Tony Goldwyn
Acting
Born: May 20, 1960 (age 66) · Los Angeles, California, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Divergent
2014
Oppenheimer
2023
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Insurgent
2015
The Last Samurai
2003
Tarzan
1999
Ghost
1990
Dexter
2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
One Battle After Another
2025
The Mechanic
2011
King Richard
2021
Photos (3)
Movies (54)
Oppenheimer
Gordon Gray
One Battle After Another
Virgil Throckmorton
The Last Samurai
Col. Benjamin Bagley
Divergent
Andrew
Tarzan
Tarzan (voice)
Insurgent
Andrew Prior
Ghost
Carl Bruner
The Mechanic
Dean Sanderson
The Last House on the Left
John Collingwood
Plane
Scarsdale
Kiss the Girls
Dr. Will Rudolph
The 6th Day
Michael Drucker
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
Darren
The Pelican Brief
Fletcher Coal
King Richard
Paul Cohen
Murder Mystery 2
Mr. Silverfox
The Belko Experiment
Barry Norris
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Ed Miller
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
David (archive footage)
Nixon
Harold Nixon
Ezra
Bruce
Bounce
Greg Janello
Romance & Cigarettes
Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
Kuffs
Ted Bukovsky
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Dr. Goulding
An American Rhapsody
Peter
Abandon
David Schaffer
Doomsday Gun
Duvall
The Sisters
Vincent Antonelli
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
Warren Jeffs
All I Wish
Adam
American Gun
Frank
Traces of Red
Steve Frayn
Gaby: A True Story
David
The Last Tattoo
Captain Mike Starwood
The Boys Next Door
Jack Palmer
Vault of Horror I
Dr. Carl Fairbanks (archive footage)
The Lesser Evil
Frank
The Last Word
Stan
The Substance of Fire
Aaron Geldhart
Truman
Clark Clifford
The Last Mile
Scott
Pocahontas: The Legend
Sir Edwin Wingfield
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Reader
Joshua
Joshua
Love Matters
Geoffrey
Trouble on the Corner
Jeff Stewart
Ghosts Never Sleep
Jared Dolan
Ash Tuesday
Elliott
Taking the Heat
Michael
Reckless
Tom
Dark Holiday
Ken Horton
The Godfather of Green Bay
Big Jake Norquist
but i'm here too
Him
TV Shows (25)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Nicholas Baxter · 6 eps
Law & Order
Nicholas Baxter · 56 eps
Dexter
Dr. Emmett Meridian · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Frank Goren · 4 eps
Frasier
Roger · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Judge Henry Baxter · 1 eps
Scandal
President Fitzgerald Grant · 124 eps
Without a Trace
Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles · 2 eps
Murphy Brown
Bobby Powell · 1 eps
Hacks
Bob Lipka · 7 eps
L.A. Law
Chris Arnett · 1 eps
St. Elsewhere
Henry Orr · 1 eps
Matlock
Mark Campion · 1 eps
Hunter
Byron Loire · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Dr. Carl Fairbanks · 1 eps
Drop Dead Diva
Alan Roberts · 1 eps
The L Word
Burr Connor · 2 eps
Designing Women
1 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
Neil Armstrong · 2 eps
The Hot Zone
Bruce Ivins · 6 eps
Lovecraft Country
Samuel Braithwhite · 1 eps
Chambers
Ben Lefevre · 10 eps
Working Shakespeare
5 eps
A Woman of Independent Means
Robert Steed · 3 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jack Palmer · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (19)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 6 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast
Self · 1 eps
Blue Sky Metropolis
Self - Narrator (voice) · 4 eps
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
Self
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (19)
Law & Order
Director
Grey's Anatomy
Director
Dexter
Director
Scandal
Director
Without a Trace
Director
Justified
Director
Damages
Director
Private Practice
Director
The L Word
Director
Dirty Sexy Money
Director
Kidnapped
Director
Six Degrees
Director
Someone Like You...
Director
Ezra
Director
Chambers
Director
Conviction
Director
The Last Kiss
Director
A Walk on the Moon
Director
but i'm here too
Director
