Tony Goldwyn

Acting

Tony Goldwyn

Born May 20, 1960Los Angeles, California, USA108 credits

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

Filmography

One Battle After Another
2025One Battle After Another
as Virgil ThrockmortonMovie
Ezra
2024Ezra
as BruceMovie
Oppenheimer
2023Oppenheimer
as Gordon GrayMovie
Murder Mystery 2
2023Murder Mystery 2
as Mr. SilverfoxMovie
Plane
2023Plane
as ScarsdaleMovie
Sherri
2022Sherri
as Self - GuestTV
King Richard
2021King Richard
as Paul CohenMovie
Hacks
2021Hacks
as Bob LipkaTV
Lovecraft Country
2020Lovecraft Country
as Samuel BraithwhiteTV
Blue Sky Metropolis
2019Blue Sky Metropolis
as Self - Narrator (voice)TV
The Hot Zone
2019The Hot Zone
as Bruce IvinsTV
Chambers
2019Chambers
as Ben LefevreTV
All I Wish
2018All I Wish
as AdamMovie
The Belko Experiment
2016The Belko Experiment
as Barry NorrisMovie
Insurgent
2015Insurgent
as Andrew PriorMovie
The Divide
2014The Divide
Executive ProducerTV
Divergent
2014Divergent
as Andrew PriorMovie
Scandal
2012Scandal
as President Fitzgerald GrantTV
The Mechanic
2011The Mechanic
as Dean SandersonMovie
Conviction
2010Conviction
DirectorMovie
Justified
2010Justified
DirectorTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Judge Henry BaxterTV
Drop Dead Diva
2009Drop Dead Diva
as Alan RobertsTV
The Last House on the Left
2009The Last House on the Left
as John CollingwoodMovie
Damages
2007Damages
DirectorTV
Dexter
2006Dexter
as Dr. Emmett MeridianTV
Six Degrees
2006Six Degrees
DirectorTV
Kidnapped
2006Kidnapped
DirectorTV
The Last Kiss
2006The Last Kiss
DirectorMovie
American Gun
2005American Gun
as FrankMovie
Romance & Cigarettes
2005Romance & Cigarettes
as Kitty's First Love (uncredited)Movie
The Sisters
2005The Sisters
as Vincent AntonelliMovie
The Godfather of Green Bay
2005The Godfather of Green Bay
as Big Jake NorquistMovie
Ghosts Never Sleep
2005Ghosts Never Sleep
as Jared DolanMovie
The L Word
2004The L Word
as Burr ConnorTV
The Last Samurai
2003The Last Samurai
as Col. Benjamin BagleyMovie
Ash Tuesday
2003Ash Tuesday
as ElliottMovie
Abandon
2002Abandon
as David SchafferMovie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Trace
as Greg Knowles / Rick KnowlesTV
Joshua
2002Joshua
as JoshuaMovie
The 6th Day
2000The 6th Day
as Michael DruckerMovie
Bounce
2000Bounce
as Greg JanelloMovie
Tarzan
1999Tarzan
as Tarzan (voice)Movie
The Lesser Evil
1998The Lesser Evil
as FrankMovie
Trouble on the Corner
1997Trouble on the Corner
as Jeff StewartMovie
Kiss the Girls
1997Kiss the Girls
as Dr. Will RudolphMovie
The View
1997The View
as Self - GuestTV
The Substance of Fire
1996The Substance of Fire
as Aaron GeldhartMovie
The Boys Next Door
1996The Boys Next Door
as Jack PalmerMovie
Nixon
1995Nixon
as Harold NixonMovie
Reckless
1995Reckless
as TomMovie
Truman
1995Truman
as Clark CliffordMovie
The Last Word
1995The Last Word
as StanMovie
Pocahontas: The Legend
1995Pocahontas: The Legend
as Sir Edwin WingfieldMovie
Doomsday Gun
1994Doomsday Gun
as DuvallMovie
Vault of Horror I
1994Vault of Horror I
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks (archive footage)Movie
The Last Tattoo
1994The Last Tattoo
as Captain Mike StarwoodMovie
Love Matters
1993Love Matters
as GeoffreyMovie
The Pelican Brief
1993The Pelican Brief
as Fletcher CoalMovie
Frasier
1993Frasier
as RogerTV
Taking the Heat
1993Taking the Heat
as MichaelMovie
Traces of Red
1992Traces of Red
as Steve FraynMovie
The Last Mile
1992The Last Mile
as ScottMovie
Kuffs
1992Kuffs
as Ted BukovskyMovie
Law & Order
1990Law & Order
as Nicholas BaxterTV
Ghost
1990Ghost
as Carl BrunerMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Crypt
as Dr. Carl FairbanksTV
Dark Holiday
1989Dark Holiday
as Ken HortonMovie
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy Brown
as Bobby PowellTV
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
1988Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
as David (archive footage)Movie
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Law
as Chris ArnettTV
Matlock
1986Matlock
as Mark CampionTV
Hunter
1984Hunter
as Byron LoireTV
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhere
as Henry OrrTV
Billion Dollar Spy
Billion Dollar Spy
as Burton GerberMovie