Jeff Daniels
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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).
Known for
Credits
The Martian (2015)
as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
as Harry Dunne
Speed (1994)
as Harry
101 Dalmatians (1996)
as Roger
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
as Harry Dunne
Looper (2012)
as Abe
Allegiant (2016)
as David
State of Play (2009)
as George Fergus
Steve Jobs (2015)
as John Sculley
The Brink of War (2026)
as Ronald Reagan
Space Chimps (2008)
as Zartog (voice)
The Hours (2002)
as Louis Waters
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
as Alvin Strayer
RV (2006)
as Travis Gornicke
Blood Work (2002)
as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
Pleasantville (1998)
as Mr. Johnson
My Favorite Martian (1999)
as Tim O'Hara
Terms of Endearment (1983)
as Flap Horton
9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Fly Away Home (1996)
as Thomas Alden
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
as Sig Mickelson
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
as Self
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
as Bernard Berkman
Gods and Generals (2003)
as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Traitor (2008)
as Carter
Something Wild (1986)
as Charles Driggs
The Butcher's Wife (1991)
as Dr. Alex Tremor
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
as Bill Donovan
The Lookout (2007)
as Lewis
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
as Preacher
Radio Days (1987)
as Biff Baxter
Heartburn (1986)
as Richard
Arachnophobia (1990)
as Ross Jennings
Gettysburg (1993)
as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Paper Man (2009)
as Richard Dunn
Mama's Boy (2007)
as Mert Rosenbloom
Away We Go (2009)
as Jerry Farlander
Timescape (1992)
as Ben Wilson
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
as Denton Webb
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
as Cochran
Redwood Curtain (1995)
as Lyman Fellers
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Chasing Sleep (2001)
as Ed Saxon
Infamous (2006)
as Alvin Dewey
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
as Willis Embry
Imaginary Heroes (2004)
as Ben Travis
Ragtime (1981)
as P.C. O'Donnell
Howl (2010)
as Professor David Kirk
Cheaters (2000)
as Dr. Gerard Plecki
The Saint of Second Chances (2023)
as Narrator (voice)
It's the Rage (2000)
as Warren
The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004)
as Blue Man
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)
as Dan Miller
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
as Tom Noonan
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend (2013)
as Self
Marie: A True Story (1985)
as Eddie Sisk
Trial and Error (1997)
as Charles Tuttle
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988)
as Lt. Steve Maryk
The Goodbye Girl (2004)
as Elliot Garfield
Adam (2020)
as Mickey
No Place Like Home (1989)
as Mike Cooper
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley (1998)
as Self
2034 (—)
Actor
The Answer Man (2009)
as Arlen Faber
The Crossing (2000)
as Gen. George Washington
Bye Bye Barry (2023)
as Self
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party (1997)
as Self
Super Sucker (2002)
as Fred Barlow
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Starman (—)
as Ed Watkins
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of (2004)
as Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair (2006)
as Self
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' (2015)
as Self
An Invasion of Privacy (1983)
as Francis Ryan
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words (2025)
as Self
Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
as Sam Manners
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors (2006)
as Self
Checking Out (1988)
as Ray Macklin
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors (2006)
as Self
The Making of 'Speed' (1994)
as Self
A Plumm Summer (2008)
as Narrator
The Emperor's Newest Clothes (2018)
as The Emperor (voice)
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy (2006)
as Self
Love Hurts (1990)
as Paul Weaver
Escanaba in da Moonlight (2001)
as Rueben Soady
Robin Williams: A Family Affair (2006)
as Self
Still Dumb After All These Years (2006)
as Self
The Reception (—)
Actor
Guest Artist (2019)
as Joseph Harris
Of Miracles and Men (2015)
as Self - Narrator
Remembering Ragtime (2004)
as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
I Witness (2003)
as James Rhodes
Fifth of July (1982)
as Jed Jenkins
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story (—)
as Ralph Teetor (voice)
Rain Without Thunder (1993)
as Jonathan Garson
America's Classic Ballparks (1991)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Russian Five (2018)
as self
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character (—)
as Narrator