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Jeff Daniels, born in 1955, is an American actor celebrated for his versatility on stage and screen. He co-founded the Purple Rose Theatre Company in Michigan, named after his breakthrough role in Woody Allen’s "The Purple Rose of Cairo." His stage work includes a Tony nomination for the Broadway production of "God of Carnage," and his film career, spanning from "Ragtime" to "State of Play," has earned him Golden Globe, SAG, and Gotham Award nominations, solidifying his status as a leading character actor.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Brink of War | Ronald Reagan | Film |
| 2024 | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Self | Film |
| 2024 | A Man in Full | Charlie Croker | TV |
| 2023 | The American Buffalo | (voice) | TV |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | Film |
| 2020 | Adam | Mickey | Film |
| 2018 | The Looming Tower | John O'Neill | TV |
| 2017 | Godless | Frank Griffin | TV |
| 2016 | Allegiant | David | Film |
| 2015 | Steve Jobs | John Sculley | Film |
| 2015 | The Martian | Theodore "Teddy" Sanders | Film |
| 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | Harry Dunne | Film |
| 2012 | Looper | Abe | Film |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Will McAvoy | TV |
| 2010 | Howl | Professor David Kirk | Film |
| 2009 | Paper Man | Richard Dunn | Film |
| 2009 | Away We Go | Jerry Farlander | Film |
| 2009 | The Answer Man | Arlen Faber | Film |
| 2009 | State of Play | George Fergus | Film |
| 2009 | Seriously Sexy | Film | |
| 2009 | The 10 Conditions of Love | Director | Film |
| 2008 | Traitor | Carter | Film |
| 2008 | Space Chimps | Zartog (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | A Plumm Summer | Narrator | Film |
| 2007 | The Lookout | Lewis | Film |
| 2007 | Mama's Boy | Mert Rosenbloom | Film |
| 2007 | With Love, Dominik | (archive footage) | Film |
| 2006 | Infamous | Alvin Dewey | Film |
| 2006 | RV | Travis Gornicke | Film |
| 2006 | Robin Williams: A Family Affair | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Robin Williams: A Family Affair | Self | Film |
| 2006 | RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors | Self | Film |
| 2006 | RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors | Self | Film |
| 2006 | Still Dumb After All These Years | Self | Film |
| 2005 | The Squid and the Whale | Bernard Berkman | Film |
| 2005 | Because of Winn-Dixie | Preacher | Film |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. | Sig Mickelson | Film |
| 2004 | The Goodbye Girl | Elliot Garfield | Film |
| 2004 | Imaginary Heroes | Ben Travis | Film |
| 2004 | The Five People You Meet In Heaven | Blue Man | Film |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | Film |
| 2003 | I Witness | James Rhodes | Film |
| 2003 | Out At Last 3: Cocktails | Film | |
| 2002 | Super Sucker | Fred Barlow | Film |
| 2002 | The Hours | Louis Waters | Film |
| 2002 | Blood Work | Jasper 'Buddy' Noone | Film |
| 2002 | Super Sucker | Director | Film |
| 2001 | Chasing Sleep | Ed Saxon | Film |
| 2001 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | Rueben Soady | Film |
| 1999 | All the Rage | Warren Harding | Film |
| 1999 | My Favorite Martian | Tim O'Hara | Film |
| 1998 | Pleasantville | Mr. Johnson | Film |
| 1997 | Trial and Error | Charles Tuttle | Film |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley | Alvin Strayer | Film |
| 1996 | Fly Away Home | Thomas Alden | Film |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Roger | Film |
| 1995 | Redwood Curtain | Lyman Fellers | Film |
| 1994 | Speed | Harry | Film |
| 1994 | Dumb and Dumber | Harry Dunne | Film |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Col. Joshua Chamberlain | Film |
| 1993 | Rain Without Thunder | Jonathan Garson | Film |
| 1992 | Timescape | Ben Wilson | Film |
| 1992 | There Goes the Neighborhood | Willis Embry | Film |
| 1991 | The Butcher's Wife | Dr. Alex Tremor | Film |
| 1990 | Arachnophobia | Ross Jennings | Film |
| 1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Denton Webb | Film |
| 1989 | No Place Like Home | Mike Cooper | Film |
| 1988 | Checking Out | Ray Macklin | Film |
| 1988 | The House on Carroll Street | Cochran | Film |
| 1988 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Lt. Steve Maryk | Film |
| 1988 | Sweet Hearts Dance | Sam Manners | Film |
| 1986 | Something Wild | Charles Driggs | Film |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Richard | Film |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd | Film |
| 1985 | Marie: A True Story | Eddie Sisk | Film |
| 1982 | Terms of Endearment | Flap Horton | Film |
| 1981 | Ragtime | P.C. O'Donnell | Film |
| 2034 | Film | ||
| Starman | Ed Watkins | Film |
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