Jeff Daniels
Acting • AGE 71
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 i...
Acting
The Brink of War
Ronald Reagan
2026
The American Revolution
Thomas Jefferson (voice)
2025
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
Self
2025
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Self
2024
A Man in Full
Charlie Croker
2024
Bye Bye Barry
Self
2023
The American Buffalo
(voice)
2023
The Saint of Second Chances
Narrator (voice)
2023
Shrinking
2023
American Rust
Det. Del Harris
2021
9/11: Inside the President's War Room
Self - Narrator (voice)
2021
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
2021
Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway (voice)
2021
The Comey Rule
James Comey
2020
Adam
Mickey
2020
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party
Himself
2020
Washington
Self - Narrator
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Guest Artist
Joseph Harris
2019
The Emperor's Newest Clothes
The Emperor
2018
The Catcher Was a Spy
Bill Donovan
2018
The Russian Five
self
2018
The Looming Tower
John O'Neill
2018
Godless
Frank Griffin
2017
The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer
Creator
2017
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
Narrator
2017
Allegiant
David
2016
Hunting Hitler
Creator
2015
Steve Jobs
John Sculley
2015
The Martian
Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
ARES: live
Teddy Sanders
2015
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
Self
2015
Of Miracles and Men
Self - Narrator
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Dumb and Dumber To
Harry Dunne
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
Self
2013
Looper
Abe
2012
The Newsroom
Will McAvoy
2012
Impractical Jokers
Self
2011
Howl
Professor David Kirk
2010
Paper Man
Richard Dunn
2009
Away We Go
Jerry Farlander
2009
State of Play
George Fergus
2009
The Answer Man
Arlen Faber
2009
Traitor
Carter
2008
Space Chimps
Zartog (voice)
2008
A Plumm Summer
Narrator
2008
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
Dan Miller
2008
Mama's Boy
Mert Rosenbloom
2007
The Lookout
Lewis
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Infamous
Alvin Dewey
2006
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Self
2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Self
2006
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
Self
2006
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
Self
2006
Robin Williams: A Family Affair
Self
2006
RV
Travis Gornicke
2006
Still Dumb After All These Years
Self
2006
The Colbert Report
Self
2005
The Squid and the Whale
Bernard Berkman
2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Sig Mickelson
2005
Because of Winn-Dixie
Preacher
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
The Five People You Meet In Heaven
Blue Man
2004
Remembering Ragtime
P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
2004
Imaginary Heroes
Ben Travis
2004
The Goodbye Girl
Elliot Garfield
2004
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
Self
2004
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
I Witness
James Rhodes
2003
Gods and Generals
Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
The Hours
Louis Waters
2002
Blood Work
Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
2002
Super Sucker
Fred Barlow
2002
Chasing Sleep
Ed Saxon
2001
Escanaba in da Moonlight
Rueben Soady
2001
Cheaters
Dr. Gerard Plecki
2000
The Crossing
Gen. George Washington
2000
All the Rage
Warren Harding
1999
My Favorite Martian
Tim O'Hara
1999
Family Guy
Jeff Daniels (voice)
1999
Pleasantville
Mr. Johnson
1998
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Self
1998
The View
Self
1997
Trial and Error
Charles Tuttle
1997
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
Self
1997
101 Dalmatians
Roger
1996
Fly Away Home
Thomas Alden
1996
2 Days in the Valley
Alvin Strayer
1996
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Redwood Curtain
Lyman Fellers
1995
Dumb and Dumber
Harry Dunne
1994
Speed
Harry
1994
Gettysburg
Col. Joshua Chamberlain
1993
Frasier
Doug (voice)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Rain Without Thunder
Jonathan Garson
1993
There Goes the Neighborhood
Willis Embry
1992
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
Tom Noonan
1992
HBO First Look
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Timescape
Ben Wilson
1992
America's Classic Ballparks
Narrator
1991
The Butcher's Wife
Dr. Alex Tremor
1991
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Denton Webb
1990
Arachnophobia
Ross Jennings
1990
Love Hurts
Paul Weaver
1990
No Place Like Home
Mike Cooper
1989
Checking Out
Ray Macklin
1988
Sweet Hearts Dance
Sam Manners
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Lt. Steve Maryk
1988
The House on Carroll Street
Cochran
1988
Radio Days
Biff Baxter
1987
Something Wild
Charles Driggs
1986
Heartburn
Richard
1986
Marie: A True Story
Eddie Sisk
1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
1985
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Presenter
1984
Terms of Endearment
Flap Horton
1983
An Invasion of Privacy
Francis Ryan
1983
Fifth of July
Jed Jenkins
1982
American Playhouse
Jed Jenkins
1982
Ragtime
P.C. O'Donnell
1981
A Rumor of War
Chaplain
1980
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Hawaii Five-O
Neal Forrester
1968
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lyman Fellers
1951
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
Ralph Teetor (voice)