Stanley Tucci Jr. ( ; born November 11, 1960) is an American actor, writer, producer, and former fashion model. Involved in acting from a young age, he made his film debut in John Huston's "Prizzi's Honor" (1985), and continued to play a variety of supporting roles in films such as Woody Allen's "Deconstructing Harry" (1997), Sam Mendes's "Road to Perdition" (2002), and Steven Spielberg's "The Terminal" (2004). In 1996, he made his directorial debut with the cult comedy "Big Night" which he also co-wrote and starred in alongside Tony Shalhoub. He also played Stanley Kubrick in the television film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers". Tucci is also known for his collaborations with Meryl Streep in films such as "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006) and "Julie & Julia" (2009). Tucci gained further acclaim and success with such films as "Easy A" (2010), "" (2011), "Margin Call" (2011), "The Hunger Games" film series (2012-2015), "Spotlight" (2015) and "Beauty and the Beast" (2017). In 2020 he starred in "The Witches" and "Supernova".