Blue Collar (1978),
Thelma & Louise (1991),
Reservoir Dogs (1992),
Bad Lieutenant (1992),
Pulp Fiction (1994),
From Dusk till Dawn (1996),
Holy Smoke! (1998),
Cop Land (1997), and
Youth (2015).
He has acted in the
Wes Anderson films
Moonrise Kingdom (2012),
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and
Isle of Dogs (2018). He played FBI Agent Peter Sadusky in both
National Treasure (2004), and
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2006) and reprised his role in the
Disney+ series
National Treasure: Edge of History (2022). From 1995 to 2017, he was a co-president of the
Actors Studio, alongside
Al Pacino and
Ellen Burstyn.