Biography
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician and playwright. 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
all 146
Movies 103
self 44
TV Shows 43
Narrator 5
Voice 3
Producer 2
Creator 2
A Man in Full (2024)
The Saint of Second Chances (2023)
American Rust (2021)
Hemingway (2021)
Adam (2020)
The Comey Rule (2020)
Washington (2020)
Guest Artist (2019)
The Emperor's Newest Clothes (2018)
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
The Looming Tower (2018)
Godless (2017)
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge (2017)
Hunting Hitler (2015)
Steve Jobs (2015)
The Martian (2015)
ARES: live (2015)
Of Miracles and Men (2015)
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
The Newsroom (2012)
Howl (2010)
Paper Man (2009)
Away We Go (2009)
State of Play (2009)
The Answer Man (2009)
Traitor (2008)
Space Chimps (2008)
A Plumm Summer (2008)
Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)
Mama's Boy (2007)
Infamous (2006)
RV (2006)
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Remembering Ragtime (2004)
Imaginary Heroes (2004)
The Goodbye Girl (2004)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
I Witness (2003)
Gods and Generals (2003)
The Hours (2002)
Blood Work (2002)
Super Sucker (2002)
Chasing Sleep (2001)
Escanaba in da Moonlight (2001)
Cheaters (2000)
The Crossing (2000)
It's the Rage (1999)
My Favorite Martian (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
Pleasantville (1998)
Trial and Error (1997)
Fly Away Home (1996)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Redwood Curtain (1995)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Gettysburg (1993)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Rain Without Thunder (1993)
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
Timescape (1992)
The Butcher's Wife (1991)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Arachnophobia (1990)
Love Hurts (1990)
No Place Like Home (1989)
Checking Out (1988)
Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988)
Radio Days (1987)
Something Wild (1986)
Heartburn (1986)
Marie: A True Story (1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
An Invasion of Privacy (1983)
Fifth of July (1982)
Ragtime (1981)
A Rumor of War (1980)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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Ballad of the Dreadnought
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1955-02-19 (69 years old)
Birth NameJeffrey Warren Daniels
Birth PlaceAthens, United States
SpouseKathleen Treado Daniels
ChildrenNellie Daniels, Lucas Daniels, Ben Daniels
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known As제프 다니엘스, 杰夫·丹尼尔斯, 黛安·蓮恩, Джефф Деніелс
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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