Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 20, 1960
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | One Battle After Another | |
| 2024 | Ezra | Bruce |
| 2023 | Murder Mystery 2 | Mr. Silverfox |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Gordon Gray |
| 2023 | Plane | Scarsdale |
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding | Dr. Goulding |
| 2021 | King Richard | Paul Cohen |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Self |
| 2018 | All I Wish | Adam |
| 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | Ed Miller |
| 2016 | The Belko Experiment | Barry Norris |
| 2015 | Insurgent | Andrew Prior |
| 2014 | Divergent | Andrew Prior |
| 2014 | Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs | Warren Jeffs |
| 2011 | The Mechanic | Dean Sanderson |
| 2009 | The Last House on the Left | John Collingwood |
| 2007 | Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic | Self |
| 2005 | American Gun | Frank |
| 2005 | The Sisters | Vincent Antonelli |
| 2005 | The Godfather of Green Bay | Big Jake Norquist |
| 2005 | Romance & Cigarettes | Kitty's First Love (uncredited) |
| 2005 | Ghosts Never Sleep | Jared Dolan |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Col. Benjamin Bagley |
| 2003 | Ash Tuesday | Elliott |
| 2002 | Abandon | David Schaffer |
| 2002 | Joshua | Joshua |
| 2001 | An American Rhapsody | Peter |
| 2001 | Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies | Self |
| 2000 | The 6th Day | Michael Drucker |
| 2000 | Bounce | Greg Janello |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Tarzan (voice) |
| 1998 | The Lesser Evil | Frank |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Dr. Will Rudolph |
| 1997 | Trouble on the Corner | Jeff Stewart |
| 1996 | The Boys Next Door | Jack Palmer |
| 1996 | The Substance of Fire | Aaron Geldhart |
| 1995 | Truman | Clark Clifford |
| 1995 | Pocahontas: The Legend | Sir Edwin Wingfield |
| 1995 | Reckless | Tom |
| 1995 | The Last Word | Stan |
| 1995 | Nixon | Harold Nixon |
| 1994 | Doomsday Gun | Duvall |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo | Captain Mike Starwood |
| 1994 | Vault of Horror I | Dr. Carl Fairbanks |
| 1993 | Taking the Heat | Michael |
| 1993 | Love Matters | Geoffrey |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief | Fletcher Coal |
| 1992 | Kuffs | Ted Bukovsky |
| 1992 | Traces of Red | Steve Frayn |
| 1992 | The Last Mile | Scott |
| 1991 | Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers | Reader |
| 1991 | Iran: Days of Crisis | Jody Powell |
| 1990 | Ghost | Carl Bruner |
| 1989 | Dark Holiday | Ken Horton |
| 1988 | Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | David (archive footage) |
| 1987 | Gaby: A True Story | David |
| 1986 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Darren |
| Billion Dollar Spy | Burton Gerber | |
| Law & Order Crossover Event |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Hacks | Bob Lipka |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country | Samuel Braithwhite |
| 2019 | The Hot Zone | Bruce Ivins |
| 2019 | Blue Sky Metropolis | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | Chambers | Ben Lefevre |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2012 | Scandal | President Fitzgerald Grant |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Judge Henry Baxter |
| 2009 | Drop Dead Diva | Alan Roberts |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Dexter | Dr. Emmett Meridian |
| 2004 | The L Word | Burr Connor |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2003 | Working Shakespeare | |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Frank Goren |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nicholas Baxter |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Neil Armstrong |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | Robert Steed |
| 1993 | Frasier | Roger |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Nicholas Baxter |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Dr. Carl Fairbanks |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Bobby Powell |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Chris Arnett |
| 1986 | Designing Women | |
| 1986 | Matlock | |
| 1984 | Hunter | Byron Loire |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Jack Palmer |