Acting
Tony Goldwyn
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
Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast
Series · 2026
One Battle After Another
Film · 2025
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Series · 2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Series · 2025
Ezra
Film · 2024
Murder Mystery 2
Film · 2023
Oppenheimer
Film · 2023
Plane
Film · 2023
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Film · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Series · 2022
King Richard
Film · 2021
but i'm here too
Film · 2021
Hacks
Series · 2021
Lovecraft Country
Series · 2020
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Film · 2019
The Hot Zone
Series · 2019
Blue Sky Metropolis
Series · 2019
Chambers
Series · 2019
All I Wish
Film · 2018
The Belko Experiment
Film · 2017
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Film · 2017
Insurgent
Film · 2015
Divergent
Film · 2014
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
Film · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Scandal
Series · 2012
The Mechanic
Film · 2011
Who Do You Think You Are?
Series · 2010
The Last House on the Left
Film · 2009
The Good Wife
Series · 2009
Drop Dead Diva
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
Film · 2007
Romance & Cigarettes
Film · 2006
Dexter
Series · 2006
American Gun
Film · 2005
The Sisters
Film · 2005
The Godfather of Green Bay
Film · 2005
Ghosts Never Sleep
Film · 2005
The L Word
Series · 2004
The Last Samurai
Film · 2003
Ash Tuesday
Film · 2003
Working Shakespeare
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Abandon
Film · 2002
Joshua
Film · 2002
Without a Trace
Series · 2002
An American Rhapsody
Film · 2001
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Film · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
The 6th Day
Film · 2000
Bounce
Film · 2000
Tarzan
Film · 1999
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
Film · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
The Lesser Evil
Film · 1998
From the Earth to the Moon
Series · 1998
Kiss the Girls
Film · 1997
Trouble on the Corner
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The Boys Next Door
Film · 1996
The Substance of Fire
Film · 1996
Truman
Film · 1995
Pocahontas: The Legend
Film · 1995
Reckless
Film · 1995
The Last Word
Film · 1995
Nixon
Film · 1995
A Woman of Independent Means
Series · 1995
Doomsday Gun
Film · 1994
The Last Tattoo
Film · 1994
Vault of Horror I
Film · 1994
Taking the Heat
Film · 1993
Love Matters
Film · 1993
The Pelican Brief
Film · 1993
Frasier
Series · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Kuffs
Film · 1992
Traces of Red
Film · 1992
The Last Mile
Film · 1992
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Film · 1991
Iran: Days of Crisis
Series · 1991
Ghost
Film · 1990
Law & Order
Series · 1990
Dark Holiday
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
Film · 1988
Murphy Brown
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Gaby: A True Story
Film · 1987
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
Film · 1986
L.A. Law
Series · 1986
Designing Women
Series · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
Hunter
Series · 1984
St. Elsewhere
Series · 1982
Entertainment Tonight
Series · 1981
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
The Emmy Awards
Series · 1949
Billion Dollar Spy
Film
Box Office Champ
Film
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
Film