Jeff Daniels

Acting · 3.1 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: February 19, 1955
From: Athens, Georgia, USA

Biography

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).

Works

99 films

The Martian

20157.7

Dumb and Dumber

19946.7

Looper

20126.9

Speed

19947.2

101 Dalmatians

19965.9

Dumb and Dumber To

20145.6

Allegiant

20166.1

Arachnophobia

19906.5

State of Play

20096.8

The Hours

20027.3

20065.9

Steve Jobs

20156.8

Pleasantville

19987.3

Terms of Endearment

19837.1

The Brink of War

2026

The Lookout

20076.7

Space Chimps

20085.0

Paper Man

20096.3

Blood Work

20026.2

Fly Away Home

19967.0

The Squid and the Whale

20057.0

Mama's Boy

20074.6

Gettysburg

19937.0

Good Night, and Good Luck.

20057.1

Because of Winn-Dixie

20056.5

2 Days in the Valley

19966.2

The Purple Rose of Cairo

19857.4

Traitor

20086.7

My Favorite Martian

19995.7

Heartburn

19866.0

Away We Go

20096.7

The Catcher Was a Spy

20186.2

9/11: Inside the President's War Room

20216.9

Timescape

19926.5

Radio Days

19877.0

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

20248.1

All the Rage

19995.5

Something Wild

19866.6

Infamous

20066.5

Gods and Generals

20036.4

2034

2026

The Butcher's Wife

19915.7

Adam

20206.4

Ragtime

19817.0

Broadway: The Next Generation

2026

Cheaters

20006.3

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

19906.2

The House on Carroll Street

19885.9

The Five People You Meet In Heaven

20047.0

The Crossing

20006.4

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

2021

Redwood Curtain

19956.5

The Saint of Second Chances

20236.9

Howl

20106.4

I Witness

20035.5

Imaginary Heroes

20046.5

There Goes the Neighborhood

19925.5

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

20037.6

Sweet Hearts Dance

19885.0

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

19886.5

Trial and Error

19975.5

Love Hurts

19904.6

Robin Williams: A Family Affair

2006

Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy

2006

A Plumm Summer

20085.8

The Goodbye Girl

20046.0

Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words

20257.5

The Emperor's Newest Clothes

20186.9

James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend

20137.4

Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley

19984.5

Checking Out

19884.4

Marie: A True Story

19855.8

No Place Like Home

19896.7

Chasing Sleep

20016.0

Super Sucker

20025.7

Robin Williams: A Family Affair

2006

Sweet Nothing in My Ear

20086.3

Still Dumb After All These Years

20067.7

An Invasion of Privacy

19835.5

Bye Bye Barry

20237.8

RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors

2006

Of Miracles and Men

20157.2

"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'

20157.3

Starman

2026

Rain Without Thunder

19934.3

The Making of 'Speed'

19946.3

The Answer Man

20096.2

Escanaba in da Moonlight

20016.1

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

19925.8

RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors

20069.3

America's Classic Ballparks

19917.0

Guest Artist

20194.7

The Russian Five

20187.4

Remembering Ragtime

2004

Fifth of July

19827.0

Dumb and Dumber - Making Of

2004

Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character

2026

Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story

2026

Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party

19975.5