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Jeff Daniels

Acting 71 years old Athens, Georgia, USA ★ 2.0
Born: February 19, 1955

Biography

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).

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Known For

The Martian
The Martian Theodore "Teddy" Sanders 2015
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber Harry Dunne 1994
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck. Sig Mickelson 2005
Allegiant
Allegiant David 2016
Speed
Speed Harry 1994

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Allegiant
Allegiant David 2016
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (139)

The Brink of War
The Brink of War Ronald Reagan 2026
The American Revolution
The American Revolution Thomas Jefferson (voice) 2025
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words Self 2025
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story Self 2024
A Man in Full
A Man in Full Charlie Croker 2024
Bye Bye Barry
Bye Bye Barry Self 2023
The American Buffalo
The American Buffalo (voice) 2023
The Saint of Second Chances
The Saint of Second Chances Narrator (voice) 2023
Shrinking
Shrinking 2023
Shrinking
Shrinking Randy 2023
American Rust
American Rust Det. Del Harris 2021
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
9/11: Inside the President's War Room Self - Narrator (voice) 2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Self 2021
Hemingway
Hemingway Ernest Hemingway (voice) 2021
The Comey Rule
The Comey Rule James Comey 2020
Adam
Adam Mickey 2020
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party Himself 2020
Washington
Washington Self - Narrator 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Guest Artist
Guest Artist Joseph Harris 2019
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
The Emperor's Newest Clothes The Emperor 2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
The Catcher Was a Spy Bill Donovan 2018
The Russian Five
The Russian Five self 2018
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower John O'Neill 2018
Godless
Godless Frank Griffin 2017
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge Narrator 2017
Allegiant
Allegiant David 2016
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs John Sculley 2015
The Martian
The Martian Theodore "Teddy" Sanders 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Self 2015
ARES: live
ARES: live Teddy Sanders 2015
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' Self 2015
Of Miracles and Men
Of Miracles and Men Self - Narrator 2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self 2014
Dumb and Dumber To
Dumb and Dumber To Harry Dunne 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Self 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Off Camera with Sam Jones Self 2014
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend Self 2013
Looper
Looper Abe 2012
The Newsroom
The Newsroom Will McAvoy 2012
Impractical Jokers
Impractical Jokers Self 2011
Howl
Howl Professor David Kirk 2010
Paper Man
Paper Man Richard Dunn 2009
Away We Go
Away We Go Jerry Farlander 2009
State of Play
State of Play George Fergus 2009
The Answer Man
The Answer Man Arlen Faber 2009
Traitor
Traitor Carter 2008
Space Chimps
Space Chimps Zartog (voice) 2008
A Plumm Summer
A Plumm Summer Narrator 2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sweet Nothing in My Ear Dan Miller 2008
Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy Mert Rosenbloom 2007
The Lookout
The Lookout Lewis 2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show Self 2007
Infamous
Infamous Alvin Dewey 2006
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Robin Williams: A Family Affair Self 2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors Self 2006
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy Self 2006
RV
RV Travis Gornicke 2006
Still Dumb After All These Years
Still Dumb After All These Years Self 2006
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report Self 2005
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale Bernard Berkman 2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck. Sig Mickelson 2005
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie Preacher 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
The Five People You Meet In Heaven Blue Man 2004
Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage) 2004
Imaginary Heroes
Imaginary Heroes Ben Travis 2004
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl Elliot Garfield 2004
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of Self 2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
I Witness
I Witness James Rhodes 2003
Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
The Hours
The Hours Louis Waters 2002
Blood Work
Blood Work Jasper 'Buddy' Noone 2002
Super Sucker
Super Sucker Fred Barlow 2002
Chasing Sleep
Chasing Sleep Ed Saxon 2001
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Escanaba in da Moonlight Rueben Soady 2001
Cheaters
Cheaters Dr. Gerard Plecki 2000
The Crossing
The Crossing Gen. George Washington 2000
All the Rage
All the Rage Warren Harding 1999
My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian Tim O'Hara 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Jeff Daniels (voice) 1999
Pleasantville
Pleasantville Mr. Johnson 1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley Self 1998
The View
The View Self 1997
Trial and Error
Trial and Error Charles Tuttle 1997
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party Self 1997
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians Roger 1996
Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home Thomas Alden 1996
2 Days in the Valley
2 Days in the Valley Alvin Strayer 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Redwood Curtain
Redwood Curtain Lyman Fellers 1995
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber Harry Dunne 1994
Speed
Speed Harry 1994
Gettysburg
Gettysburg Col. Joshua Chamberlain 1993
Frasier
Frasier Doug (voice) 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman Self - Guest 1993
Rain Without Thunder
Rain Without Thunder Jonathan Garson 1993
There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood Willis Embry 1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story Tom Noonan 1992
HBO First Look
HBO First Look 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Timescape
Timescape Ben Wilson 1992
America's Classic Ballparks
America's Classic Ballparks Narrator 1991
The Butcher's Wife
The Butcher's Wife Dr. Alex Tremor 1991
Breakfast with the Arts
Breakfast with the Arts 1991
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael Denton Webb 1990
Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia Ross Jennings 1990
Love Hurts
Love Hurts Paul Weaver 1990
No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home Mike Cooper 1989
Checking Out
Checking Out Ray Macklin 1988
Sweet Hearts Dance
Sweet Hearts Dance Sam Manners 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Lt. Steve Maryk 1988
The House on Carroll Street
The House on Carroll Street Cochran 1988
Trying Times
Trying Times Jim 1987
Radio Days
Radio Days Biff Baxter 1987
Something Wild
Something Wild Charles Driggs 1986
Heartburn
Heartburn Richard 1986
Marie: A True Story
Marie: A True Story Eddie Sisk 1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd 1985
MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards Self - Presenter 1984
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment Flap Horton 1983
An Invasion of Privacy
An Invasion of Privacy Francis Ryan 1983
Fifth of July
Fifth of July Jed Jenkins 1982
Ragtime
Ragtime P.C. O'Donnell 1981
A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War Chaplain 1980
CBS News Sunday Morning
CBS News Sunday Morning Self 1979
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Cameo (uncredited) 1975
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O Neal Forrester 1968
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Lyman Fellers 1951
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation Self
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character Narrator
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story Ralph Teetor (voice)

Directing Credits (2)

Writing Credits (2)

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