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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

95 acting

5 crew

Popularity

1.7

Known For

The Martian
The Martian
2015 as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
★ 7.7
Looper
Looper
2012 as Abe
★ 6.9
Speed
Speed
1994 as Harry
★ 7.2
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians
1996 as Roger
★ 5.9
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber
1994 as Harry Dunne
★ 6.7
Allegiant
Allegiant
2016 as David
★ 6.1
Dumb and Dumber To
Dumb and Dumber To
2014 as Harry Dunne
★ 5.6
Pleasantville
Pleasantville
1998 as Mr. Johnson
★ 7.3
RV
RV
2006 as Travis Gornicke
★ 5.9
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
2015 as John Sculley
★ 6.8
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
1993 as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
★ 7.0
The Hours
The Hours
2002 as Louis Waters
★ 7.3
State of Play
State of Play
2009 as George Fergus
★ 6.8
Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia
1990 as Ross Jennings
★ 6.5
Blood Work
Blood Work
2002 as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
★ 6.2
Ragtime
Ragtime
1981 as P.C. O'Donnell
★ 7.0
My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian
1999 as Tim O'Hara
★ 5.7
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
1983 as Flap Horton
★ 7.1
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 as Sig Mickelson
★ 7.1
Heartburn
Heartburn
1986 as Richard
★ 6.0
The Lookout
The Lookout
2007 as Lewis
★ 6.7
Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home
1996 as Thomas Alden
★ 6.9
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale
2005 as Bernard Berkman
★ 7.0
The Answer Man
The Answer Man
2009 as Arlen Faber
★ 6.3
Paper Man
Paper Man
2009 as Richard Dunn
★ 6.3
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
★ 7.4
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 as Preacher
★ 6.5
Something Wild
Something Wild
1986 as Charles Driggs
★ 6.6
Space Chimps
Space Chimps
2008 as Zartog (voice)
★ 5.0
Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals
2003 as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
★ 6.4
Timescape
Timescape
1992 as Ben Wilson
★ 6.5
Traitor
Traitor
2008 as Carter
★ 6.6
2 Days in the Valley
2 Days in the Valley
1996 as Alvin Strayer
★ 6.2
The Catcher Was a Spy
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 as Bill Donovan
★ 6.2
Infamous
Infamous
2006 as Alvin Dewey
★ 6.5
Radio Days
Radio Days
1987 as Biff Baxter
★ 7.1
Away We Go
Away We Go
2009 as Jerry Farlander
★ 6.7
The Brink of War
The Brink of War
2026 as Ronald Reagan
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990 as Denton Webb
★ 6.2
The Butcher's Wife
The Butcher's Wife
1991 as Dr. Alex Tremor
★ 5.7
I Witness
I Witness
2003 as James Rhodes
★ 5.5
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021 as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 6.8
Adam
Adam
2020 as Mickey
★ 6.4
Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy
2007 as Mert Rosenbloom
★ 4.6
Howl
Howl
2010 as Professor David Kirk
★ 6.4
Cheaters
Cheaters
2000 as Dr. Gerard Plecki
★ 6.3
Trial and Error
Trial and Error
1997 as Charles Tuttle
★ 5.5
Checking Out
Checking Out
1988 as Ray Macklin
★ 4.4
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
★ 7.0
The House on Carroll Street
The House on Carroll Street
1988 as Cochran
★ 5.9
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003 as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.6
There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992 as Willis Embry
★ 5.5
Imaginary Heroes
Imaginary Heroes
2004 as Ben Travis
★ 6.5
All the Rage
All the Rage
1999 as Warren Harding
★ 5.5
The Crossing
The Crossing
2000 as Gen. George Washington
★ 6.4
Chasing Sleep
Chasing Sleep
2001 as Ed Saxon
★ 6.0
movie
A Plumm Summer
A Plumm Summer
2008 as Narrator
★ 5.8
Marie: A True Story
Marie: A True Story
1985 as Eddie Sisk
★ 5.8
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl
2004 as Elliot Garfield
★ 6.0
Love Hurts
Love Hurts
1990 as Paul Weaver
★ 4.6
Rain Without Thunder
Rain Without Thunder
1993 as Jonathan Garson
★ 4.3
Bye Bye Barry
Bye Bye Barry
2023 as Self
★ 7.8
Sweet Hearts Dance
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988 as Sam Manners
★ 5.0
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Escanaba in da Moonlight
2001 as Rueben Soady
★ 6.1
An Invasion of Privacy
An Invasion of Privacy
1983 as Francis Ryan
★ 5.5
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008 as Dan Miller
★ 6.3
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988 as Lt. Steve Maryk
★ 6.5
Of Miracles and Men
Of Miracles and Men
2015 as Self - Narrator
★ 7.2
The Saint of Second Chances
The Saint of Second Chances
2023 as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.9
movie
★ 10.0
No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home
1989 as Mike Cooper
★ 6.7
Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime
2004 as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Fifth of July
Fifth of July
1982 as Jed Jenkins
★ 7.0
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
★ 5.8
Guest Artist
Guest Artist
2019 as Joseph Harris
★ 4.7
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
2018 as The Emperor
★ 7.0
Super Sucker
Super Sucker
2002 as Fred Barlow
★ 5.7
Still Dumb After All These Years
★ 7.7
The Russian Five
The Russian Five
2018 as self
★ 7.4
Redwood Curtain
Redwood Curtain
1995 as Lyman Fellers
★ 6.5
America's Classic Ballparks
America's Classic Ballparks
1991 as Narrator
★ 7.0
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
as Ralph Teetor (voice)