An extraordinarily gifted actor with talents extending into the realms of writing and producing, D'Onofrio has appeared in over 50 feature films. Born in Brooklyn, New York, D'Onofrio began studying acting at the American Stanislavsky Theatre with Sharon Chatten of the Actors Studio. D'Onofrio took on the formidable task of filming two movies in less than a month in Canada and Louisiana.
In Canada, D'Onofrio starred in the dark film Rabbit, written by Jennifer Lynch, opposite Julia Ormond. He split his time traveling back and forth to New Orleans to work on the action thriller Fire With Fire opposite Bruce Willis, Josh Duhamel and Rosario Dawson. D'Onofrio teamed up with long time friend Ethan Hawke and writer-producer Chris Brancato for a cop drama which was NBC bought with a production commitment. All three were executive produce. D'Onofrio was also working on producing the Eric Boghosian play Mall which he co-wrote into a screenplay as well as stars in. The film marked the directing debut of Linkin Park's Joe Hahn. Chelsea Handler is also playing a darker role in the film.
D'Onofrio gained attention for his intense and compelling talent on the screen in 1987 with a haunting portrayal of an unstable Vietnam War recruit in Stanley Kubrick's gritty Full Metal Jacket. His other early film appearances include Mystic Pizza and Adventures in Babysitting. He also executive-produced and portrayed 1960s counterculture icon Abbie Hoffman in the film Steal This Movie opposite Janeane Garofalo and starred opposite Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn in the science-fiction noir film The Cell. He worked again with Vince Vaughn for a second time in the commercially successful hit The Break Up. D'Onofrio's film experience includes also short films. He directed, produced and starred in a short film, Five Minutes, Mr. Welles. D'Onofrio also worked on the Academy Award® winning short film The New Tenants.
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