Tony Goldwyn

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 20, 1960 (66 yrs)

place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

also known as

Anthony Howard Goldwyn · Anthony Goldwyn

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Oppenheimer
8.0

Oppenheimer

2023as Gordon Gray
One Battle After Another
7.4

One Battle After Another

2025as Virgil Throckmorton
The Last Samurai
7.6

The Last Samurai

2003as Col. Benjamin Bagley
Tarzan
7.4

Tarzan

1999as Tarzan (voice)
Divergent
6.9

Divergent

2014as Andrew
Ghost
7.2

Ghost

1990as Carl Bruner
The Mechanic
6.5

The Mechanic

2011as Dean Sanderson
The Last House on the Left
6.5

The Last House on the Left

2009as John Collingwood
Insurgent
6.4

Insurgent

2015as Andrew Prior
Plane
6.9

Plane

2023as Scarsdale
King Richard
7.6

King Richard

2021as Paul Cohen
The 6th Day
6.0

The 6th Day

2000as Michael Drucker
The Pelican Brief
6.6

The Pelican Brief

1993as Fletcher Coal
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
6.3

Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI

1986as Darren
Kiss the Girls
6.5

Kiss the Girls

1997as Dr. Will Rudolph
Murder Mystery 2
6.4

Murder Mystery 2

2023as Mr. Silverfox
Nixon
6.8

Nixon

1995as Harold Nixon
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
5.5

Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood

1988as David (archive footage)
Ezra
6.9

Ezra

2024as Bruce
Bounce
5.8

Bounce

2000as Greg Janello
The Belko Experiment
6.2

The Belko Experiment

2017as Barry Norris
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
6.2

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

2017as Ed Miller
Romance & Cigarettes
6.0

Romance & Cigarettes

2005as Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
The People We Hate at the Wedding
6.3

The People We Hate at the Wedding

2022as Dr. Goulding
American Gun
5.7

American Gun

2005as Frank
Kuffs
5.8

Kuffs

1992as Ted Bukovsky
All I Wish
5.5

All I Wish

2018as Adam
Abandon
4.9

Abandon

2002as David Schaffer
Truman
7.7

Truman

1995as Clark Clifford
An American Rhapsody
6.4

An American Rhapsody

2001as Peter
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
6.5

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019as Self
Reckless
6.6

Reckless

1995as Tom
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
6.0

Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

2014as Warren Jeffs
Doomsday Gun
5.6

Doomsday Gun

1994as Duvall
Traces of Red
5.5

Traces of Red

1992as Steve Frayn
Joshua
6.5

Joshua

2002as Joshua
The Substance of Fire
6.4

The Substance of Fire

1996as Aaron Geldhart
Billion Dollar Spy

Billion Dollar Spy

as Burton Gerber
The Sisters
5.1

The Sisters

2005as Vincent Antonelli
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
6.3

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

1991as Reader
The Last Tattoo
5.6

The Last Tattoo

1994as Captain Mike Starwood
Trouble on the Corner
3.3

Trouble on the Corner

1997as Jeff Stewart
The Lesser Evil
5.8

The Lesser Evil

1998as Frank
Dark Holiday
8.0

Dark Holiday

1989as Ken Horton
Pocahontas: The Legend
5.9

Pocahontas: The Legend

1995as Sir Edwin Wingfield
Ash Tuesday
6.2

Ash Tuesday

2003as Elliott
Taking the Heat
5.0

Taking the Heat

1993as Michael
The Last Word
3.3

The Last Word

1995as Stan
Vault of Horror I
5.3

Vault of Horror I

1994as Dr. Carl Fairbanks (archive footage)
The Boys Next Door
6.7

The Boys Next Door

1996as Jack Palmer