John Malkovich
An American actor, producer, director, and fashion designer. Over the last 30 years of his career, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, he received Academy Award nominations. He has also appeared in well-received films such as Empire of the Sun, The Killing Fields, Dangerous Liaisons, Of Mice and Men, Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading, RED, and Warm Bodies, as well as producing numerous films, including Juno and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Malkovich attended exclusively Illinois schools throughout his childhood and into adulthood, building a community of like-minded performers such as Joan Allen, Gary Sinise and Glenne Headly, all of whom co-founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1976. After appearing in numerous stage productions, Malkovich began acting in feature films in the late 1970s, garnering critical acclaim for his numerous dramatic and comedic roles in films such as Dangerous Liasions, Of Mice and Men, Being John Malkovich, and Burn After Reading. In keeping with his renaissance-man image, he created his own fashion company, Mrs. Mudd, in 2002. Malkovich continues to act, direct and produce numerous movies per year, and is considered one of the most influential voices in modern cinema.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Fantastic Four: First Steps as
- 2024 · RIPLEY as Reeves Minot
- 2024 · The New Look as Lucien Lelong
- 2023 · Fool's Paradise as Ed Cote
- 2023 · One Ranger as Geddes
- 2022 · Mindcage as The Artist
- 2022 · Savage Salvation as Peter
- 2022 · White Elephant as Glen Follett
- 2022 · Shattered as Ronald
- 2021 · The Survivalist as Aaron Ramsey
- 2021 · Ten Year Old Tom as Mr. B (voice)
- 2021 · Rogue Hostage as Sam Nelson
- 2020 · Ava as Duke
- 2020 · Home Movie: The Princess Bride as The Impressive Clergyman
- 2020 · Space Force as Dr. Adrian Mallory
- 2020 · Arkansas as Bright
- 2020 · The New Pope as Giovanni Paolo III / Sir John Brannox
- 2019 · Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2019 · Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile as Judge Edward D. Cowart
- 2019 · Velvet Buzzsaw as Piers
- 2018 · The ABC Murders as Hercule Poirot
- 2018 · Bird Box as Douglas
- 2018 · Mile 22 as Bishop
- 2017 · Bullet Head as Walker
- 2017 · The Wilde Wedding as Laurence
- 2017 · Unlocked as Bob Hunter
- 2016 · Deepwater Horizon as Donald Vidrine
- 2016 · Zoolander 2 as Chazz Spencer
- 2014 · Penguins of Madagascar as Dave (voice)
- 2014 · Crossbones as Blackbeard
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · RED 2 as Marvin Boggs
- 2013 · Warm Bodies as Colonel Grigio
- 2012 · Side by Side as Self
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- 2011 · Transformers: Dark of the Moon as Bruce Brazos
- 2010 · RED as Marvin Boggs
- 2010 · Secretariat as Lucien Laurin
- 2010 · Jonah Hex as Turnbull
- 2008 · Changeling as Rev. Gustav Briegleb
- 2008 · Afterwards as Joseph Kay
- 2008 · Burn After Reading as Osborne Cox
- 2008 · Mutant Chronicles as Constantine
- 2008 · Projectorparishilton as
- 2008 · The Great Buck Howard as Buck Howard
- 2007 · Beowulf as Unferth
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Eragon as King Galbatorix
- 2005 · De Wereld Draait Door as Self
- 2005 · Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- 2005 · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Humma Kavula
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · The Libertine as Charles II
- 2003 · Johnny English as Pascal Sauvage
- 2002 · Adaptation. as John Malkovich (uncredited)
- 2002 · Napoleon as Charles de Talleyrand
- 2002 · Ripley's Game as Tom Ripley
- 2002 · Gero von Boehm begegnet... as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
- 2000 · Les Misérables as Javert
- 2000 · Shadow of the Vampire as F. W. Murnau
- 1999 · Being John Malkovich as John Horatio Malkovich
- 1999 · The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc as Charles VII
- 1998 · Rounders as Teddy KGB
- 1998 · The Man in the Iron Mask as Athos
- 1997 · Con Air as Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
- 1996 · The Portrait of a Lady as Gilbert Osmond
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Mulholland Falls as General Thomas Timms
- 1995 · Beyond the Clouds as The Director
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · In the Line of Fire as Mitch Leary
- 1993 · Alive as Carlitos Páez / Narrator (uncredited)
- 1992 · Jennifer Eight as Agent St. Anne
- 1992 · Of Mice and Men as Lennie Small
- 1991 · Performance as Deeley
- 1990 · Romy Award as Presenter
- 1988 · Dangerous Liaisons as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
- 1987 · Empire of the Sun as Basie
- 1986 · American Masters as Self
- 1985 · Death of a Salesman as Biff Loman
- 1984 · The Killing Fields as Al Rockoff
- 1984 · Places in the Heart as Mr. Will
- 1982 · American Playhouse as Lee
- 1982 · American Playhouse as Ben Stark
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · In the Hand of Dante as
- 2024 · The Line as Beach Miller
- 2024 · Unsinkable as Chief Engineer Pollard
- 2023 · Mr. Blake At Your Service! as Andrew Blake
- 2023 · Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes as Seneca
- 2022 · Chariot as Dr. Karn
- 2020 · Last Call as Dr. Felton
- 2020 · Valley of the Gods as Wes Tauros
- 2018 · Supercon as Sid Newberry
- 2017 · Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda as Port (archive footage)
- 2017 · I Love You, Daddy as Leslie Goodwin
- 2017 · About Love. Adults Only as лектор Эд
- 2014 · Cut Bank as Sheriff Vogel
- 2014 · The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue as Dave / Dr. Octavius Brine
- 2014 · Cesar Chavez as Bogdanovitch
- 2013 · Siberian Education as Grandfather Kuzya
- 2012 · Lines of Wellington as General Wellington
- 2009 · La Traversée du désir as Self
- 2008 · Gardens of the Night as Michael
- 2008 · Disgrace as David Lurie
- 2008 · In Tranzit as Pavlov
- 2006 · Art School Confidential as Professor Sandiford
- 2006 · Klimt as Gustav Klimt
- 2005 · Colour Me Kubrick as Alan Conway
- 2003 · A Talking Picture as Comandante John Walesa
- 2002 · The Dancer Upstairs as Abimael Guzman (uncredited)
- 2001 · Knockaround Guys as Teddy Deserve
- 2001 · Savage Souls as Monsieur Numance
- 2001 · I’m Going Home as John Crawford
- 2000 · RKO 281 as Herman Mankiewicz
- 1999 · Time Regained as Baron de Charlus
- 1997 · Cannes Man as Self
- 1996 · The Ogre as Abel
- 1996 · Mary Reilly as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
- 1995 · The Convent as Michael
- 1994 · Zona+ as Próprio
- 1993 · Heart of Darkness as Kurtz
- 1991 · Shadows and Fog as Clown
- 1991 · The Object of Beauty as Jake Bartholomew
- 1990 · The Sheltering Sky as Port
- 1987 · The Glass Menagerie as Tom Wingfield
- 1987 · Making Mr. Right as Jeff Peters / Ulysses
- 1986 · Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ as Self / Biff
- 1978 · A Wedding as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Future · Sacrifice as
- 2024 · Safe Sets - Dying to Work in the Film Industry as self
- 2024 · Uma Thurman - Hollywood's Cool Killer as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · The Music Critic as The Narrator
- 2018 · Casanova Gene as
- 2017 · Just Call Me God as Satur Diman Cha
- 2016 · Psychogenic Fugue as All characters
- 2014 · Casanova Variations as Giacomo
- 2014 · Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer as
- 2014 · Noseland as Self
- 2014 · Le paradoxe de John Malkovich as Himself
- 2013 · Ecstasy as Vinny
- 2012 · Drunkboat as Mort
- 2012 · All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set as Self
- 2011 · 100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story as Self
- 2010 · The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer as Jack Unterweger
- 2010 · Saturday Night as Self
- 2009 · SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas as
- 2008 · Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies as Narrator
- 2008 · Music at the Sea as Self
- 2006 · The Call as Exorcist
- 2002 · Hideous Man as
- 2001 · Hotel as Omar Jonnson
- 1999 · Ladies Room as Roberto
- 1997 · Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady as Self
- 1995 · To Make a Film Is to Be Alive as Self (uncredited)
- 1990 · Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
- 1988 · Miles from Home as Barry Maxwell
- Future · The Yellow Tie as Sergiu Celibidache
- 1991 · Old Times as
- 1991 · Queens Logic as Eliot
- 1989 · Decade as Self
- 1987 · The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun as Self
- 1987 · Santabear's High Flying Adventure as Santa Claus (voice)
- 1985 · Eleni as Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
- Future · Thelma as Walker Percy
- 1986 · Rocket to the Moon as Ben Stark
- 1984 · True West as Lee
- Future · A Winter's Journey as Leiermann
- Future · Opus as Alfred Moretti
- Future · Lost and Found in Paris as
- 1981 · American Dream as
- 1981 · Word of Honor as Gary