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Jeff Daniels

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
146

Gender
Male

Birthday
February 19, 1955 (71 years old)

Place of Birth
Athens, Georgia, USA

Jeff Daniels

Biography

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. For his film work, he has received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (hence the name of his theatre company). He has also received nominations by the Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, and several for his work in The Squid and the Whale (London Critics Circle Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Chlotrudis Awards and Gotham Awards).

Known For

Acting

2026The Brink of Waras Ronald Reagan
2025The American Revolutionas Thomas Jefferson (voice)
2025Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Wordsas Self
2024Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Storyas Self
2024A Man in Fullas Charlie Croker
2023Bye Bye Barryas Self
2023The American Buffaloas (voice)
2023The Saint of Second Chancesas Narrator (voice)
2023Shrinkingas
2023Shrinkingas Randy
2021American Rustas Det. Del Harris
20219/11: Inside the President's War Roomas Self - Narrator (voice)
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden Ageas Self
2021Hemingwayas Ernest Hemingway (voice)
2020The Comey Ruleas James Comey
2020Adamas Mickey
2020Impractical Jokers: Dinner Partyas Himself
2020Washingtonas Self - Narrator
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
2019Guest Artistas Joseph Harris
2018The Emperor's Newest Clothesas The Emperor
2018The Catcher Was a Spyas Bill Donovan
2018The Russian Fiveas self
2018The Looming Toweras John O'Neill
2017Godlessas Frank Griffin
2017Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edgeas Narrator
2016Allegiantas David
2015Steve Jobsas John Sculley
2015The Martianas Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Casting Reject
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self
2015Close Up with The Hollywood Reporteras Self
2015ARES: liveas Teddy Sanders
2015"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'as Self
2015Of Miracles and Menas Self - Narrator
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self
2014Dumb and Dumber Toas Harry Dunne
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self
2014Off Camera with Sam Jonesas Self
2013James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friendas Self
2012Looperas Abe
2012The Newsroomas Will McAvoy
2011Impractical Jokersas Self
2010Howlas Professor David Kirk
2009Paper Manas Richard Dunn
2009Away We Goas Jerry Farlander
2009State of Playas George Fergus
2009The Answer Manas Arlen Faber
2008Traitoras Carter
2008Space Chimpsas Zartog (voice)
2008A Plumm Summeras Narrator
2008Sweet Nothing in My Earas Dan Miller
2007Mama's Boyas Mert Rosenbloom
2007The Lookoutas Lewis
2007The Graham Norton Showas Self
2006Infamousas Alvin Dewey
2006RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriorsas Self
2006Robin Williams: A Family Affairas Self
2006Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboyas Self
2006RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriorsas Self
2006Robin Williams: A Family Affairas Self
2006RVas Travis Gornicke
2006Still Dumb After All These Yearsas Self
2005The Colbert Reportas Self
2005The Squid and the Whaleas Bernard Berkman
2005Good Night, and Good Luck.as Sig Mickelson
2005Because of Winn-Dixieas Preacher
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas Self
2004The Five People You Meet In Heavenas Blue Man
2004Remembering Ragtimeas P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
2004Imaginary Heroesas Ben Travis
2004The Goodbye Girlas Elliot Garfield
2004Dumb and Dumber - Making Ofas Self
2003Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farleyas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas Self
2003I Witnessas James Rhodes
2003Gods and Generalsas Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - Guest
2002The Hoursas Louis Waters
2002Blood Workas Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
2002Super Suckeras Fred Barlow
2001Chasing Sleepas Ed Saxon
2001Escanaba in da Moonlightas Rueben Soady
2000Cheatersas Dr. Gerard Plecki
2000The Crossingas Gen. George Washington
1999All the Rageas Warren Harding
1999My Favorite Martianas Tim O'Hara
1999Family Guyas Jeff Daniels (voice)
1998Pleasantvilleas Mr. Johnson
1998Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farleyas Self
1997The Viewas Self
1997Trial and Erroras Charles Tuttle
1997Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Partyas Self
1996101 Dalmatiansas Roger
1996Fly Away Homeas Thomas Alden
19962 Days in the Valleyas Alvin Strayer
1996The Daily Showas Self
1995Redwood Curtainas Lyman Fellers
1994Dumb and Dumberas Harry Dunne
1994Speedas Harry
1993Gettysburgas Col. Joshua Chamberlain
1993Frasieras Doug (voice)
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest
1993Late Show with David Lettermanas Self - Guest
1993Rain Without Thunderas Jonathan Garson
1992There Goes the Neighborhoodas Willis Embry
1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Storyas Tom Noonan
1992HBO First Lookas
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas
1992Timescapeas Ben Wilson
1991America's Classic Ballparksas Narrator
1991The Butcher's Wifeas Dr. Alex Tremor
1991Breakfast with the Artsas
1990Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichaelas Denton Webb
1990Arachnophobiaas Ross Jennings
1990Love Hurtsas Paul Weaver
1989No Place Like Homeas Mike Cooper
1988Checking Outas Ray Macklin
1988Sweet Hearts Danceas Sam Manners
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas
1988The Caine Mutiny Court-Martialas Lt. Steve Maryk
1988The House on Carroll Streetas Cochran
1987Trying Timesas Jim
1987Radio Daysas Biff Baxter
1986Something Wildas Charles Driggs
1986Heartburnas Richard
1985Marie: A True Storyas Eddie Sisk
1985The Purple Rose of Cairoas Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
1984MTV Video Music Awardsas Self - Presenter
1983Terms of Endearmentas Flap Horton
1983An Invasion of Privacyas Francis Ryan
1982Fifth of Julyas Jed Jenkins
1982American Playhouseas Jed Jenkins
1981Ragtimeas P.C. O'Donnell
1980A Rumor of Waras Chaplain
1979CBS News Sunday Morningas Self
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Neal Forrester
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Lyman Fellers
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Characteras Narrator
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Storyas Ralph Teetor (voice)
2034as
Starmanas Ed Watkins
Broadway: The Next Generationas Self

Production

2021American Rust...Executive Producer
2019Guest Artist...Producer
2019Guest Artist...Writer
2017The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer...Creator
2015Hunting Hitler...Creator
2002Super Sucker...Director
2002Super Sucker...Writer
2001Escanaba in da Moonlight...Director