Jeff Daniels

American actor

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2024 Jeff Daniels will star as Charlie Croker in the Netflix miniseries 'A Man in Full'.
2022 A nematode parasite that kills tarantulas was named Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi in honor of Jeff Daniels' role in the film Arachnophobia.
2021 Jeff Daniels was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for 'The Comey Rule'.
2021 Jeff Daniels took on the main role of Del Harris in the series 'American Rust', which ran from 2021 to 2024.
September 1 2021 Daniels narrated the 9/11 documentary 9/11: Inside the President's War Room, released on Apple TV+.
June 2021 It was announced that Jeff Daniels would return to his role as Atticus Finch in the Broadway production of To Kill a Mockingbird starting in October.
2020 Daniels endorsed Joe Biden in the presidential election against Donald Trump and narrated a campaign ad titled 'America Needs Michigan', highlighting the importance of Michigan in the election.
2020 Jeff Daniels was featured as himself in 'Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party', in the episode titled 'The Steak and Potatoes Episode'.
2020 Daniels received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in The Comey Rule.
2020 Jeff Daniels appeared as himself in the 'Impractical Jokers' episode 'Rock Bottom'.
2020 Jeff Daniels played the role of Mickey in the film 'Adam'.
September 27 2020 Jeff Daniels portrayed FBI director James Comey in the limited series The Comey Rule, which debuted on Showtime.
February 16 2020 Daniels narrated the History Channel miniseries Washington, which premiered.
2019 Jeff Daniels was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.
2019 Jeff Daniels continued his role as Atticus Finch in the Broadway production of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' at the Shubert Theatre.
2019 Jeff Daniels starred as Joseph Harris in 'Guest Artist', where he was also the writer and producer.
November 3 2019 Jeff Daniels gave his last performance as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird before leaving the production.
2018 He portrayed John P. O'Neill in the Hulu miniseries The Looming Tower.
2018 Daniels received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Limited Series for his performance in The Looming Tower.
2018 Jeff Daniels voiced the character of The Emperor in the television special 'The Emperor's Newest Clothes'.
2018 In 'The Catcher Was a Spy', Jeff Daniels portrayed Bill Donovan.
2018 Jeff Daniels won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for 'Godless'.
December 23 2018 During the week ending on December 23, To Kill a Mockingbird grossed over $1.5 million, breaking the box office record for a non-musical play in a Shubert Organization theater.
December 13 2018 To Kill a Mockingbird officially opened on Broadway, where Daniels received his third Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play.
November 1 2018 Jeff Daniels began previews as Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin's stage adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird on Broadway.
2017 Daniels starred as the villain Frank Griffin in Netflix's western miniseries Godless, earning critical praise for his performance.
2017 Jeff Daniels was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie for 'Godless'.
2017 Daniels starred in the Netflix miniseries Godless, for which he won his second Primetime Emmy Award.
2016 He was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in David Harrower's Blackbird.
2016 Jeff Daniels played David in 'The Divergent Series: Allegiant'.
March 10 2016 Blackbird officially opened on Broadway, receiving widespread critical acclaim.
February 5 2016 Jeff Daniels returned to Broadway in the Revival of David Harrower's play Blackbird, which began previews at the Belasco Theatre.
2015 Jeff Daniels portrayed Teddy Sanders in the film 'The Martian'.
2015 Jeff Daniels was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for 'The Newsroom'.
2015 Daniels reunited with Aaron Sorkin in the biographical drama film Steve Jobs, portraying CEO John Sculley alongside Michael Fassbender and Kate Winslet.
2015 Jeff Daniels served as the narrator for the ESPN 30 For 30 documentary 'Of Miracles And Men'.
2014 Daniels reprised his role as Harry Dunne in the film Dumb and Dumber To, reuniting with Jim Carrey.
2014 Jeff Daniels was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for 'The Newsroom'.
2014 Jeff Daniels was a guest on 'The Graham Norton Show' in an episode featuring Jim Carrey and Jude Law.
2013 Jeff Daniels was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama for 'The Newsroom'.
2013 He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role in The Newsroom.
2013 Jeff Daniels appeared as himself in the 'Family Guy' episode titled 'A Fistful of Meg'.
2013 Jeff Daniels was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for 'The Newsroom'.
2012 Daniels began starring as Will McAvoy in the HBO political drama series The Newsroom.
2012 Jeff Daniels appeared as Abe in the film 'Looper'.
2012 Jeff Daniels became the new announcing voice for Apple with the iPhone 5 advertisements.
2012 Jeff Daniels was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for 'The Newsroom'.
2010 Jeff Daniels played the role of Professor David Kirk in the film 'Howl'.

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