Jeff Daniels

Background information

Fullname

Jeffrey Warren Daniels

Born

February 19,1955 (age 70)
Athens,Georgia,United States

Nationality

American

Occupation

Actor, comedian, musician, playwright

Years active

1977-present

Family information

Spouse

Kathleen Treado (1979-present)

Children

Benjamin
Lucas
Nellie

Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels is an American actor, comedian, musician, and playwright, who, forDisney, portrayedRoger Dearly in the1996 Disney live-action remake of101 Dalmatians, Dr. Ross Jennings in the1990 thriller filmArachnophobia, andTim O'Hara in the1999 sci-fi comedy film My Favorite Martian.

Daniels made his film debut inMiloš Forman's dramaRagtime and continued to work regularly throughout the1980s to1990s with other films, such asTerms of Endearment,Something Wild,The Purple Rose of Cairo,Heartburn,Gettysburg,Speed,Dumb and Dumber and its2014 sequel,Pleasantville,Looper,Steve Jobs,Infamous,The Martian,The Squid and the Whale, andThe Hours.

For television, he starred as Will McCoy in theHBO drama seriesThe News Room and FBI director James Comey in theShowtime drama miniseriesThe Comey Rule. He also appeared in the Western drama miniseriesGodless (2017) andThe Looming Tower.

Daniels also has a stage career that saw him earnTony Award nominations forBest Actor for his roles in the plays:Yasmina Reza'sGod of Carnage,David Harrower'sBlackbird, andAaron Sorkin'sTo Kill a Mockingbird.