Jeff Daniels
Birthdate
February 19, 1955 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Athens, Georgia, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
February 19, 1955 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Athens, Georgia, USA
Known For
Acting
Biography
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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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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Jeff Daniels's LGBTQ+ Titles
The Hours
Louis Waters
The Catcher Was a Spy
Bill Donovan
Howl
Professor David Kirk
Acting (136)
Reykjavik as Ronald Reagan
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character as Narrator
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story as Ralph Teetor (voice)
Reykjavik as U.S. President Ronald Reagan
Dumb and dumber - the making of as Self
2024
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self
2024
A Man in Full as Charlie Croker (6 episodes)
2023
Bye Bye Barry as Self
2023
The American Buffalo as (voice) (2 episodes)
2023
The Saint of Second Chances as Narrator (voice)
2021
American Rust as Det. Del Harris (19 episodes)
2021
9/11: Inside the President's War Room as Narrator
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
2021
Hemingway as Ernest Hemingway (voice) (3 episodes)
2020
Adam as Mickey
2020
The Comey Rule as James Comey (2 episodes)
2020
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party as Himself (1 episode)
2020
Washington as Self - Narrator (3 episodes)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self (1 episode)
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 Russian Five as Himself
2018
The Looming Tower as John O'Neill (10 episodes)
2017
Godless as Frank Griffin (7 episodes)
2017
Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2017
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge as Narrator (2 episodes)
2016
Allegiant as David
2015
Steve Jobs as John Sculley
2015
The Martian as Teddy Sanders
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (3 episodes)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2015
ARES: live as Teddy Sanders (6 episodes)
2015
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' as Self
2015
Of Miracles and Men as Self - Narrator
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2014
Dumb and Dumber To as Harry Dunne
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (2 episodes)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self (1 episode)
2013
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend as Self
2012
Looper as Abe
2012
The Newsroom as Will McAvoy (25 episodes)
2011
Impractical Jokers as Self (1 episode)
2010
Howl as Professor David Kirk
2009
Paper Man as Richard Dunn
2009
Away We Go as Jerry Farlander
2009
State of Play as George Fergus
2009
The Answer Man as Arlen Faber
2008
Traitor as Carter
2008
Space Chimps as Zartog (voice)
2008
A Plumm Summer as Narrator
2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear as Dan Miller
2007
Mama's Boy as Mert Rosenbloom
2007
The Lookout as Lewis
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self (1 episode)
2006
Infamous as Alvin Dewey
2006
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy as Self
2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors as Self
2006
Robin Williams: A Family Affair as Self
2006
RV as Travis Gornicke
2006
Still Dumb After All These Years as Self
2005
The Colbert Report as Self (2 episodes)
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
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self (2 episodes)
2004
The Five People You Meet In Heaven as Blue Man
2004
Remembering Ragtime as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
2004
Imaginary Heroes as Ben Travis
2004
The Goodbye Girl as Elliot Garfield
2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self (1 episode)
2003
I Witness as James Rhodes
2003
Gods and Generals as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2 episodes)
2002
The Hours as Louis Waters
2002
Blood Work as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
2002
Super Sucker as Fred Barlow
2001
Chasing Sleep as Ed Saxon
2001
Escanaba in da Moonlight as Rueben Soady
2000
Cheaters as Dr. Gerard Plecki
2000
The Crossing as Gen. George Washington
1999
It's the Rage as Warren Harding
1999
My Favorite Martian as Tim O'Hara
1999
Family Guy as Jeff Daniels (voice) (1 episode)
1998
Pleasantville as Mr. Johnson
1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley as Self
1997
The View as Self (1 episode)
1997
Trial and Error as Charles Tuttle
1997
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party as Self
1996
101 Dalmatians as Roger
1996
Fly Away Home as Thomas Alden
1996
2 Days in the Valley as Alvin Strayer
1996
The Daily Show as Self (2 episodes)
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) (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1993
Rain Without Thunder as Jonathan Garson
1992
There Goes the Neighborhood as Willis Embry
1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story as Tom Noonan
1992
HBO First Look (1 episode)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 episode)
1992
Timescape as Ben Wilson
1991
America's Classic Ballparks as Narrator
1991
The Butcher's Wife as Dr. Alex Tremor
1991
Breakfast with the Arts (1 episode)
1990
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael as Denton Webb
1990
Arachnophobia as Ross Jennings
1990
Love Hurts as Paul Weaver
1989
No Place Like Home as Mike Cooper
1988
Checking Out as Ray Macklin
1988
Sweet Hearts Dance as Sam Manners
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1 episode)
1988
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial as Lt. Steve Maryk
1988
The House on Carroll Street as Cochran
1987
Trying Times as Jim (1 episode)
1987
Radio Days as Biff Baxter
1986
Something Wild as Charles Driggs
1986
Heartburn as Richard
1985
Marie: A True Story as Eddie Sisk
1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
1984
MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
1983
Terms of Endearment as Flap Horton
1983
An Invasion of Privacy as Francis Ryan
1982
Fifth of July as Jed Jenkins
1981
Ragtime as P.C. O'Donnell
1980
A Rumor of War as Chaplain (2 episodes)
1979
CBS News Sunday Morning as Self (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited) (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (2 episodes)
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Neal Forrester (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lyman Fellers (1 episode)
Directing (2)
2002
Super Sucker
• Director
2001
Escanaba in da Moonlight
• Director
Production (2)
2021
American Rust (9 episodes)
• Executive Producer (9 episodes)
2019
Guest Artist
• Producer
Creator (1)
2015
Hunting Hitler
• Creator
Writing (2)
2019
Guest Artist
• Writer
2002
Super Sucker
• Writer
Crew (1)
2017
The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (5 episodes)
• Creator (5 episodes)