Griffin Dunne
Acting Born Jun 8, 1955 New York City, New York, USA 143 credits
Biography
Griffin Dunne is an American actor born on June 8, 1955, in New York City, New York, USA. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, with 128 known credits in his acting career. Dunne's acting credits include notable roles in films such as An American Werewolf in London and After Hours. He is known for his work in the entertainment industry, with a Content Score of 100.
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Career overview
Griffin Dunne is an American actor known for his work in film. He has appeared in numerous projects throughout his career, with a total of 128 acting credits to his name. Dunne's acting credits span a range of genres and roles, showcasing his versatility as a performer.
One of Dunne's most notable roles is that of Jack Goodman in the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London. He has also appeared in the 1985 film After Hours, where he played the character of Paul Hackett. These performances have contributed to his reputation as a talented and accomplished actor.
Dunne's extensive body of work is a testament to his dedication and passion for acting. With a career spanning multiple decades, he has established himself as a respected figure in the film industry.
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Career timeline
IX XI
Caught StealingSNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
ElsbethThe Girls on the BusEx-HusbandsJunction
Only Murders in the BuildingThe French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening SunWith/In Volume 2With/In Volume 2 · ScreenplayWith/In Volume 2 · Director
The Killers: Imploding the Mirage - Apple Music Film
The Kelly Clarkson ShowBittersweet Symphony
SuccessionOcean's EightThe Romanoffs
War MachineBright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie ReynoldsJoan Didion: The Center Will Not HoldJoan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold · Director
This Is UsGoliathBillionsSearch PartyI Love Dick
Sex&Drugs&Rock&RollConsumed
ManhattanRed Band SocietyRed Band Society · DirectorRob the MobThe Discoverers
Movie 43 · DirectorDallas Buyers ClubBroken CityBlood Ties
House of Lies
Last Night
The Good WifeThe Good Wife · DirectorWhite CollarThe LeagueThe Cove · Thanks
LeverageThe Accidental Husband · DirectorThe Great Buck HowardDominick Dunne: After the PartyCelebrity: Dominick Dunne — A Journalist in the Age of Celebrity
DamagesSnow Angels
3 lbsFierce People · DirectorFierce People · ProducerThe BondageGame 6
My Date with Drew
Filming for Your Life: Making After HoursMarie and Bruce
Stuck on You
40 Days and 40 NightsCheatsWarning: Parental Advisory
Law & Order: Criminal IntentLaw & Order: Criminal IntentA Nero Wolfe MysteryAliasBlonde
Lisa Picard Is FamousLisa Picard Is Famous · Director
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitThe Directors
Practical Magic · Director
Addicted to Love · Director
Joe's Apartment · Executive ProducerE! True Hollywood StoryDuke of Groove · WriterDuke of Groove · DirectorFour Tales of Two Cities · Director
Search and DestroyThe Android Affair
Quiz ShowI Like It Like That
Full Filmography
143 titles- IX XI (2026)
- Caught Stealing (2025) as Paul
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025) as Self
- Elsbeth (2024) as Elliott Pope
- The Girls on the Bus (2024)
- Ex-Husbands (2024) as Peter Pearce
- Junction (2024) as Lawrence
- Only Murders in the Building (2021) as Professor Milton Dudenoff
- The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021) as Legal Advisor
- With/In Volume 2 (2021) as (segment "One Night Stand")
- With/In Volume 2 (2021) Screenplay
- With/In Volume 2 (2021) Director
- Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine (2021) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Killers: Imploding the Mirage - Apple Music Film (2020) as Graham Moore
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Bittersweet Symphony (2019) as Griffin
- Succession (2018) as Alon Partif
- Ocean's Eight (2018) as Parole Board Officer
- The Romanoffs (2018) as Frank Shefflied
- War Machine (2017) as Ray Canucci
- Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2017) as Self
- Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017) as Self
- Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017) Director
- This Is Us (2016) as Nicky Pearson
- Goliath (2016) as Gene Bennett
- Billions (2016) as George Pike IV
- Search Party (2016) as Richard Wreck
- I Love Dick (2016) as Sylvere
- I Love Dick (2016) Creator
- Tumbledown (2016) as Upton
- Touched with Fire (2016) as George
- My Dead Boyfriend (2016) as Joey Lucas / Nick McCrawley
- Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (2015) as Music Therapist
- Consumed (2015) as Peter
- Manhattan (2014) as Woodrow Lorentzen
- Red Band Society (2014) as Ruben Garcia
- Red Band Society (2014) Director
- Rob the Mob (2014) as Dave Lovell
- The Discoverers (2014) as Lewis Birch
- Fugly! (2014) as Jefferey
- Movie 43 (2013) Director
- Dallas Buyers Club (2013) as Dr. Vass
- Broken City (2013) as Sam Lancaster
- Blood Ties (2013) as McNally
- House of Lies (2012) as Marco Pelios
- Last Night (2010) as Truman
- The Good Wife (2009) as Judge Jared Quinn
- The Good Wife (2009) Director
- White Collar (2009) as Wesley Kent
- The League (2009) as Burt
- The Cove (2009) Thanks
- Trust Me (2009) as Tony Mink
- Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009) as Self
- Leverage (2008) as Marcus Starke
- The Accidental Husband (2008) Director
- The Great Buck Howard (2008) as Jonathan Finerman
- Dominick Dunne: After the Party (2008) as Self
- Celebrity: Dominick Dunne — A Journalist in the Age of Celebrity (2008) as Self
- Damages (2007) as Dean Gullickson
- Snow Angels (2007) as Don Parkinson
- 3 lbs (2006) as Dr. Jerry Cole
- Fierce People (2006) Director
- Fierce People (2006) Producer
- The Bondage (2006) as Dr. Simon
- Game 6 (2006) as Elliott Litvak
- Game 6 (2006) Producer
- Your Product Here (2006) Director
- My Date with Drew (2005) as Self (uncredited)
- Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours (2004) as Self - Co-Producer
- Marie and Bruce (2004) as Bert
- Stuck on You (2003) as Griffin Dunne
- 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002) as Jerry Anderson
- Cheats (2002) as Mr. Davis
- Warning: Parental Advisory (2002) as Frank Zappa
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Seamus Flaherty
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Henry Talbott
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001) as Nicolas Losseff
- Alias (2001) as Leonid Lisenker
- Blonde (2001) as Playwright
- The Concert for New York City (2001)
- Sam the Man (2001) as Man in Bathroom
- Sounds from a Town I Love (2001)
- Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000) as Andrew
- Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000) Director
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Benno Gilbert
- The Directors (1999) as Self
- Practical Magic (1998) Director
- Addicted to Love (1997) Director
- Joe's Apartment (1996) Executive Producer
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
- Duke of Groove (1996) Writer
- Duke of Groove (1996) Director
- Four Tales of Two Cities (1996) Director
- Search and Destroy (1995) as Martin Mirkheim
- The Android Affair (1995) as Teach
- Quiz Show (1994) as Account Guy
- I Like It Like That (1994) as Stephen Price
- Frasier (1993) as Bob
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
- Partners (1993) as Dean Robinson
- Hotel Room (1993) as Robert
- Naked in New York (1993) as Auditioner
- The Pickle (1993) as Planet Cleveland Man (uncredited)
- Love Matters (1993) as Tom
- Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even (1992) as David
- Straight Talk (1992) as Alan Riegert
- Buying a Landslide (1992) as Michael Tyne
- My Girl (1991) as Mr. Jake Bixler
- Once Around (1991) as Rob
- Once Around (1991) Producer
- White Palace (1990) Producer
- Secret Weapon (1990) as Mordechai Vanunu
- The Simpsons (1989) as Cockaroach Actor (voice)
- The Big Blue (1988) as Duffy
- Running on Empty (1988) Producer
- Me and Him (1988) as Bert Uttanzi
- Lip Service (1988) as Len Burdette
- A Secret Thing (1988)
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Who's That Girl (1987) as Loudon Trott
- Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) as Doctor (segment "Hospital")
- L.A. Law (1986) as Gerard Samuels
- ScreenPlay (1986) as Michael Tyne
- From Here to Maternity (1986) as Stork Club Doctor
- Amazing Stories (1985) as Dick
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) as Knoll
- After Hours (1985) as Paul Hackett
- After Hours (1985) Producer
- Almost You (1985) as Alex Boyer
- Johnny Dangerously (1984) as Tommy
- Cold Feet (1984) as Tom Christo
- Baby It's You (1983) Producer
- Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director (1983) as Self
- Five Minutes For Fighting (1982)
- The Wall (1982) as Mordecai Apt
- An American Werewolf in London (1981) as Jack Goodman
- The Fan (1981) as Production Assistant
- Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) as Dr. Mark
- Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) Producer
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Frankie Toussaint (uncredited)
- The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) as Herbie Johnson
- Joy Will Prevail as Louis Kahn
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Griffin Dunne best known for?
Griffin Dunne is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Caught Stealing (2025), Elsbeth (2024), Only Murders in the Building (2021), The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
When and where was Griffin Dunne born?
Griffin Dunne was born on June 8, 1955 in New York City, New York, USA.
How many credits does Griffin Dunne have?
Griffin Dunne has accumulated over 143 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1975 to 2026.
What is Griffin Dunne's background in cinema and television?
Griffin Dunne is an American actor born on June 8, 1955, in New York City, New York, USA. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, with 128 known credits in his acting career. Dunne's acting credits include notable roles in films such as An American Werewolf in London and After Hours. He is known for his...
Griffin Dunne by the numbers
143credits
98films
45TV series
1975–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Only Murders in the Building (2021) as Professor Milton Dudenoff — aged about 66
- Succession (2018) as Alon Partif — aged about 63
- This Is Us (2016) as Nicky Pearson — aged about 61
- White Collar (2009) as Wesley Kent — aged about 54
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Benno Gilbert — aged about 44
- The Simpsons (1989) as Cockaroach Actor (voice) — aged about 34
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