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).

Jeff Daniels is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 30 verified screen credits connected to this profile. Selected work includes The Brink of War (2026), Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024), The American Buffalo (2023), The Saint of Second Chances (2023), American Rust (2021), 9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021), Hemingway (2021), The Comey Rule (2020). The recorded credits span 1994 to 2026, including 23 movies and 7 TV shows. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.