Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician, and playwright, whose career includes roles in films, stage productions and on television, for which he has won an Emmy Award and received Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Tony Award nominations.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Acting Role | Crew Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hawaii Five-O | Neal Forrester | N/A | Episode: "The Flight of the Jewels" |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Richard | N/A | |
| 1990 | Arachnophobia | Dr. Ross Jennings | N/A | |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Joshua Chamberlain | N/A | |
| 1994 | Speed | Officer Harry Temple | N/A | |
| Dumb and Dumber | Harry Dunne | N/A | ||
| 1997 | Trial and Error | Charlie Tuttle | N/A | |
| 2000 | The Crossing | George Washington | N/A | |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Joshua Chamberlain | N/A | |
| 2012–2014 | The Newsroom | Will McAvoy | N/A | 25 episodes |
| 2019 | Guest Artist | Joseph Harris | Producer | |
| Writer | ||||
| 2020 | Washington | Narrator | N/A | Miniseries |
Behind the Scenes[]
Detailed filmography[]
List of portrayals[]
| No. | Photo | Historical Figure | Portrayed in | Year | Media | Number of Times Portrayed Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Joshua Chamberlain played by Jeff Daniels in Gettysburg.jpg | Joshua Chamberlain | Gettysburg | 1993 | Film | 1 |
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George Washington | The Crossing | 2000 | Television Film | 1 |
| 3 | File:Joshua Chamberlain played by Jeff Daniels in Gods and Generals.jpg | Joshua Chamberlain | Gods and Generals | 2003 | Film | 2 |
