Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels is known for The Martian (2015), Looper (2012), Allegiant (2016).
Biography
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).
Questions about Jeff Daniels
How many Jeff Daniels films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 99 films with Jeff Daniels, from 1981 to 2026.
What is the best rated Jeff Daniels film?
The best rated Jeff Daniels film in the catalogue is Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024), rated 8.1.
What was the first Jeff Daniels film?
The first Jeff Daniels film in the catalogue is Ragtime, from 1981.
Who has Jeff Daniels worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Jeff Daniels shares the most credits with Danny Aiello (3 films), Robert Greenhut (3 films) and Robert Joy (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (2018) · Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2013)
- Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (2009)
Known for
Trivia
- Also works as
- voice actor · musician · playwright · director · film director · screenwriter
- Studied at
- Central Michigan University · Eastern Michigan University
- Notable works
- Dumb and Dumber
- Spouse
- Kathleen Treado Daniels
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
99 films — 99 in the catalogue
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7.1 The Brink of War
2026 · Ronald Reagan
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7.5 Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words
2025 · Self
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8.1 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024 · Self
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7.8 Bye Bye Barry
2023 · Self
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6.9 The Saint of Second Chances
2023 · Narrator (voice)
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6.9 9/11: Inside the President's War Room
2021 · Self - Narrator (voice)
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021 · Self
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6.3 Adam
2020 · Mickey
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4.7 Guest Artist
2019 · Joseph Harris
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6.9 The Emperor's Newest Clothes
2018 · The Emperor
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6.2 The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 · Bill Donovan
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7.4 The Russian Five
2018 · self
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6.1 Allegiant
2016 · David
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6.8 Steve Jobs
2015 · John Sculley
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7.7 The Martian
2015 · Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
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7.3 "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
2015 · Self
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7.2 Of Miracles and Men
2015 · Self - Narrator
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5.6 Dumb and Dumber To
2014 · Harry Dunne
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7.4 James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
2013 · Self
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6.9 Looper
2012 · Abe
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6.5 Howl
2010 · Professor David Kirk
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6.3 Paper Man
2009 · Richard Dunn
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6.7 Away We Go
2009 · Jerry Farlander
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6.8 State of Play
2009 · George Fergus
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6.2 The Answer Man
2009 · Arlen Faber
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6.7 Traitor
2008 · Carter
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4.9 Space Chimps
2008 · Zartog (voice)
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5.8 A Plumm Summer
2008 · Narrator
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6.3 Sweet Nothing in My Ear
2008 · Dan Miller
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4.6 Mama's Boy
2007 · Mert Rosenbloom
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6.6 The Lookout
2007 · Lewis
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6.5 Infamous
2006 · Alvin Dewey
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Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
2006 · Self
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9.3
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006 · Self
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Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006 · Self
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RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
2006 · Self
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Robin Williams: A Family Affair
2006 · Self
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5.9 RV
2006 · Travis Gornicke
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7.7 Still Dumb After All These Years
2006 · Self
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7.0 The Squid and the Whale
2005 · Bernard Berkman
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7.1 Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005 · Sig Mickelson
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6.5 Because of Winn-Dixie
2005 · Preacher
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7.0 The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004 · Blue Man
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Remembering Ragtime
2004 · P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
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6.5 Imaginary Heroes
2004 · Ben Travis
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6.0 The Goodbye Girl
2004 · Elliot Garfield
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Dumb and Dumber - Making Of
2004 · Self
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7.6 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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5.5 I Witness
2003 · James Rhodes
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6.4 Gods and Generals
2003 · Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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7.3 The Hours
2002 · Louis Waters
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6.2 Blood Work
2002 · Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
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5.8 Super Sucker
2002 · Fred Barlow
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6.0 Chasing Sleep
2001 · Ed Saxon
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6.0 Escanaba in da Moonlight
2001 · Rueben Soady
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5.5 It's the Rage
2000 · Warren
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6.3 Cheaters
2000 · Dr. Gerard Plecki
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6.4 The Crossing
2000 · Gen. George Washington
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5.7 My Favorite Martian
1999 · Tim O'Hara
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7.3 Pleasantville
1998 · Mr. Johnson
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4.5 Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
1998 · Self
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5.4 Trial and Error
1997 · Charles Tuttle
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5.5 Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
1997 · Self
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5.9 101 Dalmatians
1996 · Roger
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7.0 Fly Away Home
1996 · Thomas Alden
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6.2 2 Days in the Valley
1996 · Alvin Strayer
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6.5 Redwood Curtain
1995 · Lyman Fellers
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6.7 Dumb and Dumber
1994 · Harry Dunne
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7.2 Speed
1994 · Harry
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6.3 The Making of 'Speed'
1994 · Self
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7.0 Gettysburg
1993 · Col. Joshua Chamberlain
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4.3 Rain Without Thunder
1993 · Jonathan Garson
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5.5 There Goes the Neighborhood
1992 · Willis Embry
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5.8 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
1992 · Tom Noonan
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6.5 Timescape
1992 · Ben Wilson
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7.0 America's Classic Ballparks
1991 · Self - Narrator (voice)
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5.7 The Butcher's Wife
1991 · Dr. Alex Tremor
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6.2 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990 · Denton Webb
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6.5 Arachnophobia
1990 · Ross Jennings
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4.6 Love Hurts
1990 · Paul Weaver
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6.7 No Place Like Home
1989 · Mike Cooper
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4.4 Checking Out
1988 · Ray Macklin
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5.0 Sweet Hearts Dance
1988 · Sam Manners
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6.5 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988 · Lt. Steve Maryk
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5.9 The House on Carroll Street
1988 · Cochran
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7.0 Radio Days
1987 · Biff Baxter
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6.6 Something Wild
1986 · Charles Driggs
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6.0 Heartburn
1986 · Richard
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5.8 Marie: A True Story
1985 · Eddie Sisk
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7.4 The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 · Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
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7.1 Terms of Endearment
1983 · Flap Horton
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5.5 An Invasion of Privacy
1983 · Francis Ryan
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7.0 Fifth of July
1982 · Jed Jenkins
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7.0 Ragtime
1981 · P.C. O'Donnell
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Broadway: The Next Generation
no date · Self
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Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character
no date · Narrator
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Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
no date · Ralph Teetor (voice)
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2034
no date
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Starman
no date · Ed Watkins
Series and TV shows
37 titles
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5.9
The American Revolution
2025 · Thomas Jefferson (voice) · 4 ep.
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6.3
A Man in Full
2024 · Charlie Croker · 6 ep.
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7.8
Shrinking
2023 · Randy · 3 ep.
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7.4
The American Buffalo
2023 · (voice) · 2 ep.
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6.9
American Rust
2021 · Det. Del Harris · 19 ep.
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6.9
American Rust
2021 · Executive producer · 19 ep.
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7.5
Hemingway
2021 · Ernest Hemingway (voice) · 3 ep.
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7.2
Washington
2020 · Narrator · 3 ep.
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6.9
The Comey Rule
2020 · James Comey · 2 ep.
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6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Appearance
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7.7
The Morning Show
2019 · Lukas
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7.4
The Looming Tower
2018 · John O'Neill · 10 ep.
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7.8
Godless
2017 · Frank Griffin · 7 ep.
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6.2
The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer
2017 · Creator · 5 ep.
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6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Appearance
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6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Casting Reject
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5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Appearance · 4 ep.
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4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Appearance
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8.1
The Newsroom
2012 · Will McAvoy · 25 ep.
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8.0
Impractical Jokers
2011 · Appearance
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7.3
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Appearance
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7.0
The Colbert Report
2005 · Appearance · 2 ep.
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6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Appearance · 2 ep.
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5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Guest
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5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Appearance
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7.4
Family Guy
1999 · Jeff Daniels (voice)
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4.4
The View
1997 · Appearance
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6.4
The Daily Show
1996 · Appearance · 2 ep.
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7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Guest · 3 ep.
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7.7
Frasier
1993 · Doug (voice)
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6.4
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Guest
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5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Cast
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5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Cast
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7.9
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Presenter
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6.8
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979 · Appearance
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6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Host · 2 ep.
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7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Neal Forrester
People data: TMDb.
Cast
