He played a gun-toting gangster on mob drama The Sopranos.

But in real life, Michael Imperioli believes that guns 'do more harm than good' when in the hands of citizens.

The 53-year-old told The Daily Telegraph on Saturday: 'Outside of soldiers and policemen, if you can prove to me that having guns does more good than harm, then maybe that will change my mind.

All I see is more harm than good': On Saturday, The Sopranos star Michael Imperioli (pictured) praised Australia's gun control laws in an interview with The Daily Telegraph

'But all I see is more harm than good. You hear about the odd incident where some guy with a gun shoots the bad guy, but overwhelmingly it does more harm than good,' the American actor said.

Michael, who is visiting Australia next month to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first episode of The Sopranos, had praise for Australia's gun laws.

'Gun control has been very successful in Australia, from what I've heard it seems to be a big success,' he told the publication.

Shots fired: He played a gun-toting gangster on he Sopranos. But in real life, Michael Imperioli believes that guns 'do more harm than good'. Pictured on The Sopranos in 2005

The 53-year-old told The Daily Telegraph on Saturday: 'Outside of soldiers and policemen, if you can prove to me that having guns does more good than harm, then maybe that will change my mind.' Pictured on The Sopranos in 2005

Stance: Michael, who is visiting Australia next month to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first episode of The Sopranos, had praise for Australia's gun laws. 'Gun control has been very successful in Australia,' he told the publication. Pictured in 2019

'There were some horrible tragedies there and whatever laws they passed have helped things.'

The comments come The Sopranos movie was given a new title and a release date.

The film prequel to the acclaimed HBO drama series was formerly known as The Many Saints Of Newark, but is now simply called Newark, reported Variety.

The publication also revealed the film's release date: September 25, 2020.

Coming soon: The comments come The Sopranos movie was given a new title and a release date. The film prequel to the acclaimed HBO drama series was formerly known as The Many Saints Of Newark, but is now simply called Newark. Pictured: Original cast of The Sopranos

Legacy: The central character of Tony Soprano will be played by the son of James Gandolfini, Michael Gandolfini, 19 (pictured)

The central character of Tony Soprano will be played by the son of James Gandolfini, who made the role famous in the original series.

Michael Gandolfini, 19, will star in the David Chase-produced movie as the younger version of the character his late father portrayed.

James Gandolfini died suddenly, of a heart attack, at the age of 51 in Rome in 2013.

And Deadline.com reported that Ray Liotta, 64, is in negotiations to come on board the movie set at the time of tensions between African Americans and Italian Americans that led to riots in 1967 in Newark, New Jersey.