Jeff Goldblum

Biography

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their respective sequels, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016).

Goldblum also starred in films including Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), and Into the Night (1985), before coming to wider attention as Seth Brundle in The Fly (1986), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Actor. His other films include The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), The Tall Guy (1989), Deep Cover (1992), Powder (1995), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Cats & Dogs (2001), Igby Goes Down (2002), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Adam Resurrected (2008), Le Week-End (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Thor: Ragnarok (2017).

Known For

The Simpsons

MacArthur Parker (voice)

Wicked: For Good

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Friends

Leonard Hayes

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

Columbo

Protester (uncredited)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self - Guest

Wicked

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Wicked: For Good	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2025	Wicked: One Wonderful Night	Self
2025	Meister der Apokalypse - Roland Emmerich	Self
2025	Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek	Self
2024	Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked	Self
2024	Wicked	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2024	Making Wicked	Self
2023	Asteroid City	The Alien
2023	They Shot the Piano Player	Jeff Harris (voice)
2022	Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen	Narrator
2022	Jurassic Greatest Moments: Jurassic Park to Jurassic World	Self
2022	Jurassic World Dominion	Ian Malcolm
2021	Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas	A Table
2021	The Boss Baby: Family Business	Dr. Armstrong (voice)
2020	Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness	Self
2020	Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi	Self
2019	The Mountain	Dr. Wallace Fiennes
2019	Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10	Self
2019	#NoJoke	Self
2019	Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online	Self
2018	A Place We Call Reality	Self (uncredited)
2018	Fallen Kingdom: The Conversation	Self
2018	Fallen Kingdom: Malcolm's Return	Self
2018	Isle of Dogs	Duke (voice)
2018	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	Ian Malcolm
2018	Hotel Artemis	Orian "Wolf King" Franklin / Niagara
2018	Team Darryl	En Dwi Gast / Grandmaster
2018	Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity	Self
2018	Always at The Carlyle	Self
2017	Miyubi	The Creator
2017	Broadway: The Next Generation	Self
2017	Thor: Ragnarok	Grandmaster
2017	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	En Dwi Gast / Grandmaster (uncredited)
2017	Tour de Pharmacy	Marty Hass Present Day
2017	Spielberg	Self
2016	Independence Day: Resurgence	David Levinson
2016	Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'	Self
2016	Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerque	David Levinson
2016	Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale	Self
2016	The War of 1996: A United World News Special	David Levinson
2015	Mortdecai	Milton Krampf
2015	Unity	Narrator (voice)
2014	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Deputy Kovacs
2013	Le Week-End	Morgan
2012	Zambezia	Ajax (voice)
2012	Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie	Chef Goldblum
2011	Return to Jurassic Park	Self
2010	The Switch	Leonard
2010	Morning Glory	Jerry Barnes
2008	Adam Resurrected	Adam Stein
2007	Fay Grim	Agent Fulbright
2007	The Making of 'Fay Grim' or: How Do You Spell Espionage?	Himself
2006	Man of the Year	Stewart
2006	Mini's First Time	Mike Rudell
2006	Pittsburgh	Self
2005	Dallas 362	Bob
2005	Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly	Self
2005	This Is an Adventure	Self
2005	On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'	Self / Alistair
2005	Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal	Self
2004	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Alistair Hennessey
2004	Stories of Lost Souls	Himself
2004	Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures	Self
2004	Incident at Loch Ness	Self - Party Guest
2003	Spinning Boris	George Gorton
2003	Supermarket	Self
2003	War Stories	Ben Dansmore
2003	Abby Singer	Jeff Goldblum (uncredited)
2003	100 Greatest Sexy Moments	Self
2002	Igby Goes Down	D.H.
2002	One of the Hollywood Ten	Herbert Biberman
2002	Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe	White Rabbit (voice)
2002	Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell	Dr. Ken Waller (archive footage)
2002	Run Ronnie Run	Self
2002	Buckaroo Banzai Declassified	Self
2001	Cats & Dogs	Professor Brody
2001	Chain of Fools	Avnet
2001	Perfume	Jamie
2001	Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored	Self
2001	Festival in Cannes	Self (uncredited)
2000	Auggie Rose	John Nolan
2000	Welcome to Hollywood	Jeff Goldblum
2000	Altman on His Own Terms	Narrator / Self
1999	The Big Chill: A Reunion	Self
1999	From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic	Self
1999	The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen	Self (archive footage)
1998	Holy Man	Ricky Hayman
1998	The Prince of Egypt	Aaron (voice)
1998	Roswell Top Secret	Self
1997	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Ian Malcolm
1997	Hollywood Dreamers	Self
1997	The Story of Bean	Self
1997	The Making of 'The Lost World'	Self
1996	Independence Day	David Levinson
1996	The Great White Hype	Mitchell Kane
1996	Mad Dog Time	Mickey Holliday
1996	Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion	Self
1996	The Making of 'Independence Day'	Self - Host
1995	Nine Months	Sean Fletcher
1995	Powder	Donald Ripley
1995	Hideaway	Hatch Harrison
1995	The Making of 'Jurassic Park'	Self / Ian Malcolm
1993	Lush Life	Al gorky
1993	The Real Jurassic Park	Narrator
1993	Jurassic Park	Malcolm
1992	The Player	Jeff Goldblum
1992	Deep Cover	David Jason
1992	Shooting Elizabeth	Howard Pigeon
1992	Fathers & Sons	Max
1992	Robert Altman's Players	Self
1991	The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish	Pianist
1990	Mister Frost	Mr. Frost
1990	Framed	Wiley
1990	Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music	Self
1989	The Tall Guy	Dexter King
1989	Twisted Obsession	Daniel Gillis
1989	The Fly II	Seth Brundle (archive footage) (uncredited)
1988	Earth Girls Are Easy	Mac
1988	Vibes	Nick Deezy
1987	Beyond Therapy	Bruce
1987	Life Story	Jim Watson
1987	Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg	Self (archive footage)
1986	The Fly	Seth Brundle
1986	Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary	Self
1986	The Town Where No One Got Off	Cogswell
1985	Into the Night	Ed Okin
1985	Silverado	Slick
1985	Transylvania 6-5000	Jack Harrison
1985	B.B. King: Into the Night	Self
1984	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension	New Jersey
1984	Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter	Ernie Kovacs
1983	The Big Chill	Michael Gold
1983	The Right Stuff	NASA Recruiter
1982	Rehearsal for Murder	Leo Gibbs
1981	Threshold	Dr. Aldo Gehring
1980	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	Ichabod Crane
1978	Invasion of the Body Snatchers	Jack Bellicec
1978	Thank God It's Friday	Toni Di Marco
1978	Remember My Name	Mr. Lee Nudd
1977	Annie Hall	Lacey Party Guest
1977	The Sentinel	Jack
1977	Between the Lines	Max
1976	Next Stop, Greenwich Village	Clyde Baxter
1976	St. Ives	Hood
1976	Special Delivery	Snake
1975	Nashville	Tricycle Man
1974	California Split	Lloyd Harris
1974	Death Wish	Freak #1
	The Price of Admission	Alexander Taft
	The Liar	Donald Trefusis

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	KAOS	Zeus
2022	De Avondshow met Arjen Lubach	Self
2022	Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg	Self
2021	What If...?	Grandmaster (voice)
2020	LEGO Masters	Self
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self
2019	The World According to Jeff Goldblum	Self
2018	James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction	Self
2017	Big Mouth	The Apple Brooch
2016	Search Party	Tunnel
2015	StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson	Self
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Self
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden	Self - Guest
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self - Guest
2015	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Dr. Dave
2015	Hot Ones	Self
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Detective Zach Nichols
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self - Guest
2012	Finding Your Roots	Self
2011	Portlandia	Vocal Coach
2011	Portlandia	The Pull-Out King
2011	Portlandia	The Doily Shoppe Proprietor
2011	Portlandia	Beet Accident Man
2010	Conan	Self
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest
2009	The League	Rupert Ruxin
2009	Glee	Hiram Berry
2009	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Self
2007	Raines	Michael Raines
2007	Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!	Self
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2007	Head Case	Self
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self - Guest
2006	The One Show	Self
2005	The Colbert Report	Self
2005	Movies That Shook the World
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Self
2004	Tom Goes to the Mayor	Bill Joel (voice)
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self
2003	DNA	Narrator
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self - Guest Host
2002	Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	Self
2002	Top Gear	Self - Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Zach Nichols
2001	Primetime Glick
1999	When Dinosaurs Ruled
1998	Will & Grace	Scott Woolley
1997	The View	Self
1997	King of the Hill	Dr. Vayzosa (voice)
1997	Nachtstudio	Self
1995	Die Harald Schmidt Show	Self
1995	Mr. Show with Bob and David	Civil War Narrator
1995	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Jeff (voice)
1994	Friends	Leonard Hayes
1994	Future Quest	Himself (Host)
1994	The Stand	Radio Announcer (uncredited)
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1993	GMTV	Self
1992	The Larry Sanders Show	Jeff Goldblum
1992	Terry Wogan's Friday Night	Self
1990	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Verminous Skumm (voice)
1989	The Simpsons	MacArthur Parker (voice)
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest
1986	It's Garry Shandling's Show	Jeff Goldblum
1985	The Ray Bradbury Theater	Cogswell
1982	American Playhouse
1982	Faerie Tale Theatre	Buck Wolf
1982	The Devlin Connection
1980	Tenspeed and Brown Shoe	Lionel Whitney
1976	Laverne & Shirley
1975	Starsky & Hutch
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host
1971	Columbo	Protester (uncredited)
1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest
1952	Today	Self
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Presenter