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