Jeff Daniels
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 19, 1955 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
Known For
| 2025 | Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of WordsSelf | |
| 2025 | The American RevolutionThomas Jefferson (voice) | |
| 2024 | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve StorySelf | |
| 2024 | A Man in FullCharlie Croker | |
| 2023 | The Saint of Second ChancesNarrator (voice) | |
| 2023 | Bye Bye BarrySelf | |
| 2023 | The American Buffalo(voice) | |
| 2023 | Shrinking | |
| 2023 | ShrinkingRandy | |
| 2021 | 9/11: Inside the President's War RoomSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf | |
| 2021 | American RustDet. Del Harris | |
| 2021 | HemingwayErnest Hemingway (voice) | |
| 2020 | AdamMickey | |
| 2020 | WashingtonSelf - Narrator | |
| 2020 | The Comey RuleJames Comey | |
| 2020 | Impractical Jokers: Dinner PartyHimself | |
| 2019 | Guest ArtistJoseph Harris | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf | |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a SpyBill Donovan | |
| 2018 | The Emperor's Newest ClothesThe Emperor | |
| 2018 | The Russian Fiveself | |
| 2018 | The Looming TowerJohn O'Neill | |
| 2017 | GodlessFrank Griffin | |
| 2017 | Rolling Stone: Stories From the EdgeNarrator | |
| 2016 | AllegiantDavid | |
| 2015 | The MartianTheodore "Teddy" Sanders | |
| 2015 | Steve JobsJohn Sculley | |
| 2015 | Of Miracles and MenSelf - Narrator | |
| 2015 | "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'Self | |
| 2015 | ARES: liveTeddy Sanders | |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf | |
| 2014 | Dumb and Dumber ToHarry Dunne | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf | |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf | |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf | |
| 2013 | James Gandolfini: Tribute to a FriendSelf | |
| 2012 | LooperAbe | |
| 2012 | The NewsroomWill McAvoy | |
| 2011 | Impractical JokersSelf | |
| 2010 | HowlProfessor David Kirk | |
| 2009 | The Answer ManArlen Faber | |
| 2009 | State of PlayGeorge Fergus | |
| 2009 | Paper ManRichard Dunn | |
| 2009 | Away We GoJerry Farlander | |
| 2008 | Space ChimpsZartog (voice) | |
| 2008 | A Plumm SummerNarrator | |
| 2008 | Sweet Nothing in My EarDan Miller | |
| 2008 | TraitorCarter | |
| 2007 | The LookoutLewis | |
| 2007 | Mama's BoyMert Rosenbloom | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton ShowSelf | |
| 2006 | RVTravis Gornicke | |
| 2006 | InfamousAlvin Dewey | |
| 2006 | Robin Williams: A Family AffairSelf | |
| 2006 | RV Nation: The Culture of Road WarriorsSelf | |
| 2006 | Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher CowboySelf | |
| 2006 | Still Dumb After All These YearsSelf | |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck.Sig Mickelson | |
| 2005 | The Squid and the WhaleBernard Berkman | |
| 2005 | Because of Winn-DixiePreacher | |
| 2005 | The Colbert ReportSelf | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf | |
| 2004 | The Five People You Meet In HeavenBlue Man | |
| 2004 | Imaginary HeroesBen Travis | |
| 2004 | The Goodbye GirlElliot Garfield | |
| 2004 | Remembering RagtimeP. C. O'Donnell (archive footage) | |
| 2004 | Dumb and Dumber - Making OfSelf | |
| 2003 | I WitnessJames Rhodes | |
| 2003 | Gods and GeneralsLt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | |
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris FarleySelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 2002 | The HoursLouis Waters | |
| 2002 | Blood WorkJasper 'Buddy' Noone | |
| 2002 | Super SuckerFred Barlow | |
| 2001 | Chasing SleepEd Saxon | |
| 2001 | Escanaba in da MoonlightRueben Soady | |
| 2000 | The CrossingGen. George Washington | |
| 2000 | CheatersDr. Gerard Plecki | |
| 1999 | All the RageWarren Harding | |
| 1999 | My Favorite MartianTim O'Hara | |
| 1999 | Family GuyJeff Daniels (voice) | |
| 1998 | PleasantvilleMr. Johnson | |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris FarleySelf | |
| 1997 | Trial and ErrorCharles Tuttle | |
| 1997 | Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary PartySelf | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1996 | Fly Away HomeThomas Alden | |
| 1996 | 101 DalmatiansRoger | |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the ValleyAlvin Strayer | |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSelf | |
| 1995 | Redwood CurtainLyman Fellers | |
| 1994 | SpeedHarry | |
| 1994 | Dumb and DumberHarry Dunne | |
| 1993 | GettysburgCol. Joshua Chamberlain | |
| 1993 | Rain Without ThunderJonathan Garson | |
| 1993 | FrasierDoug (voice) | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest | |
| 1992 | TimescapeBen Wilson | |
| 1992 | There Goes the NeighborhoodWillis Embry | |
| 1992 | Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryTom Noonan | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1992 | HBO First Look | |
| 1991 | The Butcher's WifeDr. Alex Tremor | |
| 1991 | America's Classic BallparksNarrator | |
| 1991 | Breakfast with the Arts | |
| 1990 | ArachnophobiaRoss Jennings | |
| 1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy CarmichaelDenton Webb | |
| 1990 | Love HurtsPaul Weaver | |
| 1989 | No Place Like HomeMike Cooper | |
| 1988 | Sweet Hearts DanceSam Manners | |
| 1988 | Checking OutRay Macklin | |
| 1988 | The House on Carroll StreetCochran | |
| 1988 | The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialLt. Steve Maryk | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1987 | Radio DaysBiff Baxter | |
| 1987 | Trying TimesJim | |
| 1986 | Something WildCharles Driggs | |
| 1986 | HeartburnRichard | |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of CairoTom Baxter / Gil Shepherd | |
| 1985 | Marie: A True StoryEddie Sisk | |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1983 | Terms of EndearmentFlap Horton | |
| 1983 | An Invasion of PrivacyFrancis Ryan | |
| 1982 | Fifth of JulyJed Jenkins | |
| 1981 | RagtimeP.C. O'Donnell | |
| 1980 | A Rumor of WarChaplain | |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday MorningSelf | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-ONeal Forrester | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameLyman Fellers | |
| - | Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf | |
| - | Gerald R. Ford: A Test of CharacterNarrator | |
| - | Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor StoryRalph Teetor (voice) | |
| - | ReykjavikRonald Reagan |
| 2021 | American RustExecutive Producer | |
| 2019 | Guest ArtistProducer |
| 2002 | Super SuckerDirector | |
| 2001 | Escanaba in da MoonlightDirector |
| 2019 | Guest ArtistWriter | |
| 2002 | Super SuckerWriter |
| 2017 | The Hunt for the Zodiac KillerCreator |