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One Battle After Another
as Virgil Throckmorton
2025
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Tony Goldwyn
Also known as Anthony Howard Goldwyn, Anthony 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 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.
Personal details
Full filmography
2025
2024
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Ezra
2024
2023
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Murder Mystery 2
as Mr. Silverfox
2023
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Oppenheimer
London premiereas Gordon Gray
2023
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Plane
as Scarsdale
2023
2022
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The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Dr. Goulding
2022
2021
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King Richard
as Paul Cohen
2021
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but i'm here too
2021
2019
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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
2019
2018
A
All I Wish
as Adam
2018
2017
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The Belko Experiment
as Barry Norris
2017
M
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
as Ed Miller
2017
2015
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Insurgent
as Andrew Prior
2015
2014
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Divergent
as Andrew
2014
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Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
as Warren Jeffs
2014
2011
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The Mechanic
as Dean Sanderson
2011
2010
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Conviction
2010
2009
T
The Last House on the Left
as John Collingwood
2009
2007
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Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self
2007
2006
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The Last Kiss
2006
2005
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American Gun
as Frank
2005
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The Sisters
as Vincent Antonelli
2005
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The Godfather of Green Bay
as Big Jake Norquist
2005
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Romance & Cigarettes
as Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
2005
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Ghosts Never Sleep
as Jared Dolan
2005
2003
T
The Last Samurai
as Col. Benjamin Bagley
2003
A
Ash Tuesday
as Elliott
2003
2002
A
Abandon
as David Schaffer
2002
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Joshua
as Joshua
2002
2001
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An American Rhapsody
as Peter
2001
G
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self
2001
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Someone Like You...
2001
2000
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The 6th Day
as Michael Drucker
2000
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Bounce
as Greg Janello
2000
1999
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Tarzan
as Tarzan (voice)
1999
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Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
as Self
1999
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A Walk on the Moon
1999
1998
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The Lesser Evil
as Frank
1998
1997
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Kiss the Girls
as Dr. Will Rudolph
1997
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Trouble on the Corner
as Jeff Stewart
1997
1996
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The Boys Next Door
as Jack Palmer
1996
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The Substance of Fire
as Aaron Geldhart
1996
1995
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Truman
as Clark Clifford
1995
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Pocahontas: The Legend
as Sir Edwin Wingfield
1995
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Reckless
as Tom
1995
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The Last Word
as Stan
1995
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Nixon
as Harold Nixon
1995
1994
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Doomsday Gun
as Duvall
1994
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The Last Tattoo
as Captain Mike Starwood
1994
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Vault of Horror I
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks (archive footage)
1994
1993
T
Taking the Heat
as Michael
1993
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Love Matters
as Geoffrey
1993
T
The Pelican Brief
as Fletcher Coal
1993
1992
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Kuffs
as Ted Bukovsky
1992
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Traces of Red
as Steve Frayn
1992
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The Last Mile
as Scott
1992
1991
M
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as Reader
1991
1990
G
Ghost
as Carl Bruner
1990
1989
D
Dark Holiday
as Ken Horton
1989
1988
F
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
as David (archive footage)
1988