Jeff Daniels
Date of birth: 1955-02-19
Place of birth: Athens, Georgia, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 제프 다니엘스, 杰夫·丹尼尔斯, 黛安·蓮恩, Джефф Деніелс
Biography
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician and playwright. 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).
Movie Credits
The Hours
2002-12-27
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different t
Speed
1994-06-09
Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionis
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005-09-16
The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist wi
Gettysburg
1993-10-08
In the summer of 1863, General Robert E. Lee leads the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia into Ge
Pleasantville
1998-09-17
Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white worl
The Squid and the Whale
2005-10-05
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale te
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985-03-01
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only esca
The Butcher's Wife
1991-10-25
A clairvoyant woman thinks that she's met her future husband because she's seen him in a dream. They
The Answer Man
2009-01-18
Twenty years ago, Arlen Faber wrote a book about spirituality that became wildly popular. These days
Terms of Endearment
1983-11-20
Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together
Fly Away Home
1996-09-13
Amy is only 13 years old when her mother is killed. She goes to Canada to live with her father, an e
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004-12-05
On his 83rd birthday, Eddie, a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, die
Arachnophobia
1990-07-20
A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead
Something Wild
1986-11-07
A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dan
Space Chimps
2008-06-25
When an unmanned space shuttle crashes on an uncharted planet, a trio of astronaut chimpanzees are l
Radio Days
1987-01-30
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York
It's the Rage
1999-09-11
A rich cross-section of urban USA find their lives changed when their fates collide at gunpoint. At
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990-10-12
Movie star Roxy Carmichael is abandoning the bright lights of Hollywood, Calif. and returning to her
101 Dalmatians
1996-11-27
An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur
Dumb and Dumber
1994-12-16
Lloyd and Harry are two men whose stupidity is really indescribable. When Mary, a beautiful woman, l
The Lookout
2007-03-09
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic ac
Chasing Sleep
2001-05-16
A college professor wakes up to find his wife has not returned home, then struggles to understand he
Imaginary Heroes
2004-09-14
Matt Travis is good-looking, popular, and his school's best competitive swimmer, so everyone is shoc
Ragtime
1981-11-20
A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the ra
RV
2006-04-28
Climbing aboard their mammoth recreational vehicle for a cross-country road trip to the Colorado Roc
Blood Work
2002-08-09
Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blo
2 Days in the Valley
1996-09-11
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by t
Infamous
2006-10-13
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with co
My Favorite Martian
1999-02-11
Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally cr
Mama's Boy
2007-12-14
A twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when s
Heartburn
1986-07-25
She's a magazine writer who gives up her career for love and family. He's a playboy newspaper column
The Crossing
2000-01-10
A made-for-TV dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River an
Timescape
1992-01-11
Before they can complete renovations on their new inn, a father and daughter are visited by a woman
Cheaters
2000-05-20
In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's acad
I Witness
2003-04-13
After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery
Gods and Generals
2003-02-21
The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a b
Howl
2010-08-26
It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts th
State of Play
2009-04-17
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case inv
The Saint of Second Chances
2023-06-11
Mike Veeck, son of MLB franchise owner Bill Veeck, blows up his father's career. Exiled from the gam
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005-02-18
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father
Paper Man
2009-06-15
A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard
Trial and Error
1997-05-30
When lawyer Charlie is sent to a small Nevada town to file a continuance request for a client, his a
The Goodbye Girl
2004-01-16
Musical dancer on the way out (at 36) Paula McFadden had it swell with actor Tony DeSanti, but inste
Escanaba in da Moonlight
2001-01-26
A macho man in a family on the eve of deer-hunting season must deal with the eldest son's curse of n
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988-09-23
Wiley and Sandra have been happily married for years and are now in the process of breaking up. Sam,
Away We Go
2009-06-05
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting thei
A Plumm Summer
2008-04-25
Based on a true-story - A Plumm Summer tells the remarkable tale of two young brothers, Elliott and
Checking Out
1988-10-26
When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortali
The House on Carroll Street
1988-03-04
A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, tak
Looper
2012-09-26
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the
Marie: A True Story
1985-09-27
In 1978 Tennessee, a single mother and political appointee risks her career and her life to blow the
Dumb and Dumber To
2014-11-12
20 years since their first adventure, Lloyd and Harry go on a road trip to find Harry's newly discov
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988-05-08
A full-length adaptation, originally staged as a play, of the court-martial segment from the novel "
Redwood Curtain
1995-01-01
Geri Riordan is adopted, half-Vietnamese, eighteen, and a piano prodigy. She also feels as if she do
Remembering Ragtime
2004-11-16
Memories from the making of the classic Milos Forman film "Ragtime".
No Place Like Home
1989-12-03
A Pittsburgh apartment superintendent loses his job and home when the apartment building where he li
The Catcher Was a Spy
2018-06-22
Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic
Love Hurts
1990-04-19
The story of Paul Weaver and his strained relationships with women and his family.
Bye Bye Barry
2023-11-20
When NFL superstar Barry Sanders vanished at the height of his career, he left the NFL world in shoc
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021-08-31
Experience the events of September 11, 2001 through the eyes of President Bush and his closest advis
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008-04-20
Family drama about a deaf and hearing couple who struggle to decide whether or not to give their dea
There Goes the Neighborhood
1992-10-30
A dying prisoner whispers the location of his loot to the facility's psychologist, who heads to the
The Martian
2015-09-30
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and lef
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003-10-26
He's gone-but he'll never be forgotten. The best of Chris Farley's wildly funny SNL performances are
Rain Without Thunder
1993-02-05
This evocative faux documentary imagines a dystopian near future in which the government monitors ev
Steve Jobs
2015-10-09
Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, St
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024-09-21
Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles
America's Classic Ballparks
1991-10-29
Actor Jeff Daniels narrates this documentary that explores the nostalgic wonders of four beloved bas
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017-11-16
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.
Allegiant
2016-03-09
Beatrice Prior and Tobias Eaton venture into the world outside of the fence and are taken into prote
Of Miracles and Men
2015-02-08
On a Friday evening in Lake Placid, New York, a plucky band of American collegians stunned the vaunt
Traitor
2008-08-23
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character
What can America learn from its past? The story of President Ford illuminates a fascinating moment i
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
The documentary follows the remarkable journey in America's heartland of automotive pioneer and visi
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992-09-12
For a generation, the mobs main money machine was the Teamsters Union. When Jimmy Hoffa disappeared,
Super Sucker
2002-02-24
Two door to door vaccuum cleaner salesmen hilariously compete against each other.
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
2018-11-15
Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale gets a colorful, music-filled makeover in the whimsical speci
Guest Artist
2019-02-07
Joseph Harris, a legendary, but troubled playwright comes to small Michigan town at Christmastime to
Fifth of July
1982-10-11
Ken Talley, a Vietnam vet who lost his legs in combat, lives in a farmhouse in rural Missouri with h
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998-01-01
Chris Farley was one of the most popular comedians of the 1990s, thanks to his hilarious skits on "S
An Invasion of Privacy
1983-01-12
A woman on a remote island is raped by a local resident and finds her fight for justice impeded by c
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006-08-15
The cast of RV talk about how irrepressably wacky that Barry Sonnenfeld is.
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006-08-15
The cast and crew of RV (2006) comment on the titular vehicle
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006-08-15
The cast and crew of RV (2006) comment on how Robin Williams is "always on," "amazingly brilliantly
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015-02-17
An expansive, five-part 45 minute making-of with cast and crew interviews.
Still Dumb After All These Years
2006-01-03
Through interviews with the Farrelly Brothers, the producers of the film and Jeff Daniels we learn a
Adam
2020-07-02
A hard-living salesman becomes a quadriplegic after an accident.
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997-02-28
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the most magical place on earth!
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013-12-22
In the half-hour tribute, friends and colleagues remember the three-time Emmy winner, who died June
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021-08-14
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as
Reykjavik
At the most dangerous point of the Cold War, political enemies Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev m
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
2004-01-01
The Cast and Crew talk about "Dumb and Dumber" (1994).
The Russian Five
2018-04-11
The story of the five Russian hockey stars who helped the Detroit Red Wings win back-to-back Stanley
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025-07-27
A feature documentary profiling the most revered screenwriter in movie history, Paddy Chayefsky stan