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