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William Hurt
Actor· Washington, District of Columbia, USA
William McChord Hurt, an American actor who trained at New York's Juilliard School, carved a distinguished career across stage, film, and television. Best known for his Academy Award-winning performance in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985), Hurt's screen presence was marked by a series of critically acclaimed roles, including those in "Children of a Lesser God," "Broadcast News," and "A History of Violence." His nuanced and commanding performances earned him three additional Oscar nominations, cementing his status as one of the most respected actors of his generation.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Avengers: Infinity War
Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross · 2018
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Captain America: Civil War
Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross · 2016
The Incredible Hulk
General 'Thunderbolt' Ross · 2008
Black Widow
Secretary Ross · 2021
Into the Wild
Walt McCandless · 2007
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Prof. Hobby · 2001
Robin Hood
William Marshal · 2010
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Black Widow | Secretary Ross | Film |
| 2020 | The Last Full Measure | Tulley | Film |
| 2018 | The Miracle Season | Ernie Found | Film |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross | Film |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross | Film |
| 2014 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Julian Rigby | Film |
| 2014 | Winter's Tale | Isaac Penn | Film |
| 2013 | The Host | Jeb Stryder | Film |
| 2013 | Fire in the Blood | Self | Film |
| 2013 | The Challenger Disaster | Richard Feynman | Film |
| 2012 | Maddened by His Absence | Jacques | Film |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Henry Paulson | Film |
| 2011 | Late Bloomers | Adam | Film |
| 2011 | Moby Dick | Captain Ahab | Film |
| 2011 | Hellgate | Warren Mills | Film |
| 2011 | Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant | Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage) | Film |
| 2010 | The River Why | H2O | Film |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | William Marshal | Film |
| 2010 | The Real Robin Hood | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | The Countess | György Thurzó | Film |
| 2009 | Endgame | Professor Will Esterhuyse | Film |
| 2009 | The Yellow Handkerchief | Brett Hanson | Film |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | President Ashton | Film |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | General 'Thunderbolt' Ross | Film |
| 2007 | Mr. Brooks | Marshall | Film |
| 2007 | The Legend of Sasquatch | John Davis | Film |
| 2007 | Into the Wild | Walt McCandless | Film |
| 2006 | Beautiful Ohio | Simon Messerman | Film |
| 2006 | The King | Pastor David Sandow | Film |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Philip Allen | Film |
| 2005 | Hunt for Justice | General Mortimer | Film |
| 2005 | Neverwas | Dr. Peter Reed | Film |
| 2005 | Syriana | Stan | Film |
| 2005 | A History of Violence | Richie Cusack | Film |
| 2004 | The Blue Butterfly | Alan Osborne | Film |
| 2004 | Frankenstein | Professor Waldman | Film |
| 2004 | The Village | Edward Walker | Film |
| 2002 | Tuck Everlasting | Angus Tuck | Film |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Doyle's Sponsor | Film |
| 2002 | Nearest to Heaven | Matt | Film |
| 2002 | Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Robert P. Hanssen | Film |
| 2001 | Varian's War | Varian Fry | Film |
| 2001 | Rare Birds | Dave | Film |
| 2001 | The Simian Line | Edward | Film |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Prof. Hobby | Film |
| 2000 | The Miracle Maker | Jairus (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | Contaminated Man | David R. Whitman | Film |
| 2000 | Frank Herbert's Dune | Duke Leto Atreides | TV |
| 1999 | Do Not Disturb | Walter Richmond | Film |
| 1999 | The Big Brass Ring | William Blake Pellarin | Film |
| 1999 | Sunshine | Andor Knorr | Film |
| 1999 | The 4th Floor | Greg Harrison | Film |
| 1998 | Lost in Space | Prof. John Robinson | Film |
| 1998 | Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman | Self | Film |
| 1998 | One True Thing | George Gulden | Film |
| 1998 | The Proposition | Arthur Barret | Film |
| 1998 | Lost In Space Forever | Self (also archive footage) | Film |
| 1998 | Dark City | Inspector Frank Bumstead | Film |
| 1997 | Loved | K.D. Dietrickson | Film |
| 1996 | Michael | Frank Quinlan | Film |
| 1996 | Jane Eyre | Rochester | Film |
| 1996 | A Couch in New York | Henry Harriston | Film |
| 1995 | Smoke | Paul Benjamin | Film |
| 1994 | Trial by Jury | Tommy Vesey | Film |
| 1994 | Second Best | Graham Holt | Film |
| 1993 | Mr. Wonderful | Tom | Film |
| 1992 | The Plague | Doctor Bernard Rieux | Film |
| 1991 | The Doctor | Jack | Film |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World | Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee | Film |
| 1990 | Alice | Doug Tate | Film |
| 1990 | I Love You to Death | Harlan James | Film |
| 1988 | The Accidental Tourist | Macon Leary | Film |
| 1988 | A Time of Destiny | Martin Larraneta | Film |
| 1987 | Broadcast News | Tom Grunick | Film |
| 1986 | Children of a Lesser God | James Leeds | Film |
| 1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Luis Molina | Film |
| 1983 | Gorky Park | Arkady Renko | Film |
| 1981 | Body Heat | Ned Racine | Film |
| 1981 | Eyewitness | Daryll Deever | Film |
| 1980 | Altered States | Professor Eddie Jessup | Film |
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