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.
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The Hours
As Louis Waters
Speed
As Harry
Good Night, and Good Luck.
As Sig Mickelson
Gettysburg
As Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Pleasantville
As Mr. Johnson
The Squid and the Whale
As Bernard Berkman
The Purple Rose of Cairo
As Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
The Butcher's Wife
As Dr. Alex Tremor
The Answer Man
As Arlen Faber
Terms of Endearment
As Flap Horton
Fly Away Home
As Thomas Alden
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
As Blue Man
Arachnophobia
As Ross Jennings
Something Wild
As Charles Driggs
Space Chimps
As Zartog (voice)
Radio Days
As Biff Baxter
It's the Rage
As Warren Harding
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
As Denton Webb
101 Dalmatians
As Roger
Dumb and Dumber
As Harry Dunne
The Lookout
As Lewis
Chasing Sleep
As Ed Saxon
Imaginary Heroes
As Ben Travis
Ragtime
As P.C. O'Donnell
RV
As Travis Gornicke
Blood Work
As Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
2 Days in the Valley
As Alvin Strayer
Infamous
As Alvin Dewey
My Favorite Martian
As Tim O'Hara
Mama's Boy
As Mert Rosenbloom
Heartburn
As Richard
The Crossing
As Gen. George Washington
Timescape
As Ben Wilson
Cheaters
As Dr. Gerard Plecki
I Witness
As James Rhodes
Gods and Generals
As Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Howl
As Professor David Kirk
State of Play
As George Fergus
The Saint of Second Chances
As Narrator (voice)
Because of Winn-Dixie
As Preacher
Paper Man
As Richard Dunn
Trial and Error
As Charles Tuttle
The Goodbye Girl
As Elliot Garfield
Escanaba in da Moonlight
As Rueben Soady
Sweet Hearts Dance
As Sam Manners
Away We Go
As Jerry Farlander
A Plumm Summer
As Narrator
Checking Out
As Ray Macklin
The House on Carroll Street
As Cochran
Looper
As Abe
Marie
As Eddie Sisk
Dumb and Dumber To
As Harry Dunne
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
As Lt. Steve Maryk
Redwood Curtain
As Lyman Fellers
Remembering Ragtime
As P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
No Place Like Home
As Mike Cooper
The Catcher Was a Spy
As Bill Donovan
Love Hurts
As Paul Weaver
Bye Bye Barry
As Self
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
As Narrator
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
As Dan Miller
There Goes the Neighborhood
As Willis Embry
The Martian
As Teddy Sanders
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rain Without Thunder
As Jonathan Garson
Steve Jobs
As John Sculley
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
As Self
America's Classic Ballparks
As Narrator
Broadway: The Next Generation
As Self
Allegiant
As David
Of Miracles and Men
As Self - Narrator
Traitor
As Carter
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character
As Narrator
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
As Ralph Teetor (voice)
Reykjavik
As U.S. President Ronald Reagan
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
As Tom Noonan
Super Sucker
As Fred Barlow
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
As The Emperor
Guest Artist
As Joseph Harris
Fifth of July
As Jed Jenkins
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
As Self
The Russian Five
As Himself
An Invasion of Privacy
As Francis Ryan
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
As Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
As Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
As Self
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
As Self
Still Dumb After All These Years
As Self
Adam
As Mickey
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
As Self
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
As Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
As Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
As Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Hawaii Five-O
As Neal Forrester
The View
As Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Frasier
As Doug (voice)
The Colbert Report
As Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
As Self - Guest
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Lyman Fellers
Breakfast with the Arts
The Newsroom
As Will McAvoy
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
As Self
A Man in Full
As Charlie Croker
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Daily Show
As Self
MTV Video Music Awards
As Self - Presenter
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Host
The Looming Tower
As John O'Neill
Godless
As Frank Griffin
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
As Narrator
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
As Self
ARES: live
As Teddy Sanders
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
As Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
As Self
The American Buffalo
As (voice)
A Rumor of War
As Chaplain
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
As Self
American Rust
As Det. Del Harris
Trying Times
As Jim
The Graham Norton Show
As Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
As Self
Family Guy
As Jeff Daniels (voice)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
As Self
Washington
As Self - Narrator
The Comey Rule
As James Comey
Hemingway
As Ernest Hemingway (voice)
HBO First Look
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
As Himself
Impractical Jokers
As Self
