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Jeffrey Warren Daniels is an American actor, musician, and playwright whose career includes roles in films, stage productions, and television, for which he has won two Emmy Awards and received several Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Tony Award nominations.
Birth Name
Jeffrey Warren Daniels
Born
Saturday, 19 February 1955
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Rust | Del Harris | 2021 |
| 9/11: Inside the President's War Room | Narrator | 2021 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Hemingway | Ernest Hemingway | 2021 |
| The Comey Rule | James Comey | 2020 |
| Guest Artist | Joseph Harris | 2020 |
| Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party | Self | 2020 |
| Adam | Mickey | 2020 |
| An Accidental Studio | (archive footage) | 2019 |
| The Russian Five | Himself / Self | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| American Rust | Del Harris | 2021 |
| 9/11: Inside the President's War Room | Narrator | 2021 |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Hemingway | Ernest Hemingway | 2021 |
| The Comey Rule | James Comey | 2020 |
| Guest Artist | Joseph Harris | 2020 |
| Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party | Self | 2020 |
| Adam | Mickey | 2020 |
| An Accidental Studio | (archive footage) | 2019 |
| The Russian Five | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| Ascendant | David | 2018 |
| The Emperor's Newest Clothes | The Emperor | 2018 |
| The Catcher Was a Spy | Bill Donovan | 2018 |
| The 72nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| The Looming Tower | John O'Neill | 2018 |
| Godless | Frank Griffin | 2017 |
| Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond | Harry Dunne | 2017 |
| Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge | Rolling Stone | 2017 |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2016 |
| Sunday Today with Willie Geist | Self - Guest | 2016 |
| Allegiant | David | 2016 |
| Ares III: The Untold Story | Teddy Sanders / Teddy Sanders - Director of NASA | 2016 |
| Steve Jobs | John Sculley | 2015 |
| The Martian | Teddy Sanders | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest, Self, Self - Casting Reject, Self - Dear Famous People | 2015 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Himself | 2015 |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | Self - Panelist | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| Dumb and Dumber to | Harry / Harry Dunne | 2014 |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest, Self | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest, Self | 2014 |
| Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014 |
| The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables | Self | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Weekend Ticket | Self | 2013 |
| Circus Halligalli | Self | 2013 |
| Looper | Abe | 2012 |
| The Newsroom | Will McAvoy | 2012 |
| Impractical Jokers | Self | 2011 |
| Highly Questionable | Self | 2011 |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self - Host | 2010 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest, Himself | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Howl | David Kirk / Professor David Kirk | 2010 |
| Talk Stoop | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Paper Man | Richard Dunn | 2009 |
| Away We Go | Jerry / Jerry Farlander | 2009 |
| State of Play | George Fergus / Senator George Fergus | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| The Answer Man | Arlen Faber | 2009 |
| Traitor | Carter | 2008 |
| Space Chimps | Zartog (voice) / Zartog | 2008 |
| Sweet Nothing in My Ear | Dan Miller | 2008 |
| 5 Second Movies | Harry | 2008 |
| Mama's Boy | Mert Rosenbloom | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Himself - Guest | 2007 |
| The 61st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2007 |
| Morning Joe | Self | 2007 |
| The Lookout | Lewis | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| A Plumm Summer | Narrator | 2007 |
| Infamous | Alvin Dewey | 2006 |
| RV | Travis Gornicke | 2006 |
| The Colbert Report | Himself - Guest, Himself | 2005 |
| The Squid and the Whale | Bernard Berkman | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Good Night, and Good Luck. | Sig Mickelson | 2005 |
| Because of Winn-Dixie | Preacher | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Himself - Guest | 2005 |
| Imaginary Heroes | Ben Travis | 2004 |
| The Five People You Meet in Heaven | Blue Man | 2004 |
| Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter | Doug | 2004 |
| The Goodbye Girl | Elliot Garfield | 2004 |
| Shootout | Self | 2003 |
| I Witness | James Rhodes | 2003 |
| Texas Monthly Talks | Self - Interviewee | 2003 |
| Gods and Generals | Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| The Hours | Louis Waters | 2002 |
| Blood Work | Jasper 'Buddy' Noone | 2002 |
| Super Sucker | Fred Barlow | 2002 |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself - Guest | 2002 |
| Chasing Sleep | Ed Saxon | 2001 |
| Escanaba in da Moonlight | Rueben Soady | 2001 |
| Cheaters | Dr. Gerard Plecki | 2000 |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley | Self | 2000 |
| The Crossing | Gen. George Washington | 2000 |
| All the Rage | Warren Harding | 1999 |
| My Favorite Martian | Tim O'Hara | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Jeff Daniels | 1999 |
| Pleasantville | Bill Johnson / Mr. Johnson | 1998 |
| Trial and Error | Charles 'Charlie' Tuttle / Charles Tuttle | 1997 |
| 101 Dalmatians | Roger / Roger Dearly | 1996 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Life and Times | Self | 1996 |
| 2 Days in the Valley | Alvin Strayer | 1996 |
| Fly Away Home | Thomas Alden / Thomas 'Tom' Alden | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest, Self | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Redwood Curtain | Lyman Fellers | 1995 |
| Dumb and Dumber | Harry / Harry Dunne | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994 |
| Speed | Harry / Harold 'Harry' Temple | 1994 |
| Gettysburg | Col. Joshua Chamberlain / Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | 1993 |
| Frasier | Doug | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself, Himself - Tony Awards | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest, Himself | 1993 |
| Rain Without Thunder | Jonathan Garson | 1993 |
| There Goes the Neighborhood | Willis Embry | 1992 |
| Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Tom Noonan | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Getaway | Self - Celebrity Traveller | 1992 |
| Grand Tour: Disaster in Time | Ben Wilson | 1992 |
| The Butcher's Wife | Dr. Alex Tremor | 1991 |
| Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Denton Webb | 1990 |
| Arachnophobia | Ross Jennings / Dr. Ross Jennings | 1990 |
| Love Hurts | Paul Weaver | 1990 |
| No Place Like Home | Mike Cooper | 1989 |
| Troldspejlet | Self / Roger | 1989 |
| Checking Out | Ray Macklin | 1988 |
| Sweet Hearts Dance | Sam Manners | 1988 |
| The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Lt. Steve Maryk / Lt. Stephen Maryk | 1988 |
| The House on Carroll Street | Cochran | 1988 |
| Tanner '88 | Park Ranger | 1988 |
| Trying Times | Jim | 1987 |
| Radio Days | Biff Baxter | 1987 |
| Something Wild | Charles Driggs | 1986 |
| Heartburn | Richard | 1986 |
| Marie | Eddie Sisk | 1985 |
| The Purple Rose of Cairo | Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd | 1985 |
| Terms of Endearment | Flap Horton | 1983 |
| American Playhouse | Jed Jenkins | 1982 |
| Ragtime | P.C. O'Donnell / P.C. O'Donnel | 1981 |
| A Rumor of War | Chaplain | 1980 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | Himself, Self | 1979 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self - Actor, Self | 1976 |
| Saturday Night Live | Himself - Host / Various / Dan Rather / Liam Neeson, Himself - Host / Various | 1975 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Neal Forrester | 1968 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest, Himself | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Super Sucker | 2002 |
| Escanaba in da Moonlight | 2001 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| American Rust | 2021 |
| Guest Artist | 2020 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Won |
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Won |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1986 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
