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John Malkovich, born in 1953, is an American actor celebrated for his nuanced performances and directorial ventures. A charter member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Malkovich made his Broadway debut in 1984 and has since garnered critical acclaim for roles in films like "Places in the Heart," "Dangerous Liaisons," and "Being John Malkovich." His screen presence spans from period dramas to contemporary comedies, with nominations for two Academy Awards and multiple Golden Globe and Emmy nods. Beyond acting, Malkovich has produced acclaimed films such as "Ghost World" and "Juno," cementing his influence in the entertainment industry.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sacrifice | Gunnar | Film |
| 2026 | In the Hand of Dante | Joe Black | Film |
| 2026 | Wild Horse Nine | Chris | Film |
| 2025 | The Yellow Tie | Sergiu Celibidache | Film |
| 2025 | Opus | Alfred Moretti | Film |
| 2024 | Safe Sets: Dying to Work in the Film Industry | self | Film |
| 2023 | A Journey to Sundance | Self | Film |
| 2022 | Shattered | Ronald | Film |
| 2021 | Ten Year Old Tom | Mr. B (voice) | TV |
| 2020 | Valley of the Gods | Wes Tauros | Film |
| 2020 | Arkansas | Bright | Film |
| 2020 | Ava | Duke | Film |
| 2019 | Velvet Buzzsaw | Piers | Film |
| 2019 | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Judge Edward D. Cowart | Film |
| 2018 | The ABC Murders | Hercule Poirot | TV |
| 2018 | Bird Box | Douglas | Film |
| 2017 | Bullet Head | Walker | Film |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | Chazz Spencer | Film |
| 2016 | Psychogenic Fugue | All characters | Film |
| 2016 | Deepwater Horizon | Donald Vidrine | Film |
| 2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | Dave (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | RED 2 | Marvin Boggs | Film |
| 2013 | Warm Bodies | Colonel Grigio | Film |
| 2013 | Ecstasy | Vinny | Film |
| 2012 | Lines of Wellington | General Wellington | Film |
| 2012 | Drunkboat | Mort | Film |
| 2011 | 100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story | Self | Film |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Bruce Brazos | Film |
| 2010 | The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer | Jack Unterweger | Film |
| 2010 | Secretariat | Lucien Laurin | Film |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | Turnbull | Film |
| 2008 | Music at the Sea | Self | Film |
| 2008 | Afterwards | Joseph Kay | Film |
| 2008 | The Great Buck Howard | Buck Howard | Film |
| 2008 | In Tranzit | Pavlov | Film |
| 2008 | Mutant Chronicles | Constantine | Film |
| 2008 | Changeling | Rev. Gustav Briegleb | Film |
| 2008 | Gardens of the Night | Michael | Film |
| 2008 | Disgrace | David Lurie | Film |
| 2008 | Burn After Reading | Osborne Cox | Film |
| 2008 | Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies | Narrator | Film |
| 2007 | Beowulf | Unferth (Voice) | Film |
| 2006 | Klimt | Gustav Klimt | Film |
| 2006 | Eragon | King Galbatorix | Film |
| 2006 | Art School Confidential | Professor Sandiford | Film |
| 2005 | Colour Me Kubrick | Alan Conway | Film |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Humma Kavula | Film |
| 2004 | The Libertine | Charles II | Film |
| 2003 | Johnny English | Pascal Sauvage | Film |
| 2003 | A Talking Picture | Comandante John Walesa | Film |
| 2002 | Ripley's Game | Tom Ripley | Film |
| 2002 | The Dancer Upstairs | Abimael Guzman (uncredited) | Film |
| 2002 | Napoleon | Charles de Talleyrand | TV |
| 2001 | Knockaround Guys | Teddy Deserve | Film |
| 2001 | Savage Souls | Monsieur Numance | Film |
| 2001 | Hotel | Omar Jonnson | Film |
| 2001 | I’m Going Home | John Crawford | Film |
| 2000 | Shadow of the Vampire | F. W. Murnau | Film |
| 2000 | Les Misérables | Javert | TV |
| 1999 | Time Regained | Baron de Charlus | Film |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | John Horatio Malkovich | Film |
| 1999 | RKO 281 | Herman Mankiewicz | Film |
| 1999 | Ladies Room | Roberto | Film |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Charles VII | Film |
| 1997 | Con Air | Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom | Film |
| 1996 | Cannes Man | Self | Film |
| 1996 | Mary Reilly | Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde | Film |
| 1996 | The Portrait of a Lady | Gilbert Osmond | Film |
| 1996 | Mulholland Falls | General Thomas Timms | Film |
| 1996 | The Ogre | Abel | Film |
| 1995 | Beyond the Clouds | The Director | Film |
| 1995 | The Convent | Michael | Film |
| 1993 | In the Line of Fire | Mitch Leary | Film |
| 1993 | Heart of Darkness | Kurtz | Film |
| 1992 | Of Mice and Men | Lennie Small | Film |
| 1992 | Jennifer Eight | Agent St. Anne | Film |
| 1991 | Queens Logic | Eliot | Film |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | Clown | Film |
| 1991 | The Object of Beauty | Jake Bartholomew | Film |
| 1991 | Old Times | Film |
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