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  • BIRTH 19/02/1955
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 29
  • MOVIES 62
  • SHOWRUNNER 1
  • DIRECTOR 1

Jeff Daniels

Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician and playwright. 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).

Jeff Daniels

Shows (29)

Godless (2017)
Godless (2017)
Frank Griffin
Family Guy
Family Guy
Jeff Daniels (voice)
The Newsroom (2012)
The Newsroom (2012)
Will McAvoy
A Man in Full
A Man in Full
Charlie Croker
The American Revolution (2025)
The American Revolution (2025)
Thomas Jefferson (voice) / voice
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
Frasier
Frasier
Doug (voice)
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower
John O'Neill
American Rust
American Rust
Det. Del Harris
Impractical Jokers
Impractical Jokers
Self
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Neal Forrester
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
The Comey Rule
The Comey Rule
James Comey
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Lyman Fellers
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The View
The View
Self
Hemingway
Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Presenter
The American Buffalo
The American Buffalo
(voice)

Movies (62)

The Martian
The Martian
Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
Allegiant
Allegiant
David
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians
Roger
Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber
Harry Dunne
Speed
Speed
Harry
Looper
Looper
Abe
Pleasantville
Pleasantville
Mr. Johnson
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
John Sculley
Dumb and Dumber To
Dumb and Dumber To
Harry Dunne
Blood Work
Blood Work
Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
State of Play
State of Play
George Fergus
The Hours
The Hours
Louis Waters
RV
RV
Travis Gornicke
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Space Chimps
Space Chimps
Zartog (voice)
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Sig Mickelson
Something Wild
Something Wild
Charles Driggs
Away We Go
Away We Go
Jerry Farlander
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment
Flap Horton
Radio Days
Radio Days
Biff Baxter
Fly Away Home
Fly Away Home
Thomas Alden
Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia
Ross Jennings
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Self
The Lookout
The Lookout
Lewis
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Self - Narrator (voice)
Timescape
Timescape
Ben Wilson
Howl
Howl
Professor David Kirk
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Infamous
Infamous
Alvin Dewey
Bye Bye Barry
Bye Bye Barry
Self
Heartburn
Heartburn
Richard
The Squid and the Whale
The Squid and the Whale
Bernard Berkman
The Butcher's Wife
The Butcher's Wife
Dr. Alex Tremor
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Self
Ragtime
Ragtime
P.C. O'Donnell
The Saint of Second Chances
The Saint of Second Chances
Narrator (voice)
Imaginary Heroes
Imaginary Heroes
Ben Travis
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie
Preacher
Trial and Error
Trial and Error
Charles Tuttle
I Witness
I Witness
James Rhodes
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Crossing
The Crossing
Gen. George Washington
Gods and Generals
Gods and Generals
Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
It's the Rage
It's the Rage
Warren Harding
Paper Man
Paper Man
Richard Dunn
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Rueben Soady
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Denton Webb
Chasing Sleep
Chasing Sleep
Ed Saxon
2 Days in the Valley
2 Days in the Valley
Alvin Strayer
The Russian Five
The Russian Five
self
My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian
Tim O'Hara
Chasing Sleep
Chasing Sleep
Ed Saxon
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Blue Man
The House on Carroll Street
The House on Carroll Street
Cochran
Cheaters
Cheaters
Dr. Gerard Plecki
Traitor
Traitor
Carter
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Tom Noonan
The Answer Man
The Answer Man
Arlen Faber
Adam
Adam
Mickey
Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy
Mert Rosenbloom
Of Miracles and Men
Of Miracles and Men
Self - Narrator

Showrunner

Hunting Hitler
Hunting Hitler

Director

Escanaba in da Moonlight
Escanaba in da Moonlight