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Tony Goldwyn

b. 1960 · 60 titles in the catalogue

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.

Their work

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  1. Divergent2014as Andrew
  2. Oppenheimer2023as Gordon Gray
  3. Grey's Anatomy2005Director
  4. Insurgent2015as Andrew Prior
  5. The Last Samurai2003as Col. Benjamin Bagley
  6. Tarzan1999as Tarzan (voice)
  7. Ghost1990as Carl Bruner
  8. Dexter2006as Dr. Emmett Meridian · Director
  9. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999as Nicholas Baxter
  10. One Battle After Another2025as Virgil Throckmorton
  11. The Mechanic2011as Dean Sanderson
  12. King Richard2021as Paul Cohen
  13. Plane2023as Scarsdale
  14. The 6th Day2000as Michael Drucker
  15. Murder Mystery 22023as Mr. Silverfox
  16. The Last House on the Left2009as John Collingwood
  17. Kiss the Girls1997as Dr. Will Rudolph
  18. The Pelican Brief1993as Fletcher Coal
  19. The Belko Experiment2017as Barry Norris
  20. Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI1986as Darren
  21. Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood1988as David (archive footage)
  22. Tales from the Crypt1989as Dr. Carl Fairbanks
  23. Frasier1993as Roger
  24. Justified2010Director
  25. The L Word2004as Burr Connor · Director
  26. Lovecraft Country2020as Samuel Braithwhite
  27. Law & Order1990as Nicholas Baxter · Director
  28. The Good Wife2009as Judge Henry Baxter
  29. Conviction2010Director · Producer
  30. Scandal2012as President Fitzgerald Grant · Director
  31. Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House2017as Ed Miller
  32. Bounce2000as Greg Janello
  33. Someone Like You...2001Director
  34. The Last Kiss2006Director
  35. Nixon1995as Harold Nixon
  36. Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001as Frank Goren
  37. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014as Self
  38. Hacks2021as Bob Lipka
  39. Private Practice2007Director
  40. Drop Dead Diva2009as Alan Roberts
  41. Without a Trace2002as Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles · Director
  42. Damages2007Director
  43. Kuffs1992as Ted Bukovsky
  44. The People We Hate at the Wedding2022as Dr. Goulding
  45. Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003as Self - Guest
  46. Abandon2002as David Schaffer
  47. Chambers2019as Ben Lefevre · Director
  48. Romance & Cigarettes2005as Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
  49. Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993as Self - Guest
  50. The Hot Zone2019as Bruce Ivins
  51. Matlock1986as Mark Campion
  52. From the Earth to the Moon1998as Neil Armstrong
  53. Ezra2024as Bruce · Director · Producer
  54. A Walk on the Moon1999Director · Producer
  55. The View1997as Self - Guest
  56. All I Wish2018as Adam
  57. Hunter1984as Byron Loire
  58. St. Elsewhere1982as Henry Orr
  59. Murphy Brown1988as Bobby Powell
  60. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009as Self - Guest