Tony Goldwyn

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 …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Divergent (2014) — Andrew
2. Oppenheimer (2023) — Gordon Gray
3. Insurgent (2015) — Andrew Prior
4. The Last Samurai (2003) — Col. Benjamin Bagley
5. Tarzan (1999) — Tarzan (voice)
6. Ghost (1990) — Carl Bruner
7. Dexter (2006) — Dr. Emmett Meridian
8. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Nicholas Baxter
9. One Battle After Another (2025) — Virgil Throckmorton
10. The Mechanic (2011) — Dean Sanderson
11. King Richard (2021) — Paul Cohen
12. Plane (2023) — Scarsdale
13. The 6th Day (2000) — Michael Drucker
14. Murder Mystery 2 (2023) — Mr. Silverfox
15. The Last House on the Left (2009) — John Collingwood
16. Kiss the Girls (1997) — Dr. Will Rudolph
17. The Pelican Brief (1993) — Fletcher Coal
18. The Belko Experiment (2017) — Barry Norris
19. Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986) — Darren
20. Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (1988) — David (archive footage)
21. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Dr. Carl Fairbanks
22. Frasier (1993) — Roger
23. The L Word (2004) — Burr Connor
24. Lovecraft Country (2020) — Samuel Braithwhite
25. Law & Order (1990) — Nicholas Baxter
26. The Good Wife (2009) — Judge Henry Baxter
27. Scandal (2012) — President Fitzgerald Grant
28. Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017) — Ed Miller
29. Bounce (2000) — Greg Janello
30. Nixon (1995) — Harold Nixon
31. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) — Frank Goren
32. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) — Self
33. Hacks (2021) — Bob Lipka
34. Drop Dead Diva (2009) — Alan Roberts
35. Without a Trace (2002) — Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles
36. Kuffs (1992) — Ted Bukovsky
37. The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022) — Dr. Goulding
38. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
39. Abandon (2002) — David Schaffer
40. Romance & Cigarettes (2005) — Kitty's First Love (uncredited)

Directed

1. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Director
2. Dexter (2006) — Director
3. Justified (2010) — Director
4. The L Word (2004) — Director
5. Law & Order (1990) — Director
6. Conviction (2010) — Director
7. Scandal (2012) — Director
8. Someone Like You... (2001) — Director
9. The Last Kiss (2006) — Director
10. Private Practice (2007) — Director
11. Without a Trace (2002) — Director
12. Damages (2007) — Director
13. Chambers (2019) — Director
14. Ezra (2024) — Director
15. A Walk on the Moon (1999) — Director
16. Dirty Sexy Money (2007) — Director
17. Kidnapped (2006) — Director
18. Six Degrees (2006) — Director
19. but i'm here too (2021) — Director