Actor
Jeff Daniels
Known for Acting
Born 1955-02-19 in Athens, Georgia, USA
Age 71
Mostly Drama, History, Thriller
1Films in catalog
99Credits
1981 to 2026Years active
61Trailers on Reactr
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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Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025 · Trailer
as Self
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024 · Trailer
as Self
Bye Bye Barry
2023 · Trailer
as Self
The Saint of Second Chances
2023 · Trailer
as Narrator (voice)
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021 · Trailer
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Adam
2020 · Trailer
as Mickey
Guest Artist
2019 · Trailer
as Joseph Harris
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
2018
as The Emperor
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 · Trailer
as Bill Donovan
The Russian Five
2018 · Trailer
as self
Allegiant
2016 · Trailer
as David
Steve Jobs
2015 · Trailer
as John Sculley
The Martian
2015 · Trailer
as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015
as Self
Of Miracles and Men
2015
as Self - Narrator
Dumb and Dumber To
2014 · Trailer
as Harry Dunne
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013
as Self
Looper
2012 · Trailer
as Abe
Howl
2010 · Trailer
as Professor David Kirk
Paper Man
2009 · Trailer
as Richard Dunn
Away We Go
2009 · Trailer
as Jerry Farlander
State of Play
2009 · Trailer
as George Fergus
The Answer Man
2009
as Arlen Faber
Traitor
2008 · Trailer
as Carter
Space Chimps
2008 · Trailer
as Zartog (voice)
A Plumm Summer
2008 · Trailer
as Narrator
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008
as Dan Miller
Mama's Boy
2007 · Trailer
as Mert Rosenbloom
The Lookout
2007 · Trailer
as Lewis
Infamous
2006 · Trailer
as Alvin Dewey
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
as Self
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
as Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
as Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
as Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
as Self
RV
2006 · Trailer
as Travis Gornicke
Still Dumb After All These Years
2006
as Self
The Squid and the Whale
2005 · Trailer
as Bernard Berkman
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 · Trailer
as Sig Mickelson
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · Trailer
as Preacher
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004
as Blue Man
Remembering Ragtime
2004
as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Imaginary Heroes
2004 · Trailer
as Ben Travis
The Goodbye Girl
2004
as Elliot Garfield
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
2004
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Witness
2003
as James Rhodes
Gods and Generals
2003 · Trailer
as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
The Hours
2002 · Trailer
as Louis Waters
Blood Work
2002 · Trailer
as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
Super Sucker
2002 · Trailer
as Fred Barlow
Chasing Sleep
2001 · Trailer
as Ed Saxon
Escanaba in da Moonlight
2001
as Rueben Soady
Cheaters
2000 · Trailer
as Dr. Gerard Plecki
The Crossing
2000 · Trailer
as Gen. George Washington
All the Rage
1999 · Trailer
as Warren Harding
My Favorite Martian
1999 · Trailer
as Tim O'Hara
Pleasantville
1998 · Trailer
as Mr. Johnson
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998 · Trailer
as Self
Trial and Error
1997 · Trailer
as Charles Tuttle
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997
as Self
101 Dalmatians
1996 · Trailer
as Roger
Fly Away Home
1996 · Trailer
as Thomas Alden
2 Days in the Valley
1996 · Trailer
as Alvin Strayer
Redwood Curtain
1995
as Lyman Fellers
Dumb and Dumber
1994 · Trailer
as Harry Dunne
Speed
1994 · Trailer
as Harry
The Making of 'Speed'
1994
as Self
Gettysburg
1993 · Trailer
as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Rain Without Thunder
1993
as Jonathan Garson
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992
as Willis Embry
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
as Tom Noonan
Timescape
1992 · Trailer
as Ben Wilson
America's Classic Ballparks
1991
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Butcher's Wife
1991 · Trailer
as Dr. Alex Tremor
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990 · Trailer
as Denton Webb
Arachnophobia
1990 · Trailer
as Ross Jennings
Love Hurts
1990
as Paul Weaver
No Place Like Home
1989
as Mike Cooper
Checking Out
1988 · Trailer
as Ray Macklin
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988
as Sam Manners
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988 · Trailer
as Lt. Steve Maryk
The House on Carroll Street
1988 · Trailer
as Cochran
Radio Days
1987 · Trailer
as Biff Baxter
Something Wild
1986 · Trailer
as Charles Driggs
Heartburn
1986 · Trailer
as Richard
Marie: A True Story
1985
as Eddie Sisk
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 · Trailer
as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Terms of Endearment
1983 · Trailer
as Flap Horton
An Invasion of Privacy
1983
as Francis Ryan
Fifth of July
1982
as Jed Jenkins
Ragtime
1981 · Trailer
as P.C. O'Donnell
2034
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Broadway: The Next Generation
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as Self
Starman
Release date to be announced
as Ed Watkins
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
Release date to be announced
as Ralph Teetor (voice)
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character
Release date to be announced
as Narrator
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