Tony Goldwyn
Known for
An American actor and director of Hollywood lineage who first made his mark as the treacherous Carl in 'Ghost' (1990). He voiced the title hero in Disney's 'Tarzan' (1999) and appeared in 'The Last Samurai' (2003) and 'Divergent' (2014), later reaching a wide audience as President Fitzgerald Grant on television's 'Scandal' (2012). A polished, authoritative presence equally at home directing, he has balanced villains, leaders and voice work across a long, varied American career.
Tony Goldwyn
44 Movies
21 Series
An American actor and director of Hollywood lineage who first made his mark as the treacherous Carl in 'Ghost' (1990). He voiced the title hero in Disney's 'Tarzan' (1999) and appeared in 'The Last Samurai' (2003) and 'Divergent' (2014), later reaching a wide audience as President Fitzgerald Grant on television's 'Scandal' (2012). A polished, authoritative presence equally at home directing, he has balanced villains, leaders and voice work across a long, varied American career.
Movies
Plays Gordon Gray
Oppenheimer
2023
Plays Virgil Throckmorton
One Battle After Another
2025
Plays Col. Benjamin Bagley
The Last Samurai
2003
Plays Tarzan (voice)
Tarzan
1999
Plays Andrew Prior
Insurgent
2015
Plays Andrew
Divergent
2014
Plays Carl Bruner
Ghost
1990
Plays Dean Sanderson
The Mechanic
2011
Plays John Collingwood
The Last House on the Left
2009
Plays Mr. Silverfox
Murder Mystery 2
2023
Plays Fletcher Coal
The Pelican Brief
1993
Plays Dr. Will Rudolph
Kiss the Girls
1997
Plays Scarsdale
Plane
2023
Plays Paul Cohen
King Richard
2021
Plays Darren
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
1986
Plays Michael Drucker
The 6th Day
2000
Director
Someone Like You...
2001
Plays Greg Janello
Bounce
2000
Plays Harold Nixon
Nixon
1995
Plays Barry Norris
The Belko Experiment
2017
Plays Ed Miller
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017
Director
A Walk on the Moon
1999
Director
Plays Bruce
Ezra
2024
Director
The Last Kiss
2006
Director
Conviction
2010
Plays Dr. Goulding
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
Plays Adam
All I Wish
2018
Plays David Schaffer
Abandon
2002
Plays Peter
An American Rhapsody
2001
Plays Ted Bukovsky
Kuffs
1992
Plays Frank
American Gun
2005
Plays Steve Frayn
Traces of Red
1992
Plays Vincent Antonelli
The Sisters
2005
Plays Frank
The Lesser Evil
1998
Plays David
Gaby: A True Story
1987
Plays Aaron Geldhart
The Substance of Fire
1996
Plays Jeff Stewart
Trouble on the Corner
1997
Plays Captain Mike Starwood
The Last Tattoo
1994
Plays Sir Edwin Wingfield
Pocahontas: The Legend
1995
Plays Tom
Reckless
1995
Plays Stan
The Last Word
1995
Plays Joshua
Joshua
2002
Plays Elliott
Ash Tuesday
2003
Plays Big Jake Norquist
The Godfather of Green Bay
2005
Plays Jared Dolan
Ghosts Never Sleep
2005
TV Shows
Director
Plays President Fitzgerald Grant
Scandal
2012
Director
Plays Nicholas Baxter
Law & Order
1990
Director
Plays Ben Lefevre
Chambers
2019
Plays Bob Lipka
Hacks
2021
Plays Bruce Ivins
The Hot Zone
2019
Plays Frank Goren
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Plays Self - Narrator (voice)
Blue Sky Metropolis
2019
Plays Robert Steed
A Woman of Independent Means
1995
Director
Justified
2010
Plays Neil Armstrong
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
Director
Plays Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles
Without a Trace
2002
Director
Private Practice
2007
Director
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Plays Henry Orr
St. Elsewhere
1982
Plays Chris Arnett
L.A. Law
1986
Plays Mark Campion
Matlock
1986
Plays Dr. Carl Fairbanks
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Plays Bobby Powell
Murphy Brown
1988
Plays Roger
Frasier
1993
Plays Byron Loire
Hunter
1984
Plays Jack Palmer
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Director
Plays Dr. Emmett Meridian
Dexter
2006
Plays Alan Roberts
Drop Dead Diva
2009
Plays Samuel Braithwhite
Lovecraft Country
2020
Director
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
Director
Kidnapped
2006
Director
Six Degrees
2006
Director
Damages
2007
Creator
The Divide
2014
Latest Trailers
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One Battle After Another
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One Battle After Another
Virgil Throckmorton
2025
Film
Ezra
Bruce · Director
2024
Film
Oppenheimer
Gordon Gray
2023
Film
Murder Mystery 2
Mr. Silverfox
2023
Film
Plane
Scarsdale
2023
Film
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Dr. Goulding
2022
Film
The Hot Zone
Bruce Ivins · 6 episodes
2021
TV
King Richard
Paul Cohen
2021
Film
but i'm here too
Him · Director
2021
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Tony Goldwyn and where are they from?
Tony Goldwyn is 66 years old, born on May 20, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Tony Goldwyn?
Tony Goldwyn is best known for roles in Divergent, Oppenheimer, Insurgent.
How many movies has Tony Goldwyn been in?
Over a 40-year career (since 1986), Tony Goldwyn has appeared in 44 movies and 20 TV shows.
What was Tony Goldwyn's first movie?
The career of Tony Goldwyn began with Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986).
What is Tony Goldwyn's most recent movie or series?
Tony Goldwyn's most recent release is Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast, which premiered on February 23, 2026.
What TV shows has Tony Goldwyn appeared in?
On television, Tony Goldwyn has appeared in Dexter, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Tales from the Crypt, Frasier.
Tony Goldwyn
1960-05-20 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.