Jeff Daniels
Acting
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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. ...
Known For
Filmography
The Brink of War
2026
as Ronald Reagan
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025
as Self
The American Revolution
2025
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
as Self
A Man in Full
2024
as Charlie Croker
The Saint of Second Chances
2023
as Narrator (voice)
Bye Bye Barry
2023
as Self
The American Buffalo
2023
as (voice)
Shrinking
2023
Shrinking
2023
as Randy
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
American Rust
2021
as Det. Del Harris
Hemingway
2021
as Ernest Hemingway (voice)
Adam
2020
as Mickey
Washington
2020
as Self - Narrator
The Comey Rule
2020
as James Comey
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
2020
as Himself
Guest Artist
2019
as Joseph Harris
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Morning Show
2019
as Lukas
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
as Bill Donovan
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
2018
as The Emperor
The Russian Five
2018
as self
The Looming Tower
2018
as John O'Neill
Godless
2017
as Frank Griffin
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
2017
as Narrator
Allegiant
2016
as David
The Martian
2015
as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
Steve Jobs
2015
as John Sculley
Of Miracles and Men
2015
as Self - Narrator
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015
as Self
ARES: live
2015
as Teddy Sanders
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Casting Reject
Dumb and Dumber To
2014
as Harry Dunne
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013
as Self
Looper
2012
as Abe
The Newsroom
2012
as Will McAvoy
Impractical Jokers
2011
as Self
Howl
2010
as Professor David Kirk
The Answer Man
2009
as Arlen Faber
State of Play
2009
as George Fergus
Paper Man
2009
as Richard Dunn
Away We Go
2009
as Jerry Farlander
Space Chimps
2008
as Zartog (voice)
A Plumm Summer
2008
as Narrator
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008
as Dan Miller
Traitor
2008
as Carter
The Lookout
2007
as Lewis
Mama's Boy
2007
as Mert Rosenbloom
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
RV
2006
as Travis Gornicke
Infamous
2006
as Alvin Dewey
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
as Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
as Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
as Self
Still Dumb After All These Years
2006
as Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
as Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
as Self
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Sig Mickelson
The Squid and the Whale
2005
as Bernard Berkman
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
as Preacher
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004
as Blue Man
Imaginary Heroes
2004
as Ben Travis
The Goodbye Girl
2004
as Elliot Garfield
Remembering Ragtime
2004
as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
2004
as Self
I Witness
2003
as James Rhodes
Gods and Generals
2003
as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The Hours
2002
as Louis Waters
Blood Work
2002
as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
Super Sucker
2002
as Fred Barlow
Chasing Sleep
2001
as Ed Saxon
Escanaba in da Moonlight
2001
as Rueben Soady
It's the Rage
2000
as Warren
The Crossing
2000
as Gen. George Washington
Cheaters
2000
as Dr. Gerard Plecki
My Favorite Martian
1999
as Tim O'Hara
Family Guy
1999
as Jeff Daniels (voice)
Pleasantville
1998
as Mr. Johnson
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
as Self
Trial and Error
1997
as Charles Tuttle
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Fly Away Home
1996
as Thomas Alden
101 Dalmatians
1996
as Roger
2 Days in the Valley
1996
as Alvin Strayer
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Redwood Curtain
1995
as Lyman Fellers
Speed
1994
as Harry
Dumb and Dumber
1994
as Harry Dunne
The Making of 'Speed'
1994
as Self
Gettysburg
1993
as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Rain Without Thunder
1993
as Jonathan Garson
Frasier
1993
as Doug (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Timescape
1992
as Ben Wilson
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992
as Willis Embry
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
as Tom Noonan
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
HBO First Look
1992
The Butcher's Wife
1991
as Dr. Alex Tremor
America's Classic Ballparks
1991
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Breakfast with the Arts
1991
Arachnophobia
1990
as Ross Jennings
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
as Denton Webb
Love Hurts
1990
as Paul Weaver
No Place Like Home
1989
as Mike Cooper
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988
as Sam Manners
Checking Out
1988
as Ray Macklin
The House on Carroll Street
1988
as Cochran
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988
as Lt. Steve Maryk
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Radio Days
1987
as Biff Baxter
Trying Times
1987
as Jim
Something Wild
1986
as Charles Driggs
Heartburn
1986
as Richard
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Marie: A True Story
1985
as Eddie Sisk
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Presenter
Terms of Endearment
1983
as Flap Horton
An Invasion of Privacy
1983
as Francis Ryan
Fifth of July
1982
as Jed Jenkins
American Playhouse
1982
as Jed Jenkins
Ragtime
1981
as P.C. O'Donnell
A Rumor of War
1980
as Chaplain
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O
1969
as Neal Forrester
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lyman Fellers