Not unlike the characters they play, gangster movie actors tend to operate in similar circles. Which Goodfellas alumni also appeared in The Sopranos?

Here's every actor from Goodfellas that can also be spotted in The Sopranos. Released in 1990, Goodfellas continued the fruitful working relationship between Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro after the heralded double-whammy of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. Based on Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family by Nicholas Pileggi (who also co-wrote the screenplay), Goodfellas recounts the life and crimes of Henry Hill who, in his own words, always wanted to be a gangster. Alongside Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci, De Niro turns in another excellent performance under Scorsese's direction, and Goodfellas became arguably the most beloved gangster film since The Godfather Part II.

Of course, Robert De Niro knows all about The Godfather Part II. The acting legend starred as a young Vito Corleone in the flashback timeline of Francis Ford Coppola's sequel, and it was here that De Niro's long association with the gangster genre began. The Corleone and Lucchese crime families might've reigned supreme on the big screen, but it's impossible to look beyond The Sopranos when considering the biggest and best mafia shows TV has to offer. Starring James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, David Chase's The Sopranos ran for six seasons through the 1990s and 2000s, offering a contemporary take on Italian-American gangster life in New York City.

Somewhat ironically, many mafia actors operate in the same circles, crossing paths time and again, and this means many faces from Goodfellas would subsequently feature in The Sopranos. Indeed, Ray Liotta is set to feature in upcoming prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark - but which good fellas appeared in The Sopranos proper?

Lorraine Bracco

The most obvious casting connection between Goodfellas and The Sopranos is undeniably Lorraine Bracco. In 1990, the actress made her name as Goodfellas' Karen Hill opposite Ray Liotta. An ordinary girl lured by the cash and glamour that came with dating a gangster, Karen would crash and burn as collateral damage from her husband's illicit activities. Though Bracco was reluctant to play a mafia wife again, she joined The Sopranos as Jennifer Melfi, Tony's therapist whom she enjoys(?) a complex attachment to throughout the HBO series. Dr. Melfi ultimately manages to avoid the tragic pitfalls Bracco's Goodfellas character fell into.

Michael Imperioli

Unlike Bracco, Michael Imperioli is far more famous for his role in The Sopranos than he is for Goodfellas. As Christopher Moltisanti, Imperioli played Tony Soprano's protege nephew, and the son of a gangster Gandolfini's character respected deeply. Renowned for his love of tracksuits, Christopher battled several addictions on his way to the top, before meeting a predictably unfortunate fate at Tony's own hands. Michael Imperioli had a brief but brilliant Goodfellas role as Spider - the mafia upstart shot in the foot by Joe Pesci, and then killed following an ill-advised "go f**k yourself."