Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born May 20, 1960
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.
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as Gordon Gray
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2023
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2023
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2022
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2022
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2022
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2021
as Paul Cohen
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2021
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2021
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2020
as Samuel Braithwhite
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2019
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TVBlue Sky Metropolis
2019
as Self - Narrator (voice)
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2019
as Bruce Ivins
TVChambers
2019
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2018
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2017
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2017
as Barry Norris
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2015
as Andrew Prior
MovieOutlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
2014
as Warren Jeffs
MovieDivergent
2014
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TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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TVScandal
2012
as President Fitzgerald Grant
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2011
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2010
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2009
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2009
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2009
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2006
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2005
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2005
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2003
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2003
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2003
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2002
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2002
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2002
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2001
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TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
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2001
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MovieThe 6th Day
2000
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2000
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1999
as Nicholas Baxter
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1999
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1999
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1998
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1998
as Neil Armstrong
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1997
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1997
as Dr. Will Rudolph
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1997
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1996
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1996
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1995
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1995
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1995
as Clark Clifford
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1995
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1995
as Robert Steed
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1994
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1994
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks (archive footage)
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1994
as Captain Mike Starwood
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1993
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1993
as Fletcher Coal
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1993
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TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
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1993
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1992
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1992
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1992
as Ted Bukovsky
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1991
as Jody Powell
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1990
as Nicholas Baxter
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1990
as Carl Bruner
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1989
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1989
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1988
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1988
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1988
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1987
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1986
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1986
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1986
as Darren
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1986
as Mark Campion
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1984
as Byron Loire
TVSt. Elsewhere
1982
as Henry Orr
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
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TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Jack Palmer
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
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MovieBillion Dollar Spy
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