Credits

• 2025 · The American Revolution as Thomas Jefferson (voice)
• 2025 · The American Revolution as voice
• 2024 · A Man in Full as Charlie Croker
• 2023 · Bye Bye Barry as Self
• 2023 · Shrinking as
• 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
• 2017 · Godless as Frank Griffin
• 2016 · Allegiant as David
• 2015 · The Martian as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
• 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
• 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
• 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
• 2014 · Dumb and Dumber To as Harry Dunne
• 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
• 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
• 2012 · Looper as Abe
• 2012 · The Newsroom as Will McAvoy
• 2011 · Impractical Jokers as Self
• 2010 · Howl as Professor David Kirk
• 2009 · State of Play as George Fergus
• 2009 · The Answer Man as Arlen Faber
• 2008 · Traitor as Carter
• 2008 · Space Chimps as Zartog (voice)
• 2008 · Sweet Nothing in My Ear as Dan Miller
• 2007 · Mama's Boy as Mert Rosenbloom
• 2007 · The Lookout as Lewis
• 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
• 2006 · Infamous as Alvin Dewey
• 2006 · RV as Travis Gornicke
• 2005 · The Colbert Report as Self
• 2005 · Good Night, and Good Luck. as Sig Mickelson
• 2005 · Because of Winn-Dixie as Preacher
• 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
• 2004 · Remembering Ragtime as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
• 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
• 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
• 2001 · Chasing Sleep as Ed Saxon
• 2000 · The Crossing as Gen. George Washington
• 1999 · My Favorite Martian as Tim O'Hara
• 1999 · Family Guy as Jeff Daniels (voice)
• 1998 · Pleasantville as Mr. Johnson
• 1997 · The View as Self
• 1996 · 101 Dalmatians as Roger
• 1996 · 2 Days in the Valley as Alvin Strayer
• 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
• 1995 · Redwood Curtain as Lyman Fellers
• 1994 · Dumb and Dumber as Harry Dunne
• 1994 · Speed as Harry
• 1993 · Gettysburg as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
• 1993 · Frasier as Doug (voice)
• 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
• 1993 · Rain Without Thunder as Jonathan Garson
• 1992 · HBO First Look as
• 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
• 1991 · The Butcher's Wife as Dr. Alex Tremor
• 1990 · Arachnophobia as Ross Jennings
• 1989 · No Place Like Home as Mike Cooper
• 1988 · Checking Out as Ray Macklin
• 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
• 1986 · Heartburn as Richard
• 1985 · The Purple Rose of Cairo as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
• 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Presenter
• 1983 · Terms of Endearment as Flap Horton
• 1983 · An Invasion of Privacy as Francis Ryan
• 1981 · Ragtime as P.C. O'Donnell
• 1979 · CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
• 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
• 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Neal Forrester
• Future · Reykjavik as Ronald Reagan
• 2025 · Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words as Self
• 2024 · Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story as Self
• 2023 · The American Buffalo as (voice)
• 2023 · The Saint of Second Chances as Narrator (voice)
• 2021 · American Rust as Det. Del Harris
• 2021 · 9/11: Inside the President's War Room as Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2021 · Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age as Self
• 2021 · Hemingway as Ernest Hemingway (voice)
• 2020 · The Comey Rule as James Comey
• 2020 · Adam as Mickey
• 2020 · Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party as Himself
• 2020 · Washington as Self - Narrator
• 2019 · Guest Artist as Joseph Harris
• 2018 · The Emperor's Newest Clothes as The Emperor
• 2018 · The Catcher Was a Spy as Bill Donovan
• 2018 · The Russian Five as self
• 2018 · The Looming Tower as John O'Neill
• 2017 · Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
• 2017 · Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge as Narrator
• 2015 · Steve Jobs as John Sculley
• 2015 · ARES: live as Teddy Sanders
• 2015 · "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' as Self
• 2015 · Of Miracles and Men as Self - Narrator
• 2013 · James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend as Self
• 2009 · Paper Man as Richard Dunn
• 2009 · Away We Go as Jerry Farlander
• 2008 · A Plumm Summer as Narrator
• 2006 · Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy as Self
• 2006 · Robin Williams: A Family Affair as Self
• 2006 · RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors as Self
• 2006 · Still Dumb After All These Years as Self
• 2005 · The Squid and the Whale as Bernard Berkman
• 2004 · The Five People You Meet In Heaven as Blue Man
• 2004 · Imaginary Heroes as Ben Travis
• 2004 · The Goodbye Girl as Elliot Garfield
• 2004 · Dumb and Dumber - Making Of as Self
• 2003 · Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2003 · I Witness as James Rhodes
• 2003 · Gods and Generals as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
• 2002 · The Hours as Louis Waters
• 2002 · Blood Work as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
• 2002 · Super Sucker as Fred Barlow
• 2001 · Escanaba in da Moonlight as Rueben Soady
• 2000 · Cheaters as Dr. Gerard Plecki
• 1999 · It's the Rage as Warren Harding
• 1998 · Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley as Self
• 1997 · Trial and Error as Charles Tuttle
• 1997 · Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party as Self
• 1996 · Fly Away Home as Thomas Alden
• 1992 · There Goes the Neighborhood as Willis Embry
• 1992 · Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story as Tom Noonan
• 1992 · Timescape as Ben Wilson
• 1991 · America's Classic Ballparks as Narrator
• 1991 · Breakfast with the Arts as
• 1990 · Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael as Denton Webb
• 1990 · Love Hurts as Paul Weaver
• 1988 · Sweet Hearts Dance as Sam Manners
• 1988 · The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial as Lt. Steve Maryk
• 1988 · The House on Carroll Street as Cochran
• 1987 · Trying Times as Jim
• 1987 · Radio Days as Biff Baxter
• 1986 · Something Wild as Charles Driggs
• 1985 · Marie: A True Story as Eddie Sisk
• 1982 · Fifth of July as Jed Jenkins
• 1980 · A Rumor of War as Chaplain
• 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Lyman Fellers
• Future · Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story as Ralph Teetor (voice)
• Future · Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character as Narrator