Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels has appeared in 41 movies on CringeMDb. 20 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 21 do not.
- Most recent parent-safe movie: The Brink of War (2026)
- Most recent with adult content: The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
Born February 19, 1955 · Known for acting
48.8% Featured Movie Cringe Score (41 movies)
Jeff Daniels Movie Credits
Certified Parent-Safe
The Hours
...as Louis Waters
Speed
...as Harry
Good Night, and Good Luck.
...as Sig Mickelson
Gettysburg
...as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
The Answer Man
...as Arlen Faber
Fly Away Home
...as Thomas Alden
It's the Rage
...as Warren
Dumb and Dumber
...as Harry Dunne
RV
...as Travis Gornicke
Blood Work
...as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
Cheaters
...as Dr. Gerard Plecki
Because of Winn-Dixie
...as Preacher
Escanaba in da Moonlight
...as Rueben Soady
A Plumm Summer
...as Narrator
Redwood Curtain
...as Lyman Fellers
There Goes the Neighborhood
...as Willis Embry
Steve Jobs
...as John Sculley
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
...as Self
Traitor
...as Carter
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
...as Tom Noonan
The Brink of War
...as Ronald Reagan
Certified Cringeworthy
Pleasantville
...as Mr. Johnson
The Squid and the Whale
...as Bernard Berkman
The Lookout
...as Lewis
Chasing Sleep
...as Ed Saxon
Imaginary Heroes
...as Ben Travis
2 Days in the Valley
...as Alvin Strayer
Infamous
...as Alvin Dewey
My Favorite Martian
...as Tim O'Hara
Mama's Boy
...as Mert Rosenbloom
Howl
...as Professor David Kirk
State of Play
...as George Fergus
Paper Man
...as Richard Dunn
Trial and Error
...as Charles Tuttle
Away We Go
...as Jerry Farlander
Looper
...as Abe
Dumb and Dumber To
...as Harry Dunne
The Catcher Was a Spy
...as Bill Donovan
The Martian
...as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
Allegiant
...as David
Super Sucker
...as Fred Barlow
About Jeff Daniels
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).
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