About
Tony Goldwyn
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2024 | Ezra | Actor | Bruce | 60 Fair |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Actor | Gordon Gray | 79 Good |
| 2023 | Murder Mystery 2 | Actor | Mr. Silverfox | 62 Fair |
| 2023 | Plane | Actor | Scarsdale | 67 Fair |
| 2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding | Actor | Dr. Goulding | 59 Average |
| 2021 | King Richard | Actor | Paul Cohen | 73 Good |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2019 | Blue Sky Metropolis | Actor | Self - Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | The Hot Zone | Actor | Bruce Ivins | 70 Good |
| 2019 | Chambers | Actor | Ben Lefevre | 67 Fair |
| 2018 | All I Wish | Actor | Adam | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House | Actor | Ed Miller | 60 Fair |
| 2016 | The Belko Experiment | Actor | Barry Norris | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | Insurgent | Actor | Andrew Prior | 63 Fair |
| 2014 | Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs | Actor | Warren Jeffs | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Divergent | Actor | Andrew Prior | 68 Fair |
| 2012 | Scandal | Actor | President Fitzgerald Grant | 71 Good |
| 2011 | The Mechanic | Actor | Dean Sanderson | 64 Fair |
| 2009 | The Last House on the Left | Actor | John Collingwood | 63 Fair |
| 2007 | Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2005 | American Gun | Actor | Frank | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Romance & Cigarettes | Actor | Kitty's First Love (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 2005 | The Sisters | Actor | Vincent Antonelli | 58 Average |
| 2005 | The Godfather of Green Bay | Actor | Big Jake Norquist | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Ghosts Never Sleep | Actor | Jared Dolan | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | The Last Samurai | Actor | Col. Benjamin Bagley | 74 Good |
| 2003 | Ash Tuesday | Actor | Elliott | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Abandon | Actor | Dr. David Schaffer | 56 Average |
| 2002 | Joshua | Actor | Joshua | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2001 | The 6th Day: The Future Is Coming | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2001 | An American Rhapsody | Actor | Peter | 59 Average |
| 2000 | The 6th Day | Actor | Michael Drucker | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Bounce | Actor | Greg Janello | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Actor | Tarzan (voice) | 72 Good |
| 1998 | The Lesser Evil | Actor | Frank | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Trouble on the Corner | Actor | Jeff Stewart | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls | Actor | Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph | 63 Fair |
| 1996 | The Substance of Fire | Actor | Aaron Geldhart | 59 Average |
| 1996 | The Boys Next Door | Actor | Jack Palmer | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Nixon | Actor | Harold Nixon | 63 Fair |
| 1995 | Reckless | Actor | Tom | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Truman | Actor | Clark Clifford | 59 Average |
| 1995 | The Last Word | Actor | Stan | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Pocahontas: The Legend | Actor | Sir Edwin Wingfield | 58 Average |
| 1995 | A Woman of Independent Means | Actor | Robert Steed | 70 Good |
| 1994 | Doomsday Gun | Actor | Duvall | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Vault of Horror I | Actor | Dr. Carl Fairbanks | 59 Average |
| 1994 | The Last Tattoo | Actor | Captain Mike Starwood | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Love Matters | Actor | Geoffrey | 59 Average |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief | Actor | Fletcher Cole | 64 Fair |
| 1993 | Taking the Heat | Actor | Michael | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Traces of Red | Actor | Steve Frayn | 58 Average |
| 1992 | The Last Mile | Actor | Scott | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | Kuffs | Actor | Ted Bukovsky | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Iran: Days of Crisis | Actor | Jody Powell | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers | Actor | Reader | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Actor | Nicholas Baxter | 73 Good |
| 1990 | Ghost | Actor | Carl Bruner | 71 Good |
| 1989 | Dark Holiday | Actor | Ken Horton | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood | Actor | David (archive footage) | 56 Average |
| 1987 | Gaby: A True Story | Actor | David | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | Actor | Darren | 61 Fair |
Directing |
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| 2024 | Ezra | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | Chambers | Directing | Director | 67 Fair |
| 2010 | Conviction | Directing | Director | 65 Fair |
| 2006 | The Last Kiss | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Someone Like You... | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
| 1999 | A Walk on the Moon | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2024 | Ezra | Production | Producer | 60 Fair |
| 2014 | The Divide | Production | Executive Producer | 70 Good |
| 2010 | Conviction | Production | Producer | 65 Fair |
| 1999 | A Walk on the Moon | Production | Producer | 59 Average |