Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel is an American film actor known for intense, often morally conflicted characters.

He rose to prominence through collaborations with Martin Scorsese in the 1970s and later became associated with Quentin Tarantino's films.

His roles tend toward tough, streetwise men navigating criminal underworlds or personal demons: He's got that Harvey Keitel energy—quiet menace.

filmography

Reservoir Dogs

Bugsy · U-571 · The Irishman · The Grand Budapest Hotel · Inglourious Basterds

collaborators

Scorsese

Tarantino · Ridley Scott · Wes Anderson · Robert De Niro · Tim Roth · Steve Buscemi · Holly Hunter · Jodie Foster

persona

tough

Durable and strong

fiery · working-class · New York · gravelly voice · Marine · survivor · uncompromising · authentic · brooding · tenacious

acting

method

Orderly way of doing

raw · emotional · gripping · scene · monologue · dialogue · improvisation · naturalistic · gritty · unflinching

Opposites
acting style and persona

Harvey KeitelTom Hanks

Jim Carrey · Adam Sandler · Will Ferrell · Robin Williams · Jimmy Stewart

screen presence and physicality

Harvey KeitelCary Grant

Fred Astaire · George Clooney · Pierce Brosnan · Roger Moore · Rex Harrison

career trajectory and film choices

Harvey KeitelTom Cruise

Dwayne Johnson · Will Smith · Arnold Schwarzenegger · Sylvester Stallone · Chris Hemsworth

Family

Harvey

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG