Vincent Gallo (born April 11, 1961) is an American film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer and songwriter, as well as a painter. Although he has had supporting roles in mainstream films such as Goodfellas, he is most associated with independent cinema, including Buffalo '66, which he wrote, directed, composed the music for and starred in; The Brown Bunny, which he also wrote, directed, produced, starred in and shot; Arizona Dream; The Funeral; and Palookaville. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Gallo was a painter in the New York art scene, exhibiting with the well-known art dealer Annina Nosei, performed in a rap duo and appeared in the first television broadcast of hip-hop, Graffiti Rock, and also played in the industrial band Bohack, which released the album It Took Several Wives.

In the early 2000s, he released several solo recordings on the WARP Records label. Gallo is known for his blunt views and generally sarcastic character; he once stated: "I stopped painting in 1990 at the peak of my success just to deny people my beautiful paintings; and I did it out of spite." Gallo was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 67th Venice International Film Festival for his role as a silent fugitive Muslim prisoner in Jerzy Skolimowski's film Essential Killing. His own feature film Promises Written in Water, which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in, was also shown in the festival's competition program.