Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician and playwright. 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.
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician and playwright. 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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q53680
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Filmography (Movies)
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
Character:Self
Release Date:27/07/2025
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/2024
Bye Bye Barry
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2023
The Saint of Second Chances
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/06/2023
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:31/08/2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/2021
Adam
Character:Mickey
Release Date:02/07/2020
Guest Artist
Character:Joseph Harris
Release Date:07/02/2019
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
Character:The Emperor
Release Date:15/11/2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
Character:Bill Donovan
Release Date:22/06/2018
The Russian Five
Character:self
Release Date:11/04/2018
Broadway: The Next Generation
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2017
Allegiant
Character:David
Release Date:09/03/2016
Steve Jobs
Character:John Sculley
Release Date:09/10/2015
The Martian
Character:Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
Release Date:30/09/2015
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Character:Self
Release Date:17/02/2015
Of Miracles and Men
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:08/02/2015
Dumb and Dumber To
Character:Harry Dunne
Release Date:12/11/2014
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Character:Self
Release Date:22/12/2013
Looper
Character:Abe
Release Date:26/09/2012
Howl
Character:Professor David Kirk
Release Date:26/08/2010
Paper Man
Character:Richard Dunn
Release Date:15/06/2009
Away We Go
Character:Jerry Farlander
Release Date:05/06/2009
State of Play
Character:George Fergus
Release Date:17/04/2009
The Answer Man
Character:Arlen Faber
Release Date:18/01/2009
Traitor
Character:Carter
Release Date:23/08/2008
Space Chimps
Character:Zartog (voice)
Release Date:25/06/2008
A Plumm Summer
Character:Narrator
Release Date:25/04/2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Character:Dan Miller
Release Date:20/04/2008
Mama's Boy
Character:Mert Rosenbloom
Release Date:14/12/2007
The Lookout
Character:Lewis
Release Date:09/03/2007
Infamous
Character:Alvin Dewey
Release Date:13/10/2006
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Character:Self
Release Date:15/08/2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Character:Self
Release Date:15/08/2006
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Character:Self
Release Date:15/08/2006
RV
Character:Travis Gornicke
Release Date:28/04/2006
Still Dumb After All These Years
Character:Self
Release Date:03/01/2006
The Squid and the Whale
Character:Bernard Berkman
Release Date:05/10/2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Character:Sig Mickelson
Release Date:16/09/2005
Because of Winn-Dixie
Character:Preacher
Release Date:18/02/2005
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Character:Blue Man
Release Date:05/12/2004
Remembering Ragtime
Character:P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Release Date:16/11/2004
Imaginary Heroes
Character:Ben Travis
Release Date:14/09/2004
The Goodbye Girl
Character:Elliot Garfield
Release Date:16/01/2004
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:26/10/2003
I Witness
Character:James Rhodes
Release Date:13/04/2003
Gods and Generals
Character:Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Release Date:21/02/2003
The Hours
Character:Louis Waters
Release Date:27/12/2002
Blood Work
Character:Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
Release Date:09/08/2002
Super Sucker
Character:Fred Barlow
Release Date:24/02/2002
Chasing Sleep
Character:Ed Saxon
Release Date:16/05/2001
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Character:Rueben Soady
Release Date:26/01/2001
Cheaters
Character:Dr. Gerard Plecki
Release Date:20/05/2000
The Crossing
Character:Gen. George Washington
Release Date:10/01/2000
It's the Rage
Character:Warren Harding
Release Date:11/09/1999
My Favorite Martian
Character:Tim O'Hara
Release Date:11/02/1999
Pleasantville
Character:Mr. Johnson
Release Date:17/09/1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1998
Trial and Error
Character:Charles Tuttle
Release Date:30/05/1997
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Character:Self
Release Date:28/02/1997
101 Dalmatians
Character:Roger
Release Date:27/11/1996
Fly Away Home
Character:Thomas Alden
Release Date:13/09/1996
2 Days in the Valley
Character:Alvin Strayer
Release Date:11/09/1996
Redwood Curtain
Character:Lyman Fellers
Release Date:23/04/1995
Dumb and Dumber
Character:Harry Dunne
Release Date:16/12/1994
Speed
Character:Harry
Release Date:09/06/1994
Gettysburg
Character:Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Release Date:08/10/1993
Rain Without Thunder
Character:Jonathan Garson
Release Date:05/02/1993
There Goes the Neighborhood
Character:Willis Embry
Release Date:30/10/1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Character:Tom Noonan
Release Date:12/09/1992
Timescape
Character:Ben Wilson
Release Date:11/01/1992
America's Classic Ballparks
Character:Narrator
Release Date:29/10/1991
The Butcher's Wife
Character:Dr. Alex Tremor
Release Date:25/10/1991
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Character:Denton Webb
Release Date:12/10/1990
Arachnophobia
Character:Ross Jennings
Release Date:20/07/1990
Love Hurts
Character:Paul Weaver
Release Date:19/04/1990
No Place Like Home
Character:Mike Cooper
Release Date:03/12/1989
Checking Out
Character:Ray Macklin
Release Date:26/10/1988
Sweet Hearts Dance
Character:Sam Manners
Release Date:23/09/1988
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Character:Lt. Steve Maryk
Release Date:08/05/1988
The House on Carroll Street
Character:Cochran
Release Date:04/03/1988
Radio Days
Character:Biff Baxter
Release Date:30/01/1987
Something Wild
Character:Charles Driggs
Release Date:07/11/1986
Heartburn
Character:Richard
Release Date:25/07/1986
Marie: A True Story
Character:Eddie Sisk
Release Date:27/09/1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Character:Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Release Date:01/03/1985
Terms of Endearment
Character:Flap Horton
Release Date:20/11/1983
An Invasion of Privacy
Character:Francis Ryan
Release Date:12/01/1983
Fifth of July
Character:Jed Jenkins
Release Date:11/10/1982
Ragtime
Character:P.C. O'Donnell
Release Date:20/11/1981
Television Appearances
The American Revolution
Character:Thomas Jefferson (voice)
The American Revolution
Character:voice
A Man in Full
Character:Charlie Croker
The American Buffalo
Character:(voice)
Shrinking
Character:
American Rust
Character:Det. Del Harris
Hemingway
Character:Ernest Hemingway (voice)
The Comey Rule
Character:James Comey
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
Character:Himself
Washington
Character:Self - Narrator
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
The Looming Tower
Character:John O'Neill
Godless
Character:Frank Griffin
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
Character:Narrator
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
ARES: live
Character:Teddy Sanders
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Character:Self
The Newsroom
Character:Will McAvoy
Impractical Jokers
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Colbert Report
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Family Guy
Character:Jeff Daniels (voice)
The View
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Frasier
Character:Doug (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
HBO First Look
Character:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
Breakfast with the Arts
Character:
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:
Trying Times
Character:Jim
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
A Rumor of War
Character:Chaplain
CBS News Sunday Morning
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Neal Forrester
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Lyman Fellers
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