John Malkovich

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

187

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-12-09 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Christopher, Illinois, USA

John Malkovich

Biography

John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Malkovich started his career as a charter member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago in 1976. He moved to New York City, acting in a Steppenwolf production of the Sam Shepard play True West (1980). He made his Broadway debut as Biff in the revival of the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman (1984). He directed the Harold Pinter play The Caretaker(1986) and acted in Lanford Wilson's Burn This(1987). Malkovich has received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his performances in Places in the Heart (1984) and In the Line of Fire (1993). Other films include The Killing Fields (1984), Empire of the Sun (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Of Mice and Men (1992), Con Air (1997), Rounders (1998), Being John Malkovich (1999), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Ripley's Game (2002), Johnny English (2003), Burn After Reading (2008), and Red (2010). He has also produced films such as Ghost World (2001), Juno (2007), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). For his work on television, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for Death of a Salesman (1985). His other Emmy-nominated roles were for portraying Herman J. Mankiewicz in RKO 281 (1999) and Charles Talleyrand in Napoléon (2002). Other television roles include  Crossbones (2014), Billions (2018–19), The New Pope (2020), and Space Force (2020–2022).

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Billions

    Billions

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • De Wereld Draait Door

    De Wereld Draait Door

  • Space Force

    Space Force

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • Alive

    Alive

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • Cesar Chavez

    Cesar Chavez

  • The New Pope

    The New Pope

  • Adaptation.

    Adaptation.

  • Penguins of Madagascar

    Penguins of Madagascar

  • RIPLEY

    RIPLEY

  • One Ranger

    One Ranger

  • Performance

    Performance

  • Bullet Head

    Bullet Head

  • The ABC Murders

    The ABC Murders

  • The Line

    The Line

  • The Libertine

    The Libertine

  • Bird Box

    Bird Box

  • Romy Award

    Romy Award

  • Secretariat

    Secretariat

  • RED

    RED

  • Eragon

    Eragon

  • Unlocked

    Unlocked

  • The Convent

    The Convent

  • The Ogre

    The Ogre

  • Klimt

    Klimt

  • The New Look

    The New Look

  • Afterwards

    Afterwards

  • Chariot

    Chariot

  • Con Air

    Con Air

  • Eleni

    Eleni

  • Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Supercon

    Supercon

  • In the Line of Fire

    In the Line of Fire

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • The Portrait of a Lady

    The Portrait of a Lady

  • Ripley's Game

    Ripley's Game

  • Hideous Man

    Hideous Man

  • The Dancer Upstairs

    The Dancer Upstairs

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night

  • Word of Honor

    Word of Honor

  • Colour Me Kubrick

    Colour Me Kubrick

  • Napoleon

    Napoleon

  • Mr. Blake at Your Service!

    Mr. Blake at Your Service!

  • Burn After Reading

    Burn After Reading

  • Disgrace

    Disgrace

  • Thelma

    Thelma

  • The Yellow Tie

    The Yellow Tie

  • Being John Malkovich

    Being John Malkovich

  • The Wilde Wedding

    The Wilde Wedding

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    Dangerous Liaisons

  • The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

  • RED 2

    RED 2

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Shattered

    Shattered

  • Ladies Room

    Ladies Room

  • Savage Salvation

    Savage Salvation

  • Deepwater Horizon

    Deepwater Horizon

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Warm Bodies

    Warm Bodies

  • Changeling

    Changeling

  • Johnny English

    Johnny English

  • Ava

    Ava

  • Zoolander 2

    Zoolander 2

  • Beowulf

    Beowulf

  • Time Regained

    Time Regained

  • Projectorparishilton

    Projectorparishilton

  • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

    The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • On n'est pas couché

    On n'est pas couché

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

  • Lines of Wellington

    Lines of Wellington

  • White Elephant

    White Elephant

  • Empire of the Sun

    Empire of the Sun

  • Rounders

    Rounders

  • Mile 22

    Mile 22

  • Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

    Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

  • Ten Year Old Tom

    Ten Year Old Tom

  • Opus

    Opus

  • I Love You, Daddy

    I Love You, Daddy

  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon

    Transformers: Dark of the Moon

  • Siberian Education

    Siberian Education

  • Lubach

    Lubach

  • Gero von Boehm begegnet...

    Gero von Boehm begegnet...

  • The Killing Fields

    The Killing Fields

  • In Tranzit

    In Tranzit

  • Velvet Buzzsaw

    Velvet Buzzsaw

  • Mulholland Falls

    Mulholland Falls

  • Decade

    Decade

  • Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

  • Mary Reilly

    Mary Reilly

  • Cut Bank

    Cut Bank

  • Mindcage

    Mindcage

  • Crossbones

    Crossbones

  • Sacrifice

    Sacrifice

  • Jennifer Eight

    Jennifer Eight

  • A Talking Picture

    A Talking Picture

  • In the Hand of Dante

    In the Hand of Dante

  • Shadow of the Vampire

    Shadow of the Vampire

  • Fool's Paradise

    Fool's Paradise

  • Mutant Chronicles

    Mutant Chronicles

  • The Survivalist

    The Survivalist

  • Knockaround Guys

    Knockaround Guys

  • Art School Confidential

    Art School Confidential

  • Savage Souls

    Savage Souls

  • Breaking Rachmaninoff

    Breaking Rachmaninoff

  • Beyond the Clouds

    Beyond the Clouds

  • Unsinkable

    Unsinkable

  • Rogue Hostage

    Rogue Hostage

  • Side by Side

    Side by Side

  • Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona

    Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona

  • Gardens of the Night

    Gardens of the Night

  • The Great Buck Howard

    The Great Buck Howard

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas

  • A Wedding

    A Wedding

  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

  • RKO 281

    RKO 281

  • Shadows and Fog

    Shadows and Fog

  • The Sheltering Sky

    The Sheltering Sky

  • About Love. Adults Only

    About Love. Adults Only

  • Wild Horse Nine

    Wild Horse Nine

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness

  • Old Times

    Old Times

  • Zona+

    Zona+

  • Queens Logic

    Queens Logic

  • Valley of the Gods

    Valley of the Gods

  • Miles from Home

    Miles from Home

  • Casanova Variations

    Casanova Variations

  • The Glass Menagerie

    The Glass Menagerie

  • Just Call Me God

    Just Call Me God

  • Cannes Man

    Cannes Man

  • Seneca

    Seneca

  • Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

    Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

    SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

  • The Object of Beauty

    The Object of Beauty

  • Noseland

    Noseland

  • A Journey to Sundance

    A Journey to Sundance

  • La Traversée du désir

    La Traversée du désir

  • Making Mr. Right

    Making Mr. Right

  • Music at the Sea

    Music at the Sea

  • Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

    Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

  • Welcome Back, George

    Welcome Back, George

  • The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

    The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

  • A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

    A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

  • I’m Going Home

    I’m Going Home

  • The Music Critic

    The Music Critic

  • Last Call

    Last Call

  • Finding the Burn

    Finding the Burn

  • True West

    True West

  • American Dream

    American Dream

  • Drunkboat

    Drunkboat

  • Annie Lennox: Totally Diva

    Annie Lennox: Totally Diva

  • All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

    All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

  • To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

    To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

  • The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue

    The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue

  • Casanova Gene

    Casanova Gene

  • Rocket to the Moon

    Rocket to the Moon

  • 100 Years

    100 Years

  • Ecstasy

    Ecstasy

  • The Life of Mirrors

    The Life of Mirrors

  • Psychogenic Fugue

    Psychogenic Fugue

  • Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

    Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

  • Safe Sets - Dying to Work in the Film Industry

    Safe Sets - Dying to Work in the Film Industry

  • A Winter's Journey

    A Winter's Journey

  • The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer

    The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer

  • Le paradoxe de John Malkovich

    Le paradoxe de John Malkovich

  • 8 Husbands

    8 Husbands

  • Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

  • Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer

    Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer

  • Santabear's High Flying Adventure

    Santabear's High Flying Adventure

  • "American Arts & Culture" Presents John Horatio Malkovich: "Dance of Despair and Disillusionment"

    "American Arts & Culture" Presents John Horatio Malkovich: "Dance of Despair and Disillusionment"

  • 100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story

    100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story

  • Say Goodnight, Gracie

    Say Goodnight, Gracie

  • Lost and Found in Paris

    Lost and Found in Paris

  • Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies

    Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies