Anthony Howard 'Tony' Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He's known for his roles as Carl Bruner in Ghost, President Fitzgerald Grant on ABC's drama Scandal, district attorney Nicholas Baxter on Law & Order, Gordon Gray in Oppenheimer, Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), Andrew Prior in Divergent and Insurgent, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai, Michael Drucker in The 6th Day, Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph in Kiss the Girls, Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Harold Nixon in Nixon (1995), Fletcher Cole in The Pelican Brief, and the voice of Tarzan in the Disney animated Tarzan.
Anthony Howard 'Tony' Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He's known for his roles as Carl Bruner in Ghost, President Fitzgerald Grant on ABC's drama Scandal, district attorney Nicholas Baxter on Law & Order, Gordon Gray in Oppenheimer, Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), Andrew Prior in Divergent and Insurgent, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai, Michael Drucker in The 6th Day, Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph in Kiss the Girls, Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Harold Nixon in Nixon (1995), Fletcher Cole in The Pelican Brief, and the voice of Tarzan in the Disney animated Tarzan.
He made his acting debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), and had his breakthrough for starring as Carl Bruner in the fantasy thriller film Ghost (1990), which earned him a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to star as Harold Nixon in the biographical film Nixon (1995), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and as Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998).
He portrayed Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), which earned him a second nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. He starred as President Fitzgerald Grant III in the ABC legal/political drama Scandal (2012–2018) and directed a number of episodes for the series, for which he won a Peabody Award.
He is the son of film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and actress Jennifer Howard. His paternal grandparents were film producer and movie studio mogul Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish Jewish immigrant from Warsaw, and actress Frances Howard, who was originally from Nebraska. His maternal grandparents were playwright Sidney Howard and actress Clare Eames. His brother John Goldwyn is a film producer, a former executive of Paramount Pictures and the executive producer of the series Dexter. His brother Peter is also a film producer and the current President of Samuel Goldwyn Films. His half-sister Liz Goldwyn is a filmmaker. His niece is writer/producer Emily Goldwyn (John's daughter - and her mother is actress Colleen Camp).
He has been married to production designer Jane Musky since 1987 and they have two daughters: Anna, a screenwriter, and Tess, an actress.
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Filmography (Movies)
One Battle After Another
Character:Virgil Throckmorton
Release Date:23/09/2025
Ezra
Character:Bruce
Release Date:30/05/2024
Oppenheimer
Character:Gordon Gray
Release Date:19/07/2023
Murder Mystery 2
Character:Mr. Silverfox
Release Date:28/03/2023
Plane
Character:Scarsdale
Release Date:11/01/2023
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Character:Dr. Goulding
Release Date:17/11/2022
King Richard
Character:Paul Cohen
Release Date:18/11/2021
but i'm here too
Character:Him
Release Date:13/05/2021
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2019
All I Wish
Character:Adam
Release Date:01/02/2018
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Character:Ed Miller
Release Date:28/09/2017
The Belko Experiment
Character:Barry Norris
Release Date:17/03/2016
Insurgent
Character:Andrew Prior
Release Date:18/03/2015
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
Character:Warren Jeffs
Release Date:28/06/2014
Divergent
Character:Andrew Prior
Release Date:14/03/2014
The Mechanic
Character:Dean Sanderson
Release Date:13/01/2011
The Last House on the Left
Character:John Collingwood
Release Date:13/03/2009
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/2007
American Gun
Character:Frank
Release Date:15/09/2005
Romance & Cigarettes
Character:Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
Release Date:13/09/2005
The Sisters
Character:Vincent Antonelli
Release Date:23/04/2005
The Godfather of Green Bay
Character:Big Jake Norquist
Release Date:20/04/2005
Ghosts Never Sleep
Character:Jared Dolan
Release Date:01/04/2005
The Last Samurai
Character:Col. Benjamin Bagley
Release Date:05/12/2003
Ash Tuesday
Character:Elliott
Release Date:09/05/2003
Abandon
Character:David Schaffer
Release Date:14/10/2002
Joshua
Character:Joshua
Release Date:19/04/2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/2001
An American Rhapsody
Character:Peter
Release Date:22/06/2001
The 6th Day
Character:Michael Drucker
Release Date:17/11/2000
Bounce
Character:Greg Janello
Release Date:15/11/2000
Tarzan
Character:Tarzan (voice)
Release Date:17/06/1999
The Lesser Evil
Character:Frank
Release Date:01/10/1998
Trouble on the Corner
Character:Jeff Stewart
Release Date:09/10/1997
Kiss the Girls
Character:Dr. Will Rudolph
Release Date:29/09/1997
The Substance of Fire
Character:Aaron Geldhart
Release Date:11/09/1996
The Boys Next Door
Character:Jack Palmer
Release Date:04/02/1996
Nixon
Character:Harold Nixon
Release Date:22/12/1995
Reckless
Character:Tom
Release Date:17/11/1995
Truman
Character:Clark Clifford
Release Date:09/09/1995
The Last Word
Character:Stan
Release Date:27/08/1995
Pocahontas: The Legend
Character:Sir Edwin Wingfield
Release Date:01/06/1995
Doomsday Gun
Character:Duvall
Release Date:23/07/1994
Vault of Horror I
Character:Dr. Carl Fairbanks (archive footage)
Release Date:02/07/1994
The Last Tattoo
Character:Captain Mike Starwood
Release Date:01/07/1994
Love Matters
Character:Geoffrey
Release Date:03/10/1993
The Pelican Brief
Character:Fletcher Coal
Release Date:17/09/1993
Taking the Heat
Character:Michael
Release Date:06/06/1993
Traces of Red
Character:Steve Frayn
Release Date:13/11/1992
The Last Mile
Character:Scott
Release Date:09/10/1992
Kuffs
Character:Ted Bukovsky
Release Date:10/01/1992
Iran: Days of Crisis
Character:Jody Powell
Release Date:30/09/1991
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Character:Reader
Release Date:01/01/1991
Ghost
Character:Carl Bruner
Release Date:13/07/1990
Dark Holiday
Character:Ken Horton
Release Date:01/05/1989
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Character:David (archive footage)
Release Date:13/05/1988
Gaby: A True Story
Character:David
Release Date:30/10/1987
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Character:Darren
Release Date:01/08/1986
Television Appearances
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
Hacks
Character:Bob Lipka
Lovecraft Country
Character:Samuel Braithwhite
Blue Sky Metropolis
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
The Hot Zone
Character:Bruce Ivins
Chambers
Character:Ben Lefevre
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Scandal
Character:President Fitzgerald Grant
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:Self
The Good Wife
Character:Judge Henry Baxter
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Drop Dead Diva
Character:Alan Roberts
Dexter
Character:Dr. Emmett Meridian
The L Word
Character:Burr Connor
Working Shakespeare
Character:
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Without a Trace
Character:Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Frank Goren
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Nicholas Baxter
From the Earth to the Moon
Character:Neil Armstrong
The View
Character:Self - Guest
A Woman of Independent Means
Character:Robert Steed
Frasier
Character:Roger
Law & Order
Character:Nicholas Baxter
Tales from the Crypt
Character:Dr. Carl Fairbanks
Murphy Brown
Character:Bobby Powell
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self
Designing Women
Character:
L.A. Law
Character:Chris Arnett
Matlock
Character:Mark Campion
Hunter
Character:Byron Loire
St. Elsewhere
Character:Henry Orr
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Jack Palmer
The Emmy Awards
Character:Self
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