7.1
The Brink of War
2026
Jeff Daniels
Acting
Born February 19, 1955Athens, Georgia, USA
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. 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).
Movies
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7.0
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025
8.1
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
7.8
Bye Bye Barry
2023
6.9
The Saint of Second Chances
2023
6.9
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021
0.0
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
6.3
Adam
2020
4.7
Guest Artist
2019
6.9
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
2018
6.2
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
7.4
The Russian Five
2018
6.1
Allegiant
2016
6.8
Steve Jobs
2015
7.7
The Martian
2015
7.3
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015
7.2
Of Miracles and Men
2015
5.6
Dumb and Dumber To
2014
7.4
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013
6.9
Looper
2012
6.5
Howl
2010
6.2
The Answer Man
2009
6.3
Paper Man
2009
6.7
Away We Go
2009
6.8
State of Play
2009
6.7
Traitor
2008
4.9
Space Chimps
2008
5.8
A Plumm Summer
2008
6.3
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008
4.6
Mama's Boy
2007
6.6
The Lookout
2007
6.5
Infamous
2006
0.0
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
9.3
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
0.0
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
0.0
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
0.0
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
5.9
RV
2006
7.7
Still Dumb After All These Years
2006
7.0
The Squid and the Whale
2005
7.1
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
6.5
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
7.0
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004
0.0
Remembering Ragtime
2004
6.5
Imaginary Heroes
2004
6.0
The Goodbye Girl
2004
0.0
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
2004
7.6
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
5.5
I Witness
2003
6.4
Gods and Generals
2003
7.2
The Hours
2002
6.2
Blood Work
2002
5.8
Super Sucker
2002
6.0
Chasing Sleep
2001
6.0
Escanaba in da Moonlight
2001
5.5
It's the Rage
2000
6.3
Cheaters
2000
6.4
The Crossing
2000
5.7
My Favorite Martian
1999
7.3
Pleasantville
1998
4.5
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
5.4
Trial and Error
1997
5.5
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997
5.9
101 Dalmatians
1996
7.0
Fly Away Home
1996
6.2
2 Days in the Valley
1996
6.5
Redwood Curtain
1995
6.7
Dumb and Dumber
1994
7.2
Speed
1994
6.3
The Making of 'Speed'
1994
7.0
Gettysburg
1993
4.3
Rain Without Thunder
1993
5.5
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992
5.8
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
6.4
Timescape
1992
7.0
America's Classic Ballparks
1991
5.7
The Butcher's Wife
1991
6.1
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
6.5
Arachnophobia
1990
4.6
Love Hurts
1990
6.7
No Place Like Home
1989
4.4
Checking Out
1988
5.0
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988
6.5
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988
5.9
The House on Carroll Street
1988
7.0
Radio Days
1987
6.6
Something Wild
1986
6.0
Heartburn
1986
5.8
Marie: A True Story
1985
7.4
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
7.1
Terms of Endearment
1983
5.5
An Invasion of Privacy
1983
7.0
Fifth of July
1982
7.0
Ragtime
1981
0.0
Broadway: The Next Generation
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character
0.0
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character
0.0
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
2034
0.0
2034
Starman
0.0
Starman
The Reception
0.0
The Reception
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The American Revolution
6.2
A Man in Full
7.4
The American Buffalo
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Shrinking
7.8
Shrinking
6.9
American Rust
7.6
Hemingway
6.9
The Comey Rule
7.4
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
7.2
Washington
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The Morning Show
6.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show
7.4
The Looming Tower
7.7
Godless
6.9
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
4.3
ARES: live
4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
8.1
The Newsroom
8.0
Impractical Jokers
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
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The Colbert Report
6.9
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
7.4
Family Guy
4.3
The View
6.4
The Daily Show
7.7
Frasier
7.3
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6.5
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5.5
HBO First Look
5.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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7.5
Breakfast with the Arts
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Trying Times
7.3
Trying Times
7.8
MTV Video Music Awards
6.6
American Playhouse
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A Rumor of War
6.8
CBS News Sunday Morning
6.9
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Saturday Night Live
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
8.8