Bio
Nicholas Turturro is an American actor best known for his role as Officer/Det. James Martinez in the television series NYPD Blue.
He also had recurring roles on the series Tremors and Third Watch.
He has had guest starring roles in the following shows:
Law & Order
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
L.A. Law
The Drew Carey Show
The District
Touched By An Angel
The Twilight Zone
Turturro has also appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies:
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace (1991)
Cosmic Slop (1994)
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995)
Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (1995)
Mercenary II: Thick & Thin (1997)
Witness to the Mob (1998)
Mr. Life (2001)
Monday Night Mayhem (2002)
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002) (as Nick Turturro)
Three Wise Guys (2005) (as Nick Turturro)
Trapped! (2006)
McBride: Semper Fi (2007)
The Doorman (2006)
He wrote and executive produced the 2006 made-for-TV movie The Doorman.
Turturro also appeared in the fourth season of the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club which ran from August 6 to October 1, 2006. He lost 22lbs (almost 10 kilograms).
Film
Turturro has appeared in a number of feature films as well:
Do the Right Thing (1989) (uncredited)
Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Men of Respect (1991)
Jungle Fever (1991)
Mac (1992)
Malcolm X (1992) (as Nick Turturro)
Men Lie (1994)
The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)
Federal Hill (1994)
Shadow Conspiracy (1997)
Excess Baggage (1997)
Recess: School's Out (2001) (voice) (as Nick Turturro)
The Shipment (2001)
Purgatory Flats (2002)
The Biz (2002)
The Hillside Strangler (2004)
The Hollow (2004)
The Longest Yard (2005)
World Trade Center (2006)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007)
He also appeared in the direct-to-video release of the 2002 movie Hellraiser: Inferno.