Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Filmography

As Cast

The Brink of War (2026)
as Ronald Reagan
Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words (2025)
as Self
The American Revolution (2025)
as Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
as Self
A Man in Full (2024)
as Charlie Croker
The Saint of Second Chances (2023)
as Narrator (voice)
Bye Bye Barry (2023)
as Self
The American Buffalo (2023)
as (voice)
Shrinking (2023)
Shrinking (2023)
as Randy
9/11: Inside the President's War Room (2021)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
American Rust (2021)
as Det. Del Harris
Hemingway (2021)
as Ernest Hemingway (voice)
Adam (2020)
as Mickey
Washington (2020)
as Self - Narrator
The Comey Rule (2020)
as James Comey
Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party (2020)
as Himself
Guest Artist (2019)
as Joseph Harris
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
as Self
The Morning Show (2019)
as Lukas
The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
as Bill Donovan
The Emperor's Newest Clothes (2018)
as The Emperor
The Russian Five (2018)
as self
The Looming Tower (2018)
as John O'Neill
Godless (2017)
as Frank Griffin
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge (2017)
as Narrator
Allegiant (2016)
as David
The Martian (2015)
as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
Steve Jobs (2015)
as John Sculley
Of Miracles and Men (2015)
as Self - Narrator
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' (2015)
as Self
ARES: live (2015)
as Teddy Sanders
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015)
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
as Casting Reject
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
as Harry Dunne
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014)
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
as Self
James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend (2013)
as Self
Looper (2012)
as Abe
The Newsroom (2012)
as Will McAvoy
Impractical Jokers (2011)
as Self
Howl (2010)
as Professor David Kirk
The Answer Man (2009)
as Arlen Faber
State of Play (2009)
as George Fergus
Paper Man (2009)
as Richard Dunn
Away We Go (2009)
as Jerry Farlander
Space Chimps (2008)
as Zartog (voice)
A Plumm Summer (2008)
as Narrator
Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008)
as Dan Miller
Traitor (2008)
as Carter
The Lookout (2007)
as Lewis
Mama's Boy (2007)
as Mert Rosenbloom
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
as Self
RV (2006)
as Travis Gornicke
Infamous (2006)
as Alvin Dewey
Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy (2006)
as Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors (2006)
as Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair (2006)
as Self
Still Dumb After All These Years (2006)
as Self
RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors (2006)
as Self
Robin Williams: A Family Affair (2006)
as Self
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
as Sig Mickelson
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
as Bernard Berkman
Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
as Preacher
The Colbert Report (2005)
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
as Self
The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004)
as Blue Man
Imaginary Heroes (2004)
as Ben Travis
The Goodbye Girl (2004)
as Elliot Garfield
Remembering Ragtime (2004)
as P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage)
Dumb and Dumber - Making Of (2004)
as Self
I Witness (2003)
as James Rhodes
Gods and Generals (2003)
as Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
as Self - Guest
The Hours (2002)
as Louis Waters
Blood Work (2002)
as Jasper 'Buddy' Noone
Super Sucker (2002)
as Fred Barlow
Chasing Sleep (2001)
as Ed Saxon
Escanaba in da Moonlight (2001)
as Rueben Soady
It's the Rage (2000)
as Warren
The Crossing (2000)
as Gen. George Washington
Cheaters (2000)
as Dr. Gerard Plecki
My Favorite Martian (1999)
as Tim O'Hara
Family Guy (1999)
as Jeff Daniels (voice)
Pleasantville (1998)
as Mr. Johnson
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley (1998)
as Self
Trial and Error (1997)
as Charles Tuttle
Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party (1997)
as Self
The View (1997)
as Self
Fly Away Home (1996)
as Thomas Alden
101 Dalmatians (1996)
as Roger
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
as Alvin Strayer
The Daily Show (1996)
as Self
Redwood Curtain (1995)
as Lyman Fellers
Speed (1994)
as Harry
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
as Harry Dunne
The Making of 'Speed' (1994)
as Self
Gettysburg (1993)
as Col. Joshua Chamberlain
Rain Without Thunder (1993)
as Jonathan Garson
Frasier (1993)
as Doug (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
as Self - Guest
Timescape (1992)
as Ben Wilson
There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
as Willis Embry
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
as Tom Noonan
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
HBO First Look (1992)
The Butcher's Wife (1991)
as Dr. Alex Tremor
America's Classic Ballparks (1991)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Breakfast with the Arts (1991)
Arachnophobia (1990)
as Ross Jennings
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
as Denton Webb
Love Hurts (1990)
as Paul Weaver
No Place Like Home (1989)
as Mike Cooper
Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
as Sam Manners
Checking Out (1988)
as Ray Macklin
The House on Carroll Street (1988)
as Cochran
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988)
as Lt. Steve Maryk
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Radio Days (1987)
as Biff Baxter
Trying Times (1987)
as Jim
Something Wild (1986)
as Charles Driggs
Heartburn (1986)
as Richard
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
as Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Marie: A True Story (1985)
as Eddie Sisk
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
as Self - Presenter
Terms of Endearment (1983)
as Flap Horton
An Invasion of Privacy (1983)
as Francis Ryan
Fifth of July (1982)
as Jed Jenkins
American Playhouse (1982)
as Jed Jenkins
Ragtime (1981)
as P.C. O'Donnell
A Rumor of War (1980)
as Chaplain
CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
as Self
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
as Neal Forrester
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
as Lyman Fellers
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character
as Narrator
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
as Ralph Teetor (voice)
2034
Starman
as Ed Watkins

As Crew

American Rust (2021)
Executive Producer
Guest Artist (2019)
Writer, Producer
The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer (2017)
Creator
Hunting Hitler (2015)
Creator
Super Sucker (2002)
Director, Writer
Escanaba in da Moonlight (2001)
Director