Tony Goldwyn

Born: 1960-05-20 in Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For: 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.

Filmography

2025

One Battle After Another as Virgil Throckmorton

2024

Ezra as Bruce

2023

Oppenheimer as Gordon Gray
Plane as Scarsdale
Murder Mystery 2 as Mr. Silverfox

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
Sherri as Self - Guest
The People We Hate at the Wedding as Dr. Goulding

2021

Hacks as Bob Lipka
King Richard as Paul Cohen
but i'm here too as Him

2020

Lovecraft Country as Samuel Braithwhite

2019

The Hot Zone as Bruce Ivins
Chambers as Ben Lefevre
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
Blue Sky Metropolis as Self - Narrator (voice)

2015

Insurgent as Andrew Prior

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
Divergent as Andrew Prior
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs as Warren Jeffs
The Divide ... (Executive Producer)

2012

Scandal as President Fitzgerald Grant

2011

The Mechanic as Dean Sanderson

2010

Justified ... (Director)
Conviction ... (Director)
Who Do You Think You Are? as Self

2009

The Good Wife as Judge Henry Baxter
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
Drop Dead Diva as Alan Roberts
The Last House on the Left as John Collingwood

2007

Private Practice ... (Director)
Damages ... (Director)
Dirty Sexy Money ... (Director)
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self

2006

Dexter as Dr. Emmett Meridian
Kidnapped ... (Director)
The Last Kiss ... (Director)
Six Degrees ... (Director)

2005

Grey's Anatomy ... (Director)
American Gun as Frank
The Godfather of Green Bay as Big Jake Norquist
Romance & Cigarettes as Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
Ghosts Never Sleep as Jared Dolan
The Sisters as Vincent Antonelli

2004

The L Word as Burr Connor

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
The Last Samurai as Col. Benjamin Bagley
Ash Tuesday as Elliott
Working Shakespeare

2002

Without a Trace as Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles
Abandon as David Schaffer
Joshua as Joshua

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Frank Goren
An American Rhapsody as Peter
Someone Like You... ... (Director)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies as Self

2000

The 6th Day as Michael Drucker
Bounce as Greg Janello

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Nicholas Baxter
Tarzan as Tarzan (voice)
A Walk on the Moon ... (Director)

1998

From the Earth to the Moon as Neil Armstrong
The Lesser Evil as Frank

1997

The View as Self - Guest
Kiss the Girls as Dr. Will Rudolph
Trouble on the Corner as Jeff Stewart

1996

The Substance of Fire as Aaron Geldhart
The Boys Next Door as Jack Palmer

1995

Reckless as Tom
Nixon as Harold Nixon
Truman as Clark Clifford
Pocahontas: The Legend as Sir Edwin Wingfield
The Last Word as Stan
A Woman of Independent Means as Robert Steed

1994

Doomsday Gun as Duvall
Vault of Horror I as Dr. Carl Fairbanks (archive footage)
The Last Tattoo as Captain Mike Starwood

1993

Frasier as Roger
The Pelican Brief as Fletcher Coal
Love Matters as Geoffrey
Taking the Heat as Michael

1992

Kuffs as Ted Bukovsky
Traces of Red as Steve Frayn
The Last Mile as Scott

1991

Iran: Days of Crisis as Jody Powell
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers as Reader

1990

Law & Order as Nicholas Baxter
Ghost as Carl Bruner

1989

Tales from the Crypt as Dr. Carl Fairbanks
Dark Holiday as Ken Horton

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
Murphy Brown as Bobby Powell
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood as David (archive footage)

1987

Gaby: A True Story as David

1986

Matlock as Dr. Mark Campion
L.A. Law as Chris Arnett
Designing Women
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives as Darren

1984

Hunter as Byron Loire

1982

St. Elsewhere as Henry Orr

1981

Entertainment Tonight as Self

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Jack Palmer

1949

The Emmy Awards as Self