Jeff Daniels: movies and TV shows
Jeff Daniels has 154 credits in the archive: 103 films and 51 TV series, from 1951 to 2026. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2026 · busiest year: 2015 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Brink of War | Ronald Reagan | Film | — | 71 |
| 2025 | The American Revolution | Thomas Jefferson (voice) | TV | 5.9 | 70 |
| 2025 | Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words | Self | Film | 8.0 | 70 |
| 2024 | A Man in Full | Charlie Croker | TV | 6.3 | 69 |
| 2024 | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Self | Film | 8.1 | 69 |
| 2023 | Shrinking | TV | 7.8 | 68 | |
| 2023 | Shrinking | Randy | TV | 7.8 | 68 |
| 2023 | The American Buffalo | (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 68 |
| 2023 | The Saint of Second Chances | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 68 |
| 2023 | Bye Bye Barry | Self | Film | 7.8 | 68 |
| 2021 | American Rust | Det. Del Harris | TV | 6.9 | 66 |
| 2021 | American Rust | TV | 6.9 | 66 | |
| 2021 | Hemingway | Ernest Hemingway (voice) | TV | 7.5 | 66 |
| 2021 | Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | Film | — | 66 |
| 2021 | 9/11: Inside the President's War Room | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.8 | 66 |
| 2020 | Washington | Self - Narrator | TV | 7.2 | 65 |
| 2020 | Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party | Himself | TV | 7.5 | 65 |
| 2020 | Adam | Mickey | Film | 6.4 | 65 |
| 2020 | The Comey Rule | James Comey | TV | 6.9 | 65 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 64 |
| 2019 | Guest Artist | Joseph Harris | Film | 4.7 | 64 |
| 2019 | Guest Artist | Film | 4.7 | 64 | |
| 2019 | Guest Artist | Film | 4.7 | 64 | |
| 2018 | The Catcher Was a Spy | Bill Donovan | Film | 6.2 | 63 |
| 2018 | The Looming Tower | John O'Neill | TV | 7.3 | 63 |
| 2018 | The Emperor's Newest Clothes | The Emperor | Film | 6.9 | 63 |
| 2018 | The Russian Five | self | Film | 7.4 | 63 |
| 2017 | Godless | Frank Griffin | TV | 7.8 | 62 |
| 2017 | The Hunt for the Zodiac Killer | TV | 6.1 | 62 | |
| 2017 | Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge | Narrator | TV | 6.9 | 62 |
| 2016 | Allegiant | David | Film | 6.1 | 61 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV | 6.1 | 60 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Casting Reject | TV | 6.1 | 60 |
| 2015 | The Martian | Theodore "Teddy" Sanders | Film | 7.7 | 60 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 6.2 | 60 |
| 2015 | Hunting Hitler | TV | 6.7 | 60 | |
| 2015 | Steve Jobs | John Sculley | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 2015 | ARES: live | Teddy Sanders | TV | 4.3 | 60 |
| 2015 | Of Miracles and Men | Self - Narrator | Film | 7.2 | 60 |
| 2015 | "That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' | Self | Film | 7.3 | 60 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 59 |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | TV | 4.2 | 59 |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | TV | 5.0 | 59 |
| 2014 | Dumb and Dumber To | Harry Dunne | Film | 5.6 | 59 |
| 2013 | James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend | Self | Film | 7.4 | 58 |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Will McAvoy | TV | 8.1 | 57 |
| 2012 | Looper | Abe | Film | 6.9 | 57 |
| 2011 | Impractical Jokers | Self | TV | 7.9 | 56 |
| 2010 | Howl | Professor David Kirk | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 2009 | State of Play | George Fergus | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 2009 | Away We Go | Jerry Farlander | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 2009 | The Answer Man | Arlen Faber | Film | 6.2 | 54 |
| 2009 | Paper Man | Richard Dunn | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 2008 | Space Chimps | Zartog (voice) | Film | 5.0 | 53 |
| 2008 | Traitor | Carter | Film | 6.7 | 53 |
| 2008 | A Plumm Summer | Narrator | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 2008 | Sweet Nothing in My Ear | Dan Miller | Film | 6.3 | 53 |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV | 7.2 | 52 |
| 2007 | Mama's Boy | Mert Rosenbloom | Film | 4.6 | 52 |
| 2007 | The Lookout | Lewis | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 2006 | RV | Travis Gornicke | Film | 5.9 | 51 |
| 2006 | Robin Williams: A Family Affair | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 2006 | Infamous | Alvin Dewey | Film | 6.4 | 51 |
| 2006 | RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 2006 | Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 2006 | Still Dumb After All These Years | Self | Film | 7.7 | 51 |
| 2006 | Robin Williams: A Family Affair | Self | Film | — | 51 |
| 2006 | RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors | Self | Film | 9.3 | 51 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV | 6.8 | 50 |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | Self | TV | 6.9 | 50 |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. | Sig Mickelson | Film | 7.1 | 50 |
| 2005 | The Squid and the Whale | Bernard Berkman | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 2005 | Because of Winn-Dixie | Preacher | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 2004 | The Goodbye Girl | Elliot Garfield | Film | 6.0 | 49 |
| 2004 | Imaginary Heroes | Ben Travis | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 2004 | The Five People You Meet In Heaven | Blue Man | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 2004 | Dumb and Dumber - Making Of | Self | Film | — | 49 |
| 2004 | Remembering Ragtime | P. C. O'Donnell (archive footage) | Film | — | 49 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 48 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 48 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 48 |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals | Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 2003 | I Witness | James Rhodes | Film | 5.5 | 48 |
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 48 |
| 2002 | The Hours | Louis Waters | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 2002 | Blood Work | Jasper 'Buddy' Noone | Film | 6.2 | 47 |
| 2002 | Super Sucker | Fred Barlow | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 2002 | Super Sucker | Film | 5.7 | 47 | |
| 2002 | Super Sucker | Film | 5.7 | 47 | |
| 2001 | Chasing Sleep | Ed Saxon | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2001 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | Rueben Soady | Film | 6.1 | 46 |
| 2001 | Escanaba in da Moonlight | Film | 6.1 | 46 | |
| 2000 | Cheaters | Dr. Gerard Plecki | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 2000 | The Crossing | Gen. George Washington | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Jeff Daniels (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 44 |
| 1999 | My Favorite Martian | Tim O'Hara | Film | 5.7 | 44 |
| 1999 | All the Rage | Warren Harding | Film | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1998 | Pleasantville | Mr. Johnson | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley | Self | Film | 4.5 | 43 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 42 |
| 1997 | Trial and Error | Charles Tuttle | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1997 | Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party | Self | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Roger | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1996 | Fly Away Home | Thomas Alden | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1996 | 2 Days in the Valley | Alvin Strayer | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1995 | Redwood Curtain | Lyman Fellers | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1994 | Dumb and Dumber | Harry Dunne | Film | 6.7 | 39 |
| 1994 | Speed | Harry | Film | 7.2 | 39 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 38 |
| 1993 | Frasier | Doug (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 38 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1993 | Gettysburg | Col. Joshua Chamberlain | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1993 | Rain Without Thunder | Jonathan Garson | Film | 4.3 | 38 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV | 5.4 | 37 | |
| 1992 | HBO First Look | TV | 5.6 | 37 | |
| 1992 | Timescape | Ben Wilson | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1992 | There Goes the Neighborhood | Willis Embry | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 1992 | Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story | Tom Noonan | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1991 | The Butcher's Wife | Dr. Alex Tremor | Film | 5.7 | 36 |
| 1991 | Breakfast with the Arts | TV | 7.5 | 36 | |
| 1991 | America's Classic Ballparks | Narrator | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1990 | Arachnophobia | Ross Jennings | Film | 6.4 | 35 |
| 1990 | Love Hurts | Paul Weaver | Film | 4.6 | 35 |
| 1990 | Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael | Denton Webb | Film | 6.2 | 35 |
| 1989 | No Place Like Home | Mike Cooper | Film | 6.7 | 34 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | TV | 5.6 | 33 | |
| 1988 | The House on Carroll Street | Cochran | Film | 5.9 | 33 |
| 1988 | Sweet Hearts Dance | Sam Manners | Film | 5.0 | 33 |
| 1988 | Checking Out | Ray Macklin | Film | 4.4 | 33 |
| 1988 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Lt. Steve Maryk | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1987 | Trying Times | Jim | TV | 7.3 | 32 |
| 1987 | Radio Days | Biff Baxter | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1986 | Something Wild | Charles Driggs | Film | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1986 | Heartburn | Richard | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1985 | The Purple Rose of Cairo | Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd | Film | 7.4 | 30 |
| 1985 | Marie: A True Story | Eddie Sisk | Film | 5.8 | 30 |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.8 | 29 |
| 1983 | Terms of Endearment | Flap Horton | Film | 7.1 | 28 |
| 1983 | An Invasion of Privacy | Francis Ryan | Film | 5.5 | 28 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Jed Jenkins | TV | 6.6 | 27 |
| 1982 | Fifth of July | Jed Jenkins | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1981 | Ragtime | P.C. O'Donnell | Film | 7.0 | 26 |
| 1980 | A Rumor of War | Chaplain | TV | 8.0 | 25 |
| 1979 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | TV | 6.8 | 24 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV | 6.9 | 20 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 20 |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Neal Forrester | TV | 7.2 | 13 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lyman Fellers | TV | 8.8 | 3 |
| 2034 | Film | — | — | ||
| Starman | Ed Watkins | Film | — | — | |
| Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story | Ralph Teetor (voice) | Film | — | — | |
| Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character | Narrator | Film | — | — |