Tony Goldwyn
Born May 20, 1960 (Age: 65)
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Billion Dollar Spy
Unknown
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as Burton Gerber
One Battle After Another
2025
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as Virgil Throckmorton
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Age: 65
Ezra
2024
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as Bruce
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Age: 64
Oppenheimer
2023
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as Gordon Gray
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Age: 63
Plane
2023
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as Scarsdale
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Age: 62
King Richard
2021
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as Paul Cohen
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Age: 61
but i'm here too
2021
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as Him
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Age: 60
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017
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as Ed Miller
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Age: 57
The Belko Experiment
2016
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as Barry Norris
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Age: 55
Insurgent
2015
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as Andrew Prior
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Age: 54
Divergent
2014
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as Andrew Prior
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Age: 53
The Mechanic
2011
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as Dean Sanderson
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Age: 50
The Last House on the Left
2009
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as John Collingwood
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Age: 48
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
2007
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as Self
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Age: 46
Romance & Cigarettes
2005
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as Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
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Age: 45
The Sisters
2005
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as Vincent Antonelli
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Age: 44
Ghosts Never Sleep
2005
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as Jared Dolan
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Age: 44
The Last Samurai
2003
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as Col. Benjamin Bagley
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Age: 43
Abandon
2002
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as David Schaffer
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Age: 42
Joshua
2002
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as Joshua
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Age: 41
An American Rhapsody
2001
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as Peter
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Age: 41
The 6th Day
2000
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as Michael Drucker
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Age: 40
Bounce
2000
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as Greg Janello
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Age: 40
Tarzan
1999
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as Tarzan (voice)
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Age: 39
The Lesser Evil
1998
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as Frank
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Age: 38
Trouble on the Corner
1997
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as Jeff Stewart
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Age: 37
Kiss the Girls
1997
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as Dr. Will Rudolph
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Age: 37
The Substance of Fire
1996
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as Aaron Geldhart
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Age: 36
The Boys Next Door
1996
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as Jack Palmer
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Age: 35
Nixon
1995
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as Harold Nixon
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Age: 35
Love Matters
1993
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as Geoffrey
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Age: 33
The Pelican Brief
1993
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as Fletcher Coal
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Age: 33
Taking the Heat
1993
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as Michael
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Age: 33
Traces of Red
1992
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as Steve Frayn
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Age: 32
The Last Mile
1992
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as Scott
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Age: 32
Kuffs
1992
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as Ted Bukovsky
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Age: 31
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991
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as Reader
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Age: 30
Ghost
1990
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as Carl Bruner
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Age: 30
Dark Holiday
1989
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as Ken Horton
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Age: 28
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
1988
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as David (archive footage)
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Age: 27
Gaby: A True Story
1987
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as David
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Age: 27
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
1986
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as Darren
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Age: 26