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Jeff Daniels

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Jeff Daniels

Born February 19, 1955 in Athens, Georgia, USA75 films

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.

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Looper poster6.9Looper2012Speed poster7.2Speed1994Dumb and Dumber poster6.7Dumb and Dumber1994Steve Jobs poster6.8Steve Jobs2015Pleasantville poster7.3Pleasantville1998The Hours poster7.3The Hours2002Allegiant poster6.1Allegiant2016State of Play poster6.8State of Play2009

Filmography

75 films as actor
  1. TBAGerald R. Ford: A Test of CharacterNarrator
  2. TBA2034
  3. TBAStarmanEd Watkins
  4. TBAThe Reception
  5. 2026The Brink of WarRonald Reagan
  6. 2020AdamMickey
  7. 2019Guest ArtistJoseph Harris
  8. 2018The Emperor's Newest ClothesThe Emperor
  9. 2018The Catcher Was a SpyBill Donovan
  10. 2016AllegiantDavid
  11. 2015Steve JobsJohn Sculley
  12. 2015The MartianTheodore "Teddy" Sanders
  13. 2014Dumb and Dumber ToHarry Dunne
  14. 2012LooperAbe
  15. 2010HowlProfessor David Kirk
  16. 2009The Answer ManArlen Faber
  17. 2009Paper ManRichard Dunn
  18. 2009Away We GoJerry Farlander
  19. 2009State of PlayGeorge Fergus
  20. 2008TraitorCarter
  21. 2008Space ChimpsZartog (voice)
  22. 2008A Plumm SummerNarrator
  23. 2008Sweet Nothing in My EarDan Miller
  24. 2007Mama's BoyMert Rosenbloom
  25. 2007The LookoutLewis
  26. 2006InfamousAlvin Dewey
  27. 2006RVTravis Gornicke
  28. 2005The Squid and the WhaleBernard Berkman
  29. 2005Good Night, and Good Luck.Sig Mickelson
  30. 2005Because of Winn-DixiePreacher
  31. 2004The Five People You Meet In HeavenBlue Man
  32. 2004Imaginary HeroesBen Travis
  33. 2004The Goodbye GirlElliot Garfield
  34. 2003I WitnessJames Rhodes
  35. 2003Gods and GeneralsLt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
  36. 2002The HoursLouis Waters
  37. 2002Blood WorkJasper 'Buddy' Noone
  38. 2002Super SuckerFred Barlow
  39. 2001Chasing SleepEd Saxon
  40. 2001Escanaba in da MoonlightRueben Soady
  41. 2000It's the RageWarren
  42. 2000CheatersDr. Gerard Plecki
  43. 2000The CrossingGen. George Washington
  44. 1999My Favorite MartianTim O'Hara
  45. 1998PleasantvilleMr. Johnson
  46. 1997Trial and ErrorCharles Tuttle
  47. 1996101 DalmatiansRoger
  48. 1996Fly Away HomeThomas Alden
  49. 19962 Days in the ValleyAlvin Strayer
  50. 1995Redwood CurtainLyman Fellers
  51. 1994Dumb and DumberHarry Dunne
  52. 1994SpeedHarry
  53. 1993GettysburgCol. Joshua Chamberlain
  54. 1993Rain Without ThunderJonathan Garson
  55. 1992There Goes the NeighborhoodWillis Embry
  56. 1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryTom Noonan
  57. 1992TimescapeBen Wilson
  58. 1991The Butcher's WifeDr. Alex Tremor
  59. 1990Welcome Home, Roxy CarmichaelDenton Webb
  60. 1990ArachnophobiaRoss Jennings
  61. 1990Love HurtsPaul Weaver
  62. 1989No Place Like HomeMike Cooper
  63. 1988Checking OutRay Macklin
  64. 1988Sweet Hearts DanceSam Manners
  65. 1988The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialLt. Steve Maryk
  66. 1988The House on Carroll StreetCochran
  67. 1987Radio DaysBiff Baxter
  68. 1986Something WildCharles Driggs
  69. 1986HeartburnRichard
  70. 1985Marie: A True StoryEddie Sisk
  71. 1985The Purple Rose of CairoTom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
  72. 1983Terms of EndearmentFlap Horton
  73. 1983An Invasion of PrivacyFrancis Ryan
  74. 1982Fifth of JulyJed Jenkins
  75. 1981RagtimeP.C. O'Donnell