Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast
2026 · TV Show
as Self
Tony Goldwyn
1960-05-20
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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.
Filmography
One Battle After Another
2025 · Movie
as Virgil Throckmorton
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025 · TV Show
as Self
Ezra
2024 · Movie
as Bruce
Murder Mystery 2
2023 · Movie
as Mr. Silverfox
Oppenheimer
2023 · Movie
as Gordon Gray
Plane
2023 · Movie
as Scarsdale
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022 · Movie
as Dr. Goulding
Sherri
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV Show
as Self
King Richard
2021 · Movie
as Paul Cohen
but i'm here too
2021 · Movie
as Him
Hacks
2021 · TV Show
as Bob Lipka
Lovecraft Country
2020 · TV Show
as Samuel Braithwhite
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019 · Movie
as Self
The Hot Zone
2019 · TV Show
as Bruce Ivins
Blue Sky Metropolis
2019 · TV Show
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Chambers
2019 · TV Show
as Ben Lefevre
All I Wish
2018 · Movie
as Adam
The Belko Experiment
2017 · Movie
as Barry Norris
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
2017 · Movie
as Ed Miller
Insurgent
2015 · Movie
as Andrew Prior
Divergent
2014 · Movie
as Andrew
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
2014 · Movie
as Warren Jeffs
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Scandal
2012 · TV Show
as President Fitzgerald Grant
The Mechanic
2011 · Movie
as Dean Sanderson
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · TV Show
as Self
The Last House on the Left
2009 · Movie
as John Collingwood
The Good Wife
2009 · TV Show
as Judge Henry Baxter
Drop Dead Diva
2009 · TV Show
as Alan Roberts
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
2007 · Movie
as Self
Dexter
2006 · TV Show
as Dr. Emmett Meridian
American Gun
2005 · Movie
as Frank
The Sisters
2005 · Movie
as Vincent Antonelli
The Godfather of Green Bay
2005 · Movie
as Big Jake Norquist
Romance & Cigarettes
2005 · Movie
as Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
Ghosts Never Sleep
2005 · Movie
as Jared Dolan
The L Word
2004 · TV Show
as Burr Connor
The Last Samurai
2003 · Movie
as Col. Benjamin Bagley
Ash Tuesday
2003 · Movie
as Elliott
Working Shakespeare
2003 · TV Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Abandon
2002 · Movie
as David Schaffer
Joshua
2002 · Movie
as Joshua
Without a Trace
2002 · TV Show
as Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles
An American Rhapsody
2001 · Movie
as Peter
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 · Movie
as Self
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV Show
as Frank Goren
The 6th Day
2000 · Movie
as Michael Drucker
Bounce
2000 · Movie
as Greg Janello
Tarzan
1999 · Movie
as Tarzan (voice)
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
1999 · Movie
as Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV Show
as Nicholas Baxter
The Lesser Evil
1998 · Movie
as Frank
From the Earth to the Moon
1998 · TV Show
as Neil Armstrong
Kiss the Girls
1997 · Movie
as Dr. Will Rudolph
Trouble on the Corner
1997 · Movie
as Jeff Stewart
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Boys Next Door
1996 · Movie
as Jack Palmer
The Substance of Fire
1996 · Movie
as Aaron Geldhart
Truman
1995 · Movie
as Clark Clifford
Pocahontas: The Legend
1995 · Movie
as Sir Edwin Wingfield
Reckless
1995 · Movie
as Tom
The Last Word
1995 · Movie
as Stan
Nixon
1995 · Movie
as Harold Nixon
A Woman of Independent Means
1995 · TV Show
as Robert Steed
Doomsday Gun
1994 · Movie
as Duvall
The Last Tattoo
1994 · Movie
as Captain Mike Starwood
Vault of Horror I
1994 · Movie
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks (archive footage)
Taking the Heat
1993 · Movie
as Michael
Love Matters
1993 · Movie
as Geoffrey
The Pelican Brief
1993 · Movie
as Fletcher Coal
Frasier
1993 · TV Show
as Roger
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Kuffs
1992 · Movie
as Ted Bukovsky
Traces of Red
1992 · Movie
as Steve Frayn
The Last Mile
1992 · Movie
as Scott
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991 · Movie
as Reader
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Iran: Days of Crisis
1991 · TV Show
as Jody Powell
Ghost
1990 · Movie
as Carl Bruner
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as Nicholas Baxter
Dark Holiday
1989 · Movie
as Ken Horton
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · TV Show
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
1988 · Movie
as David (archive footage)
Murphy Brown
1988 · TV Show
as Bobby Powell
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self
Gaby: A True Story
1987 · Movie
as David
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
1986 · Movie
as Darren
L.A. Law
1986 · TV Show
as Chris Arnett
Designing Women
1986 · TV Show
Matlock
1986 · TV Show
as Mark Campion
Hunter
1984 · TV Show
as Byron Loire
St. Elsewhere
1982 · TV Show
as Henry Orr
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · TV Show
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Jack Palmer
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV Show
as Self
Billion Dollar Spy
· Movie
as Burton Gerber
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Box Office Champ
· Movie
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RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
· Movie
as Self
Crew Credits
Ezra
2024 · Movie
Director, Producer
but i'm here too
2021 · Movie
Director, Producer
Chambers
2019 · TV Show
Director
The Divide
2014 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Creator
Scandal
2012 · TV Show
Director
Conviction
2010 · Movie
Producer, Director
Justified
2010 · TV Show
Director
Private Practice
2007 · TV Show
Director
Dirty Sexy Money
2007 · TV Show
Director
Damages
2007 · TV Show
Director
The Last Kiss
2006 · Movie
Director
Kidnapped
2006 · TV Show
Director
Six Degrees
2006 · TV Show
Director
Dexter
2006 · TV Show
Director
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV Show
Director
The L Word
2004 · TV Show
Director
Without a Trace
2002 · TV Show
Director
Someone Like You...
2001 · Movie
Director
A Walk on the Moon
1999 · Movie
Director, Producer
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
Director
