Tony Goldwyn
60 movies · 34 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 20, 1960 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Anthony Howard Goldwyn · Anthony Goldwyn
Biography
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).
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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.
Known for
Tony Goldwyn: movies and TV shows
Acting (82)
- Upcoming Billion Dollar Spy
as Burton Gerber
- Upcoming
- 2025 One Battle After Another
as Virgil Throckmorton
- 2024 Ezra
as Bruce
- 2023 Oppenheimer
as Gordon Gray
- 2023 Murder Mystery 2
as Silverfox
- 2023 Plane
as Scarsdale
- 2022 The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Dr. Goulding
- 2021 King Richard
as Paul Cohen
- 2021 but i'm here too
as Him
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019
- 2018 All I Wish
as Adam
- 2017 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
as Ed Miller
- 2017 The Belko Experiment
as Barry Norris
- 2015 Insurgent
as Andrew Prior
- 2014 Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
as Warren Jeffs
- 2014 Divergent
as Andrew
- 2012
- 2011 The Mechanic
as Dean Sanderson
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009 The Last House on the Left
as John Collingwood
- 2006
- 2006 Romance & Cigarettes
as Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
- 2005 American Gun
as Frank
- 2005 The Sisters
as Vincent Antonelli
- 2005 The Godfather of Green Bay
as Big Jake Norquist
- 2005 Ghosts Never Sleep
as Jared Dolan
- 2004
- 2003 The Last Samurai
as Col. Benjamin Bagley
- 2003
- 2003 Ash Tuesday
as Elliott
- 2002 Abandon
as David Schaffer
- 2002
- 2002 Joshua
as Joshua
- 2001
- 2001 An American Rhapsody
as Peter
- 2000 The 6th Day
as Michael Drucker
- 2000 Bounce
as Greg Janello
- 1999
- 1999 Tarzan
as Tarzan (voice)
- 1998 The Lesser Evil
as Frank
- 1998
- 1997 Trouble on the Corner
as Jeff Stewart
- 1997 Kiss the Girls
as Dr. Will Rudolph
- 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
- 1994 Doomsday Gun
as Duvall
- 1994 Vault of Horror I
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks (archive footage)
- 1994 The Last Tattoo
as Captain Mike Starwood
- 1993 Love Matters
as Geoffrey
- 1993 The Pelican Brief
as Fletcher Coal
- 1993
- 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
- 1991 Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as Reader
- 1990
- 1990 Ghost
as Carl Bruner
- 1989
- 1989 Dark Holiday
as Ken Horton
- 1988
- 1988 Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
as David (archive footage)
- 1987 Gaby: A True Story
as David
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986 Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
as Darren
- 1986
- 1984
- 1982
- 1951
Behind the camera (20)
- 2024 Ezra
Director, Producer
- 2021 but i'm here too
Director, Producer
- 2019
- 2014
- 2012
- 2010 Conviction
Producer, Director
- 2010
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006 The Last Kiss
Director
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002
- 2001 Someone Like You...
Director
- 1999 A Walk on the Moon
Director, Producer
- 1990
Talk shows and appearances (20)
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2025 Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2025 Good Hang with Amy Poehler
1 episode
- 2022 Sherri
1 episode
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show
1 episode
- 2019
- 2019 Blue Sky Metropolis
4 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2010 Who Do You Think You Are?
1 episode
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
6 episodes
- 2007
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2 episodes
- 2001
- 1999
- 1997 The View
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1 episode
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight
1 episode
- 1949 The Emmy Awards
1 episode