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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

100 acting

5 crew

Popularity

1.9

Known For

The Martian
The Martian
2015 • as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
★ 7.7
Speed
Speed
1994 • as Harry
★ 7.2
Looper
Looper
2012 • as Abe
★ 6.9
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber
1994 • as Harry Dunne
★ 6.7
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians
1996 • as Roger
★ 5.9
Dumb and Dumber To
Dumb and Dumber To
2014 • as Harry Dunne
★ 5.6
Allegiant
Allegiant
2016 • as David
★ 6.1
The Brink of War
The Brink of War
2026 • as Ronald Reagan
★ 6.7
RV
RV
2006 • as Travis Gornicke
★ 5.9
The Hours
The Hours
2002 • as Louis Waters
★ 7.2
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
1983 • as Flap Horton
★ 7.1
State of Play
State of Play
2009 • as George Fergus
★ 6.8
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
1993 • as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
★ 7.0
2 Days in the Valley
2 Days in the Valley
1996 • as Alvin Strayer
★ 6.2
Blood Work
Blood Work
2002 • as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
★ 6.2
Pleasantville
Pleasantville
1998 • as Mr. Johnson
★ 7.3
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 • as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
★ 7.4
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 • as Sig Mickelson
★ 7.1
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
2015 • as John Sculley
★ 6.8
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 • as Preacher
★ 6.5
Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home
1996 • as Thomas Alden
★ 7.0
Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia
1990 • as Ross Jennings
★ 6.5
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale
2005 • as Bernard Berkman
★ 7.0
Something Wild
Something Wild
1986 • as Charles Driggs
★ 6.6
The Lookout
The Lookout
2007 • as Lewis
★ 6.6
The Catcher Was a Spy
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 • as Bill Donovan
★ 6.2
Space Chimps
Space Chimps
2008 • as Zartog (voice)
★ 5.0
The Butcher's Wife
The Butcher's Wife
1991 • as Dr. Alex Tremor
★ 5.7
Heartburn
Heartburn
1986 • as Richard
★ 6.0
Timescape
Timescape
1992 • as Ben Wilson
★ 6.4
My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian
1999 • as Tim O'Hara
★ 5.7
Radio Days
Radio Days
1987 • as Biff Baxter
★ 7.0
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 6.9
Traitor
Traitor
2008 • as Carter
★ 6.7
Infamous
Infamous
2006 • as Alvin Dewey
★ 6.5
Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals
2003 • as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
★ 6.4
Ragtime
Ragtime
1981 • as P.C. O'Donnell
★ 7.0
Away We Go
Away We Go
2009 • as Jerry Farlander
★ 6.7
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990 • as Denton Webb
★ 6.1
The House on Carroll Street
The House on Carroll Street
1988 • as Cochran
★ 6.0
Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy
2007 • as Mert Rosenbloom
★ 4.6
Paper Man
Paper Man
2009 • as Richard Dunn
★ 6.3
Howl
Howl
2010 • as Professor David Kirk
★ 6.5
Marie: A True Story
Marie: A True Story
1985 • as Eddie Sisk
★ 5.8
It's the Rage
It's the Rage
2000 • as Warren
★ 5.5
movie
The Answer Man
The Answer Man
2009 • as Arlen Faber
★ 6.2
Adam
Adam
2020 • as Mickey
★ 6.3
The Saint of Second Chances
The Saint of Second Chances
2023 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.8
Cheaters
Cheaters
2000 • as Dr. Gerard Plecki
★ 6.3
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.6
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
★ 7.0
There Goes the Neighborhood
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992 • as Willis Embry
★ 5.5
The Crossing
The Crossing
2000 • as Gen. George Washington
★ 6.4
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
★ 5.8
Imaginary Heroes
Imaginary Heroes
2004 • as Ben Travis
★ 6.5
Checking Out
Checking Out
1988 • as Ray Macklin
★ 4.4
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl
2004 • as Elliot Garfield
★ 6.0
The Russian Five
The Russian Five
2018 • as self
★ 7.4
No Place Like Home
No Place Like Home
1989 • as Mike Cooper
★ 6.8
Guest Artist
Guest Artist
2019 • as Joseph Harris
★ 4.7
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Escanaba in da Moonlight
2001 • as Rueben Soady
★ 6.0
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
Trial and Error
Trial and Error
1997 • as Charles Tuttle
★ 5.4
Sweet Hearts Dance
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988 • as Sam Manners
★ 5.1
Love Hurts
Love Hurts
1990 • as Paul Weaver
★ 4.6
A Plumm Summer
A Plumm Summer
2008 • as Narrator
★ 5.8
Fifth of July
Fifth of July
1982 • as Jed Jenkins
★ 7.0
I Witness
I Witness
2003 • as James Rhodes
★ 5.5
Bye Bye Barry
Bye Bye Barry
2023 • as Self
★ 7.8
Rain Without Thunder
Rain Without Thunder
1993 • as Jonathan Garson
★ 4.3
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
★ 7.0
Still Dumb After All These Years
★ 7.7
An Invasion of Privacy
An Invasion of Privacy
1983 • as Francis Ryan
★ 5.5
Redwood Curtain
Redwood Curtain
1995 • as Lyman Fellers
★ 6.5
Chasing Sleep
Chasing Sleep
2001 • as Ed Saxon
★ 6.0
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
2018 • as The Emperor (voice)
★ 6.9
movie
Starman
2027 • as Ed Watkins
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
• as Ralph Teetor (voice)
Of Miracles and Men
Of Miracles and Men
2015 • as Self - Narrator
★ 7.2
Remembering Ragtime
Remembering Ragtime
2004 • as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Super Sucker
Super Sucker
2002 • as Fred Barlow
★ 5.8
America's Classic Ballparks
America's Classic Ballparks
1991 • as Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0