Giovanni Ribisi

Antonino Giovanni Ribisi (Italian: [antoˈniːno riˈbiːzi]; born December 17, 1974) is an American actor. He has appeared in the films That Thing You Do! (1996), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Heaven (2002), Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Perfect Stranger (2007), Avatar (2009), Public Enemies (2009), Gangster Squad (2013), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), and Papa: Hemingway in Cuba (2015). He had starring roles in the TV sitcom Dads (2013–2014) and the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019). He also had recurring roles in television series such as The Wonder Years (1992–1993), Friends (1995–1998, 2003), and My Name Is Earl (2005–2008).

Ribisi was born in Los Angeles, California on December 17, 1974. His father, Al Ribisi, is a musician who was the keyboard player of People! and his mother, Gay, is a talent manager. He is the twin brother of actress Marissa Ribisi and the older brother of voice actress Gina Ribisi.

Ribisi began acting when he was young, appearing in the 1980s sitcom My Two Dads and in several films during the 1990s. He had a recurring role in the 1990s sitcom Friends, playing the half brother of Phoebe Buffay. For My Name Is Earl, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.

Ribisi starred in the Avatar franchise as Parker Selfridge and Horizon: An American Saga as H. Silas Pickering.

In 2016, Ribisi directed a music video for "Siberian Nights", the third single from Ash & Ice by The Kills.

Ribisi starred as Marius/"Pete" in the Amazon series Sneaky Pete over its three seasons. He debuted as a cinematographer with the 2024 independent film Strange Darling.

Ribisi will play Angelo Dundee, who trained Ali during various parts of his career as a boxer in Amazon Prime Video‘s new Muhammad Ali limited series The Greatest (2026).

Ribisi married actress Mariah O'Brien in 1997 and their daughter was born the same year. The couple divorced in 2001. In 2007, he began a relationship with singer-songwriter Cat Power. The couple lived together for five years before ending their relationship in 2012. Ribisi married English model Agyness Deyn on June 16, 2012, and filed for divorce in January 2015. He announced the birth of his fraternal twins with girlfriend Emily Ward in December 2018.

Ribisi is an active Scientologist. He participated in the gala opening of Scientology's Psychiatry: An Industry of Death museum in December 2005.