Biography
Jeff Daniels has performed with distinction for almost four decades on stage, screen and television.
For his portrayal of Will McAvoy in HBO's The Newsroom, Daniels received two SAG Nominations, two Emmy Nominations, and the 2013 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
He earned a Tony Award Nomination for Best Actor in the celebrated Broadway Production of God of Carnage. Off Broadway, in Manhattan Theatre Club's Blackbird, Daniels received a Drama League Award and two Drama Desk Nominations for Second Stage's Production of Lemon Sky, and the Broadway Production of Fifth of July. At the Circle Repertory Company, his role in the one-man show adaptation of Dalton's Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun won him an Obie Award.
In 2015, Daniels starred as John Sculley in the motion picture Steve Jobs, directed by Danny Boyle from a screenplay by Aaron Sorkin.
Daniels' extensive list of feature films includes The Squid And The Whale (Independent Spirit and Golden Globe Nom, London Film Critics and Newsweek's Actor Of The Year), Something Wild (Golden Globe Nom), The Purple Rose Of Cairo (Golden Globe Nom), Gettysburg, Good Night & Good Luck, Looper, The Lookout, The Hours, Pleasantville, 101 Dalmatians, Fly Away Home, Speed, Arachnophobia, Blood Work, Terms Of Endearment, Ragtime, and Dumb And Dumber for which he shared a 1995 MTV Movie Nomination for Best On-Screen Duo with Jim Carrey.
Twentieth Century Fox
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5 Second Movies (series) - a.f. |
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Super Sucker |
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Escanaba in da Moonlight |
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