Vincent D'Onofrio

• Illustration — D'Onofrio in 2014 After graduating from high school, D'Onofrio started to appear on stage. During an 18-month stint at the University of Colorado in Boulder, he was involved with small, community-theater productions. He later studied method acting at the American Stanislavsky Theater and the Actors Studio, under coaches Sonia Moore and Sharon Chatten, which landed him his first paid role in Off-Broadway's This Property Is Condemned. He went on to appear in a number of their productions, including Of Mice and Men and Sexual Perversity in Chicago. D'Onofrio continued his career by performing in many New York University student productions while also working as a bouncer at the Hard Rock Cafe, a bodyguard for Robert Plant and Yul Brynner and also worked as a deliveryman. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut as Nick Rizzoli in Open Admissions. In 1986, D'Onofrio took on the role often considered the defining moment in his acting career, as Pvt. Leonard Lawrence, an overweight, clumsy Marine recruit in the movie Full Metal Jacket. On a tip from friend Matthew Modine, D'Onofrio was urged to send audition tapes to director Stanley Kubrick, in England. Four tapes later, D'Onofrio landed the role. Originally, the character of Pvt. Lawrence had been written as a "skinny ignorant redneck"; however, Kubrick believed the role would have more impact if the character were big and clumsy. D'Onofrio gained 70 lbs for the role, bringing his weight to 280 lbs. While filming an obstacle course scene for the movie, D'Onofrio injured his left knee, compounded by the excessive weight, which required surgical reconstruction. Over the course of nine months after filming of Full Metal Jacket was completed, D'Onofrio lost nearly all the weight he had gained for his role. He went on to play Dawson, the owner of Dawson's Garage, in Adventures in Babysitting (1987). He appears in one scene near the end of the film. In 1988, he was cast in another supporting role in the film Mystic Pizza, playing the fiancé of Lili Taylor's character. In the film, which was Julia Roberts' breakout film, he was billed under his full name Vincent Philip D'Onofrio. In 1989 he played a supporting role as Young Gar in The Blood of Heroes alongside Joan Chen and Rutger Hauer, for which he is also billed under his full name. D'Onofrio continued to play a wide variety of minor or supporting roles, including the father of a saint in Nancy Savoca's Household Saints (1993), director Orson Welles in Tim Burton's Ed Wood (1994), farmer Edgar and the evil "Bug" that possesses him from Men in Black (1997), a man who claims to be from the future in Happy Accidents (2000), and the serial killer Carl Stargher, opposite Jennifer Lopez's character in The Cell (2000). In 1992, he appeared in Robert Altman's The Player, as an aspiring screenwriter. In 1996, he interpreted pulp writer Robert E. Howard, author of Conan the Barbarian in Dan Ireland's The Whole Wide World (1996) adapted from Novalyne Price Ellis' mémoire One Who Walked Alone: Robert E. Howard, The Final Years. The Whole Wide World was awarded Best New American Film at The Seattle International Film Festival (1996). For the role of Robert E. Howard D'Onofrio was awarded Best Actor at the 1996 Seattle International Film Festival and Best Actor at the 1998 Lone Star Film & Television Awards. In 1997, he made a move to television and received an Emmy nomination for his appearance as John Lange in the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "Subway". D'Onofrio turned down a role in The Sopranos. He portrayed leftist radical Abbie Hoffman in Steal This Movie! in 2000, starring Janeane Garofalo as his wife. In 2001, he took on what became his longest and perhaps best-known role as Det. Robert Goren on the NBC/USA Network television show Law & Order: Criminal Intent. On March 1, 2008, D'Onofrio made a cameo appearance in a presidential election-related sketch in a Saturday Night Live episode as his character Det. Robert Goren. In the sketch, he interrogates Hillary Clinton (played by Amy Poehler). His entrance to and exit from the skit are punctuated by the Law & Order "dun-DUN" sound. In 2009, it was announced that D'Onofrio would be leaving Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the spring of 2010, with his last appearance occurring in the two-part, season-9 premiere. He was replaced by Jeff Goldblum, but after a drop in ratings, D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe agreed to return for a 10th (and final) season of the show. In 2003, it was reported that D'Onofrio and Joe Pantoliano had begun work on a small film titled Little Victories, about a 12-year-old boy whose perceptions of the world are forever changed when his gangster uncle comes to live with him. According to a television interview with Pantoliano, the film was not completed and went into turnaround due to a failure to raise the funds necessary for production. In November 2005, D'Onofrio won Best Actor at the Stockholm International Film Festival for his role as Mike Cobb in the independent film Thumbsucker. In 2006, he appeared in The Break-Up, starring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn, playing Vaughn's eccentric brother. Vaughn and he had appeared together in two previous films, The Cell (2000), wherein Vaughn played an FBI agent pursuing D'Onofrio's character, and Thumbsucker (2005). He appears in the Oscar-winning short The New Tenants (2009). Over the next few years, D'Onofrio co-starred in films such as: Staten Island (2009), Brooklyn's Finest (2010), Kill the Irishman (2011), Crackers (2011), American Falls (2012), Fire with Fire (2012), and Ass Backwards (2013). In 2011, he began work on the Jennifer Lynch 2012 film Chained (previously titled Rabbit) in which he portrays Bob, a serial killer who kidnaps a young boy, Rabbit, and makes him his protégé. When he becomes older, Rabbit must decide whether to follow in the footsteps of his captor or plan his escape. The film shot in areas in and around Regina and Moose Jaw, both in Saskatchewan. On May 1, 2012, due to "explicit violence", the movie was given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA, despite appeals by both Jennifer Lynch and the distributor, with scenes cut to maximize theater exposure and distribution. No stranger to the NC-17 ratings, Lynch, who responded to the ruling a day later had previously seen cuts made to her film Boxing Helena. In July 2012, a press release from Anchor Bay announced that the film would be released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 2, 2012, and would include the deleted scene, involving a throat being cut, which caused the NC-17 rating. On September 14, 2011, it was announced that D'Onofrio would star alongside Ethan Hawke in a new NBC show, Blue Tilt, named after the harmful psychological effects homicide detectives experience after constantly dealing with horrific crimes. D'Onofrio and Hawke had worked together in the films The Newton Boys, Staten Island, Brooklyn's Finest and Sinister. The hour-long cop drama, in which D'Onofrio would play Sonny, was to follow the main characters' attempts to balance their careers with family life. Writer Chris Brancato, fresh from Season 10 of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, was brought on board to pen the episodes. Filming of the pilot episode was set to start in February 2012. On March 27, 2012, a tweet from Kevin Dunigan, the co-creator and developer of the pilot, revealed that NBC had shelved the project because it did not have enough "pop to attract viewers". On April 30, 2012, the short film Crackers, starring D'Onofrio as Gus, won a People's Choice Award at the Fort Myers Beach Film Festival. The festival, which had been dormant for six years, was rekindled and partly organized by Vincent's sister, actress Elizabeth D'Onofrio. Also in November, filming began on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra movie Broken Horses, which focused on gang warfare around the border between the United States and Mexico. D'Onofrio starred alongside Chris Marquette and Anton Yelchin. In 2013, D'Onofrio co-starred in the film Escape Plan, filmed in New Orleans, also starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and 50 Cent. D'Onofrio portrayed Lester Clark, deputy director of the Prisons Bureau. D'Onofrio co-starred in the film drama The Judge (2014). His other projects included a role in Supreme Ruler with Marcia Gay Harden and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Eric Bogosian's Mall which he co-wrote with his former Law & Order: Criminal Intent co-star, and Pawn Shop Chronicles. In 2015, D'Onofrio made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Wilson Fisk in the first season of Daredevil. He reprised the role in an extended cameo appearance in season 2, and in season 3 as a series regular. He also portrayed Victor "Vic" Hoskins in the action adventure film Jurassic World (2015), and Jack Horne in Antoine Fuqua's 2016 remake of The Magnificent Seven. In 2016, he played the role of the evil Duke Luca Abele in the video game Dishonored 2. He was able to draw upon his extensive acting experience to fully flesh out the voice of the corrupt Duke Abele in various public speeches that were broadcast in-game over large speakers suspended in the game area. He plays the role of Vincent "The Chin" Gigante in the American crime drama television series Godfather of Harlem. The series began in 2019 and is scheduled for a third season in 2023. D'Onofrio returned to the role of Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in the Marvel Studios Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021), Echo (2024), and Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present). For his performance in Hawkeye, he was nominated for the Critics Choice Super Award for Best Villain in a Series. D’Onofrio and co-star Charlie Cox were credited as executive producers for season two of Daredevil: Born Again.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1983 — The First Turn-On! — Lobotomy • 1984 — It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen — Bennie • 1987 — Full Metal Jacket — Private Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence • Adventures in Babysitting — Dawson • 1988 — Mystic Pizza — Bill Montijo • 1989 — Signs of Life — Daryl Monahan • The Salute of the Jugger — Gar • 1991 — Crooked Hearts — Charley • Dying Young — Gordon • Fires Within — Sam • Naked Tango — Cholo • JFK — Bill Newman • 1992 — The Player — David Kahane • Salt on Our Skin — Gavin • 1993 — Being Human — Priest • Household Saints — Joseph Santangelo • Mr. Wonderful — Dominic • 1994 — Ed Wood — Orson Welles — Voice dubbed by Maurice LaMarche • The Investigator — Ephraim McDougall — Short film • Imaginary Crimes — Mr. Webster • 1995 — Stuart Saves His Family — Donnie • Strange Days — Officer Burton Steckler • Hotel Paradise — The Naked Stranger — Short film • 1996 — The Whole Wide World — Robert E. Howard — Also producer • The Winner — Philip • Feeling Minnesota — Sam Clayton • Good Luck — Tony 'Ole' Olezniak • 1997 — Boys Life 2 — Tony Randozza — Segment: "Nunzio's Second Cousin" • Men in Black — Edgar / The Bug • Guy — Guy — Also producer • 1998 — The Newton Boys — Wylie 'Dock' Newton • Claire Dolan — Elton Garrett • The Velocity of Gary — Valentino — Also executive producer • 1999 — Spanish Judges — Max • The Thirteenth Floor — Jason Whitney / Jerry Ashton • 2000 — Happy Accidents — Sam Deed • Steal This Movie! — Abbie Hoffman — Also executive producer • The Cell — Carl Rudolph Stargher • 2001 — Chelsea Walls — Frank • Impostor — Major Hathaway • 2002 — Bark! — Malcolm • Sherlock: Case of Evil — James Moriarty • The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys — Father Casey • The Salton Sea — Pooh-Bear • 2005 — Thumbsucker — Mike Cobb • Five Minutes, Mr. Welles — Orson Welles — Short film; also writer, director and producer • 2006 — The Break-Up — Dennis Grobowski • 2008 — The Narrows — Vinny Manadoro • Cadillac Records — Mississippi DJ — Uncredited • 2009 — Ipso Facto — — — Executive producer • Staten Island — Parmie Tarzo • The New Tenants — Jan — Short film • 2010 — Zaritsas: Russian Women in New York — — — Executive producer • Don't Go in the Woods — — — Writer and director • Brooklyn's Finest — Bobby 'Carlo' Powers • 2011 — Kill the Irishman — John Nardi • Crackers — Gus — Short film • 2012 — Chained — Bob • American Falls — Detective Foster — Short film • Fire with Fire — David Hagan — Direct-to-DVD • Sinister — Professor Jonas — Uncredited • 2013 — Ass Backwards — Bruce West • Charlie Countryman — Bill • Chlorine — Roger • Pawn Shop Chronicles — Alton • Escape Plan — Lester Clark • 2014 — The Unlicensed Therapist — The Unlicensed Therapist — Short film • Mall — Danny — Also producer • The Judge — Glen Palmer • 2015 — Run All Night — Detective John Harding • Broken Horses — Julius Hench — Remake of 1989 Bollywood film Parinda • Jurassic World — Victor "Vic" Hoskins • Sinister 2 — Professor Jonas — Credit only • 2016 — Pelé: Birth of a Legend — Vicente Feola • In Dubious Battle — London • The Magnificent Seven — Jack Horne • Phantom Boy — The Face — English dub • 2017 — Rings — Galen Burke • CHiPs — Ray 'The Ringleader' Kurtz • El Camino Christmas — Carl Hooker • 2018 — Death Wish — Frank Kersey • 2019 — The Kid — Sheriff Romero — Also director • 2021 — The Eyes of Tammy Faye — Jerry Falwell • The Unforgivable — John Ingram • 2023 — Dumb Money — Steve Cohen • Wildcat — Sheriff • 2024 — Lift — Denton • 2025 — Caught Stealing — Shmully

• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result • 1987 — New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best Supporting Actor — Full Metal Jacket • 1994 — Independent Spirit Award — Best Male Lead — Household Saints • 1996 — Golden Space Needle Award — Best Actor — The Whole Wide World • Seattle International Film Festival — Best Actor • 1997 — National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Actor • 1998 — Lone Star Film & Television Award — Best Actor • Primetime Emmy Awards — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series — Homicide: Life on the Street • Saturn Awards — Best Supporting Actor — Men in Black • Blockbuster Entertainment Award — Favorite Supporting Actor • 2001 — Blockbuster Entertainment Award — Favorite Supporting Actor — The Cell • Fangoria Chainsaw Awards — Best Supporting Actor • MTV Movie Award — Best Villain • 2005 — Satellite Award — Best Actor – Television Series Drama — Law & Order: Criminal Intent • Stockholm Film Festival Award — Best Actor — Thumbsucker • 2009 — Nashville Film Festival Award — Best Actor — The Narrows • 2012 — Sitges Film Festival — Best Actor — Chained • 2015 — Teen Choice Awards — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain — Jurassic World • EWwy Awards — Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series — Daredevil • IGN Summer Movie Awards — Best TV Actor • Best TV Villain • 2016 — Saturn Award — Best Supporting Actor on Television • 2018 — IGN Summer Movie Awards — Best Dramatic TV Performance • 2022 — Critics' Choice Super Awards — Best Villain in a Series — Hawkeye • 2025 — Astra TV Awards — Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series — Daredevil: Born Again • Critics' Choice Super Awards — Best Villain in a Series