Aaron Eckhart
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 12, 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Cupertino, California, USA
Biography
Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March 12, 1968) is an American actor and producer. Born in Cupertino, California, Eckhart moved to the United Kingdom at early age, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Australia for his high school senior year. He left high school without graduating, but earned a diploma through a professional education course, and graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in film. For much of the mid-1990s, he lived in New York City as a struggling, unemployed actor. As an undergraduate at BYU, Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute, who cast him in several of his own original plays. Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous, sociopathic ladies' man in LaBute's black comedy film In the Company of Men (1997). Under LaBute's guidance he worked in the director's films Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), and Possession (2002). Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich (2000), and, in 2006, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking. He gained further mainstream breakout in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent / Two-Face. Eckhart's other key roles include The Pledge (2001), The Core (2003), Paycheck (2003), Rabbit Hole (2010), Battle: Los Angeles (2011), Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and its sequel London Has Fallen (2016), I, Frankenstein (2014), Sully (2016), Midway (2019) and Line Of Duty (2019).
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Filmography
Midair
Movie
Raider
Movie
Scorpion
Movie
The Old Man in the Dunes
Movie
Trial by Combat
Movie · as John Porter
The Walk In
Movie · as Eric Hayes
Out of the Ashes
Movie
Deep Water
Movie · as Ben
Scorpion
Movie
Model Citizen
Movie · as Steven Bay / John Locke
Thieves Highway
Movie · as Frank Bennett
Muzzle: City of Wolves
Movie · as Jake Rosser
Chief of Station
Movie · as Ben Malloy
Classified
Movie · as Evan Shaw
The Bricklayer
Movie · as Vail
Muzzle
Movie · as Jake Rosser
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Ambush
Movie · as Capitaine Drummond
Rumble Through the Dark
Movie · as Jack Boucher
The First Lady
TV · as Gerald Ford · 10 eps
Pantheon
TV · as Cary Duval (voice) · 16 eps
The Men of Midway
Movie · as Self
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
Movie · as Self
Wander
Movie · as Arthur Bretnik
Line of Duty
Movie · as Frank Penny
Midway
Movie · as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
The Violet Hour
Movie · as Greg
The Romanoffs
TV · as Greg · 1 ep
Incarnate
Movie · as Seth Ember
London Has Fallen
Movie · as President Benjamin Asher
Bleed for This
Movie · as Kevin Rooney
Sully
Movie · as Jeff Skiles
Chelsea
TV · as Self · 1 ep
My All American
Movie · as Darrell Royal
I, Frankenstein
Movie · as Adam
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Olympus Has Fallen
Movie · as President Benjamin Asher
Erased
Movie · as Ben Logan
The Rum Diary
Movie · as Sanderson
Battle: Los Angeles
Movie · as Michael Nantz
Rabbit Hole
Movie · as Howie Corbett
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Love Happens
Movie · as Burke
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Dark Knight
Movie · as Harvey Dent
Towelhead
Movie · as Mr. Vuoso
Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of The Dark Knight
Movie · as Harvey Dent (archive footage)
Gotham Tonight
TV · as Harvey Dent · 4 eps
No Reservations
Movie · as Nick
Meet Bill
Movie · as Bill
Tumble
Movie · as Man
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Movie · as Road Work (voice)
The Wicker Man
Movie · as Truck Stop Patron
The Black Dahlia
Movie · as Lee Blanchard
Conversations with Other Women
Movie · as Man
Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'
Movie · as Self
Neverwas
Movie · as Zach Riley
Thank You for Smoking
Movie · as Nick Naylor
Suspect Zero
Movie · as Thomas Mackelway
The Missing
Movie · as Brake Baldwin
The Core
Movie · as Dr. Josh Keyes
Paycheck
Movie · as James Rethrick
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Possession
Movie · as Roland Mitchell
The Pledge
Movie · as Stan Krolak
Erin Brockovich
Movie · as George
Nurse Betty
Movie · as Del
Any Given Sunday
Movie · as Nick Crozier
Molly
Movie · as Buck McKay
Thursday
Movie · as Nick
Your Friends & Neighbors
Movie · as Barry
In the Company of Men
Movie · as Chad
EP Daily
TV · 3 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Emeril Live
TV · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Aliens in the Family
TV · 1 ep
Slaughter of the Innocents
Movie · as Ken Reynolds
Frasier
TV · as Frank · 2 eps
Double Jeopardy
Movie · as Dwayne
Godly Sorrow Leads to Repentance
Movie · as Matt
Shaving
Movie · as Jackie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · 1 ep