Jeff Daniels
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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
Credits
The Martian (2015)
as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
as Harry Dunne
Speed (1994)
as Harry
Allegiant (2016)
as David
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
as Harry Dunne
101 Dalmatians (1996)
as Roger
Looper (2012)
as Abe
The Brink of War (2026)
as Ronald Reagan
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
as Cochran
RV (2006)
as Travis Gornicke
The Hours (2002)
as Louis Waters
Space Chimps (2008)
as Zartog (voice)
State of Play (2009)
as George Fergus
Traitor (2008)
as Carter
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
as Sig Mickelson
Steve Jobs (2015)
as John Sculley
Pleasantville (1998)
as Mr. Johnson
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Blood Work (2002)
as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
Cheaters (2000)
as Dr. Gerard Plecki
9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
as Flap Horton
My Favorite Martian (1999)
as Tim O'Hara
Heartburn (1986)
as Richard
Gettysburg (1993)
as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Fly Away Home (1996)
as Thomas Alden
Arachnophobia (1990)
as Ross Jennings
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
as Bernard Berkman
Timescape (1992)
as Ben Wilson
The Lookout (2007)
as Lewis
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
as Self
Infamous (2006)
as Alvin Dewey
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
as Bill Donovan
Mama's Boy (2007)
as Mert Rosenbloom
The Butcher's Wife (1991)
as Dr. Alex Tremor
Something Wild (1986)
as Charles Driggs
Ragtime (1981)
as P.C. O'Donnell
Starman (2027)
as Ed Watkins
2034 (—)
Actor
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors (2006)
as Self
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
as Preacher
Robin Williams: A Family Affair (2006)
as Self
Gods and Generals (2003)
as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
as Alvin Strayer
Radio Days (1987)
as Biff Baxter
Paper Man (2009)
as Richard Dunn
Away We Go (2009)
as Jerry Farlander
Redwood Curtain (1995)
as Lyman Fellers
Super Sucker (2002)
as Fred Barlow
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
as Denton Webb
The Goodbye Girl (2004)
as Elliot Garfield
Adam (2020)
as Mickey
The Saint of Second Chances (2023)
as Narrator (voice)
Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
as Sam Manners
Howl (2010)
as Professor David Kirk
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Trial and Error (1997)
as Charles Tuttle
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
as Willis Embry
The Reception (—)
Actor
Imaginary Heroes (2004)
as Ben Travis
The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004)
as Blue Man
It's the Rage (2000)
as Warren
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Marie: A True Story (1985)
as Eddie Sisk
I Witness (2003)
as James Rhodes
Chasing Sleep (2001)
as Ed Saxon
The Emperor's Newest Clothes (2018)
as The Emperor (voice)
The Crossing (2000)
as Gen. George Washington
The Answer Man (2009)
as Arlen Faber
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988)
as Lt. Steve Maryk
Love Hurts (1990)
as Paul Weaver
Of Miracles and Men (2015)
as Self - Narrator
No Place Like Home (1989)
as Mike Cooper
Escanaba in da Moonlight (2001)
as Rueben Soady
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy (2006)
as Self
Checking Out (1988)
as Ray Macklin
Still Dumb After All These Years (2006)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
as Tom Noonan
Bye Bye Barry (2023)
as Self
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party (1997)
as Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors (2006)
as Self
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley (1998)
as Self
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words (2025)
as Self
A Plumm Summer (2008)
as Narrator
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend (2013)
as Self
Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)
as Dan Miller
Robin Williams: A Family Affair (2006)
as Self
Rain Without Thunder (1993)
as Jonathan Garson
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' (2015)
as Self
An Invasion of Privacy (1983)
as Francis Ryan
Guest Artist (2019)
as Joseph Harris
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of (2004)
as Self
The Russian Five (2018)
as self
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story (—)
as Ralph Teetor (voice)
Fifth of July (1982)
as Jed Jenkins
Remembering Ragtime (2004)
as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character (—)
as Narrator
America's Classic Ballparks (1991)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Gettysburg Book: A Father, Son & The Killer Angels (—)
as Self