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.
Acting
Movie
Divergent
as Andrew
2014
Movie
Oppenheimer
as Gordon Gray
2023
Movie
Insurgent
as Andrew Prior
2015
Movie
The Last Samurai
as Col. Benjamin Bagley
2003
Movie
Tarzan
as Tarzan (voice)
1999
Movie
Ghost
as Carl Bruner
1990
TV
Dexter
as Dr. Emmett Meridian
2006
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Nicholas Baxter
1999
Movie
One Battle After Another
as Virgil Throckmorton
2025
Movie
The Mechanic
as Dean Sanderson
2011
Movie
King Richard
as Paul Cohen
2021
Movie
Plane
as Scarsdale
2023
Movie
The 6th Day
as Michael Drucker
2000
Movie
Murder Mystery 2
as Mr. Silverfox
2023
Movie
The Last House on the Left
as John Collingwood
2009
Movie
Kiss the Girls
as Dr. Will Rudolph
1997
Movie
The Pelican Brief
as Fletcher Coal
1993
Movie
The Belko Experiment
as Barry Norris
2017
Movie
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
as Darren
1986
Movie
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
as David (archive footage)
1988
TV
Tales from the Crypt
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks
1989
TV
Frasier
as Roger
1993
TV
The L Word
as Burr Connor
2004
TV
Lovecraft Country
as Samuel Braithwhite
2020
Crew
TV
Grey's Anatomy
Director
2005
TV
Dexter
Director
2006
TV
The L Word
Director
2004
TV
Justified
Director
2010
TV
Law & Order
Director
1990
Movie
Conviction
Director
2010
TV
Scandal
Director
2012
Movie
Someone Like You...
Director
2001
Movie
The Last Kiss
Director
2006
TV
Private Practice
Director
2007
TV
Without a Trace
Director
2002
TV
Damages
Director
2007