John Turturro is an American actor and filmmaker. Turturro played Seymour Simmons in the Transformers film series and appeared in the films The Batman, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou, Do The Right Thing, and Mr. Deeds. He also stars in the Apple Original series Severance, and the series Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Turturro received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Monk. He directed the documentaries Passione and The Jesus Rolls.