Tony Goldwyn
Actor, Director, Producer
May 20, 1960 (65 years)
Anthony Howard 'Tony' Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He's known for his roles as Carl Bruner in Ghost, President Fitzgerald Grant on ABC's drama Scandal, district attorney Nicholas Baxter on Law & Order, Gordon Gray in Oppenheimer, Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), Andrew Prior in Divergent and Insurgent, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai, Michael Drucker in The 6th Day, Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph in Kiss the Girls, Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Harold Nixon in Nixon (1995), Fletcher Cole in The Pelican Brief, and the voice of Tarzan in the Disney animated Tarzan.
He made his acting debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), and had his breakthrough for starring as Carl Bruner in the fantasy thriller film Ghost (1990), which earned him a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to star as Harold Nixon in the biographical film Nixon (1995), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and as Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998).
He portrayed Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), which earned him a second nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. He starred as President Fitzgerald Grant III in the ABC legal/political drama Scandal (2012–2018) and directed a number of episodes for the series, for which he won a Peabody Award.
He is the son of film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and actress Jennifer Howard. His paternal grandparents were film producer and movie studio mogul Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish Jewish immigrant from Warsaw, and actress Frances Howard, who was originally from Nebraska. His maternal grandparents were playwright Sidney Howard and actress Clare Eames. His brother John Goldwyn is a film producer, a former executive of Paramount Pictures and the executive producer of the series Dexter. His brother Peter is also a film producer and the current President of Samuel Goldwyn Films. His half-sister Liz Goldwyn is a filmmaker. His niece is writer/producer Emily Goldwyn (John's daughter - and her mother is actress Colleen Camp).
He has been married to production designer Jane Musky since 1987 and they have two daughters: Anna, a screenwriter, and Tess, an actress.
He made his acting debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), and had his breakthrough for starring as Carl Bruner in the fantasy thriller film Ghost (1990), which earned him a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to star as Harold Nixon in the biographical film Nixon (1995), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and as Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998).
He portrayed Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), which earned him a second nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. He starred as President Fitzgerald Grant III in the ABC legal/political drama Scandal (2012–2018) and directed a number of episodes for the series, for which he won a Peabody Award.
He is the son of film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and actress Jennifer Howard. His paternal grandparents were film producer and movie studio mogul Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish Jewish immigrant from Warsaw, and actress Frances Howard, who was originally from Nebraska. His maternal grandparents were playwright Sidney Howard and actress Clare Eames. His brother John Goldwyn is a film producer, a former executive of Paramount Pictures and the executive producer of the series Dexter. His brother Peter is also a film producer and the current President of Samuel Goldwyn Films. His half-sister Liz Goldwyn is a filmmaker. His niece is writer/producer Emily Goldwyn (John's daughter - and her mother is actress Colleen Camp).
He has been married to production designer Jane Musky since 1987 and they have two daughters: Anna, a screenwriter, and Tess, an actress.
Known For
Filmography
| 2025 | One Battle After Another · as Virgil Throckmorton |
| 2023 | Ezra · as Bruce |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer · as Gordon Gray |
| 2023 | Murder Mystery 2 · as Mr. Silverfox |
| 2023 | Plane · as Scarsdale |
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding · as Dr. Goulding |
| 2021 | King Richard · as Paul Cohen |
| 2021 | Hacks (2021) · as Bob Lipka |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country · as Samuel Braithwhite |
| 2019 | The Hot Zone · as Bruce Ivins |
| 2019 | Chambers (2019) · as Ben Lefevre |
| 2018 | Back to Life: The Torin Yater-Wallace Story · as Narrator |
| 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House · as Ed Miller |
| 2017 | A Little Something for Your Birthday · as Adam |
| 2016 | The Belko Experiment · as Barry Norris |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee · as Bus Driver |
| 2015 | The Divergent Series: Insurgent · as Andrew Prior |
| 2014 | Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs · as Warren Jeffs |
| 2014 | Divergent · as Andrew Prior |
| 2013 | Scandal: The Secret Is Out · as President Fitzgerald Grant |
| 2012 | The Unknown · as Bill Watson |
| 2012 | Scandal (2012) · as President Fitzgerald Grant |
| 2011 | The Mechanic · as Dean Sanderson |
| 2009 | The Good Wife · as Judge Henry Baxter |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva · as Alan Roberts |
| 2009 | The Last House on the Left · as John Collingwood |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon · as Mr. Sheldrake |
| 2008 | Sexo en serie · as Burr Connor |
| 2006 | Dexter · as Dr. Emmett Meridian |
| 2005 | American Gun · as Frank |
| 2005 | Romance & Cigarettes · as Kitty's First Love (uncredited) |
| 2005 | The Sisters · as Vincent Antonelli |
| 2005 | The Godfather of Green Bay · as Big Jake Norquist |
| 2005 | Ghosts Never Sleep · as Jared Dolan |
| 2004 | The L Word · as Burr Connor |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai · as Col. Benjamin Bagley |
| 2003 | Ash Tuesday · as Elliott |
| 2002 | Abandon · as David Schaffer |
| 2002 | Without a Trace · as Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles |
| 2002 | Joshua · as JoshuaOn Plex |
| 2001 | An American Rhapsody · as Peter |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent · as Frank Goren |
| 2001 | The Song of the Lark · as Fred Ottenburg |
| 2001 | Someone Like You · as Narrator On Tv |
| 2000 | The 6th Day · as Michael Drucker |
| 2000 | Bounce · as Greg Janello |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · as Nicholas Baxter |
| 1999 | Tarzan · as Tarzan (voice) |
| 1998 | The Lesser Evil · as Frank |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon · as Neil Armstrong |
| 1997 | Trouble on the Corner · as Jeff Stewart |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls · as Dr. Will Rudolph |
| 1996 | The Substance of Fire · as Aaron Geldhart |
| 1996 | The Boys Next Door · as Jack Palmer |
| 1995 | Nixon · as Harold Nixon |
| 1995 | Reckless · as Tom |
| 1995 | Truman · as Clark Clifford |
| 1995 | The Last Word · as StanOn Plex |
| 1995 | Pocahontas: The Legend · as Sir Edwin Wingfield |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means · as Robert Steed |
| 1994 | Doomsday Gun · as Duvall |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo · as Captain Mike Starwood |
| 1993 | Love Matters · as Geoffrey |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief · as Fletcher Coal |
| 1993 | Frasier · as Roger |
| 1993 | Taking the Heat · as Michael |
| 1992 | Traces of Red · as Steve Frayn |
| 1992 | Kuffs · as Ted Bukovsky |
| 1991 | Iran: Days of Crisis · as Jody Powell |
| 1990 | Law & Order · as Nicholas Baxter |
| 1990 | Ghost · as Carl Bruner |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt · as Dr. Carl Fairbanks |
| 1989 | Dark Holiday · as Ken Horton |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown · as Bobby Powell |
| 1988 | Favorite Son · as Tim |
| 1988 | Friday the 13th: The New Blood · as David (archive Footage) |
| 1987 | Gaby: A True Story · as David |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse · as Paul |
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| 1986 | L.A. Law · as Chris Arnett |
| 1986 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives · as Darren |
| 1986 | Matlock · as Mark Campion |
| 1984 | Hunter · as Byron LoireOn Plex |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere · as Henry Orr |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Scott (segment: The Last Mile) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Jack Palmer |
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