
Acting
Louis Cancelmi
EN cinema · 34 credits
Born
9 June 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Louis Cancelmi (born 9 June 1978, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American stage and film actor who studied Theater at Yale College. He is a frequent performer with the Public Theater, appearing at both its Astor Library home and the Delacorte Theater in Central Park (including The Tempest in Shakespeare in the Park, 2015). He is best known for playing Mike D'Angelo in HBO's Boardwalk Empire (2014, 6 episodes), Victor Mateo in Showtime's Billions (2016–2023, 45 episodes), Sally Bugs in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman (2019), and Kelsie Morrison in Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). He is married to actress Elisabeth Waterston (m. 2006), whose father is actor Sam Waterston. His filmography includes The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014, as the Man in Black Suit), 21 Bridges (2019), The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021, as Richard Fletcher), Pet Shop Days (2023), Sorry, Baby (2025), In the Hand of Dante (2026, dual roles as Lefty / Guido da Polenta), and The Bride! (2026). On television he has also appeared in Blue Bloods (2015–2016, as Thomas Wilder), The Looming Tower (2018, as Vince Stuart, 10 episodes), A Murder at the End of the World (2023, as Todd Andrews, 7 episodes), The Penguin (2024, as Rex Calabrese), and Government Cheese (2025, as Jean-Guy Prevost, 5 episodes).
Known for
Filmography

Deception Road
as Frank
Becoming Da Vinci
Becoming Da Vinci
as Duke Sforza

In the Hand of Dante
as Lefty / Guido Novello Da Polenta

The Bride!
as Officer Goodman

Mayday
as Maj Pete Sanders

Pet Shop Days
as Walker

Mooch
as Louis

Sorry, Baby
as Preston Decker

Killers of the Flower Moon
as Kelsie Morrison

Give or Take
as Terrence

The Eyes of Tammy Faye
as Richard Fletcher

Team Marco
as Richie

Mass Hysteria
as Giles

The Irishman
as Sally Bugs

21 Bridges
as Bush

Windows on the World
as Miguel

Fragments 83
Title Designer

Fits and Starts
as Daniel

Tramps
as Jimmy

Memory Box
as Josh

Please Be Normal
as Victor

Manhattan Romance
as Jarrod

And It Was Good
as Sesto Basti

The Amazing Spider-Man 2
as Man in Black Suit

Gayby
as Louis

Americana
as Georges Stannis

Green
as Dustin

Gabi on the Roof in July
as Garrett



