Tony Goldwyn
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-05-20 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Tony 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).
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.
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Acting
Billion Dollar Spy
as Burton Gerber
(2025)
(2024)
Ezra
as Bruce
(2023)
Oppenheimer
as Gordon Gray
(2023)
Plane
as Scarsdale
(2023)
Murder Mystery 2
as Mr. Silverfox
(2022)
The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Dr. Goulding
(2021)
King Richard
as Paul Cohen
(2019)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
(2018)
All I Wish
as Adam
(2017)
(2016)
The Belko Experiment
as Barry Norris
(2015)
Insurgent
as Andrew Prior
(2014)
Divergent
as Andrew Prior
(2014)
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
as Warren Jeffs
(2011)
The Mechanic
as Dean Sanderson
(2009)
The Last House on the Left
as John Collingwood
(2007)
(2005)
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
(2003)
The Last Samurai
as Col. Benjamin Bagley
(2003)
Ash Tuesday
as Elliott
(2002)
Abandon
as David Schaffer
(2002)
Joshua
as Joshua
(2001)
An American Rhapsody
as Peter
(2001)
(2000)
The 6th Day
as Michael Drucker
(2000)
Bounce
as Greg Janello
(1999)
Tarzan
as Tarzan (voice)
(1998)
The Lesser Evil
as Frank
(1997)
Kiss the Girls
as Dr. Will Rudolph
(1997)
Trouble on the Corner
as Jeff Stewart
(1996)
The Substance of Fire
as Aaron Geldhart
(1996)
The Boys Next Door
as Jack Palmer
(1995)
Nixon
as Harold Nixon
(1995)
Truman
as Clark Clifford
(1995)
Reckless
as Tom
(1995)
The Last Word
as Stan
(1995)
Pocahontas: The Legend
as Sir Edwin Wingfield
(1994)
Doomsday Gun
as Duvall
(1994)
Vault of Horror I
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks
(1994)
The Last Tattoo
as Captain Mike Starwood
(1993)
The Pelican Brief
as Fletcher Coal
(1993)
Taking the Heat
as Michael
(1993)
Love Matters
as Geoffrey
(1992)
Kuffs
as Ted Bukovsky
(1992)
Traces of Red
as Steve Frayn
(1992)
The Last Mile
as Scott
(1991)
Iran: Days of Crisis
as Jody Powell
(1991)
(1990)
Ghost
as Carl Bruner
(1989)
Dark Holiday
as Ken Horton
(1988)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
as David (archive footage)
(1987)
Gaby: A True Story
as David
(1986)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
as Darren
Crew
(2024)
Ezra
Director, Producer
(2010)
Conviction
Producer, Director
(2006)
The Last Kiss
Director
(2001)
Someone Like You...
Director
(1999)
A Walk on the Moon
Director, Producer