Tony Goldwyn

Tony Goldwyn

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. Most info from ​Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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2025

One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another
Movie - Released: 9/24/2025

2024

Ezra
Ezra
as Bruce
Movie - Released: 5/30/2024

2023

Murder Mystery 2
Murder Mystery 2
as Mr. Silverfox
Movie - Released: 3/28/2023
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
as Gordon Gray
Movie - Released: 7/19/2023
Plane
Plane
as Scarsdale
Movie - Released: 1/12/2023

2022

The People We Hate at the Wedding
The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Dr. Goulding
Movie - Released: 11/17/2022
Sherri
Sherri
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/12/2022

2021

King Richard
King Richard
as Paul Cohen
Movie - Released: 11/18/2021
Hacks
Hacks
as Bob Lipka
TV - Released: 5/13/2021

2020

Lovecraft Country
Lovecraft Country
as Samuel Braithwhite
TV - Released: 8/16/2020

2019

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/12/2019
The Hot Zone
The Hot Zone
as Bruce Ivins
TV - Released: 5/27/2019
Blue Sky Metropolis
Blue Sky Metropolis
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 8/1/2019
Chambers
Chambers
as Ben Lefevre
TV - Released: 4/26/2019

2018

All I Wish
All I Wish
as Adam
Movie - Released: 2/1/2018

2017

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
as Ed Miller
Movie - Released: 9/28/2017

2016

The Belko Experiment
The Belko Experiment
as Barry Norris
Movie - Released: 3/17/2016

2015

Insurgent
Insurgent
as Andrew Prior
Movie - Released: 3/18/2015

2014

Divergent
Divergent
as Andrew Prior
Movie - Released: 3/14/2014
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
as Warren Jeffs
Movie - Released: 6/28/2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
TV - Released: 2/17/2014

2012

Scandal
Scandal
as President Fitzgerald Grant
TV - Released: 4/5/2012

2011

The Mechanic
The Mechanic
as Dean Sanderson
Movie - Released: 1/13/2011

2010

Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
TV - Released: 3/5/2010

2009

The Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left
as John Collingwood
Movie - Released: 3/13/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Judge Henry Baxter
TV - Released: 9/22/2009
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
as Alan Roberts
TV - Released: 7/12/2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 7/16/2009

2007

Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/13/2007

2006

Dexter
Dexter
as Dr. Emmett Meridian
TV - Released: 10/1/2006

2005

American Gun
American Gun
as Frank
Movie - Released: 9/15/2005
The Sisters
The Sisters
as Vincent Antonelli
Movie - Released: 4/23/2005
The Godfather of Green Bay
The Godfather of Green Bay
as Big Jake Norquist
Movie - Released: 4/20/2005
Romance & Cigarettes
Romance & Cigarettes
as Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/13/2005
Ghosts Never Sleep
Ghosts Never Sleep
as Jared Dolan
Movie - Released: 4/1/2005

2004

The L Word
The L Word
as Burr Connor
TV - Released: 1/18/2004

2003

The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
as Col. Benjamin Bagley
Movie - Released: 12/5/2003
Ash Tuesday
Ash Tuesday
as Elliott
Movie - Released: 5/9/2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
TV - Released: 1/26/2003

2002

Abandon
Abandon
as David Schaffer
Movie - Released: 10/14/2002
Joshua
Joshua
as Joshua
Movie - Released: 4/19/2002
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
as Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles
TV - Released: 9/26/2002

2001

An American Rhapsody
An American Rhapsody
as Peter
Movie - Released: 6/22/2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/7/2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Frank Goren
TV - Released: 9/30/2001

2000

The 6th Day
The 6th Day
as Michael Drucker
Movie - Released: 11/17/2000
Bounce
Bounce
as Greg Janello
Movie - Released: 11/15/2000

1999

Tarzan
Tarzan
as Tarzan (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/18/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as DA Nicholas Baxter
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Nicholas Baxter
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

The Lesser Evil
The Lesser Evil
as Frank
Movie - Released: 10/1/1998
From the Earth to the Moon
From the Earth to the Moon
as Neil Armstrong
TV - Released: 4/5/1998

1997

Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls
as Dr. Will Rudolph
Movie - Released: 9/29/1997
Trouble on the Corner
Trouble on the Corner
as Jeff Stewart
Movie - Released: 10/9/1997
The View
The View
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

The Boys Next Door
The Boys Next Door
as Jack Palmer
Movie - Released: 2/4/1996
The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Fire
as Aaron Geldhart
Movie - Released: 9/11/1996

1995

Truman
Truman
as Clark Clifford
Movie - Released: 9/9/1995
Pocahontas: The Legend
Pocahontas: The Legend
as Sir Edwin Wingfield
Movie - Released: 6/1/1995
Reckless
Reckless
as Tom
Movie - Released: 11/17/1995
The Last Word
The Last Word
as Stan
Movie - Released: 8/27/1995
Nixon
Nixon
as Harold Nixon
Movie - Released: 12/22/1995
A Woman of Independent Means
A Woman of Independent Means
as Robert Steed
TV - Released: 2/19/1995

1994

Doomsday Gun
Doomsday Gun
as Duvall
Movie - Released: 7/23/1994
The Last Tattoo
The Last Tattoo
as Captain Mike Starwood
Movie - Released: 7/1/1994
Vault of Horror I
Vault of Horror I
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks
Movie - Released: 7/2/1994

1993

Taking the Heat
Taking the Heat
as Michael
Movie - Released: 6/6/1993
Love Matters
Love Matters
as Geoffrey
Movie - Released: 10/3/1993
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
as Fletcher Coal
Movie - Released: 9/17/1993
Frasier
Frasier
as Roger
TV - Released: 9/16/1993

1992

Kuffs
Kuffs
as Ted Bukovsky
Movie - Released: 1/10/1992
Traces of Red
Traces of Red
as Steve Frayn
Movie - Released: 11/13/1992
The Last Mile
The Last Mile
as Scott
Movie - Released: 10/9/1992

1991

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as Reader
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
Iran: Days of Crisis
Iran: Days of Crisis
as Jody Powell
Movie - Released: 9/30/1991

1990

Ghost
Ghost
as Carl Bruner
Movie - Released: 7/13/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Nicholas Baxter
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

Dark Holiday
Dark Holiday
as Ken Horton
Movie - Released: 5/1/1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks
TV - Released: 6/10/1989

1988

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
as David (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/13/1988
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
as Bobby Powell
TV - Released: 11/14/1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV - Released: 9/5/1988

1987

Gaby: A True Story
Gaby: A True Story
as David
Movie - Released: 10/30/1987

1986

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
as Darren
Movie - Released: 8/1/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Chris Arnett
TV - Released: 9/15/1986
Designing Women
Designing Women
TV - Released: 9/29/1986
Matlock
Matlock
TV - Released: 3/3/1986

1984

Hunter
Hunter
as Byron Loire
TV - Released: 9/18/1984

1982

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
TV - Released: 10/26/1982

1981

Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
TV - Released: 9/15/1981

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jack Palmer
TV - Released: 12/24/1951