John Malkovich
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
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 | The Line | Beach Miller | Film |
| 2024 | Safe Sets: Dying to Work in the Film Industry | self | Film |
| 2023 | A Journey to Sundance | Self | Film |
| 2023 | One Ranger | Geddes | Film |
| 2023 | Breaking Rachmaninoff | Film | |
| 2022 | Shattered | Ronald | Film |
| 2021 | Ten Year Old Tom | Mr. B (voice) | TV |
| 2020 | Ava | Duke | Film |
| 2020 | Arkansas | Bright | Film |
| 2020 | The New Pope | Giovanni Paolo III / Sir John Brannox | TV |
| 2020 | Valley of the Gods | Wes Tauros | Film |
| 2019 | Velvet Buzzsaw | Piers | Film |
| 2019 | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Judge Edward D. Cowart | Film |
| 2019 | Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona | Self - Narrator (voice) | TV |
| 2018 | The ABC Murders | Hercule Poirot | TV |
| 2018 | Bird Box | Douglas | Film |
| 2018 | The Music Critic | The Narrator | Film |
| 2017 | Bullet Head | Walker | Film |
| 2017 | Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA | Port (archive footage) | Film |
| 2016 | Psychogenic Fugue | All characters | Film |
| 2016 | Deepwater Horizon | Donald Vidrine | Film |
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | Chazz Spencer | Film |
| 2014 | Casanova Variations | Giacomo | Film |
| 2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | Dave (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | RED 2 | Marvin Boggs | Film |
| 2013 | Ecstasy | Vinny | Film |
| 2013 | Warm Bodies | Colonel Grigio | 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 |
| 2010 | RED | Marvin Boggs | Film |
| 2008 | Music at the Sea | Self | Film |
| 2008 | Afterwards | Joseph Kay | Film |
| 2008 | Changeling | Rev. Gustav Briegleb | Film |
| 2008 | In Tranzit | Pavlov | Film |
| 2008 | Mutant Chronicles | Constantine | Film |
| 2008 | The Great Buck Howard | Buck Howard | Film |
| 2008 | Gardens of the Night | Michael | Film |
| 2008 | Disgrace | David Lurie | Film |
| 2008 | Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies | Narrator | Film |
| 2008 | Burn After Reading | Osborne Cox | Film |
| 2007 | Beowulf | Unferth (Voice) | Film |
| 2006 | Art School Confidential | Professor Sandiford | Film |
| 2006 | Eragon | King Galbatorix | Film |
| 2006 | Klimt | Gustav Klimt | 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 | A Talking Picture | Comandante John Walesa | Film |
| 2003 | Johnny English | Pascal Sauvage | Film |
| 2002 | Ripley's Game | Tom Ripley | Film |
| 2002 | The Dancer Upstairs | Abimael Guzman (uncredited) | Film |
| 2002 | Napoleon | Charles de Talleyrand | TV |
| 2002 | Hideous Man | Narrator | Film |
| 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 | Les Misérables | Javert | TV |
| 2000 | Shadow of the Vampire | F. W. Murnau | Film |
| 1999 | RKO 281 | Herman Mankiewicz | Film |
| 1999 | Ladies Room | Roberto | Film |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Charles VII | Film |
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | John Horatio Malkovich | Film |
| 1999 | Time Regained | Baron de Charlus | Film |
| 1998 | The Man in the Iron Mask | Athos | 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 |
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