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Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels’s screen credits include Theodore "Teddy" Sanders in The Martian, Harry Dunne in Dumb and Dumber, and Ronald Reagan in The Brink of War.
Born February 19, 1955 Athens, Georgia, USA5 movies on MoviHero
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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).
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- 2025Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of WordsSelf
- 2024Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve StorySelf
- 2023Bye Bye BarrySelf
- 2023The Saint of Second ChancesNarrator (voice)
- 20219/11: Inside the President's War RoomSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
- 2020AdamMickey
- 2019Guest ArtistWriter · Producer · Joseph Harris
- 2018The Emperor's Newest ClothesThe Emperor (voice)
- 2018The Catcher Was a SpyBill Donovan
- 2018The Russian Fiveself
- 2016AllegiantDavid
- 2015Steve JobsJohn Sculley
- 2015"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'Self
- 2015Of Miracles and MenSelf - Narrator
- 2013James Gandolfini: Tribute to a FriendSelf
- 2012LooperAbe
- 2010HowlProfessor David Kirk
- 2009The Answer ManArlen Faber
- 2009Paper ManRichard Dunn
- 2009Away We GoJerry Farlander
- 2009State of PlayGeorge Fergus
- 2008TraitorCarter
- 2008Space ChimpsZartog (voice)
- 2008A Plumm SummerNarrator
- 2008Sweet Nothing in My EarDan Miller
- 2007Mama's BoyMert Rosenbloom
- 2007The LookoutLewis
- 2006InfamousAlvin Dewey
- 2006Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher CowboySelf
- 2006Robin Williams: A Family AffairSelf
- 2006Robin Williams: A Family AffairSelf
- 2006RV Nation: The Culture of Road WarriorsSelf
- 2006RV Nation: The Culture of Road WarriorsSelf
- 2006RVTravis Gornicke
- 2006Still Dumb After All These YearsSelf
- 2005The Squid and the WhaleBernard Berkman
- 2005Good Night, and Good Luck.Sig Mickelson
- 2005Because of Winn-DixiePreacher
- 2004The Five People You Meet In HeavenBlue Man
- 2004Remembering RagtimeP. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
- 2004Imaginary HeroesBen Travis
- 2004The Goodbye GirlElliot Garfield
- 2004Dumb and Dumber - Making OfSelf
- 2003Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris FarleySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2003I WitnessJames Rhodes
- 2003Gods and GeneralsLt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
- 2002The HoursLouis Waters
- 2002Blood WorkJasper 'Buddy' Noone
- 2002Super SuckerDirector · Writer · Fred Barlow
- 2001Chasing SleepEd Saxon
- 2001Escanaba in da MoonlightDirector · Rueben Soady
- 2000It's the RageWarren
- 2000CheatersDr. Gerard Plecki
- 2000The CrossingGen. George Washington
- 1999My Favorite MartianTim O'Hara
- 1998PleasantvilleMr. Johnson
- 1998Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris FarleySelf
- 1997Trial and ErrorCharles Tuttle
- 1997Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary PartySelf
- 1996Fly Away HomeThomas Alden
- 19962 Days in the ValleyAlvin Strayer
- 1995Redwood CurtainLyman Fellers
- 1994SpeedHarry
- 1994The Making of 'Speed'Self
- 1993GettysburgCol. Joshua Chamberlain
- 1993Rain Without ThunderJonathan Garson
- 1992There Goes the NeighborhoodWillis Embry
- 1992Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser StoryTom Noonan
- 1992TimescapeBen Wilson
- 1991America's Classic BallparksSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1991The Butcher's WifeDr. Alex Tremor
- 1990Welcome Home, Roxy CarmichaelDenton Webb
- 1990ArachnophobiaRoss Jennings
- 1990Love HurtsPaul Weaver
- 1989No Place Like HomeMike Cooper
- 1988Checking OutRay Macklin
- 1988Sweet Hearts DanceSam Manners
- 1988The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialLt. Steve Maryk
- 1988The House on Carroll StreetCochran
- 1987Radio DaysBiff Baxter
- 1986Something WildCharles Driggs
- 1986HeartburnRichard
- 1985Marie: A True StoryEddie Sisk
- 1985The Purple Rose of CairoTom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
- 1983Terms of EndearmentFlap Horton
- 1983An Invasion of PrivacyFrancis Ryan
- 1982Fifth of JulyJed Jenkins
- 1981RagtimeP.C. O'Donnell
- 2034Actor
- Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor StoryRalph Teetor (voice)
- Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
- Gerald R. Ford: A Test of CharacterNarrator
- StarmanEd Watkins
- The ReceptionActor
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