Roles
List of all my roles since 1969
| Feature Films | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Pet Shop Boys Tango Shalom Can’t Let It Go Master The Stand-In Three Seconds Mapplethorpe Isn’t It Romantic? Ocean's Eight The Dark Tower The Comedian John Wick 2 Pentimento Nerve Tango Shalom The Cobbler Beijing, New York Annie The Last Five Years Birdman Angelica Vijay and I Inside Llewyn Davis A Case of You The Longest Week Being Flynn Limitless Friends with Benefits Eat, Pray, Love The Sorcerer’s Apprentice The Other Guys Ghost Town Across the Universe |
Tailor Hasidic Grandfather Hosting Rabbi Amish Gravedigger Rehab with Drew Barrymore Ferry Rider Witness Tree Man Steel Drum Dancer Drunk Derelict (Sandra Bullock Scene) Night scene w Idris Elba Church Thanksgiving Guest Undercover as Homeless Man Antiques Shop Owner Diner Dancer with Dave Franco Grandpa Scene with Fritz Weaver Scene with Liu Ye Mashed Potato Scene with Jamie Foxx Featured Audience Member Astonished Tourist Elderly Man, London 1880 A Punjabi Retired Merchant Marine Earl - dance scenes Scene with Jason Bateman Homeless w Robert De Niro Carter (w Bradley Cooper) Improvisational Dancer Chanting Yogi Medieval Artisan Yogi Ghost of a Greenwich Village Artist Elegant Guest with Bono |
Olmo Schnabel Gabriel Bologna Roy Szuper Peter Weir Jaime Babbit Andrea Di Stefano Ondi Timoner Todd Strauss-Shulson Gary Ross Nikolaj Arcel Taylor Hackford Chad Stahelski, David Leitch Loredana Gasparotto Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman Gabriel Bologna Thomas McCarthy Rain Li Will Gluck Richard LaGravenese Alejandro González Iñárritu Mitchell Lichtenstein Sam Garbarski Joel & Ethan Coen Kat Coiro Peter Glanz Paul Weitz Neil Burger Will Gluck Ryan Murphy John Turtelaub Adam McKay David Koepp Julie Taymor |
| Short Films | Role | Director |
| CRAM | Old College Professor | Abie Sidell |
| The New Roommate | Title Role | Giorgio Arcelli Fontana |
| Dio è occupato altrove God Is Busy Somewhere Else | Nonno Michele | Edoardo Vitaletti |
| Elevator Talk | Tim (leading) | Eric Adams |
| The Pope of Mineola | Joel | Dmitry Torgovitsky |
| Endless Shards of Jazz for a Brutal World | Russian Taxi Driver | Dennis Leroy Kangalee |
| The Man Who Fell | The Man, Older Version | Shu C. Zhu |
| Jukebox Hero | Aldo --Title Role | Richard Wollner |
| TWERK | Sir Merriam-Webster (lead) | Konstantinos Constantellis |
| Mountain Low | Vladimir (Principal role in Russian) | Andrew Bruntel |
| The End | Dr. Jones (lead) | Tobias Belliard |
| To All a Good Night | Santa Claus (lead) | Granger F. Willson |
| Torlo | French Hillbilly (performed in French) | Holden Boyles |
| The Killing Beat | Leading Dancer | Bruno Monteiro |
| Papa Jack Takes Us Back | Papa Jack | Kayla Wong |
| Blue Ardor, the Story of Job | God | Vidhu Balik |
| Life after Derek | Wizard Enfolk Worbler | Michael Sammartino |
| Emotion Life | Guy in Church | Andrea Forte Calatti |
| Find Me Gone | Man | Jason S. Filmore |
| Stilo at the Park | Ripley Pippins | Steep Daniels |
| Outside the Box | Jesus in Disguise | Diogo Cronemberger |
| Haiku in Brooklyn | Lone Man on Beach | Stefano Maria Palombi |
| City of Thieves | Old Thief | Josh Carlebach |
| Bert’s Plan | Sacristan | Yair Shvartz |
| Heartbreak in D Minor | Crazed Blacksmith | Adam Grannick |
| Leningrad | Prisoner in mental hospital | Jessica Ennis |
| Phoenix Wright – Ace Attorney | The Judge | Rob Korenstein |
| The Light | Hiking Leader | Zach Moore |
| Fortissimo | Ventriloquist | Noah Wagner |
| The Frog King | Violinist | Tom Davenport |
| Television | Role | Director, Channel |
| Russian Doll | Appraiser | Natasha Lyonne, Netflix |
| Starling | Party Guest | Bart Apple TV |
| Lincoln | Chess Expert | Seth Gordon NBC TV |
| Saint C’s | Subway Creature | Apple TV |
| Prodigal Son | Churchyard Character | Lee Toland Krieger, Fox |
| High Maintenance | Homeless Onlooker | Ben Sinclair for HBO |
| Hunters | New Warsaw Deportee | Alfonso Gómez-Rejon, Amazon |
| The Loudest Voice | Warrenite with Russell Crowe | Kari Skogland |
| Living with Yourself | Farmer | Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris - Netflix |
| Tales of the City | Yard-Sale Guitarist | Stacie Passon, Netflix |
| The Good Cop | Dancer at Tony Danza’s Wedding | Kevin Hooks, Netflix |
| Kevin Can Wait | Medieval Mike | Andy Fickman, CBS TV |
| Vulture Club | W.U. Customer with Susan Sarandon | Maryam Keshavarz, HBO |
| Ronald | Chess Expert | Cary Fukunaga, Netflix |
| Big Dogs | Rat Man | Tony Glazer |
| Happy! | Sad Lonely Santa Claus | Brian Taylor, SyFi |
| The Last OG, Tracy Morgan | Naked Richard (principal role) | John Lee, TBS TV |
| The Dangerous Book for Boys | Old West Poker Observer | Greg Mottola, Amazon |
| Gotham | The Ghost of Hamlet's Father | Maja Vrvilo, WBTV |
| Homeland | Soup Kitchen Scenes Mandy Patinkin, Justin Timberlake | Lesley Glatter, Showtime |
| Madam Secretary | Tent Dweller | James Whitmore, CBS |
| The Path | Cabin Owner | Michael Weaver, Hulu |
| Limitless | Speed Chess Player | Neil Burger, CBS |
| The Blacklist | Eastern Religious Leader | TMichael W. Watkins, NBC |
| The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Homeless Guy | Tina Fey, Netflix |
| HAPPYish | Desert Wanderer | Ken Kwapis, Showtime |
| Public Morals | Down-on-His-Luck Old Guy | Ed Burns, TNT |
| The Mysteries of Laura | Threatening Drunk | Bethany Rooney, NBC |
| The Eric Andre Show | Water Man (Principal Role | Andrew Barchilon, Kitao Sakurai - The Adult Swim Channel |
| Mozart in the Jungle | Rodrigoite | Paul Weitz, Amazon |
| Forever | 1890s Immigrant | Brad Anderson, ABC |
| Crazy House | Mental Patient | Jeff Tomsic, NBC Pilot |
| Papa Jack Takes Us Back | Papa Jack | Kayla Wong |
| Today's Special | Irate Court Litigant | Brendan Walsh |
| Blue Bloods | High Ranking Hasid | Robin Green, CBS |
| Boardwalk Empire | Drunk Derelict | HBO |
| Smash | Sketchy Dude | NBC |
| Elementary | Subway Rider | CBS |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Head Swap Skit - Under Cover Cop as Homeless Man | NBC |
| 2 - 2 | Bodega Shopper | Martha Mitchell, CBS |
| The Heart, She Holler | Hillbilly | John Lee, Scream Channel |
| La Bohème, Tosca, Turandot, Don Giovanni | Artist, Art Historian, Beggar,Other-worldly character | Franco Zeffirelli, PBS Great Performances |
| Fidelio, Salome (Met Opera)Great Performances | Political Prisoner, Herod’s Guest | Jürgen Flimm, PBS Great Performances |
| Simon Boccanegra, La forza del destino | Consigliere [Senator],Franciscan Monk | Giancarlo Del Monaco, PBS TV, Great Performances |
| Das Rheingold, Arabella, Don Pasquale, Die Fledermaus | Niebelung, Old General, Jeweler, Dancing Servant | Otto Schenk, PBS |
| Hansel and Gretel | The Witch | Manhattan Cable TV |
| Law and Order, SVU, CI | Hasid, Patient | NBC |
| Life on Mars, The Unusuals | Rabbi Levy, Clerk | ABC |
| Around the Corner | Sculpture Teacher | Ethel Burns, CBS |
| Passing of Pope John Paul II | Simultaneous Italian Interpreter | Fox Five News |
| Investment -- Pope Benedict XVI | Simultaneous Italian Interpreter | Fox Five News |
| Cinema Verité, | Homeless | HBO |
| HBO Sports – Boxing | Simultaneous Italian Interpreter for Davide Ciarlante Championship Bout | HBO Sports – Boxing |
| Commercial & Printwork | Role | Director |
| CRUNCH Gym publicity for social media | Zumba dancer | Zachary Fleming |
| Defend Pilot Spot | Animated Senior Dancer | Zachary Abramowitz |
| The Atlantic Magazine Oct 2014 Cover Model "The New Science of Old Age" |
Senior Skateboarder | Peter Yang |
| Vitamin Water Campaign | Merlin the Wizard | Bisse Bengtsson J.J. Adler |
| Coke Zero for ESPN | Subway Traveler | David Fincher |
| Theater | Role | Director |
| The Cherry Orchard | Firs | Velani P. Dibba, Director |
| Golden BoyAEA Showcase | Mr. Carp | Aaron Latham www.goldenboy16.org |
| Music Videos | Role | Artist |
| Lonely: August Alsina, Singer | Bizarre Dancing Shopper | Amber Gray, Director |
| Helluva Hat | Exuberant Dancer | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones |
| I Feel Good as Hell: Paul Rey, Singer | Happy Homeless | Mark Staubach, Director |
| Internet | Content | Website |
| Joel Brody Film Reels, | Composites of movie roles | Six YouTube reels by Nectarios Leonidas |
| Actor Joel Brody Talks about Beards | Interview on beards and lifestyle by Paul Nison | www.youtube.com |
| The Most Interesting Man in the World | Interview on raw food by Paul Nison | www.youtube.com |
| The Most Interesting Raw Foodist in the World Is Back! | Interview on raw food by Paul Nison | www.youtube.com |