1955-02-19 Athens, Georgia, USA
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).
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Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words | Self | 2025-07-27 |
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Self | 2024-09-21 |
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Bye Bye Barry | Self | 2023-11-20 |
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The Saint of Second Chances | Narrator (voice) | 2023-06-11 |
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9/11: Inside the President's War Room | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2021-08-31 |
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021-08-14 |
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Adam | Mickey | 2020-07-02 |
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Guest Artist | Joseph Harris | 2019-02-07 |
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The Russian Five | self | 2018-04-11 |
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The Catcher Was a Spy | Bill Donovan | 2018-06-22 |
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The Emperor's Newest Clothes | The Emperor | 2018-11-15 |
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Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | 2017-11-16 |
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Allegiant | David | 2016-03-09 |
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"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' | Self | 2015-02-17 |
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Steve Jobs | John Sculley | 2015-10-09 |
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The Martian | Theodore "Teddy" Sanders | 2015-09-30 |
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Of Miracles and Men | Self - Narrator | 2015-02-08 |
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Dumb and Dumber To | Harry Dunne | 2014-11-12 |
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James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend | Self | 2013-12-22 |
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Looper | Abe | 2012-09-26 |
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Howl | Professor David Kirk | 2010-08-26 |
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State of Play | George Fergus | 2009-04-17 |
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Paper Man | Richard Dunn | 2009-06-15 |
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The Answer Man | Arlen Faber | 2009-01-18 |
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Away We Go | Jerry Farlander | 2009-06-05 |
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Sweet Nothing in My Ear | Dan Miller | 2008-04-20 |
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Traitor | Carter | 2008-08-23 |
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A Plumm Summer | Narrator | 2008-04-25 |
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Space Chimps | Zartog (voice) | 2008-06-25 |
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The Lookout | Lewis | 2007-03-09 |
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Mama's Boy | Mert Rosenbloom | 2007-12-14 |
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Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy | Self | 2006-08-15 |
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Infamous | Alvin Dewey | 2006-10-13 |
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RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors | Self | 2006-08-15 |
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RV | Travis Gornicke | 2006-04-28 |
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Robin Williams: A Family Affair | Self | 2006-08-15 |
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Still Dumb After All These Years | Self | 2006-01-03 |
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Good Night, and Good Luck. | Sig Mickelson | 2005-09-16 |
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The Squid and the Whale | Bernard Berkman | 2005-10-05 |
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Because of Winn-Dixie | Preacher | 2005-02-18 |
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The Five People You Meet In Heaven | Blue Man | 2004-12-05 |
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Imaginary Heroes | Ben Travis | 2004-09-14 |
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Remembering Ragtime | P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage) | 2004-11-16 |
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Dumb and Dumber - Making Of | Self | 2004-01-01 |
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The Goodbye Girl | Elliot Garfield | 2004-01-16 |
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Gods and Generals | Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | 2003-02-21 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2003-10-26 |
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I Witness | James Rhodes | 2003-04-13 |
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Super Sucker | Fred Barlow | 2002-02-24 |
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The Hours | Louis Waters | 2002-12-27 |
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Blood Work | Jasper 'Buddy' Noone | 2002-08-09 |
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Escanaba in da Moonlight | Rueben Soady | 2001-01-26 |
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Chasing Sleep | Ed Saxon | 2001-05-16 |
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The Crossing | Gen. George Washington | 2000-01-10 |
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Cheaters | Dr. Gerard Plecki | 2000-05-20 |
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My Favorite Martian | Tim O'Hara | 1999-02-11 |
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It's the Rage | Warren Harding | 1999-09-11 |
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Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley | Self | 1998-01-01 |
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Pleasantville | Mr. Johnson | 1998-09-17 |
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Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party | Self | 1997-02-28 |
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Trial and Error | Charles Tuttle | 1997-05-30 |
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2 Days in the Valley | Alvin Strayer | 1996-09-11 |
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101 Dalmatians | Roger | 1996-11-27 |
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Fly Away Home | Thomas Alden | 1996-09-13 |
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Redwood Curtain | Lyman Fellers | 1995-04-23 |
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Speed | Harry | 1994-06-09 |
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Dumb and Dumber | Harry Dunne | 1994-12-16 |
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Gettysburg | Col. Joshua Chamberlain | 1993-10-08 |
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Rain Without Thunder | Jonathan Garson | 1993-02-05 |
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There Goes the Neighborhood | Willis Embry | 1992-10-30 |
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Timescape | Ben Wilson | 1992-01-11 |
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Tom Noonan | 1992-09-12 |
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The Butcher's Wife | Dr. Alex Tremor | 1991-10-25 |
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America's Classic Ballparks | Narrator | 1991-10-29 |
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Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Denton Webb | 1990-10-12 |
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Arachnophobia | Ross Jennings | 1990-07-20 |
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Love Hurts | Paul Weaver | 1990-04-19 |
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No Place Like Home | Mike Cooper | 1989-12-03 |
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Lt. Steve Maryk | 1988-05-08 |
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The House on Carroll Street | Cochran | 1988-03-04 |
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Sweet Hearts Dance | Sam Manners | 1988-09-23 |
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Checking Out | Ray Macklin | 1988-10-26 |
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Radio Days | Biff Baxter | 1987-01-30 |
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Something Wild | Charles Driggs | 1986-11-07 |
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Heartburn | Richard | 1986-07-25 |
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Marie: A True Story | Eddie Sisk | 1985-09-27 |
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The Purple Rose of Cairo | Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd | 1985-03-01 |
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An Invasion of Privacy | Francis Ryan | 1983-01-12 |
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Terms of Endearment | Flap Horton | 1983-11-20 |
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Fifth of July | Jed Jenkins | 1982-10-11 |
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Ragtime | P.C. O'Donnell | 1981-11-20 |
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Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character | Narrator | |
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Reykjavik | Ronald Reagan | |
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Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story | Ralph Teetor (voice) |
