Jeff Daniels

About

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...

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Family GuySeries • 1999FrasierSeries • 1993Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969American PlayhouseSeries • 1982The Morning ShowSeries • 2019ShrinkingSeries • 2023The MartianMovie • 2015The NewsroomSeries • 2012Dumb and DumberMovie • 1994101 DalmatiansMovie • 1996HBO First LookSeries • 1992AllegiantMovie • 2016Dumb and Dumber ToMovie • 2014LooperMovie • 2012GodlessSeries • 2017SpeedMovie • 1994The Brink of WarMovie • 2026American RustSeries • 2021State of PlayMovie • 2009The Looming TowerSeries • 2018Space ChimpsMovie • 2008Terms of EndearmentMovie • 1983Steve JobsMovie • 2015The American RevolutionSeries • 2025