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 133
Movies 93
TV Shows 40
self 36
Narrator 4
Voice 2
Creator 2
A Man in Full (2024)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
Bye Bye Barry (2023)
The American Buffalo (2023)
The Saint of Second Chances (2023)
American Rust (2021)
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy (2021)
9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
Hemingway (2021)
Adam (2020)
The Comey Rule (2020)
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party (2020)
Washington (2020)
Guest Artist (2019)
The Emperor's Newest Clothes (2018)
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
The Russian Five (2018)
The Looming Tower (2018)
Godless (2017)
The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge (2017)
The Long Way Home: Making 'The Martian' (2016)
Allegiant (2016)
Hunting Hitler (2015)
Steve Jobs (2015)
The Martian (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
ARES: live (2015)
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' (2015)
Of Miracles and Men (2015)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014)
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend (2013)
Looper (2012)
The Newsroom (2012)
Impractical Jokers (2011)
Howl (2010)
Paper Man (2009)
Away We Go (2009)
The Visa Signature Tony Awards Season Celebration (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)
The Lookout (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Infamous (2006)
Robin Williams: A Family Affair (2006)
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy (2006)
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors (2006)
RV (2006)
Still Dumb After All These Years (2006)
The Colbert Report (2005)
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004)
Remembering Ragtime (2004)
Imaginary Heroes (2004)
The Goodbye Girl (2004)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
I Witness (2003)
Gods and Generals (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (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)
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley (1998)
The View (1997)
Trial and Error (1997)
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party (1997)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
Fly Away Home (1996)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Redwood Curtain (1995)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Speed (1994)
Gettysburg (1993)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Rain Without Thunder (1993)
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
HBO First Look (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Timescape (1992)
America's Classic Ballparks (1991)
The Butcher's Wife (1991)
Breakfast with the Arts (1991)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Arachnophobia (1990)
Love Hurts (1990)
No Place Like Home (1989)
Checking Out (1989)
Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988)
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
Trying Times (1987)
Radio Days (1987)
Something Wild (1986)
Heartburn (1986)
Marie (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)
Broadway: The Next Generation
The Making of 'Speed'
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1955-02-19 (69 years old)
Birth NameJeffrey Warren Daniels
Birth PlaceAthens, United States of America
SpouseKathleen Treado Daniels
ChildrenNellie Daniels, Lucas Daniels, Ben Daniels
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As제프 다니엘스, 杰夫·丹尼尔斯
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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