Abel Ferrara
Abel Ferrara (Italian: [ferˈraːra]; born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use and redefinition of neo-noir imagery. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best known movies include the New York-set, gritty crime thrillers The Driller Killer (1979), Ms .45 (1981), King of New York (1990), Bad Lieutenant (1992), and The Funeral (1996), chronicling violent crime in urban settings with spiritual overtones.
Ferrara also worked in a wide array of genres, including the sci-fi remake Body Snatchers (1993), cyberpunk thriller New Rose Hotel (1998), the religious drama Mary (2005), the black comedy Go Go Tales (2007), and the biopic Pasolini (2014), as well as in several documentary filmmaking projects.
Acting
Movie
Marty Supreme
as Ezra Mishkin
2025
Movie
Black Butterfly
as Pat
2017
Movie
Ms .45
as 1st Rapist
1981
Movie
The Driller Killer
as Reno Miller
1979
Movie
The App
2019
TV
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
as Self
2013
Movie
Daddy Longlegs
as Robber
2010
Movie
9 Lives of a Wet Pussy
as Old Man
1976
Movie
Don Peyote
as Taxi Cab Driver
2014
Movie
Don Peyote
as Manhattan Cab Driver
2014
Movie
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Self
2008
Movie
Mulberry St.
as Self
2010
Movie
Piazza Vittorio
as Himself
2017
Movie
Uncle Bob
as Self
2010
Movie
At Sundance
as Self
1995
Movie
Balkan Spirit
as Self - Director
2013
Movie
Alive in France
as Self
2018
Movie
The Projectionist
as Himself
2019
Movie
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
as Self
2017
Movie
Exes
as Caïn
2006
Movie
The Passion According to Béatrice
as Self
2024
Movie
Nicky's Film
as Man in junkyard
1971
Movie
Cannes: All Access
as Self
2007
Movie
Sportin' Life
as Self
2020
Crew
Movie
Bad Lieutenant
Director
1992
Movie
King of New York
Director
1990
TV
Miami Vice
Director
1984
Movie
Body Snatchers
Director
1993
Movie
Ms .45
Director
1981
Movie
The Addiction
Director
1995
Movie
Pasolini
Director
2014
Movie
Zeros and Ones
Director
2021
Movie
The Driller Killer
Director
1979
Movie
The Funeral
Director
1996
Movie
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Writer
2012
Movie
New Rose Hotel
Director
1999