Actor
Jeff Daniels
Biography

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, throug ...

Known For
Acting
2024 -- Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Self
2023 -- Bye Bye Barry | Self
2023 -- The Saint of Second Chances | Narrator (voice)
2021 -- 9/11: Inside the President's War Room | Narrator
2021 -- Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self
2020 -- Adam | Mickey
2019 -- Guest Artist | Joseph Harris
2018 -- The Emperor's Newest Clothes | The Emperor
2018 -- The Catcher Was a Spy | Bill Donovan
2018 -- The Russian Five | self
2017 -- Broadway: The Next Generation | Self
2016 -- Allegiant | David
2015 -- Steve Jobs | John Sculley
2015 -- The Martian | Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
2015 -- "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' | Self
2015 -- Of Miracles and Men | Self - Narrator
2014 -- Dumb and Dumber To | Harry Dunne
2013 -- James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend | Self
2012 -- Looper | Abe
2010 -- Howl | Professor David Kirk
2009 -- Paper Man | Richard Dunn
2009 -- Away We Go | Jerry Farlander
2009 -- State of Play | George Fergus
2009 -- The Answer Man | Arlen Faber
2008 -- Traitor | Carter
2008 -- Space Chimps | Zartog (voice)
2008 -- A Plumm Summer | Narrator
2008 -- Sweet Nothing in My Ear | Dan Miller
2007 -- Mama's Boy | Mert Rosenbloom
2007 -- The Lookout | Lewis
2006 -- Infamous | Alvin Dewey
2006 -- Robin Williams: A Family Affair | Self
2006 -- RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors | Self
2006 -- Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy | Self
2006 -- RV | Travis Gornicke
2006 -- Still Dumb After All These Years | Self
2005 -- The Squid and the Whale | Bernard Berkman
2005 -- Good Night, and Good Luck. | Sig Mickelson
2005 -- Because of Winn-Dixie | Preacher
2004 -- The Five People You Meet In Heaven | Blue Man
2004 -- Remembering Ragtime | P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
2004 -- Imaginary Heroes | Ben Travis
2004 -- The Goodbye Girl | Elliot Garfield
2004 -- Dumb and Dumber - Making Of | Self
2003 -- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley | Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003 -- I Witness | James Rhodes
2003 -- Gods and Generals | Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
2002 -- The Hours | Louis Waters
2002 -- Blood Work | Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
2002 -- Super Sucker | Fred Barlow
2001 -- Chasing Sleep | Ed Saxon
2001 -- Escanaba in da Moonlight | Rueben Soady
2000 -- Cheaters | Dr. Gerard Plecki
2000 -- The Crossing | Gen. George Washington
1999 -- It's the Rage | Warren Harding
1999 -- My Favorite Martian | Tim O'Hara
1998 -- Pleasantville | Mr. Johnson
1998 -- Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley | Self
1997 -- Trial and Error | Charles Tuttle
1997 -- Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party | Self
1996 -- 101 Dalmatians | Roger
1996 -- Fly Away Home | Thomas Alden
1996 -- 2 Days in the Valley | Alvin Strayer
1995 -- Redwood Curtain | Lyman Fellers
1994 -- Dumb and Dumber | Harry Dunne
1994 -- Speed | Harry
1993 -- Gettysburg | Col. Joshua Chamberlain
1993 -- Rain Without Thunder | Jonathan Garson
1992 -- There Goes the Neighborhood | Willis Embry
1992 -- Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Tom Noonan
1992 -- Timescape | Ben Wilson
1991 -- America's Classic Ballparks | Narrator
1991 -- The Butcher's Wife | Dr. Alex Tremor
1990 -- Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Denton Webb
1990 -- Arachnophobia | Ross Jennings
1990 -- Love Hurts | Paul Weaver
1989 -- No Place Like Home | Mike Cooper
1988 -- Checking Out | Ray Macklin
1988 -- Sweet Hearts Dance | Sam Manners
1988 -- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Lt. Steve Maryk
1988 -- The House on Carroll Street | Cochran
1987 -- Radio Days | Biff Baxter
1986 -- Something Wild | Charles Driggs
1986 -- Heartburn | Richard
1985 -- Marie: A True Story | Eddie Sisk
1985 -- The Purple Rose of Cairo | Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
1983 -- Terms of Endearment | Flap Horton
1983 -- An Invasion of Privacy | Francis Ryan
1982 -- Fifth of July | Jed Jenkins
1981 -- Ragtime | P.C. O'Donnell
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