Tony Goldwyn

Also known as Anthony Howard "Tony" Goldwyn, Anthony "Tony" Howard Goldwyn

American actor and director

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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…

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One Battle After Another — Virgil Throckmorton2025
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors — Self2025
Ezra — Bruce2024
Murder Mystery 2 — Mr. Silverfox2023
Oppenheimer — Gordon Gray2023
Plane — Scarsdale2023
The People We Hate at the Wedding — Dr. Goulding2022
Sherri — Self - Guest2022

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Anthony Howard Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor and director. He made his debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) and had his breakthrough 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), earning him a SAG Award nomination, and as Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998).

Goldwyn voiced the titular character in the Disney animated film Tarzan (1999). He portrayed Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai (2003), Johnathon "John" Collingwood in the horror film The Last House on the Left (2009), Andrew Prior in the Divergent film series (2014–2015), and Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), the latter netting him a second SAG Award nomination. He starred as President Fitzgerald Grant III on Scandal (2012–18) while he was also directing a number of episodes, for which he won a Peabody Award. Since 2024, he has starred as District Attorney Nicholas Baxter on Law & Order.