Jeff Daniels

Acting

Born February 19, 1955 · Athens, Georgia, USA

4 films as director · Active 2001–2017

Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor. He founded a non-profit theatre company, the Purple Rose Theatre Company, in his home state of Michigan. He has performed i…

Known for

The Daily Show

1996

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

Family Guy

1999

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

The Colbert Report

2005

Directed(4)

2002Super Sucker★ 5.7

2001Escanaba in da Moonlight★ 6.1

Acting(142)

2026The Brink of WarRonald Reagan

Film

2025The American RevolutionThomas Jefferson (voice)

2025Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of WordsSelf

Film