Jeff Daniels
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).
Filmography (42)
The Brink of War
Adam
The Catcher Was a Spy
Allegiant
The Martian
Steve Jobs
Dumb and Dumber To
Looper
Howl
State of Play
Paper Man
Away We Go
The Answer Man
Space Chimps
Traitor
The Lookout
RV
Infamous
Good Night, and Good Luck.
The Squid and the Whale
Gods and Generals
The Hours
Blood Work
Chasing Sleep
Cheaters
My Favorite Martian
Pleasantville
101 Dalmatians
2 Days in the Valley
Fly Away Home
Speed
Dumb and Dumber
Gettysburg
Timescape
Arachnophobia
The House on Carroll Street
Radio Days
Something Wild
Heartburn
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Terms of Endearment
