Jeff Daniels
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).
Filmography
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0/97- STStarman
The Brink of War
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Bye Bye Barry
The Saint of Second Chances
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Adam
Guest Artist
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
The Catcher Was a Spy
The Russian Five
Allegiant
Steve Jobs
The Martian
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Of Miracles and Men
Dumb and Dumber To
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Looper
Howl
Paper Man
Away We Go
State of Play
The Answer Man
Traitor
Space Chimps
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Mama's Boy
The Lookout
A Plumm Summer
Infamous
Robin Williams: A Family Affair- Robin Williams: A Family Affair
- RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
- RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
- Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
RV
Still Dumb After All These Years
The Squid and the Whale
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Because of Winn-Dixie
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Remembering Ragtime
Imaginary Heroes
The Goodbye Girl
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Gods and Generals
I Witness
The Hours
Blood Work
Chasing Sleep
It's the Rage
Cheaters
The Crossing
My Favorite Martian
Pleasantville
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Trial and Error
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
101 Dalmatians
Fly Away Home
2 Days in the Valley
Redwood Curtain
Dumb and Dumber
Speed
The Making of 'Speed'
Gettysburg
Rain Without Thunder
There Goes the Neighborhood
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Timescape
America's Classic Ballparks
The Butcher's Wife
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Arachnophobia
Love Hurts
No Place Like Home
Checking Out
Sweet Hearts Dance
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The House on Carroll Street
Radio Days
Something Wild
Heartburn
Marie: A True Story
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Terms of Endearment
An Invasion of Privacy
Fifth of July
Ragtime- THThe Reception
- GEGerald R. Ford: A Test of Character
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story- 202034