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After studying drama with John Strasberg, Steve Buscemi began his career writing and performing his own plays with his friend, actor and writer Mark Boone Jr. If he made his first appearance at the 'screen in 1984 in The Way it is alongside another beginner named Vincent Gallo, he finds his first major role two years later in Un clin d'oeil pour un adieu: he then plays a pop music composer suffering from AIDS.

In 1990, the gangster film Miller's Crossing marked the beginning of a rich collaboration with the brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, who gave the comedian notable roles in Fargo (1996) and The Big Lebowski (1998). Since his performance as Mr. Pink in Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992), Steve Buscemi has been used to supporting scoundrels and con artists: psychopathic killer in Hell's Wings (1997), he is a thief in Kansas City ( 1996) by Robert Altman, mobster in Los Angeles 2013 (id.) By John Carpenter and racketeer in The Intruder (2002) by Harold Becker. Emblematic actor of American independent cinema, he shoots with several of his jewels: Jim Jarmusch (Coffee and cigarettes), Tom DiCillo (It turns in Manhattan,melancholy looser in Ghost world earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 2002.

Faithful to auteur cinema, the artist does not disdain more commercial productions, collaborating twice with Michael Bay on Armageddon (1998) and The Island (2005), or giving the reply to Antonio Banderas in Desperado (1995 ), Spy kids 2 - budding spies (2003) and Mission 3D Spy kids 3 (2004), all by Robert Rodriguez. The actor also lends himself to the dubbing game, giving voice in the animated films Final fantasy, the creatures of the spirit (2001), Monstres & Cie (2002) and La Ferme se rebelle (2004).

Along with his acting career, Steve Buscemi enjoys getting behind the camera, the first time in 1992 with a short film called What Happened to Pete. Four years later, he converted to long, directing Chloë Sevigny in Happy hour, a film in which he takes a generous look at the America of the left behind. We find this humanity in his next work, Animal Factory (2001), a harsh dive into the prison world in which Willem Dafoe and Edward Furlong participate. His third feature film, Lonesome Jim (2005), is particularly close to Happy hour. In an intimate approach, he films Casey Affleck and Liv Tyler in mini-DV in the harsh American province.

Steve nevertheless actively continues his work as an actor. In 2005, he starred in actor John Turturro's third feature film, Romance and cigarettes, then Charlotte's Little World, before returning to the Coen brothers for a short film made for the collective film Paris , I love you. The actor also goes behind the camera to direct episodes of successful TV series such as The Sopranos (2003-2006), Oz (1999-2000) or 30 Rock (2008). Steve also goes in front of the camera in "The Sopranos" playing Tony Blundetto, a repentant gangster, in season 5 of the mafia series.

In 2007, the actor directed a powerful drama called Interview. Remake of the film of the same name by Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, Steve Buscemi directs Sienna Miller and himself plays the main role alongside the young woman. The actor turns to the register of comedy in the late 2000s with When Chuck meets Larry, I think I love my wife, Be Bad! or Delirious. He also gives voice for animated films, notably Igor in 2007 or Mission-G in 2009.

The following year, Steve Buscemi's career took a decisive turn. Martin Scorsese calls on him for the main role of his new series, created in collaboration with Terence Winter (screenwriter of the "Sopranos") and which is titled Boardwalk Empire. The actor plays Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, politician and mafia boss reigning supreme in Atlantic City. The series was a huge success and won the 2011 Golden Globe for Best Drama Series and also won Steve Buscemi the Golden Globe for Best Actor.

The actor does not forsake the cinema and runs in parallel the drama Rampart alongside Woody Harrelson. In 2012, the actor lent his stamp to the character of Wayne the werewolf in Hotel Transylvania, an animated film by Genndy Tartakovsky. Steve found in 2013 a cult character from the animated universe, the vile Randall Boggs for Monstres Academy, a sequel to Monstres & Cie.