10.0
10.0
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006
as Self
Jeff Daniels
Also known as: Jeffrey Warren Daniels
Acting
Nationality:United States
Education:Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Jeffrey Warren Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his work on stage and screen playing diverse characters switching between comedy and drama. He is the recipient of several accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for five Golden Globe Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Tony Awards. He made his film debut in Miloš Forman's drama Ragtime (1981) followed by James L. Brooks's Terms of Endearment (1983), and Mike Nichols's Heartburn (1986). He then received three Golden Globe Award nominations for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Jonathan Demme's Something Wild (1986), and Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale (2005). He starred in a variety of genre films such as Arachnophobia (1990), Gettysburg (1993), Speed (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994), Fly Away Home (1996), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Pleasantville (1998), Because of Winn-Dixie (2005), RV (2006) and Dumb and Dumber To (2014). He also took roles in critically acclaimed films such as The Hours (2002), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Infamous (2006), Looper (2012), Steve Jobs (2015), and The Martian (2015). From 2012 to 2014, Daniels starred as Will McAvoy in the HBO political drama series The Newsroom, for which he won the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He won a second Primetime Emmy Award in 2018 for his performance in the Netflix miniseries Godless (2017). He has portrayed real life figures such as John P. O'Neill in the Hulu miniseries The Looming Tower (2018) and FBI director James Comey in The Comey Rule (2020) for Showtime. Daniels is also known for his roles on stage, making his Broadway debut in Gemini (1977).
Notable Works
Dumb and Dumber
Filmography (91 movies)
8.1
8.1
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
as Self
7.9
7.9
Bye Bye Barry
2023
as Self
7.7
7.7
The Martian
2015
as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
7.7
7.7
Still Dumb After All These Years
2006
as Self
7.5
7.5
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015
as Self
7.4
7.4
The Russian Five
2018
as self
7.4
7.4
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
7.3
7.3
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013
as Self
7.3
7.3
The Hours
2002
as Louis Waters
7.3
7.3
Pleasantville
1998
as Mr. Johnson
7.1
7.1
Speed
1994
as Harry
7.1
7.1
Of Miracles and Men
2015
as Self - Narrator
7.1
7.1
Terms of Endearment
1983
as Flap Horton
7.1
7.1
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Sig Mickelson
7.1
7.1
The Brink of War
2026
as Ronald Reagan
7.0
7.0
Radio Days
1987
as Biff Baxter
7.0
7.0
Fifth of July
1982
as Jed Jenkins
7.0
7.0
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
2018
as The Emperor
7.0
7.0
Ragtime
1981
as P.C. O'Donnell
7.0
7.0
The Squid and the Whale
2005
as Bernard Berkman
6.9
6.9
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004
as Blue Man
6.9
6.9
Fly Away Home
1996
as Thomas Alden
6.9
6.9
Gettysburg
1993
as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
6.9
6.9
The Saint of Second Chances
2023
as Narrator (voice)
6.9
6.9
Looper
2012
as Abe
6.8
6.8
State of Play
2009
as George Fergus
6.8
6.8
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
6.8
6.8
Steve Jobs
2015
as John Sculley
6.7
6.7
The Lookout
2007
as Lewis
6.7
6.7
Away We Go
2009
as Jerry Farlander
6.7
6.7
Traitor
2008
as Carter
6.6
6.6
Dumb and Dumber
1994
as Harry Dunne
6.6
6.6
Something Wild
1986
as Charles Driggs
6.5
6.5
No Place Like Home
1989
as Mike Cooper
6.5
6.5
Timescape
1992
as Ben Wilson
6.5
6.5
Infamous
2006
as Alvin Dewey
6.5
6.5
Imaginary Heroes
2004
as Ben Travis
6.5
6.5
Howl
2010
as Professor David Kirk
6.4
6.4
Arachnophobia
1990
as Ross Jennings
6.4
6.4
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
as Preacher
6.4
6.4
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988
as Lt. Steve Maryk
6.4
6.4
Adam
2020
as Mickey
6.3
6.3
The Crossing
2000
as Gen. George Washington
6.3
6.3
The Answer Man
2009
as Arlen Faber
6.3
6.3
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008
as Dan Miller
6.3
6.3
Gods and Generals
2003
as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
6.3
6.3
Paper Man
2009
as Richard Dunn
6.2
6.2
Blood Work
2002
as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
6.2
6.2
2 Days in the Valley
1996
as Alvin Strayer
6.2
6.2
Cheaters
2000
as Dr. Gerard Plecki
6.1
6.1
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990
as Denton Webb
6.1
6.1
Allegiant
2016
as David
6.0
6.0
Chasing Sleep
2001
as Ed Saxon
6.0
6.0
Heartburn
1986
as Richard
5.9
5.9
101 Dalmatians
1996
as Roger
5.9
5.9
Escanaba in da Moonlight
2001
Director
5.9
5.9
RV
2006
as Travis Gornicke
5.8
5.8
Redwood Curtain
1995
as Lyman Fellers
5.8
5.8
A Plumm Summer
2008
as Narrator
5.8
5.8
The House on Carroll Street
1988
as Cochran
5.7
5.7
The Goodbye Girl
2004
as Elliot Garfield
5.7
5.7
The Butcher's Wife
1991
as Dr. Alex Tremor
5.6
5.6
Marie: A True Story
1985
as Eddie Sisk
5.6
5.6
Dumb and Dumber To
2014
as Harry Dunne
5.6
5.6
My Favorite Martian
1999
as Tim O'Hara
5.5
5.5
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997
as Self
5.4
5.4
Trial and Error
1997
as Charles Tuttle
5.4
5.4
I Witness
2003
as James Rhodes
5.3
5.3
It's the Rage
1999
as Warren Harding
5.3
5.3
Super Sucker
2002
Writer
5.2
5.2
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992
as Willis Embry
5.2
5.2
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992
as Tom Noonan
4.9
4.9
Space Chimps
2008
as Zartog (voice)
4.8
4.8
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988
as Sam Manners
4.7
4.7
Guest Artist
2019
Writer
4.6
4.6
Mama's Boy
2007
as Mert Rosenbloom
4.5
4.5
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998
as Self
4.3
4.3
Love Hurts
1990
as Paul Weaver
4.2
4.2
Checking Out
1988
as Ray Macklin
3.0
3.0
Rain Without Thunder
1993
as Jonathan Garson
1.0
1.0
An Invasion of Privacy
1983
as Francis Ryan
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character
TBA
as Narrator
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
TBA
as Ralph Teetor (voice)
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
2004
as Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006
as Self
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025
as Self
Remembering Ragtime
2004
as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
America's Classic Ballparks
1991
as Narrator
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