Tony Goldwyn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

95

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-05-20 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Tony Goldwyn

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Dexter

    Dexter

  • One Battle After Another

    One Battle After Another

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Scandal

    Scandal

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Hacks

    Hacks

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Drop Dead Diva

    Drop Dead Diva

  • The L Word

    The L Word

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Murphy Brown

    Murphy Brown

  • Designing Women

    Designing Women

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Divergent

    Divergent

  • The Last Samurai

    The Last Samurai

  • The Mechanic

    The Mechanic

  • Murder Mystery 2

    Murder Mystery 2

  • The Last House on the Left

    The Last House on the Left

  • From the Earth to the Moon

    From the Earth to the Moon

  • Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

    Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

  • The Belko Experiment

    The Belko Experiment

  • Plane

    Plane

  • Insurgent

    Insurgent

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Ghost

    Ghost

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Kiss the Girls

    Kiss the Girls

  • Lovecraft Country

    Lovecraft Country

  • An American Rhapsody

    An American Rhapsody

  • Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

    Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

  • Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

    Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood

  • The Substance of Fire

    The Substance of Fire

  • King Richard

    King Richard

  • The 6th Day

    The 6th Day

  • Trouble on the Corner

    Trouble on the Corner

  • The Hot Zone

    The Hot Zone

  • Abandon

    Abandon

  • Ezra

    Ezra

  • Nixon

    Nixon

  • Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic

    Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic

  • The Pelican Brief

    The Pelican Brief

  • Vault of Horror I

    Vault of Horror I

  • Romance & Cigarettes

    Romance & Cigarettes

  • The Godfather of Green Bay

    The Godfather of Green Bay

  • Pocahontas: The Legend

    Pocahontas: The Legend

  • Billion Dollar Spy

    Billion Dollar Spy

  • Bounce

    Bounce

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Dark Holiday

    Dark Holiday

  • Joshua

    Joshua

  • Truman

    Truman

  • Kuffs

    Kuffs

  • Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

    Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

  • American Gun

    American Gun

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Lesser Evil

    The Lesser Evil

  • Iran: Days of Crisis

    Iran: Days of Crisis

  • Taking the Heat

    Taking the Heat

  • Ash Tuesday

    Ash Tuesday

  • Love Matters

    Love Matters

  • Chambers

    Chambers

  • The People We Hate at the Wedding

    The People We Hate at the Wedding

  • Working Shakespeare

    Working Shakespeare

  • Ghosts Never Sleep

    Ghosts Never Sleep

  • A Woman of Independent Means

    A Woman of Independent Means

  • Traces of Red

    Traces of Red

  • Reckless

    Reckless

  • The Boys Next Door

    The Boys Next Door

  • The Last Word

    The Last Word

  • All I Wish

    All I Wish

  • The Last Tattoo

    The Last Tattoo

  • Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

    Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs

  • Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

    Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

  • Doomsday Gun

    Doomsday Gun

  • The Sisters

    The Sisters

  • Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

    Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

  • Blue Sky Metropolis

    Blue Sky Metropolis

  • The Last Mile

    The Last Mile

  • Gaby: A True Story

    Gaby: A True Story

  • but i'm here too

    but i'm here too