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Home/People/Tony Goldwyn
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Born
May 20, 1960
Age 65
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

58
Movies
38
TV Shows
19
Directed
Also Known As
Anthony Howard Goldwyn
Anthony Goldwyn
IMDb Profile

Tony Goldwyn

Acting

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.
One Battle After Another poster

One Battle After Another

as Virgil Throckmorton
2025
Ezra poster

Ezra

as Bruce
2024
Oppenheimer poster

Oppenheimer

as Gordon Gray
2023
Murder Mystery 2 poster

Murder Mystery 2

as Mr. Silverfox
2023
Plane poster

Plane

as Scarsdale
2023
The People We Hate at the Wedding poster

The People We Hate at the Wedding

as Dr. Goulding
2022
King Richard poster

King Richard

as Paul Cohen
2021
but i'm here too poster

but i'm here too

as Him
2021
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth poster

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

as Self
2019
All I Wish poster

All I Wish

as Adam
2018
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House poster

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

as Ed Miller
2017
The Belko Experiment poster

The Belko Experiment

as Barry Norris
2016
Insurgent poster

Insurgent

as Andrew Prior
2015
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs poster

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

as Warren Jeffs
2014
Divergent poster

Divergent

as Andrew Prior
2014
The Mechanic poster

The Mechanic

as Dean Sanderson
2011
The Last House on the Left poster

The Last House on the Left

as John Collingwood
2009
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic poster

Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic

as Self
2007
American Gun poster

American Gun

as Frank
2005
Romance & Cigarettes poster

Romance & Cigarettes

as Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
2005