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Aaron Eckhart
Actor
Born March 12, 1968 (54 years)
Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March 12, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Cupertino, California, Eckhart moved to the United Kingdom at early age, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Australia for his high school senior year. He left high school without graduating, but earned a diploma through a professional education course, and graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in film. For much of the mid-1990s, he lived in New York City as a struggling, unemployed actor.
As an undergraduate at BYU, Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute, who cast him in several of his own original plays. Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous, sociopathic ladies' man in LaBute's black comedy film In the Company of Men (1997). Under LaBute's guidance he worked in the director's films Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), and Possession (2002).
Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich (2000), and, in 2006, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking. He gained further mainstream breakout in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent / Two-Face. Eckhart's other key roles include The Pledge (2001), The Core (2003), Paycheck (2003), Rabbit Hole (2010), Battle: Los Angeles (2011), Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and its sequel London Has Fallen (2016), I, Frankenstein (2014), Sully (2016), Midway (2019) and Line Of Duty (2019).
Filmography
| 2022 | The First Lady (2022) (TV Series) · as Gerald Ford |
| 2020 | Wander · as Arthur Bretnik |
| 2019 | Line of Duty · as Frank Penny |
| 2019 | Midway · as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs (TV Series) · as Greg |
| 2016 | Incarnate · as Dr. Seth Ember |
| 2016 | London Has Fallen · as President Benjamin Asher |
| 2016 | Bleed for This · as Kevin Rooney |
| 2016 | Sully · as Jeff Skiles |
| 2015 | My All-American · as Darrell Royal |
| 2014 | I, Frankenstein · as Adam |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen · as President Benjamin Asher |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises · as Harvey Dent / Two-Face (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Erased · as Ben Logan |
| 2011 | The Rum Diary · as Sanderson |
| 2011 | Battle Los Angeles · as Michael Nantz |
| 2010 | Rabbit Hole · as Howie Corbett |
| 2009 | Love Happens · as Burke |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight · as Harvey Dent / Two-Face |
| 2007 | No Reservations · as Nick |
| 2007 | Towelhead · as Mr. Vuoso |
| 2007 | Meet Bill · as Bill |
| 2006 | The Wicker Man · as Truck Stop Patron |
| 2006 | The Black Dahlia · as Lee Blanchard |
| 2005 | Thank You for Smoking · as Nick Naylor |
| 2005 | Conversations with Other Women · as Man |
| 2005 | Neverwas · as Zach Riley |
| 2004 | Suspect Zero · as Thomas Mackelway |
| 2004 | Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter · as Frank |
| 2003 | The Core · as Dr. Josh Keyes |
| 2003 | Paycheck · as James Rethrick |
| 2003 | The Missing · as Brake Baldwin |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Possession · as Roland Mitchell |
| 2001 | The Pledge · as Stan Krolak |
| 2000 | Erin Brockovich · as George |
| 2000 | Nurse Betty · as Del Sizemore |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday · as Nick Crozier |
| 1999 | Molly · as Buck McKay |
| 1998 | Thursday · as Nick |
| 1998 | Your Friends and Neighbors · as Barry |
| 1997 | In the Company of Men · as Chad |
| 1997 | Emeril Live (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Electric Playground (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Himselt |
| 1993 | Slaughter of the Innocents · as Ken Reynolds |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Frank |
| 1992 | Double Jeopardy · as Dwayne |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |