Tony Goldwyn
Biography
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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
The View
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Dexter
2006
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Frasier
1993
The Good Wife
2009
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Nicholas Baxter · 1999
Law & Order
as Nicholas Baxter · 1990
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Frank Goren · 2001
The View
as Self - Guest · 1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Dexter
as Dr. Emmett Meridian · 2006
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self · 2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self · 1988
Frasier
as Roger · 1993
The Good Wife
as Judge Henry Baxter · 2009
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 2022
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
Scandal
as President Fitzgerald Grant · 2012
Without a Trace
as Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles · 2002
L.A. Law
as Chris Arnett · 1986
St. Elsewhere
as Henry Orr · 1982
Hacks
as Bob Lipka · 2021
Matlock
as Mark Campion · 1986
Murphy Brown
as Bobby Powell · 1988
Oppenheimer
as Gordon Gray · 2023
Tales from the Crypt
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks · 1989
Drop Dead Diva
as Alan Roberts · 2009
Hunter
as Byron Loire · 1984
The L Word
as Burr Connor · 2004
One Battle After Another
as Virgil Throckmorton · 2025
From the Earth to the Moon
as Neil Armstrong · 1998
The Last Samurai
as Col. Benjamin Bagley · 2003
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self · 2010
Designing Women
· 1986
Tarzan
as Tarzan (voice) · 1999
Entertainment Tonight
as Self · 1981
Ghost
as Carl Bruner · 1990
Divergent
as Andrew · 2014
The Mechanic
as Dean Sanderson · 2011
Insurgent
as Andrew Prior · 2015
Lovecraft Country
as Samuel Braithwhite · 2020
The Hot Zone
as Bruce Ivins · 2019
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
as Self - Guest · 2025
Kiss the Girls
as Dr. Will Rudolph · 1997
The Pelican Brief
as Fletcher Coal · 1993
Murder Mystery 2
as Silverfox · 2023
Plane
as Scarsdale · 2023
King Richard
as Paul Cohen · 2021
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI
as Darren · 1986
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
as Self · 2025
The Last House on the Left
as John Collingwood · 2009
The 6th Day
as Michael Drucker · 2000
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
as David (archive footage) · 1988
The Belko Experiment
as Barry Norris · 2017
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Jack Palmer · 1951
The Emmy Awards
as Self · 1949
Chambers
as Ben Lefevre · 2019
Nixon
as Harold Nixon · 1995
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
as Ed Miller · 2017
The People We Hate at the Wedding
as Dr. Goulding · 2022
Working Shakespeare
· 2003
A Woman of Independent Means
as Robert Steed · 1995
Iran: Days of Crisis
as Jody Powell · 1991
Ezra
as Bruce · 2024
All I Wish
as Adam · 2018
Bounce
as Greg Janello · 2000
Romance & Cigarettes
as Kitty's First Love (uncredited) · 2006
Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast
as Self · 2026
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self · 2019
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
as Warren Jeffs · 2014
Abandon
as David Schaffer · 2002
The Boys Next Door
as Jack Palmer · 1996
An American Rhapsody
as Peter · 2001
Doomsday Gun
as Duvall · 1994
Vault of Horror I
as Dr. Carl Fairbanks (archive footage) · 1994
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self · 2001
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
as Self · 1999
Kuffs
as Ted Bukovsky · 1992
Trouble on the Corner
as Jeff Stewart · 1997
The Last Tattoo
as Captain Mike Starwood · 1994
American Gun
as Frank · 2005
Gaby: A True Story
as David · 1987
Traces of Red
as Steve Frayn · 1992
The Substance of Fire
as Aaron Geldhart · 1996
Ash Tuesday
as Elliott · 2003
The Godfather of Green Bay
as Big Jake Norquist · 2005
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
as Reader · 1991
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self · 2007
The Lesser Evil
as Frank · 1998
Reckless
as Tom · 1995
The Last Mile
as Scott · 1992
The Sisters
as Vincent Antonelli · 2005
RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare
as Self
Joshua
as Joshua · 2002
Love Matters
as Geoffrey · 1993
Truman
as Clark Clifford · 1995
Billion Dollar Spy
as Burton Gerber
Blue Sky Metropolis
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2019
but i'm here too
as Him · 2021
Taking the Heat
as Michael · 1993
Pocahontas: The Legend
as Sir Edwin Wingfield · 1995
The Last Word
as Stan · 1995
Dark Holiday
as Ken Horton · 1989
Ghosts Never Sleep
as Jared Dolan · 2005
Box Office Champ