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Danny Huston

Acting Born May 14, 1962 Rome, Italy 24 credits

Biography

Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston.

He is known for his roles in films such as Ivans Xtc (2000), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, 21 Grams (2003), Birth (2004), The Aviator (also 2004), The Constant Gardener (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006), Children of Men (also 2006), The Kingdom (2007), 30 Days of Night (also 2007), Robin Hood (2010), Hitchcock (2012), The Congress (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Wonder Woman (2017), Game Night (2018), Stan & Ollie (also 2018), and Angel Has Fallen (2019).

Huston portrayed The Axeman on the FX series American Horror Story: Coven and Massimo Dolcefino on American Horror Story: Freak Show. He played Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on Magic City (2012–13), Dan Jenkins in the first two seasons of the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone (2018–19), and Jamie Laird on the second season of Succession (2019). His directing credits include the films Mr. North (1988), The Maddening (1995) and The Last Photograph (2017).

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Known for

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Ty Caulfield

Yellowstone

as Dan Jenkins

American Horror Story

as The Axeman

American Horror Story

as Massimo Dolcefino

Succession

as Jamie Laird
Film

The Naked Gun

as Richard Cane

Common Side Effects

as Jonas Backstein (voice)
Film

The Crow

as Vincent Roeg

Full filmography

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Ty Caulfield
  • Yellowstone (2018) as Dan Jenkins
  • American Horror Story (2011) as The Axeman
  • American Horror Story (2011) as Massimo Dolcefino
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
  • Succession (2018) as Jamie Laird
  • Masters of Sex (2013) as Dr. Douglas Greathouse
  • Wonder Woman (2017) as Ludendorff
  • The Naked Gun (2025) as Richard Cane
  • Common Side Effects (2025) as Jonas Backstein (voice)
  • John Adams (2008) as Samuel Adams
  • Clash of the Titans (2010) as Poseidon
  • Children of Men (2006) as Nigel
  • Icefall (2025) as Rhodes
  • Newness (2017) as Larry Bejerano
  • Magic City (2012) as Ben Diamond
  • Angel Has Fallen (2019) as Wade Jennings
  • The Aviator (2004) as Jack Frye
  • Game Night (2018) as Donald Anderton
  • The Crow (2024) as Vincent Roeg
  • Calls (2021) as Frank (voice)
  • Robin Hood (2010) as King Richard the Lionheart
  • Wrath of the Titans (2012) as Poseidon
  • 30 Days of Night (2007) as Marlow