Editing Michael Pitt (section)

===Television===
During his theater debut, a casting agent whom Pitt had mistaken for a police officer attempting to arrest him noticed him and recommended him for a role on the television series ''[[Dawson's Creek]].'' He played Henry Parker on a recurring basis in the third season (1999–2000).

In 2010, Pitt was cast as [[Jimmy Darmody]] in the [[HBO]] series ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' (about the rise of [[Atlantic City]] during the [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] era), as the gangster protégé of corrupt politician [[Nucky Thompson]]. He appeared in the show's first two seasons and was nominated for a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] and a Critics's Choice Award for his performance. Pitt said of ''Boardwalk Empire'', "I'm proud of the work we did on that show. My grandfather was an Italian-American and he met my grandmother in Atlantic City. So Jimmy Darmody spoke to me; he felt very close to home."

In 2014, he was cast in the recurring role of [[Mason Verger]] in the [[NBC]] series ''[[Hannibal (TV series)|Hannibal]]''<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael|last=Ausiello|authorlink=Michael Ausiello|url=https://tvline.com/news/hannibal-michael-pitt-season-2-mason-verger-489797/|title=TVLine Items: Michael Pitt Devours Key Hannibal Role, Chicago P.D.'s Shift Extended and More|website=[[TVLine]]|date=January 31, 2014|accessdate=May 24, 2025}}</ref> playing the role in the show's second season. He subsequently left and was replaced by [[Joe Anderson (actor)|Joe Anderson]].<ref>{{Cite web|first=Natalie|last=Abrams|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/12/19/michael-pitt-exits-hannibal-joe-anderson/|title=Michael Pitt exits 'Hannibal,' Joe Anderson to replace him|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=December 19, 2014|access-date=May 1, 2021|archive-date=January 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112050439/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/12/19/michael-pitt-exits-hannibal-joe-anderson/|url-status=live}}</ref>