John Malkovich

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

187

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-12-09 (71 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

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Billions

    Billions

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Opus

    Opus

  • Penguins of Madagascar

    Penguins of Madagascar

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • De Wereld Draait Door

    De Wereld Draait Door

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • Performance

    Performance

  • RED 2

    RED 2

  • Space Force

    Space Force

  • RED

    RED

  • Romy Award

    Romy Award

  • Bird Box

    Bird Box

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • The New Look

    The New Look

  • RIPLEY

    RIPLEY

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Deepwater Horizon

    Deepwater Horizon

  • Johnny English

    Johnny English

  • Beowulf

    Beowulf

  • Side by Side

    Side by Side

  • Con Air

    Con Air

  • Projectorparishilton

    Projectorparishilton

  • Rounders

    Rounders

  • Mulholland Falls

    Mulholland Falls

  • Dangerous Liaisons

    Dangerous Liaisons

  • The Man in the Iron Mask

    The Man in the Iron Mask

  • Mutant Chronicles

    Mutant Chronicles

  • Eragon

    Eragon

  • Siberian Education

    Siberian Education

  • Empire of the Sun

    Empire of the Sun

  • Mindcage

    Mindcage

  • The Portrait of a Lady

    The Portrait of a Lady

  • Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

  • The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

    The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

  • Warm Bodies

    Warm Bodies

  • Rogue Hostage

    Rogue Hostage

  • The Great Buck Howard

    The Great Buck Howard

  • Unlocked

    Unlocked

  • Gero von Boehm begegnet...

    Gero von Boehm begegnet...

  • The Object of Beauty

    The Object of Beauty

  • Mile 22

    Mile 22

  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

  • Alive

    Alive

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • The ABC Murders

    The ABC Murders

  • Burn After Reading

    Burn After Reading

  • Places in the Heart

    Places in the Heart

  • A Wedding

    A Wedding

  • The New Pope

    The New Pope

  • Shadows and Fog

    Shadows and Fog

  • Secretariat

    Secretariat

  • In the Line of Fire

    In the Line of Fire

  • Valley of the Gods

    Valley of the Gods

  • Bullet Head

    Bullet Head

  • Napoleon

    Napoleon

  • The Yellow Tie

    The Yellow Tie

  • On n'est pas couché

    On n'est pas couché

  • Being John Malkovich

    Being John Malkovich

  • Sacrifice

    Sacrifice

  • Jonah Hex

    Jonah Hex

  • About Love. Adults Only

    About Love. Adults Only

  • Changeling

    Changeling

  • Cut Bank

    Cut Bank

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas

  • White Elephant

    White Elephant

  • The Libertine

    The Libertine

  • Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

    Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

  • Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness

  • Ava

    Ava

  • Crossbones

    Crossbones

  • Fool's Paradise

    Fool's Paradise

  • American Dream

    American Dream

  • A Winter's Journey

    A Winter's Journey

  • Supercon

    Supercon

  • The Killing Fields

    The Killing Fields

  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon

    Transformers: Dark of the Moon

  • One Ranger

    One Ranger

  • Ten Year Old Tom

    Ten Year Old Tom

  • Shadow of the Vampire

    Shadow of the Vampire

  • The Wilde Wedding

    The Wilde Wedding

  • Queens Logic

    Queens Logic

  • A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

    A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

  • Jennifer Eight

    Jennifer Eight

  • Zoolander 2

    Zoolander 2

  • Savage Salvation

    Savage Salvation

  • A Journey to Sundance

    A Journey to Sundance

  • Les Misérables

    Les Misérables

  • RKO 281

    RKO 281

  • Miles from Home

    Miles from Home

  • Thelma

    Thelma

  • The Sheltering Sky

    The Sheltering Sky

  • The Glass Menagerie

    The Glass Menagerie

  • Colour Me Kubrick

    Colour Me Kubrick

  • The Dancer Upstairs

    The Dancer Upstairs

  • Gardens of the Night

    Gardens of the Night

  • Cesar Chavez

    Cesar Chavez

  • Art School Confidential

    Art School Confidential

  • Lubach

    Lubach

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

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

  • Shattered

    Shattered

  • 100 Years

    100 Years

  • Adaptation.

    Adaptation.

  • Unsinkable

    Unsinkable

  • Santabear's High Flying Adventure

    Santabear's High Flying Adventure

  • Hideous Man

    Hideous Man

  • 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'

  • Ripley's Game

    Ripley's Game

  • Mr. Blake at Your Service!

    Mr. Blake at Your Service!

  • I Love You, Daddy

    I Love You, Daddy

  • True West

    True West

  • The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

    The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

  • In the Hand of Dante

    In the Hand of Dante

  • I’m Going Home

    I’m Going Home

  • Wild Horse Nine

    Wild Horse Nine

  • Last Call

    Last Call

  • Afterwards

    Afterwards

  • The Survivalist

    The Survivalist

  • Velvet Buzzsaw

    Velvet Buzzsaw

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Beyond the Clouds

    Beyond the Clouds

  • Making Mr. Right

    Making Mr. Right

  • Lines of Wellington

    Lines of Wellington

  • To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

    To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

  • Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona

    Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona

  • The Convent

    The Convent

  • Eleni

    Eleni

  • Cannes Man

    Cannes Man

  • Word of Honor

    Word of Honor

  • The Life of Mirrors

    The Life of Mirrors

  • Chariot

    Chariot

  • La Traversée du désir

    La Traversée du désir

  • Time Regained

    Time Regained

  • Knockaround Guys

    Knockaround Guys

  • In Tranzit

    In Tranzit

  • Disgrace

    Disgrace

  • Mary Reilly

    Mary Reilly

  • The Line

    The Line

  • Zona+

    Zona+

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night

  • The Ogre

    The Ogre

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

    Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

  • Seneca

    Seneca

  • Lost and Found in Paris

    Lost and Found in Paris

  • Ladies Room

    Ladies Room

  • The Call

    The Call

  • 100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story

    100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story

  • Decade

    Decade

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

    SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

    Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda

  • Savage Souls

    Savage Souls

  • All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

    All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

  • Drunkboat

    Drunkboat

  • Casanova Variations

    Casanova Variations

  • Old Times

    Old Times

  • Klimt

    Klimt

  • Breaking Rachmaninoff

    Breaking Rachmaninoff

  • Safe Sets - Dying to Work in the Film Industry

    Safe Sets - Dying to Work in the Film Industry

  • Just Call Me God

    Just Call Me God

  • Music at the Sea

    Music at the Sea

  • A Talking Picture

    A Talking Picture

  • Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

    Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

  • The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue

    The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue

  • Rocket to the Moon

    Rocket to the Moon

  • Dream Walkers

    Dream Walkers

  • Say Goodnight, Gracie

    Say Goodnight, Gracie

  • Noseland

    Noseland

  • The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer

    The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer

  • Welcome Back, George

    Welcome Back, George

  • Finding the Burn

    Finding the Burn

  • Psychogenic Fugue

    Psychogenic Fugue

  • Annie Lennox: Totally Diva

    Annie Lennox: Totally Diva

  • Ecstasy

    Ecstasy

  • Casanova Gene

    Casanova Gene

  • Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer

    Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer

  • Le paradoxe de John Malkovich

    Le paradoxe de John Malkovich

  • The Music Critic

    The Music Critic

  • Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies

    Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies