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Tony Goldwyn
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American actor and director
Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
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…
Known for
- 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
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
- King Richard — Paul Cohen2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Anthony Howard Goldwyn , ( 1960-05-20 ) May 20, 1960 (age 66) , Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Hamilton College Brandeis University ( BFA ) London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ( MA )
- Occupations
- Actor director
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Spouse
- Jane Musky ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 )
- Parents
- Samuel Goldwyn Jr. (father) Jennifer Howard (mother)
- Relatives
- John Goldwyn (brother) Francis Goldwyn (brother) Samuel Goldwyn (paternal grandfather) Frances Howard (paternal grandmother) Sidney Howard (maternal grandfather) Clare Eames (maternal grandmother) Liz Goldwyn (paternal half-sister) Peter Goldwyn (paternal half-brother) Descendants of Robert Coe
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anthony
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Father
- Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
- Mother
- Jennifer Howard
- Sibling
- John Goldwyn
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- HB Studio
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Notable work
- Tarzan
- Field of work
- film direction
- Image
- TonyGoldwyn08.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Tony Goldwyn
- date of birth
- 1960-05-20
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
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- Category:Films directed by Tony Goldwyn
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- 476804
- writing language
- English language
- handedness
- left-handedness
- member of
- Screen Actors Guild
- birth name
- Anthony Howard Goldwyn
- name in native language
- Tony Goldwyn
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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