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Jeff Daniels

Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born February 19, 1955 (69 years)
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician and playwright. 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).

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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Traitor
  • Howl
  • Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
  • Escanaba in da Moonlight
  • I Witness
  • Super Sucker
  • Sweet Nothing in My Ear
  • Redwood Curtain
Known For
  • The Martian
  • The Newsroom (2012)
  • Dumb and Dumber
  • Arachnophobia
  • Looper
  • Speed
  • Dumb and Dumber To
  • The Squid and the Whale
  • 101 Dalmatians
  • Steve Jobs
  • The Purple Rose of Cairo
  • Gettysburg
  • The Lookout
  • Pleasantville
  • Fly Away Home
  • Good Night, and Good Luck.
  • Something Wild
  • Blood Work
  • State of Play
  • Allegiant
  • The Looming Tower
  • Paper Man
  • Radio Days
  • Terms of Endearment

Filmography

2024
A Man in Full (TV Series) · as Charlie Croker
2023
The American Buffalo (TV Series) · as (voice)
2023
The Saint of Second Chances · as Narrator (voice)
2021
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (TV Series) · as Cast
2021
American Rust (TV Series) · as Det. Del Harris
2021
2021
Hemingway (TV Series) · as Ernest Hemingway (voice)
2020
The Comey Rule (TV Series) · as James Comey
2020
Adam · as Mickey
2019
2019
Guest Artist · as Joseph Harris
2018
2018
The Catcher Was a Spy · as Bill Donovan
2018
The Looming Tower (TV Series) · as John O'neill
2017
2017
Godless (TV Series) · as Frank Griffin
2017
2017
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge (TV Series) · as Narrator
2016
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 Teddy Sanders
2014
Dumb and Dumber To · as Harry Dunne
2012
Looper · as Abe
2012
The Newsroom (2012) (TV Series) · as Will Mcavoy
2010
Howl · as Professor David Kirk
2009
The Answer Man · as Arlen Faber
2009
30 for 30 (TV Series) · 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)
2008
2007
Mama's Boy · as Mert Rosenbloom
2007
The Lookout · as Lewis
2007
A Plumm Summer · as Narrator
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
2004
Imaginary Heroes · as Ben Travis
2004
2004
The Goodbye Girl · as Elliot Garfield
2003
I Witness · as James Rhodes
2003
Gods and Generals · as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series)
2002
The Hours · as Louis Waters
2002
Blood Work · as Jasper 'buddy' Noone
2002
Super Sucker · as Fred Barlow
2001
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 (TV Series) · as Jeff Daniels (voice)
1998
Pleasantville · as Mr. Johnson
1998
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 (TV Series) · as Doug (voice)
1992
Rain Without Thunder · as Jonathan Garson
1992
There Goes the Neighborhood · as Willis Embry
1992
1992
HBO First Look (TV Series)
1992
1991
1991
The Butcher's Wife · as Dr. Alex Tremor
1990
Love Hurts · as Paul Weaver
1990
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
1988
1988
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial · as Lt. Steve Maryk
1988
1988
Tanner '88 (TV Series) · as Park Ranger
1987
Trying Times (TV Series) · 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 (TV Series) · as Jed Jenkins
1980
Breaking Away (TV Series) · as Cast
1980
A Rumor of War (TV Series) · as Chaplain
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Neal Forrester
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Lyman Fellers

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