Jeff Daniels
Acting
Born 1955-02-19 · Athens, Georgia, USA
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).
Known for
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024 · Movie
The Martian
2015 · Movie
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 · Movie
Pleasantville
1998 · Movie
The Hours
2002 · Movie
Speed
1994 · Movie
Terms of Endearment
1983 · Movie
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 · Movie
Radio Days
1987 · Movie
The Squid and the Whale
2005 · Movie
Fly Away Home
1996 · Movie
Looper
2012 · Movie
Gettysburg
1993 · Movie
Ragtime
1981 · Movie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003 · Movie
Bye Bye Barry
2023 · Movie
The Russian Five
2018 · Movie
State of Play
2009 · Movie
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004 · Movie
Steve Jobs
2015 · Movie
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021 · Movie
Dumb and Dumber
1994 · Movie
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013 · Movie
Away We Go
2009 · Movie
Traitor
2008 · Movie
The Lookout
2007 · Movie
Something Wild
1986 · Movie
Of Miracles and Men
2015 · Movie
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015 · Movie
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006 · Movie
The Saint of Second Chances
2023 · Movie
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
2018 · Movie
Imaginary Heroes
2004 · Movie
Still Dumb After All These Years
2006 · Movie
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · Movie
No Place Like Home
1989 · Movie
Timescape
1992 · Movie
Arachnophobia
1990 · Movie
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025 · Movie
Infamous
2006 · Movie
Howl
2010 · Movie
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988 · Movie
America's Classic Ballparks
1991 · Movie
Fifth of July
1982 · Movie
Redwood Curtain
1995 · Movie
The Crossing
2000 · Movie
The Brink of War
Releases Aug 14, 2026
Broadway: The Next Generation
— · Movie
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Movie
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006 · Movie
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006 · Movie
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006 · Movie
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
2004 · Movie
Remembering Ragtime
2004 · Movie
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006 · Movie
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
— · Movie
Adam
2020 · Movie
The Making of 'Speed'
1994 · Movie
Gods and Generals
2003 · Movie
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008 · Movie