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Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

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.

Born

Feb 19, 1955

Athens, Georgia, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

94 acting

5 crew

Popularity

2.1

Known For

The Martian
The Martian
2015 as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
★ 7.7
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber
1994 as Harry Dunne
★ 6.7
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 as Sig Mickelson
★ 7.1
Speed
Speed
1994 as Harry
★ 7.1
Looper
Looper
2012 as Abe
★ 6.9
Allegiant
Allegiant
2016 as David
★ 6.1
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians
1996 as Roger
★ 5.9
State of Play
State of Play
2009 as George Fergus
★ 6.8
The Hours
The Hours
2002 as Louis Waters
★ 7.3
Dumb and Dumber To
Dumb and Dumber To
2014 as Harry Dunne
★ 5.6
RV
RV
2006 as Travis Gornicke
★ 5.9
Pleasantville
Pleasantville
1998 as Mr. Johnson
★ 7.3
Blood Work
Blood Work
2002 as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
★ 6.2
The Catcher Was a Spy
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 as Bill Donovan
★ 6.2
Heartburn
Heartburn
1986 as Richard
★ 6.0
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
1993 as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
★ 7.0
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
1983 as Flap Horton
★ 7.1
Something Wild
Something Wild
1986 as Charles Driggs
★ 6.6
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
★ 7.4
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
2015 as John Sculley
★ 6.8
Ragtime
Ragtime
1981 as P.C. O'Donnell
★ 7.0
Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia
1990 as Ross Jennings
★ 6.4
2 Days in the Valley
2 Days in the Valley
1996 as Alvin Strayer
★ 6.2
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale
2005 as Bernard Berkman
★ 7.0
Traitor
Traitor
2008 as Carter
★ 6.7
Paper Man
Paper Man
2009 as Richard Dunn
★ 6.3
Howl
Howl
2010 as Professor David Kirk
★ 6.4
Infamous
Infamous
2006 as Alvin Dewey
★ 6.5
The Lookout
The Lookout
2007 as Lewis
★ 6.7
Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home
1996 as Thomas Alden
★ 6.9
Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals
2003 as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
★ 6.3
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 as Preacher
★ 6.5
Radio Days
Radio Days
1987 as Biff Baxter
★ 7.0
Adam
Adam
2020 as Mickey
★ 6.4
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990 as Denton Webb
★ 6.1
Space Chimps
Space Chimps
2008 as Zartog (voice)
★ 4.9
Timescape
Timescape
1992 as Ben Wilson
★ 6.5
My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian
1999 as Tim O'Hara
★ 5.6
Imaginary Heroes
Imaginary Heroes
2004 as Ben Travis
★ 6.5
Cheaters
Cheaters
2000 as Dr. Gerard Plecki
★ 6.2
The Brink of War
The Brink of War
2026 as Ronald Reagan
Away We Go
Away We Go
2009 as Jerry Farlander
★ 6.7
The Butcher's Wife
The Butcher's Wife
1991 as Dr. Alex Tremor
★ 5.7
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021 as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 6.8
Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy
2007 as Mert Rosenbloom
★ 4.6
Trial and Error
Trial and Error
1997 as Charles Tuttle
★ 5.4
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
★ 7.0
The Crossing
The Crossing
2000 as Gen. George Washington
★ 6.3
The Answer Man
The Answer Man
2009 as Arlen Faber
★ 6.3
Chasing Sleep
Chasing Sleep
2001 as Ed Saxon
★ 6.0
Love Hurts
Love Hurts
1990 as Paul Weaver
★ 4.3
Marie: A True Story
Marie: A True Story
1985 as Eddie Sisk
★ 5.7
Checking Out
Checking Out
1988 as Ray Macklin
★ 4.2
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl
2004 as Elliot Garfield
★ 5.7
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988 as Lt. Steve Maryk
★ 6.3
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.5
There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992 as Willis Embry
★ 5.2
The House on Carroll Street
The House on Carroll Street
1988 as Cochran
★ 5.8
I Witness
I Witness
2003 as James Rhodes
★ 5.4
All the Rage
All the Rage
1999 as Warren Harding
★ 5.4
Sweet Hearts Dance
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988 as Sam Manners
★ 4.8
An Invasion of Privacy
An Invasion of Privacy
1983 as Francis Ryan
★ 1.0
A Plumm Summer
A Plumm Summer
2008 as Narrator
★ 5.8
Redwood Curtain
Redwood Curtain
1995 as Lyman Fellers
★ 5.8
Rain Without Thunder
Rain Without Thunder
1993 as Jonathan Garson
★ 3.4
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
2018 as The Emperor
★ 7.0
No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home
1989 as Mike Cooper
★ 6.5
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
★ 5.2
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Escanaba in da Moonlight
2001 as Rueben Soady
★ 5.9
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008 as Dan Miller
★ 6.3
Of Miracles and Men
Of Miracles and Men
2015 as Self - Narrator
★ 7.2
Super Sucker
Super Sucker
2002 as Fred Barlow
★ 5.3
The Saint of Second Chances
The Saint of Second Chances
2023 as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.9
Still Dumb After All These Years
★ 7.7
Bye Bye Barry
Bye Bye Barry
2023 as Self
★ 7.8
Fifth of July
Fifth of July
1982 as Jed Jenkins
★ 7.0
Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime
2004 as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Guest Artist
Guest Artist
2019 as Joseph Harris
★ 4.7
The Russian Five
The Russian Five
2018 as self
★ 7.4
movie
★ 10.0
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
as Ralph Teetor (voice)
America's Classic Ballparks
America's Classic Ballparks
1991 as Narrator