Jeff Daniels
Biography
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).
Acting (90 movies)
The Hours
2002
Speed
1994
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
Gettysburg
1993
Pleasantville
1998
The Squid and the Whale
2005
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
The Butcher's Wife
1991
The Answer Man
2009
Terms of Endearment
1983
Fly Away Home
1996
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004
Arachnophobia
1990
Something Wild
1986
Space Chimps
2008
Radio Days
1987
It's the Rage
1999
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
101 Dalmatians
1996
Dumb and Dumber
1994
The Lookout
2007
Chasing Sleep
2001
Imaginary Heroes
2004
Ragtime
1981
RV
2006
Blood Work
2002
2 Days in the Valley
1996
Infamous
2006
My Favorite Martian
1999
Mama's Boy
2007
Heartburn
1986
The Crossing
2000
Timescape
1992
Cheaters
2000
I Witness
2003
Gods and Generals
2003
Howl
2010
State of Play
2009
The Saint of Second Chances
2023
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
Paper Man
2009
Trial and Error
1997
The Goodbye Girl
2004
Escanaba in da Moonlight
2001
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988
Away We Go
2009
A Plumm Summer
2008
Checking Out
1988
The House on Carroll Street
1988
Looper
2012
Marie: A True Story
1985
Dumb and Dumber To
2014
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988
Redwood Curtain
1995
Remembering Ragtime
2004
No Place Like Home
1989
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018
Love Hurts
1990
Bye Bye Barry
2023
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992
The Martian
2015
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
Rain Without Thunder
1993
Steve Jobs
2015
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
America's Classic Ballparks
1991
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017
Allegiant
2016
Of Miracles and Men
2015
Traitor
2008
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
Super Sucker
2002
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
2018
Guest Artist
2019
Fifth of July
1982
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
An Invasion of Privacy
1983
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015
Still Dumb After All These Years
2006
Adam
2020
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
2004
The Russian Five
2018
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025
Directing (2 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Super Sucker | 2002 | Writer |
| Guest Artist | 2019 | Producer |
| Guest Artist | 2019 | Writer |