Jeff Daniels
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 19, 1955 (age 71)
- Birthplace
- Athens, Georgia, USA
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).
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Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character
Movie · as Narrator
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
Movie · as Ralph Teetor (voice)
2034
Movie
The Reception
Movie
The Gettysburg Book: A Father, Son & The Killer Angels
Movie · as Self
Bannerman
TV · as Raymond Lesko · 2 eps
Starman
Movie · as Ed Watkins
The Brink of War
Movie · as Ronald Reagan
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
Movie · as Self
The American Revolution
TV · as Thomas Jefferson (voice) · 4 eps
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Movie · as Self
A Man in Full
TV · as Charlie Croker · 6 eps
The Saint of Second Chances
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Bye Bye Barry
Movie · as Self
The American Buffalo
TV · as (voice) · 2 eps
Shrinking
TV · as Randy
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Movie · as Self
American Rust
TV · as Det. Del Harris · 19 eps
Hemingway
TV · as Ernest Hemingway (voice) · 3 eps
Adam
Movie · as Mickey
Washington
TV · as Self - Narrator · 3 eps
The Comey Rule
TV · as James Comey · 2 eps
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
TV · as Himself · 1 ep
Guest Artist
Movie · as Joseph Harris
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Morning Show
TV · as Lukas
The Catcher Was a Spy
Movie · as Bill Donovan
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
Movie · as The Emperor (voice)
The Russian Five
Movie · as self
The Looming Tower
TV · as John O'Neill · 10 eps
Godless
TV · as Frank Griffin · 7 eps
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
TV · as Narrator · 2 eps
Allegiant
Movie · as David
The Martian
Movie · as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
Steve Jobs
Movie · as John Sculley
Of Miracles and Men
Movie · as Self - Narrator
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Movie · as Self
ARES: live
TV · as Teddy Sanders · 6 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self, Casting Reject · 5 eps
Dumb and Dumber To
Movie · as Harry Dunne
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Movie · as Self
Looper
Movie · as Abe
The Newsroom
TV · as Will McAvoy · 25 eps
Impractical Jokers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Howl
Movie · as Professor David Kirk
The Answer Man
Movie · as Arlen Faber
State of Play
Movie · as George Fergus
Paper Man
Movie · as Richard Dunn
Away We Go
Movie · as Jerry Farlander
Space Chimps
Movie · as Zartog (voice)
A Plumm Summer
Movie · as Narrator
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Movie · as Dan Miller
Traitor
Movie · as Carter
The Lookout
Movie · as Lewis
Mama's Boy
Movie · as Mert Rosenbloom
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
RV
Movie · as Travis Gornicke
Infamous
Movie · as Alvin Dewey
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Movie · as Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Movie · as Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Movie · as Self
Still Dumb After All These Years
Movie · as Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Movie · as Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Movie · as Self
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Movie · as Sig Mickelson
The Squid and the Whale
Movie · as Bernard Berkman
Because of Winn-Dixie
Movie · as Preacher
The Colbert Report
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Movie · as Blue Man
Imaginary Heroes
Movie · as Ben Travis
The Goodbye Girl
Movie · as Elliot Garfield
Remembering Ragtime
Movie · as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
Movie · as Self - Harry
I Witness
Movie · as James Rhodes
Gods and Generals
Movie · as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Hours
Movie · as Louis Waters
Blood Work
Movie · as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
Super Sucker
Movie · as Fred Barlow
Chasing Sleep
Movie · as Ed Saxon
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Movie · as Rueben Soady
It's the Rage
Movie · as Warren
The Crossing
Movie · as Gen. George Washington
Cheaters
Movie · as Dr. Gerard Plecki
My Favorite Martian
Movie · as Tim O'Hara
Family Guy
TV · as Jeff Daniels (voice) · 1 ep
Pleasantville
Movie · as Mr. Johnson
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Movie · as Self
Trial and Error
Movie · as Charles Tuttle
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Movie · as Self
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fly Away Home
Movie · as Thomas Alden
101 Dalmatians
Movie · as Roger
2 Days in the Valley
Movie · as Alvin Strayer
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Redwood Curtain
Movie · as Lyman Fellers
Speed
Movie · as Harry
Dumb and Dumber
Movie · as Harry Dunne
Gettysburg
Movie · as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Rain Without Thunder
Movie · as Jonathan Garson
Frasier
TV · as Doug (voice) · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Timescape
Movie · as Ben Wilson
There Goes the Neighborhood
Movie · as Willis Embry
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Movie · as Tom Noonan
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
HBO First Look
TV · 1 ep
The Butcher's Wife
Movie · as Dr. Alex Tremor
America's Classic Ballparks
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Breakfast with the Arts
TV · 1 ep
Arachnophobia
Movie · as Ross Jennings
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Movie · as Denton Webb
Love Hurts
Movie · as Paul Weaver
No Place Like Home
Movie · as Mike Cooper
Sweet Hearts Dance
Movie · as Sam Manners
Checking Out
Movie · as Ray Macklin
The House on Carroll Street
Movie · as Cochran
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Movie · as Lt. Steve Maryk
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · 1 ep
Radio Days
Movie · as Biff Baxter
Trying Times
TV · as Jim · 1 ep
Something Wild
Movie · as Charles Driggs
Heartburn
Movie · as Richard
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Movie · as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Marie: A True Story
Movie · as Eddie Sisk
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Terms of Endearment
Movie · as Flap Horton
An Invasion of Privacy
Movie · as Francis Ryan
Fifth of July
Movie · as Jed Jenkins
American Playhouse
TV · as Jed Jenkins · 1 ep
Ragtime
Movie · as P.C. O'Donnell
A Rumor of War
TV · as Chaplain · 2 eps
CBS News Sunday Morning
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 2 eps
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Neal Forrester · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Lyman Fellers · 1 ep