Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels Movies and TV Shows

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. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Daniels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Personal info

Gender: Male
Date of birth: 1955-02-19 (69 years old)
Place of birth: Athens, Georgia, USA
nationality: American
height: 1.91 m
Net worth: $45,000,000
twitter: Jeff_Daniels

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in Canada

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)

8.4

88%

role:
Self

Not available

2024

Documentary

8.4

88%

Not available

A Man in Full

A Man in Full (2024)

6.5

67%

role:
Charlie Croker

2024

Drama

6.5

67%

Bye Bye Barry

Bye Bye Barry (2023)

7.7

70%

role:
Self

2023

Documentary

7.7

70%

American Rust

American Rust (2021)

7.3

69%

role:
Det. Del Harris & 1 more

2021

Crime

Drama

7.3

69%

9/11: Inside the President's War Room

9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)

7.5

67%

role:
Narrator

2021

Documentary

History

7.5

67%

Hemingway

Hemingway (2021)

8.1

80%

role:
Ernest Hemingway (voice)

2021

Documentary

8.1

80%

Adam

6.5

70%

role:
Mickey

2020

Drama

6.5

70%

The Comey Rule

The Comey Rule (2020)

7.5

75%

role:
James Comey

2020

Drama

War & Politics

7.5

75%

Washington

Washington (2020)

7.9

79%

role:
Self - Narrator

2020

Documentary

7.9

79%

The Catcher Was a Spy

The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)

6.3

63%

role:
Bill Donovan

2018

Drama

Thriller

War & Politics

6.3

63%

The Russian Five

The Russian Five (2018)

8.1

84%

role:
Himself

2018

Documentary

8.1

84%

The Looming Tower

The Looming Tower (2018)

8.0

75%

role:
John O'Neill

2018

Drama

War & Politics

8.0

75%

Godless

8.2

78%

role:
Frank Griffin

2017

Drama

Western

8.2

78%

Allegiant

Allegiant (2016)

5.7

61%

role:
David

2016

Action

Adventure

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7

61%

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs (2015)

7.2

68%

role:
John Sculley

2015

Drama

History

7.2

68%

The Martian

The Martian (2015)

8.0

77%

role:
Teddy Sanders

2015

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.0

77%

Of Miracles and Men

Of Miracles and Men (2015)

8.1

66%

role:
Narrator

2015

Documentary

8.1

66%

Dumb and Dumber To

Dumb and Dumber To (2014)

5.6

55%

role:
Harry Dunne

2014

Comedy

5.6

55%

Looper

7.4

69%

role:
Abe

2012

Action

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4

69%

The Newsroom

The Newsroom (2012)

8.6

81%

role:
Will McAvoy

2012

Drama

8.6

81%

Howl

6.6

66%

role:
Professor David Kirk

2010

Drama

6.6

66%

Paper Man

Paper Man (2009)

6.5

63%

role:
Richard Dunn

2009

Comedy

Drama

6.5

63%

Away We Go

Away We Go (2009)

7.0

66%

role:
Jerry Farlander

2009

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.0

66%

State of Play

State of Play (2009)

7.1

68%

role:
Senator George Fergus

2009

Drama

Thriller

7.1

68%

The Answer Man

The Answer Man (2009)

6.4

64%

role:
Arlen Faber

2009

Comedy

Romance

6.4

64%

Traitor

6.9

66%

role:
Carter

2008

Action

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.9

66%

Space Chimps

Space Chimps (2008)

4.5

49%

role:
Zartog (voice)

2008

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.5

49%

The Lookout

The Lookout (2007)

6.9

66%

role:
Lewis

2007

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.9

66%

A Plumm Summer

A Plumm Summer (2007)

6.0

61%

role:
Narrator

2007

Adventure

Family

6.0

61%

Infamous

Infamous (2006)

7.0

65%

role:
Alvin Dewey

2006

Drama

7.0

65%

5.6

59%

role:
Travis Gornicke

2006

Comedy

Family

5.6

59%

The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

7.3

70%

role:
Bernard Berkman

2005

Comedy

Drama

7.3

70%

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

7.4

71%

role:
Sig Mickelson

2005

Drama

History

7.4

71%

Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)

6.4

64%

role:
Preacher

2005

Comedy

Drama

Family

6.4

64%

The Five People You Meet In Heaven

The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004)

7.2

71%

role:
Blue Man

2004

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2

71%

Imaginary Heroes

Imaginary Heroes (2004)

7.0

65%

role:
Ben Travis

2004

Comedy

Drama

7.0

65%

Gods and Generals

Gods and Generals (2003)

6.2

63%

role:
Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

2003

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.2

63%

The Hours

The Hours (2002)

7.5

73%

role:
Louis Waters

2002

Drama

7.5

73%

Blood Work

Blood Work (2002)

6.4

61%

role:
Jasper 'Buddy' Noone

2002

Crime

Thriller

6.4

61%

My Favorite Martian

My Favorite Martian (1999)

5.1

56%

role:
Tim O'Hara

1999

Comedy

Drama

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.1

56%

Pleasantville

Pleasantville (1998)

7.5

73%

role:
Bill Johnson

1998

Comedy

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5

73%

101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians (1996)

5.7

59%

role:
Roger Dearly

1996

Comedy

Family

5.7

59%

Fly Away Home

Fly Away Home (1996)

6.9

68%

role:
Thomas 'Tom' Alden

1996

Action

Adventure

Drama

Family

6.9

68%

2 Days in the Valley

2 Days in the Valley (1996)

6.5

63%

role:
Alvin Strayer

1996

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.5

63%

Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber (1994)

7.3

66%

role:
Harry Dunne

1994

Comedy

7.3

66%

Speed

7.3

71%

role:
Harold 'Harry' Temple

1994

Action

Adventure

Crime

7.3

71%

Gettysburg

Gettysburg (1993)

7.6

69%

role:
Col. Joshua Chamberlain

1993

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.6

69%

The Butcher's Wife

The Butcher's Wife (1991)

5.4

57%

role:
Dr. Alex Tremor

1991

Comedy

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.4

57%

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)

5.9

64%

role:
Denton Webb

1990

Comedy

Drama

5.9

64%

Arachnophobia

Arachnophobia (1990)

6.5

63%

role:
Dr. Ross Jennings

1990

Comedy

Horror

6.5

63%

Radio Days

Radio Days (1987)

7.4

71%

role:
Biff Baxter

1987

Comedy

Drama

Music

7.4

71%

Something Wild

Something Wild (1986)

6.9

66%

role:
Charles Driggs

1986

Comedy

Crime

Romance

6.9

66%

Heartburn

Heartburn (1986)

6.1

61%

role:
Richard

1986

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.1

61%

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

7.7

74%

role:
Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd

1985

Comedy

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.7

74%

Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment (1983)

7.4

71%

role:
Flap Horton

1983

Comedy

Drama

7.4

71%

Ragtime

7.3

71%

role:
P.C. O'Donnell

1981

Drama

7.3

71%

: Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Jeff Daniels are, for example, A Man in Full, Bye Bye Barry and American Rust.
: The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and Amazon.
: The best StreamFat ratings are The Newsroom (8.4), The Russian Five (8.3) and Hemingway (8.1).