Jeff Daniels
Skuespiller, Producer, Instruktør, Forfatter
19. februar 1955 (71 år)
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor. He founded a non-profit theatre company, the Purple Rose Theatre Company, in his home state of Michigan. He has performed in a number of stage productions, both on and off Broadway. He has been nominated for the Tony Award as Best Actor for the Broadway play God of Carnage (2009), along with his other three cast-mates.
He has had a thriving film career, from his debut in 1981 in Ragtime, through State of Play in 2009. For his film work, he has received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (hence the name of his theatre company). He has also received nominations by the Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, and several for his work in The Squid and the Whale (London Critics Circle Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Chlotrudis Awards and Gotham Awards).
He has had a thriving film career, from his debut in 1981 in Ragtime, through State of Play in 2009. For his film work, he has received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (hence the name of his theatre company). He has also received nominations by the Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, and several for his work in The Squid and the Whale (London Critics Circle Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Chlotrudis Awards and Gotham Awards).
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Filmography
| 2025 | The American Revolution (2025) · as Thomas Jefferson (voice) |
| 2025 | Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story · as Ralph Teetor (voice) |
| 2024 | A Man in Full · as Charlie Croker |
| 2023 | The American Buffalo · as (voice) |
| 2023 | The Saint of Second Chances · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | Shrinking · as Randy |
| 2021 | American Rust · as Det. Del Harris |
| 2021 | Hemingway (2021) · as Ernest Hemingway (voice) |
| 2020 | The Comey Rule · as James Comey |
| 2020 | Adam · as Mickey |
| 2019 | An Accidental Studio · as Cast |
| 2019 | Guest Artist · as Joseph Harris |
| 2018 | The Emperor's Newest Clothes · as The Emperor |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy · as Bill Donovan |
| 2018 | The Looming Tower · as John O'neill |
| 2017 | Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge · as Rolling Stone |
| 2017 | Godless · as Frank Griffin |
| 2017 | Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond · as Harry Dunne |
| 2017 | Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge · as Narrator |
| 2016 | The Divergent Series: Allegiant · as David |
| 2016 | The Oscars · as Teddy Sanders |
| 2016 | Ares III: The Untold Story · as Teddy Sanders - Director Of Nasa |
| 2015 | Steve Jobs · as John Sculley |
| 2015 | The Martian · as Theodore "teddy" Sanders |
| 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To · as Harry Dunne |
| 2012 | Looper · as Abe |
| 2012 | The Newsroom (2012) · as Will Mcavoy |
| 2010 | Howl · as Professor David KirkPå Plex |
| 2009 | The Answer Man · as Arlen FaberPå Plex |
| 2009 | 30 for 30 · as Narrator |
| 2009 | Away We Go · as Jerry Farlander |
| 2009 | Paper Man · as Richard Dunn |
| 2009 | State of Play · as George Fergus |
| 2008 | Traitor · as Carter |
| 2008 | Space Chimps · as Zartog (voice)På Plex |
| 2008 | Sweet Nothing in My Ear · as Dan Miller |
| 2007 | Mama's Boy · as Mert RosenbloomPå Plex |
| 2007 | The Lookout · as Lewis |
| 2007 | A Plumm Summer · as NarratorPå Plex |
| 2006 | Infamous · as Alvin Dewey |
| 2006 | RV · as Travis Gornicke |
| 2005 | The Squid and the Whale · as Bernard Berkman |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. · as Sig Mickelson |
| 2005 | Because of Winn-Dixie · as Preacher |
| 2004 | The Five People You Meet in Heaven · as Blue Man |
| 2004 | Imaginary Heroes · as Ben Travis |
| 2004 | Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter · as Doug |
| 2004 | The Goodbye Girl · as Elliot Garfield |
| 2003 | I Witness · as James RhodesPå Plex |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals · as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain |
| 2002 | The Hours · as Louis Waters |
| 2002 | Blood Work · as Jasper 'buddy' Noone |
| 2002 | Super Sucker · as Fred Barlow |
| 2001 | Escanaba in da Moonlight · as Rueben SoadyPå Plex |
| 2000 | Chasing Sleep · as Ed Saxon |
| 2000 | Cheaters · as Dr. Gerard Plecki |
| 2000 | The Crossing · as Gen. George Washington |
| 1999 | All the Rage · as Warren Harding |
| 1999 | My Favorite Martian · as Tim O'hara |
| 1999 | Family Guy · as Jeff Daniels (voice) |
| 1998 | Pleasantville · as Mr. JohnsonPå Plex |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers · as Liam Neeson |
| 1997 | Trial and Error · as Charles Tuttle |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians · as Roger |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley · as Alvin Strayer |
| 1996 | Fly Away Home · as Thomas Alden |
| 1995 | Redwood Curtain · as Lyman Fellers |
| 1994 | Dumb and Dumber · as Harry Dunne |
| 1994 | Speed · as Harry |
| 1993 | Gettysburg · as Col. Joshua Chamberlain |
| 1993 | Frasier · as Doug (voice) |
| 1992 | Rain Without Thunder · as Jonathan Garson |
| 1992 | There Goes the Neighborhood · as Willis Embry |
| 1992 | Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story · as Tom Noonan |
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| 1991 | Grand Tour: Disaster in Time · as Ben Wilson |
| 1991 | The Butcher's Wife · as Dr. Alex Tremor |
| 1990 | Love Hurts · as Paul Weaver |
| 1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael · as Denton WebbPå Plex |
| 1990 | Arachnophobia · as Ross Jennings |
| 1989 | No Place Like Home · as Mike Cooper |
| 1988 | Checking Out · as Ray Macklin |
| 1988 | Sweet Hearts Dance · as Sam Manners |
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| 1988 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial · as Lt. Steve Maryk |
| 1988 | The House on Carroll Street · as Cochran |
| 1988 | Tanner '88 · as Park Ranger |
| 1987 | Trying Times · as Jim |
| 1987 | Radio Days · as Biff Baxter |
| 1986 | Something Wild · as Charles Driggs |
| 1986 | Heartburn · as Richard |
| 1985 | Marie · as Eddie Sisk |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo · as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd |
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment · as Flap Horton |
| 1983 | An Invasion of Privacy · as Francis Ryan |
| 1981 | Ragtime · as P.c. O'donnell |
| 1980 | American Playhouse · as Jed Jenkins |
| 1980 | Breaking Away · as Cast |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War · as Chaplain |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O · as Neal Forrester |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Lyman Fellers |
| 2021 | American Rust · as Executive Producer |
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| 2001 | Escanaba in da MoonlightPå Plex |
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| 2001 | Escanaba in da Moonlight · as PlayPå Plex |