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Jeff Daniels

Acting · Born February 19, 1955 · Athens, Georgia, USA

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.

Movies with Jeff Daniels

• The Martian (2015) — Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
• Dumb and Dumber (1994) — Harry Dunne
• Speed (1994) — Harry
• 101 Dalmatians (1996) — Roger
• Looper (2012) — Abe
• Dumb and Dumber To (2014) — Harry Dunne
• Allegiant (2016) — David
• State of Play (2009) — George Fergus
• Steve Jobs (2015) — John Sculley
• The Brink of War (2026) — Ronald Reagan
• Space Chimps (2008) — Zartog (voice)
• The Hours (2002) — Louis Waters

TV shows with Jeff Daniels

• The Newsroom (2012) — Will McAvoy
• American Rust (2021) — Det. Del Harris
• Godless (2017) — Frank Griffin
• A Man in Full (2024) — Charlie Croker
• The Looming Tower (2018) — John O'Neill