Michael Gandolfini


Michael Gandolfini is an American actor. He made his major film debut in Ocean's 8 and appeared in The Many Saints of Newark, in which he played the role of Tony Soprano, a character originally portrayed by his late father James Gandolfini in the television series The Sopranos. He has since appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Daredevil: Born Again and the film ''Warfare.''

Early life

Gandolfini was born on May 10, 1999, in New York City to late actor James Gandolfini and Marcy Wudarski. His father was of Italian descent and his mother is of Polish and Slovak heritage. He has a younger half-sister from his father's second marriage. While he was a teenager, Gandolfini enjoyed performing, but his father advised against an acting career; he wanted him to pursue sports or "be a director. They have the power," he said.

Career

After his father's death in June 2013, Michael Gandolfini decided to pursue acting. He enrolled at New York University after graduating from high school. After early auditions, he was cast in the HBO drama series The Deuce as Joey Dwyer. In 2019, he was cast in The Many Saints of Newark to play the young version of Tony Soprano, the role played by his father in the television series The Sopranos. Gandolfini had never watched the show. He described watching it while preparing for the role as an intense process. He was later cast in the Russo brothers' crime drama Cherry. In 2024, he was cast in Warfare, a war film written and directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland. He has since been cast in Daredevil: Born Again as Daniel Blake.

Personal life

He has been sober since 2017.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Down the ShoreKid on the ride
2018Ocean's 8Busboy
2021CherryCousin Joe
2021The Many Saints of NewarkTony Soprano
2022The IndependentJustin
2023Cat PersonPeter
2023Landscape with Invisible HandHunter Marsh
2023Beau Is AfraidBeau's Son
2024Bob Marley: One LoveHoward Bloom
2025WarfareLT McDonald

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018–2019The DeuceJoey DwyerRecurring role, 10 episodes
2020Acting for a CauseBenvolio1 episode
2022The OfferAndy CalhounEpisode: "A Stand Up Guy"
2023ExtrapolationsRowan ChopinEpisode: "2059 Part I: Face of God"
2025–presentDaredevil: Born AgainDaniel BlakeMain cast, 8 episodes