Aaron Eckhart
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Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March 12, 1968) is an American actor and producer. Born in Cupertino, California, Eckhart moved to the United Kingdom at early age, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Australia for his high school senior year. He left high school without graduating, but earned a diploma through a professional education course, and graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in film. For much of the mid-1990s, he lived in New York City as a struggling, unemployed actor. As an undergraduate at BYU, Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute, who cast him in several of his own original plays. Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous, sociopathic ladies' man in LaBute's black comedy film In the Company of Men (1997). Under LaBute's guidance he worked in the director's films Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), and Possession (2002). Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich (2000), and, in 2006, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking. He gained further mainstream breakout in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent / Two-Face. Eckhart's other key roles include The Pledge (2001), The Core (2003), Paycheck (2003), Rabbit Hole (2010), Battle: Los Angeles (2011), Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and its sequel London Has Fallen (2016), I, Frankenstein (2014), Sully (2016), Midway (2019) and Line Of Duty (2019).
Known for
Credits
Deep Water (2026)
as Ben
The Dark Knight (2008)
as Harvey Dent
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
as President Benjamin Asher
Sully (2016)
as Jeff Skiles
Midway (2019)
as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
as Michael Nantz
London Has Fallen (2016)
as President Benjamin Asher
The Core (2003)
as Dr. Josh Keyes
Erin Brockovich (2000)
as George
Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025)
as Jake Rosser
Paycheck (2003)
as James Rethrick
Any Given Sunday (1999)
as Nick Crozier
The Bricklayer (2023)
as Vail
Thieves Highway (2025)
as Frank Bennett
I, Frankenstein (2014)
as Adam
Chief of Station (2024)
as Ben Malloy
No Reservations (2007)
as Nick
The Wicker Man (2006)
as Truck Stop Patron
Erased (2012)
as Ben Logan
The Pledge (2001)
as Stan Krolak
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
as Nick Naylor
Muzzle (2023)
as Jake Rosser
The Missing (2003)
as Brake Baldwin
The Rum Diary (2011)
as Sanderson
Bleed for This (2016)
as Kevin Rooney
The Black Dahlia (2006)
as Lee Blanchard
Line of Duty (2019)
as Frank Penny
Suspect Zero (2004)
as Thomas Mackelway
Rumble Through the Dark (2023)
as Jack Boucher
Thursday (1998)
as Nick
Nurse Betty (2000)
as Del
Rabbit Hole (2010)
as Howie Corbett
Classified (2024)
as Evan Shaw
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
as Barry
Meet Bill (2007)
as Bill
Incarnate (2016)
as Seth Ember
Ambush (2023)
as Capitaine Drummond
Wander (2020)
as Arthur Bretnik
Towelhead (2008)
as Mr. Vuoso
Love Happens (2009)
as Burke
Molly (1999)
as Buck McKay
Possession (2002)
as Roland Mitchell
My All American (2015)
as Darrell Royal
Double Jeopardy (1992)
as Dwayne
Neverwas (2005)
as Zach Riley
Conversations with Other Women (2006)
as Man
Slaughter of the Innocents (1993)
as Ken Reynolds
Scorpion (—)
Actor
Midair (—)
Actor
In the Company of Men (1997)
as Chad
Heath Ledger: A Tribute (2009)
as Self
Tom Hanks: The Nomad (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Shaving (1992)
as Jackie
Tumble (2007)
as Man
The Violet Hour (2018)
as Greg
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007)
as Road Work (voice)
The Walk In (—)
as Eric Hayes
The Old Man in the Dunes (—)
Actor
Trial by Combat (—)
as John Porter
Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking' (2006)
as Self
The Men of Midway (2020)
as Self
Godly Sorrow Leads to Repentance (1992)
as Matt
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission (2020)
as Self
Raider (—)
Actor