Tony Goldwyn
Anthony Howard 'Tony' Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He's known for his roles as Carl Bruner in Ghost, President Fitzgerald Grant on ABC's drama Scandal, district attorney Nicholas Baxter on Law & Order, Gordon Gray in Oppenheimer, Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), Andrew Prior in Divergent and Insurgent, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai, Michael Drucker in The 6th Day, Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph in Kiss the Girls, Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Harold Nixon in Nixon (1995), Fletcher Cole in The Pelican Brief, and the voice of Tarzan in the Disney animated Tarzan. He made his acting debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), and had his breakthrough for starring as Carl Bruner in the fantasy thriller film Ghost (1990), which earned him a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to star as Harold Nixon in the biographical film Nixon (1995), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and as Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998). He portrayed Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), which earned him a second nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. He starred as President Fitzgerald Grant III in the ABC legal/political drama Scandal (2012–2018) and directed a number of episodes for the series, for which he won a Peabody Award. He is the son of film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and actress Jennifer Howard. His paternal grandparents were film producer and movie studio mogul Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish Jewish immigrant from Warsaw, and actress Frances Howard, who was originally from Nebraska. His maternal grandparents were playwright Sidney Howard and actress Clare Eames. His brother John Goldwyn is a film producer, a former executive of Paramount Pictures and the executive producer of the series Dexter. His brother Peter is also a film producer and the current President of Samuel Goldwyn Films. His half-sister Liz Goldwyn is a filmmaker. His niece is writer/producer Emily Goldwyn (John's daughter - and her mother is actress Colleen Camp). He has been married to production designer Jane Musky since 1987 and they have two daughters: Anna, a screenwriter, and Tess, an actress. Most info from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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- 2024 · Ezra as Bruce
- 2023 · Oppenheimer as Gordon Gray
- 2023 · Murder Mystery 2 as Mr. Silverfox
- 2023 · Plane as Scarsdale
- 2022 · The People We Hate at the Wedding as Dr. Goulding
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2021 · King Richard as Paul Cohen
- 2021 · Hacks as Bob Lipka
- 2020 · Lovecraft Country as Samuel Braithwhite
- 2019 · Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
- 2019 · Blue Sky Metropolis as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · The Hot Zone as Bruce Ivins
- 2019 · Chambers as Ben Lefevre
- 2018 · All I Wish as Adam
- 2017 · Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House as Ed Miller
- 2016 · The Belko Experiment as Barry Norris
- 2015 · Insurgent as Andrew Prior
- 2014 · Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs as Warren Jeffs
- 2014 · Divergent as Andrew Prior
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2012 · Scandal as President Fitzgerald Grant
- 2011 · The Mechanic as Dean Sanderson
- 2010 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Judge Henry Baxter
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Drop Dead Diva as Alan Roberts
- 2009 · The Last House on the Left as John Collingwood
- 2007 · Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
- 2006 · Dexter as Dr. Emmett Meridian
- 2005 · American Gun as Frank
- 2005 · Romance & Cigarettes as Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
- 2005 · The Sisters as Vincent Antonelli
- 2005 · The Godfather of Green Bay as Big Jake Norquist
- 2005 · Ghosts Never Sleep as Jared Dolan
- 2004 · The L Word as Burr Connor
- 2003 · The Last Samurai as Col. Benjamin Bagley
- 2003 · Ash Tuesday as Elliott
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Abandon as Dr. David Schaffer
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles
- 2002 · Joshua as Joshua
- 2001 · Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies as Self
- 2001 · Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Frank Goren
- 2001 · An American Rhapsody as Peter
- 2000 · The 6th Day as Michael Drucker
- 2000 · Bounce as Greg Janello
- 1999 · Tarzan as Tarzan (voice)
- 1998 · The Lesser Evil as Frank
- 1998 · From the Earth to the Moon as Neil Armstrong
- 1997 · Trouble on the Corner as Jeff Stewart
- 1997 · Kiss the Girls as Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · The Substance of Fire as Aaron Geldhart
- 1996 · The Boys Next Door as Jack Palmer
- 1995 · Nixon as Harold Nixon
- 1995 · Reckless as Tom
- 1995 · Truman as Clark Clifford
- 1995 · The Last Word as Stan
- 1995 · Pocahontas: The Legend as Sir Edwin Wingfield
- 1995 · A Woman of Independent Means as Robert Steed
- 1994 · Doomsday Gun as Duvall
- 1994 · Vault of Horror I as Dr. Carl Fairbanks
- 1994 · The Last Tattoo as Captain Mike Starwood
- 1993 · Love Matters as Geoffrey
- 1993 · The Pelican Brief as Fletcher Cole
- 1993 · Frasier as Roger
- 1993 · Taking the Heat as Michael
- 1992 · Traces of Red as Steve Frayn
- 1992 · The Last Mile as Scott
- 1992 · Kuffs as Ted Bukovsky
- 1991 · Iran: Days of Crisis as Jody Powell
- 1991 · Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers as Reader
- 1990 · Law & Order as Nicholas Baxter
- 1990 · Ghost as Carl Bruner
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Dr. Carl Fairbanks
- 1989 · Dark Holiday as Ken Horton
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Bobby Powell
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood as David (archive footage)
- 1987 · Gaby: A True Story as David
- 1986 · Designing Women as
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Chris Arnett
- 1986 · Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives as Darren
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1984 · Hunter as Byron Loire
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jack Palmer