Jeff Daniels

Acting·Feb 19, 1955·Athens, Georgia, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
The Brink of War2026 · Ronald Reagan	Ronald Reagan
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words2025 · Self	Self
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story2024 · Self	Self
Bye Bye Barry2023 · Self	Self
The Saint of Second Chances2023 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
9/11: Inside the President's War Room2021 · Self - Narrator (voice)	Self - Narrator (voice)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age2021 · Self	Self
Adam2020 · Mickey	Mickey
Guest Artist2019 · Joseph Harris, Producer, Writer	Joseph Harris, Producer, Writer
The Emperor's Newest Clothes2018 · The Emperor	The Emperor
The Catcher Was a Spy2018 · Bill Donovan	Bill Donovan
The Russian Five2018 · self	self
Allegiant2016 · David	David
Steve Jobs2015 · John Sculley	John Sculley
The Martian2015 · Theodore "Teddy" Sanders	Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'2015 · Self	Self
Of Miracles and Men2015 · Self - Narrator	Self - Narrator
Dumb and Dumber To2014 · Harry Dunne	Harry Dunne
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend2013 · Self	Self
Looper2012 · Abe	Abe
Howl2010 · Professor David Kirk	Professor David Kirk
Paper Man2009 · Richard Dunn	Richard Dunn
Away We Go2009 · Jerry Farlander	Jerry Farlander
State of Play2009 · George Fergus	George Fergus
The Answer Man2009 · Arlen Faber	Arlen Faber
Traitor2008 · Carter	Carter
Space Chimps2008 · Zartog (voice)	Zartog (voice)
A Plumm Summer2008 · Narrator	Narrator
Sweet Nothing in My Ear2008 · Dan Miller	Dan Miller
Mama's Boy2007 · Mert Rosenbloom	Mert Rosenbloom
The Lookout2007 · Lewis	Lewis
Infamous2006 · Alvin Dewey	Alvin Dewey
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy2006 · Self	Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors2006 · Self	Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair2006 · Self	Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors2006 · Self	Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair2006 · Self	Self
RV2006 · Travis Gornicke	Travis Gornicke
Still Dumb After All These Years2006 · Self	Self
The Squid and the Whale2005 · Bernard Berkman	Bernard Berkman
Good Night, and Good Luck.2005 · Sig Mickelson	Sig Mickelson
Because of Winn-Dixie2005 · Preacher	Preacher
The Five People You Meet In Heaven2004 · Blue Man	Blue Man
Remembering Ragtime2004 · P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)	P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Imaginary Heroes2004 · Ben Travis	Ben Travis
The Goodbye Girl2004 · Elliot Garfield	Elliot Garfield
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of2004 · Self	Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley2003 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)