
Vincent Gallo (born April 11, 1961) is an American film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, and painter. Although he has had minor roles in mainstream films such as Goodfellas, he is most associated with independent movies, including Buffalo '66, which he wrote, directed, did the music for and starred in; The Brown Bunny, which he also wrote, directed, produced, starred in and photographed; Arizona Dream; The Funeral; and Palookaville. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Gallo was a painter in the New York City art scene showing with famed art dealer Annina Nosei, performed in a rap duo and was part of the first hip hop television broadcast Graffiti Rock, and played in an industrial band called Bohack which released an album title It Took Several Wives.
In the early 2000s, he released several solo recordings on WARP records. Gallo is known for his outspoken views and generally sarcastic nature, once stating: "I stopped painting in 1990 at the peak of my success just to deny people my beautiful paintings; and I did it out of spite." Gallo was awarded the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor at the 67th Venice International Film Festival for his performance as a wordless escaping Muslim prisoner in Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing. His own feature film Promises Written In Water, which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in, also screened In Competition at the festival.

GoodFellas
1990 · as Henry's 70's Crew

The House of the Spirits
1993 · as Esteban García

Arizona Dream
1993 · as Paul Leger

Buffalo '66
1998 · as Billy Brown

The Brown Bunny
2003 · as Bud Clay

Metropia
2009 · as Roger Olofsson (voice)

Tetro
2009 · as Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini

Palookaville
1996 · as Russell Pataki

Basquiat
1996 · as Party Guest (uncredited)

Shut In
2022 · as Sammy

Moscow Zero
2006 · as Owen

2 Days in New York
2012 · as Himself

Goodbye Lover
1999 · as Mike

The Funeral
1996 · as Johnny

Angela
1996 · as Preacher

Trouble Every Day
2001 · as Dr. Shane Brown

Get Well Soon
2001 · as Bobby Bishop / Kevin Moss

L.A. Without a Map
1999 · as Moss