Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Acting

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…

Filmography

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The Brink of War The Brink of War 2026 The American Revolution ★ 5.7 The American Revolution 2025 Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words 2025 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story ★ 8.1 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 2024 A Man in Full ★ 6.3 A Man in Full 2024 Bye Bye Barry ★ 7.8 Bye Bye Barry 2023 The American Buffalo ★ 7.4 The American Buffalo 2023 The Saint of Second Chances ★ 6.9 The Saint of Second Chances 2023 Shrinking ★ 7.8 Shrinking 2023 American Rust ★ 6.9 American Rust 2021 9/11: Inside the President's War Room ★ 6.8 9/11: Inside the President's War Room 2021 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 2021 Hemingway ★ 7.5 Hemingway 2021 The Comey Rule ★ 6.9 The Comey Rule 2020 Adam ★ 6.4 Adam 2020 Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party ★ 7.5 Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party 2020 Washington ★ 7.2 Washington 2020 The Kelly Clarkson Show ★ 6.4 The Kelly Clarkson Show 2019 Guest Artist ★ 4.7 Guest Artist 2019 The Emperor's Newest Clothes ★ 7.0 The Emperor's Newest Clothes 2018 The Catcher Was a Spy ★ 6.2 The Catcher Was a Spy 2018 The Russian Five ★ 7.4 The Russian Five 2018 The Looming Tower ★ 7.3 The Looming Tower 2018 Godless ★ 7.7 Godless 2017 Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge ★ 6.9 Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge 2017 Allegiant ★ 6.1 Allegiant 2016 Steve Jobs ★ 6.8 Steve Jobs 2015 The Martian ★ 7.7 The Martian 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ★ 6.1 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter ★ 6.2 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2015 ARES: live ★ 4.3 ARES: live 2015 "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' ★ 7.3 "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' 2015 Of Miracles and Men ★ 7.2 Of Miracles and Men 2015 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ★ 4.2 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2014 Dumb and Dumber To ★ 5.6 Dumb and Dumber To 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ★ 5.8 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ★ 5.0 Off Camera with Sam Jones 2014 James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend ★ 7.4 James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend 2013 Looper ★ 6.9 Looper 2012 The Newsroom ★ 8.1 The Newsroom 2012 Impractical Jokers ★ 7.9 Impractical Jokers 2011 Howl ★ 6.4 Howl 2010 Paper Man ★ 6.3 Paper Man 2009 Away We Go ★ 6.7 Away We Go 2009 State of Play ★ 6.8 State of Play 2009 The Answer Man ★ 6.3 The Answer Man 2009 Traitor ★ 6.6 Traitor 2008 Space Chimps ★ 5.0 Space Chimps 2008 A Plumm Summer ★ 5.8 A Plumm Summer 2008 Sweet Nothing in My Ear ★ 6.3 Sweet Nothing in My Ear 2008 Mama's Boy ★ 4.6 Mama's Boy 2007 The Lookout ★ 6.7 The Lookout 2007 The Graham Norton Show ★ 7.2 The Graham Norton Show 2007 Infamous ★ 6.5 Infamous 2006 Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy 2006 RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors ★ 10.0 RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors 2006 Robin Williams: A Family Affair Robin Williams: A Family Affair 2006 RV ★ 5.9 RV 2006 Still Dumb After All These Years ★ 7.7 Still Dumb After All These Years 2006 The Colbert Report ★ 6.9 The Colbert Report 2005 The Squid and the Whale ★ 7.0 The Squid and the Whale 2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. ★ 7.1 Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005 Because of Winn-Dixie ★ 6.5 Because of Winn-Dixie 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ★ 6.8 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2005 The Five People You Meet In Heaven ★ 7.0 The Five People You Meet In Heaven 2004 Remembering Ragtime Remembering Ragtime 2004 Imaginary Heroes ★ 6.5 Imaginary Heroes 2004 The Goodbye Girl ★ 6.0 The Goodbye Girl 2004 Dumb and Dumber - Making Of Dumb and Dumber - Making Of 2004 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley ★ 7.6 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ★ 5.6 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 I Witness ★ 5.5 I Witness 2003 Gods and Generals ★ 6.4 Gods and Generals 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ★ 5.3 Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003 The Hours ★ 7.3 The Hours 2002 Blood Work ★ 6.2 Blood Work 2002 Super Sucker ★ 5.7 Super Sucker 2002 Chasing Sleep ★ 6.0 Chasing Sleep 2001 Escanaba in da Moonlight ★ 6.1 Escanaba in da Moonlight 2001 Cheaters ★ 6.3 Cheaters 2000