Timothy Hutton | |
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 Hutton in 2008 | |
| Born | (1960-08-16)August 16, 1960 (age 65) Malibu, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1965–present |
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| Children | 2 |
| Father | Jim Hutton |
Timothy Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American actor and film director.[1] He is theyoungest recipient of theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at age 20 forOrdinary People (1980). Hutton has since appeared regularly in feature films and on television, with notable roles including the dramaTaps (1981), the spy filmThe Falcon and the Snowman (1985), and the horror filmThe Dark Half (1993), among others.
Between 2000 and 2002, Hutton starred asArchie Goodwin in the A&E drama seriesA Nero Wolfe Mystery. Between 2008 and 2012, he starred as Nathan "Nate" Ford on theTNT drama seriesLeverage. He also had a role in the first season of theAmazon streaming drama seriesJack Ryan.
Timothy Hutton was born inMalibu, California. His father was actorJim Hutton; his mother, Maryline Adams (née Poole), was a teacher. His parents divorced when Hutton was three years old, and his mother took him and his older sister, Heidi, with her to Boston, and then to her hometownHarwinton, Connecticut.[2] The family returned to California when Hutton was 12.[citation needed]
"A lot of people think that because my father was an actor, I come from this big show-business background," Hutton toldBruce Cook ofAmerican Film magazine in 1981.
But that's not how I grew up at all. My mother took us toCambridge because she wanted to get her M.A. She wound up teaching in Connecticut, but the way she saw it, after a while, if we all stayed there, my sister and I would just wind up as the proprietors of the local drugstore or something, so that was why she took us toBerkeley, California—to get us into the world, I guess. Now she's given up teaching and she's into printing miniature books.[3]
In 1976, when Hutton was 15, he sought out his father and moved in with him in Los Angeles.[4] AtFairfax High School, while playing Nathan Detroit in a school production ofGuys and Dolls, he realized he wanted to become an actor. With encouragement from both of his parents, he began acting in television.[3]
On June 2, 1979, Jim Hutton died in Los Angeles fromliver cancer, two days after his 45th birthday. In 1981, Hutton thanked his father during hisAcademy Award speech, which he had won for his role in the movieOrdinary People.[5][6]
Timothy Hutton's career began with parts in several television movies, most notably the 1979 ABC TV filmFriendly Fire. That year, he also played the son ofDonna Reed in theRoss Hunter NBC television filmThe Best Place to Be. He then made two CBS made-for TV films in 1980:Young Love, First Love withValerie Bertinelli, andFather Figure withHal Linden. For his first feature film performance, as Conrad Jarrett inOrdinary People (1980), Hutton won both theAcademy Award and theGolden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. His performance also earned him theGolden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – Male. Immediately following his success, he starred in the acclaimed 1981 ABC television filmA Long Way Home co-starringBrenda Vaccaro.[citation needed]
Hutton's next feature film,Taps (withGeorge C. Scott,Sean Penn, andTom Cruise), was popular with critics and audiences, but during the next several years, his motion pictures, such asIceman,Daniel,Turk 182,Made in Heaven, andQ&A, struggled at the box office. His only substantial hit[citation needed] was 1985'sThe Falcon and the Snowman which teamed him again withSean Penn.
In 1984, he directed the music video for the song "Drive" byThe Cars.[7]
In 1989, he made his Broadway stage debut opposite hisOrdinary People co-starElizabeth McGovern in theA.R. Gurney playLove Letters. He followed this with another Broadway role in theCraig Lucas hit comedy,Prelude to a Kiss, which also starredMary-Louise Parker andBarnard Hughes.[citation needed]
During the late 1980s and into the 1990s, Hutton began to take large supporting parts in films, most notably inEverybody's All-American withJessica Lange andDennis Quaid andFrench Kiss withMeg Ryan andKevin Kline. In 1996, he starred in the popular ensemble film,Beautiful Girls, playing opposite 14-year-oldNatalie Portman in one of her early standout film roles.
Moving on to television, he starred as Nero Wolfe's assistant and leg-manArchie Goodwin in theA&E television seriesA Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002); he also served as an executive producer, and also directed several episodes of the series. His other directing credits include the family filmDigging to China (1997). In 2001, Hutton starred in the television miniseriesWW3, and in 2006 he had a lead role in the NBC seriesKidnapped, playing Conrad Cain, the wealthy father of a kidnapped teenager. He appeared in 13 feature films from 2006 to 2008.
Hutton starred in the television seriesLeverage from 2008 to 2012, where he played former insurance investigator Nate Ford, who led a group of thieves who acted as modern-dayRobin Hoods.
In 2014, Hutton was cast oppositeFelicity Huffman inJohn Ridley's ABC crime dramaAmerican Crime.[8]
Hutton is one of the owners of the New York City restaurant and barP. J. Clarke's.[9] In 2003 he became president ofPlayers, a New York actors' club, but he resigned in June 2008 due to work keeping him in Los Angeles. He has also made a few forays into directing, the most famous of which includes the music video forthe Cars' hit single "Drive" in 1984. In 2010, he directed the music video for "The House Rules" bycountry rocker/Leverage co-starChristian Kane. He also directed several episodes of A&E'sA Nero Wolfe Mystery, in which he also starred.
Hutton starred in aGroupon commercial during the 2011Super Bowl, which drew public ire for the parodying of theTibetan resistance movement. The commercials were pulled from rotation on February 10 after continued negative response from the public and activist groups.[10]
Hutton has been married twice. His first marriage (1986–1990) was to actressDebra Winger; they had a son in 1987.[11][12][13]
Hutton datedElizabeth McGovern,[14]Diane Lane,[15]Patti Davis,[16]Demi Moore,[17]Mary-Louise Parker,[14]Uma Thurman,[18] andAngelina Jolie.[19]
In 2000, he married illustrator Aurore Giscard d'Estaing, niece of former French presidentValéry Giscard d'Estaing. Their son was born the following year, in Paris.[20] In July 2009,Us Weekly reported that Hutton and Giscard d'Estaing had separated.[21]
In November 2019, Sera Johnston, a former child model and actress, filed a criminal complaint with theVancouver Police department accusing Hutton ofraping her in 1983, when she was 14.[22] Hutton, who was 22 when the alleged incident occurred, "completely and unequivocally" denied the accusations and filed a criminal complaint against Johnston for extortion.[23] In July 2021, Canadian authorities closed their investigation into Johnston's accusations without filing charges.[24]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Wonderful World of Disney | N/a | Episode: "Dad, Can I Borrow the Car?" |
| 1980 | Paul Winters | Episode: "Sultan and the Rock Star" | |
| 1991 | Books: Feed Your Head | Man reciting 'Forty Stories' | Episode: "Forty Stories" |
| 2001–02 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Archie Goodwin | 20 episodes |
| 2004 | 5ive Days to Midnight | J.T. Neumeyer | 5 episodes |
| 2006–07 | Kidnapped | Conrad Cain | 13 episodes |
| 2008–12 | Leverage | Nathan Ford | 76 episodes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television(2009, 2011–13) |
| 2015 | Public Morals | Mr. O | 2 episodes |
| American Crime | Russ Skokie | 11 episodes Satellite Award for Best Cast – Television Series Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama | |
| 2016 | Coach Dan Sullivan | 10 episodes | |
| 2017 | Nicholas Coates | 5 episodes | |
| 2018 | Jack Ryan | Nathan Singer | 5 episodes |
| 2018–19 | How to Get Away with Murder | Emmett Crawford | Main cast; season 5 (12 episodes) |
| 2018 | The Haunting of Hill House | Hugh Crain | 6 episodes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Presentation |
| 2019–20 | Almost Family | Leon Bechley | 13 episodes |
| 2022 | Women of the Movement | Jesse J. Breland | 4 episodes |
| 2023 | S.W.A.T. | Mack Boyle | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Zuma Beach | Art | |
| 1979 | Friendly Fire | John Mullen | |
| The Best Place to Be | Tommy Callahan | ||
| And Baby Makes Six | Jason Cramer | ||
| Young Love, First Love | Derek Clayton | ||
| 1980 | The Oldest Living Graduate | Cadet Whopper Turnbill | |
| Father Figure | Jim | ||
| 1981 | A Long Way Home | Donald Branch | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
| 1993 | Zelda | F. Scott Fitzgerald | |
| 1996 | Mr. and Mrs. Loving | Richard Loving | |
| 1997 | Dead by Midnight | John Larkin/Sam Ellis | |
| 1998 | Aldrich Ames: The Traitor Within | Aldrich Ames | |
| Vig | Frankie | ||
| 2000 | The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Archie Goodwin | |
| Deliberate Intent | Rod Smolla | ||
| 2001 | WW3 | Larry Sullivan | |
| 2006 | Avenger | Frank McBride |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Drive | Music video forThe Cars |
| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Episode: "Grandpa's Ghost" |
| 1997 | Digging to China | Children's Jury Award Chicago International Children's Film Festival |
| 2001–02 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | 7 episodes |
Demi and husband musician Freddy Moore separated a few months ago, and Demi has been seeing eligible and wonderful Tim Hutton.
