Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

b. 1955 (age 71) Athens, Georgia, USA

Actor Writer

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Daniels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Arachnophobia

Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber

The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale

Filmography

The Brink of War

Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words

Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words

Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story

A Man in Full

Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary

Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary

Village of Death: Oradour-sur-Glane 1944

The Saint of Second Chances

The Saint of Second Chances

Ukraine: Answering the Call

Ukraine: Answering the Call

American Rust

Hemingway

Ernest Hemingway

Ken Burns: Hemingway

The Comey Rule

Washington

Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party

Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party

Guest Artist

2019 Actor Writer

The Looming Tower

The Looming Tower

The Russian Five

The Russian Five

The Emperor's Newest Clothes

The Emperor's Newest Clothes

Godless

Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge

Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge

The Divergent Series: Allegiant

The Divergent Series: Allegiant

The Long Way Home: Making the Martian

The Long Way Home: Making the Martian

Ballad of the Dreadnought

Greenwich Village: The Times They Are a-Changin'

Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character

The Martian

Steve Jobs

Dumb and Dumber To

Dumb and Dumber To

2014 MTV Video Music Awards

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

The Newsroom: Season 2 - Invitation to the Set

Looper

The Newsroom

The Newsroom: Season 1 - Invitation to the Set

Forcin' the Blues

State of Play

Away We Go

Paper Man

The Answer Man

The Visa Signature Tony Awards Season Celebration

Space Chimps

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

The Lookout

Mama's Boy

Mert Rosenbloom

A Plumm Summer

The Film Society of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Diane Keaton

Travis Gornicke

The 5th Annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale

Bernard Berkman

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie

The CMT Music Awards

The 15th Annual Gotham Awards

Imaginary Heroes

Imaginary Heroes

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

Elliot Garfield

Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter

Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals

Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

I Witness

Blood Work

Jasper 'Buddy' Noone

Super Sucker

2002 Actor Director Writer

Escanaba in da Moonlight

Escanaba in da Moonlight

2001 Actor Director Writer

Cheaters

Dr. Gerard Plecki

Chasing Sleep

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

The Crossing

Gen. George Washington

My Favorite Martian

My Favorite Martian

All the Rage

Pleasantville

Trial and Error

Trial and Error

Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party

Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party

101 Dalmatians

Fly Away Home

2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley

Disney's 101 Dalmatians: A Canine's Tale...

Redwood Curtain

Redwood Curtain

Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber

Speed

The Making of 'Speed'

The Making of 'Speed'

There Goes the Neighborhood

There Goes the Neighborhood

Rain Without Thunder

Rain Without Thunder

Jonathan Garson

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

The Butcher's Wife

The Butcher's Wife

Grand Tour: Disaster in Time

Grand Tour: Disaster in Time

Arachnophobia

Dr. Ross Jennings

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Love Hurts

Thrills, Chills & Spiders: The Making of 'Arachnophobia'

No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

The House on Carroll Street

The House on Carroll Street

Sweet Hearts Dance

Sweet Hearts Dance

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

Lt. Stephen Maryk

Checking Out

Something Wild

Heartburn

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

Marie

Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment

An Invasion of Privacy

An Invasion of Privacy

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