Danny Huston

{{Infobox person

| name = Danny Huston

| image = Danny Huston (29620934491).jpg

| caption = Huston at 2016 Toronto International Film Festival

| birthname = Daniel Sallis Huston

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|5|14}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

| citizenship = {{hlist|United States|United Kingdom}}

| alma_mater = London Film School

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|screenwriter}}

| yearsactive = 1975–present

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|Virginia Madsen|1989|1992|end=div}}
{{marriage|Katie Jane Evans|2001|2008|end=died}}

}}

| children = 1

| father = John Huston

| relatives = {{unbulleted list|Tony Huston (half-brother)|Anjelica Huston (half-sister)| Allegra Huston (adoptive sister)|Jack Huston (nephew)|Walter Huston (grandfather)}}

}}

Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an American-British actor, director and screenwriter. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston.

He is known for his roles in films such as Ivans Xtc (2000),{{Cite web |date=2002-12-11 |title=2003 IFP Independent Spirit Award Nominations |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2002/12/2003-ifp-independent-spirit-award-nominations-80086/ |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=IndieWire |language=en}} for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, 21 Grams (2003), Birth (2004), The Aviator (also 2004),{{Cite web |title=The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards {{!}} Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/11th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=www.sagawards.org |language=en}} The Constant Gardener (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006),{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date= |title=Marie Antoinette movie review (2006) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/marie-antoinette-2006 |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=rogerebert.com |language=en}} Children of Men (also 2006), The Kingdom (2007),{{Cite news |last=Scott |first=A. O. |date=2007-09-28 |title=F.B.I. Agents Solve the Terrorist Problem ) |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/movies/28king.html |access-date=2021-02-15 |issn=0362-4331}} 30 Days of Night (also 2007), Robin Hood (2010),{{Cite magazine |last=Lane |first=Anthony |date=May 17, 2010 |title=Straight Arrows |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/05/24/straight-arrows |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-us |access-date=2021-02-15}} Hitchcock (2012),{{Cite news |last=Dargis |first=Manohla |date=2012-11-22 |title=A Knife and a Shower: Sounds Hitchcockian |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/23/movies/hitchcock-with-anthony-hopkins-and-helen-mirren.html |access-date=2021-02-15 |issn=0362-4331}} The Congress (2013),{{Cite web |date=2013-04-19 |title=Cannes: Ari Folman's 'The Congress' to Open Directors' Fortnight |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cannes-ari-folman-s-congress-442939 |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}} Big Eyes (2014),{{Cite web |date=2014-12-30 |title=Danny Huston Talks Big Eyes and American Horror Story: Freak Show |url=https://collider.com/danny-huston-big-eyes-interview/ |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=Collider |language=en-US}} Wonder Woman (2017),{{Cite web |date=2017-06-06 |title=Danny Huston on Making Wonder Woman and Waltzing with Gal Gadot |url=https://collider.com/danny-huston-wonder-woman-the-last-photograph-interview/ |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Swiderski |first=Adam |date=2020-04-13 |title=Why Wade Jennings From Angel Has Fallen Looks So Familiar |url=https://www.looper.com/201303/why-wade-jennings-from-angel-has-fallen-looks-so-familiar/ |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=Looper.com |language=en-US}} Game Night (2018), Stan & Ollie (also 2018), and Angel Has Fallen (2019).

Huston portrayed The Axeman on the FX series American Horror Story: Coven and Massimo Dolcefino on American Horror Story: Freak Show.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-23 |title=American Horror Story: How Accurate Is The Show's Depiction Of Various Serial Killers? |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2488942/american-horror-story-how-accurate-is-the-shows-depiction-of-various-serial-killers |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=CINEMABLEND}}{{cite news |last=Schremph |first=Kelly |title=Was The Axeman on 'AHS Freakshow'? Yep, And He's The One Who Gave Elsa Her Legs |work=Bustle |url=http://www.bustle.com/articles/52187-was-the-axeman-on-ahs-freak-show-yep-and-hes-the-one-who-gave-elsa-her}} He played Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on Magic City (2012–13), Dan Jenkins in the first two seasons of the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone (2018–19), Jamie Laird on the second season of Succession (2019), and the voice of Jonas Backstein on the first season of Common Side Effects (2025). His directing credits include the films Mr. North (1988), The Maddening (1995) and The Last Photograph (2017).

Early life

Huston was born May 14, 1962, in Rome, Italy. He is the son of director and actor John Huston and actress Zoe Sallis.{{Cite web|title=Danny Huston|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/91256%7C201339/Danny-Huston/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}} Huston was in Italy directing The Bible: In the Beginning..., in which Sallis played Hagar. Through his father, he is the half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston and screenwriter Tony Huston. He has two adoptive siblings, Pablo Huston and writer Allegra Huston. He is the uncle of actor Jack Huston and grandson of Walter Huston. He is of Canadian, Welsh, Scots-Irish, Scottish and Anglo-Indian descent.{{cite news |last=Carr |first=Jay |date=July 31, 1988 |title=HAVING NOAH FOR A FATHER TO HIS SON DANNY, JOHN HUSTON WAS INDEED LARGER THAN LIFE |publisher=Boston Globe |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59651922.html?dids=59651922:59651922&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+31%2C+1988&author=Jay+Carr%2C+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=HAVING+NOAH+FOR+A+FATHER+TO+HIS+SON+DANNY%2C+JOHN+HUSTON+WAS+INDEED+LARGER+THAN+LIFE&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102074843/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59651922.html?dids=59651922:59651922&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+31,+1988&author=Jay+Carr,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=HAVING+NOAH+FOR+A+FATHER+TO+HIS+SON+DANNY,+JOHN+HUSTON+WAS+INDEED+LARGER+THAN+LIFE&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=May 17, 2010 |quote=My mother's half Indian, half English}}{{Cite book |last=Huston |first=John |title=An Open Book |publisher=Da Capo Press |year=1994 |isbn=0-306-80573-1 |page=9}}

The younger Huston spent much of his early life in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and maintains British citizenship through his mother.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-15 |title=Danny Huston: 'I went around the world with my father – making his drinks' |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/15/danny-huston-john-hollywood-directing-lockerbie |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} He worked as an assistant to his father during the production of Under the Volcano (1984) and was a second unit director on The Dead (1987). Huston is a graduate of London Film School.{{Cite web |title=Global Names From LFS {{!}} London Film School |url=https://lfs.org.uk/films-filmmakers/associates-london-film-school-alfs |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=lfs.org.uk}}

Career

Huston made his acting debut at the age of 12 in the George Kennedy-starring thriller film The "Human" Factor (1975).

In 1988, Huston directed Mr. North, which was an adaptation of Thornton Wilder's Theophilus North. The film was produced by his father, who died before its completion.{{Cite news |last=Kellerman |first=Stewart |date=1989-01-01 |title=HOME VIDEO/NEW RELEASES |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/01/arts/home-video-new-releases.html |access-date=2021-02-15 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|date=1988-07-22|title=Movie Reviews : 'Mr. North' Misses Huston Pere's Genius|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-22-ca-7342-story.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}} In 1995, Huston played Bartender #2 in Leaving Las Vegas and directed the film The Maddening.{{Cite web|title=Danny Huston on playing villains, Nick Cave, and more|url=https://www.avclub.com/danny-huston-on-playing-villains-nick-cave-and-more-1798234672|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Film|date=November 12, 2012 |language=en-us}}{{Cite web|title=The Maddening|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/526843/the-maddening/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}}

Huston was nominated for Best Male Performance at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2003 for his performance in the independent film Ivans Xtc.

Huston appeared in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. The ensemble cast was nominated for a 2004 SAG Award. In 2006, Huston received the Golden Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Sandy Woodrow in Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener. Huston starred in the Australian western The Proposition.{{Cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=|title=The Proposition movie review & film summary (2006) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-proposition-2006|access-date=2021-02-15|website=rogerebert.com|language=en}}

Huston starred in Alpha Male and Oliver Parker's Fade to Black, in which he played Orson Welles.{{Cite web|title=Alpha Male|url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/alpha-male|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Time Out Worldwide|date=August 7, 2006 |language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2008-03-09|title=Review: Fade to Black|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/mar/09/thriller.features|access-date=2021-02-15|website=The Guardian|language=en}} He starred in The Kreutzer Sonata, which premiered at the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival.{{Cite news|title=The Kreutzer Sonata|language=en|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kreutzer-sonata-126525|access-date=2021-02-15}}

His other film credits include Birth, Silver City, Marie Antoinette, The Number 23, The Kingdom, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, and 30 Days of Night. He portrayed Samuel Adams in the award-winning HBO miniseries John Adams and Colonel William Stryker in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a prequel to the original trilogy of X-Men films.{{Cite web|title=Danny Huston|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/danny-huston/credits/3000029591/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}

Huston has been featured in Boogie Woogie, The Warrior's Way, Edge of Darkness, Clash of the Titans, Robin Hood, You Don't Know Jack, and Medallion.

Huston played gangster Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on Mitch Glazer's Magic City, for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2013.{{Cite web|title=Magic City|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/magic-city|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.goldenglobes.com}} He portrayed The Axeman in the FX thriller series American Horror Story: Coven and Massimo Dolcefino in American Horror Story: Freak Show. Huston starred as General Erich Ludendorff in the 2017 film Wonder Woman and as Wade Jennings in Angel Has Fallen.

Personal life

In 1989, Huston married actress Virginia Madsen. They divorced in 1992. In 2001, he married Katie Jane Evans with whom he had a child, Stella.{{Cite web|date=2019-09-08|title=Danny Huston Married Details, Dating, Family, Net Worth, 2019|url=https://liverampup.com/entertainment/danny-huston-married-dating-family.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=LIVERAMPUP|language=en}} Huston and Evans separated in 2006. Evans died by suicide in October 2008 before the divorce was finalized.{{Cite web |last=Thomson |first=Katherine |date=2008-10-25 |title=Danny Huston's Wife In Tragic Suicide Jump

|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/danny-hustons-wife-in-tra_n_137886|access-date=2023-08-23 |website=HuffPost |language=en-US}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year	Title	Role	class=unsortable \| Notes
1975 \| The "Human" Factor \| Mark Kinsdale \| Credited as 'Danny Houston'
1988 \| Mr. North \| {{N/A}} \| rowspan="3" \|As director
1991 \| Becoming Colette \| {{N/A}}
rowspan="2" \|1995 \| The Maddening \| {{N/A}}
Leaving Las Vegas \| Bartender \|
1997 \| Anna Karenina \| Stiva \|
rowspan="2"\| 1998 \| Spanish Fly \| John \|
Susan's Plan \| Gambler \|
1999 \| Rockin' Good Times \| Jimmy's Manager \|
rowspan="2"\| 2000 \| Timecode \| Randy \|
Ivans Xtc \| Ivan Beckman \|
rowspan="2"\| 2001 \| Eden \| Kalman \|
Hotel \| Hotel Manager \|
rowspan="2"\| 2002 \| Torture TV \| Gary Silverman \|
The Bacchae \| Herdsman \|
2003 \| 21 Grams \| Michael \|
rowspan="3"\| 2004 \| Silver City \| Danny O'Brien \|
Birth \| Joseph \|
The Aviator \| Jack Frye \|
rowspan="2"\| 2005 \| The Proposition \| Arthur Burns \|
The Constant Gardener \| Sandy Woodrow \|
rowspan="4"\| 2006 \| Marie Antoinette \| Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor \|
Alpha Male \| Jim Ferris \|
Children of Men \| Nigel \|
Fade to Black \| Orson Welles \|
rowspan="4"\| 2007 \| The Number 23 \| Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix \|
I Really Hate My Job \| Al Bowlly / Himself \|
The Kingdom \| Gideon Young \|
30 Days of Night \| Marlow \|
rowspan="2"\| 2008 \| The Kreutzer Sonata \| Edgar \|
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People \| Lawrence Maddox \|
rowspan="2"\| 2009 \| X-Men Origins: Wolverine \| William Stryker \|
Boogie Woogie \| Art Spindle \|
rowspan="5"\| 2010 \| Edge of Darkness \| Jack Bennett \|
Clash of the Titans \| Poseidon \|
The Warrior's Way \| The Colonel \|
Robin Hood \| Richard the Lionheart \|
The Conspirator \| Joseph Holt \|
rowspan="2"\| 2011 \| A Monster in Paris \| Préfet Maynott \| Voice, English dub
Playoff \| Max Stoller \|
rowspan="5"\| 2012 \| Two Jacks \| Jack \|
Wrath of the Titans \| Poseidon \|
Stolen \| Tim Harlend \|
Hitchcock \| Whitfield Cook \|
Boxing Day \| Basil \|
rowspan="2"\| 2013 \| The Congress \| Jeff \|
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox \| Sam Lane \|Voice
rowspan="3"\| 2014 \| Big Eyes \| Dick Nolan \|
Tigers \| Alex \|
The Liberator \| Martin Torkington \|
rowspan="2"\| 2015 \| Pressure \| Engel \|
Frankenstein \| Viktor Frankenstein \|
2016 \| All I See Is You \| Dr. Hughes \|
rowspan="3"\| 2017 \| The Last Photograph \| Tom Hammond \| Also director
Newness \| Larry Bejerano \|
Wonder Woman \| Gen. Erich Ludendorff \|
rowspan="3"\| 2018 \| Game Night \| Donald Anderton \|
The Professor \| Peter \|
Stan & Ollie \| Hal Roach \|
rowspan="3"\| 2019 \| Io \| Dr. Henry Walden \|
Angel Has Fallen \| Wade Jennings \|
Samurai Marathon \| Matthew C. Perry \|
rowspan="1" \| 2021 \| Traveling Light \| Harry \|
rowspan="5" \| 2022 \| Across the River and into the Trees \| Capt. Wes O'Neill \|
We Are Gathered Here Today \| Peter Stone \| {{Cite web\|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/we-are-gathered-here-today/\|title=We Are Gathered Here Today Featured, Reviews Film Threat\|work=Film Threat\|date=September 28, 2022\|access-date=June 30, 2023}}
Ride Above \| Monsieur Cooper \|
Life Upside Down \| Paul Hasselberg \|
Marlowe \| Floyd Hanson \|
rowspan="3"\|2023 \| Consecration \| Father Romero \|
The Dead Don't Hurt \| Rudolph Schiller \| {{Cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/viggo-mortensen-vicky-krieps-dead-dont-hurt-1235394823/\|title= Viggo Mortensen to Direct Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt,' Starring Vicky Krieps\|website=Deadline\|date= October 6, 2022}}
I Told You So (Te l’avevo detto) \| Father Bill \|
rowspan="3" \|2024 \| Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 \| Colonel Houghton \|
The Crow \| Vincent Roeg \|
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 \| Colonel Houghton \|
2025 \| {{pending film\|The Naked Gun}} \| {{TableTBA}} \| Post-production
rowspan="3" \|{{TableTBA}} \| {{pending film\|Lear Rex}} \| Duke of Albany \| Post-production
{{pending film\|Ice Fall}} \|{{TableTBA}} \| Post-production
{{pending film\|A Place in Hell}} \|{{TableTBA}} \| Filming

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

Title

Role

class=unsortable | Notes

1975

| The "Human" Factor

| Mark Kinsdale

| Credited as 'Danny Houston'

1988

| Mr. North

| {{N/A}}

| rowspan="3" |As director

1991

| Becoming Colette

| {{N/A}}

rowspan="2" |1995

| The Maddening

| {{N/A}}

Leaving Las Vegas

| Bartender

1997

| Anna Karenina

| Stiva

rowspan="2"| 1998

| Spanish Fly

| John

Susan's Plan

| Gambler

1999

| Rockin' Good Times

| Jimmy's Manager

rowspan="2"| 2000

| Timecode

| Randy

Ivans Xtc

| Ivan Beckman

rowspan="2"| 2001

| Eden

| Kalman

Hotel

| Hotel Manager

rowspan="2"| 2002

| Torture TV

| Gary Silverman

The Bacchae

| Herdsman

2003

| 21 Grams

| Michael

rowspan="3"| 2004

| Silver City

| Danny O'Brien

Birth

| Joseph

The Aviator

| Jack Frye

rowspan="2"| 2005

| The Proposition

| Arthur Burns

The Constant Gardener

| Sandy Woodrow

rowspan="4"| 2006

| Marie Antoinette

| Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Alpha Male

| Jim Ferris

Children of Men

| Nigel

Fade to Black

| Orson Welles

rowspan="4"| 2007

| The Number 23

| Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix

I Really Hate My Job

| Al Bowlly / Himself

The Kingdom

| Gideon Young

30 Days of Night

| Marlow

rowspan="2"| 2008

| The Kreutzer Sonata

| Edgar

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

| Lawrence Maddox

rowspan="2"| 2009

| X-Men Origins: Wolverine

| William Stryker

Boogie Woogie

| Art Spindle

rowspan="5"| 2010

| Edge of Darkness

| Jack Bennett

Clash of the Titans

| Poseidon

The Warrior's Way

| The Colonel

Robin Hood

| Richard the Lionheart

The Conspirator

| Joseph Holt

rowspan="2"| 2011

| A Monster in Paris

| Préfet Maynott

| Voice, English dub

Playoff

| Max Stoller

rowspan="5"| 2012

| Two Jacks

| Jack

Wrath of the Titans

| Poseidon

Stolen

| Tim Harlend

Hitchcock

| Whitfield Cook

Boxing Day

| Basil

rowspan="2"| 2013

| The Congress

| Jeff

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

| Sam Lane

|Voice

rowspan="3"| 2014

| Big Eyes

| Dick Nolan

Tigers

| Alex

The Liberator

| Martin Torkington

rowspan="2"| 2015

| Pressure

| Engel

Frankenstein

| Viktor Frankenstein

2016

| All I See Is You

| Dr. Hughes

rowspan="3"| 2017

| The Last Photograph

| Tom Hammond

| Also director

Newness

| Larry Bejerano

Wonder Woman

| Gen. Erich Ludendorff

rowspan="3"| 2018

| Game Night

| Donald Anderton

The Professor

| Peter

Stan & Ollie

| Hal Roach

rowspan="3"| 2019

| Io

| Dr. Henry Walden

Angel Has Fallen

| Wade Jennings

Samurai Marathon

| Matthew C. Perry

rowspan="1" | 2021

| Traveling Light

| Harry

rowspan="5" | 2022

| Across the River and into the Trees

| Capt. Wes O'Neill

We Are Gathered Here Today

| Peter Stone

| {{Cite web|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/we-are-gathered-here-today/|title=We Are Gathered Here Today Featured, Reviews Film Threat|work=Film Threat|date=September 28, 2022|access-date=June 30, 2023}}

Ride Above

| Monsieur Cooper

Life Upside Down

| Paul Hasselberg

Marlowe

| Floyd Hanson

rowspan="3"|2023

| Consecration

| Father Romero

The Dead Don't Hurt

| Rudolph Schiller

| {{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/viggo-mortensen-vicky-krieps-dead-dont-hurt-1235394823/|title= Viggo Mortensen to Direct Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt,' Starring Vicky Krieps|website=Deadline|date= October 6, 2022}}

I Told You So (Te l’avevo detto)

| Father Bill

rowspan="3" |2024

| Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1

| Colonel Houghton

The Crow

| Vincent Roeg

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2

| Colonel Houghton

2025

| {{pending film|The Naked Gun}}

| {{TableTBA}}

| Post-production

rowspan="3" |{{TableTBA}}

| {{pending film|Lear Rex}}

| Duke of Albany

| Post-production

|{{TableTBA}}

| Post-production

|{{TableTBA}}

| Filming

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year	Title	Role	class=unsortable \| Notes
rowspan="2"\|1987 \| Mister Corbett's Ghost \| {{N/A}} \| rowspan="3\|Director only; television film
Bigfoot \| {{N/A}}
1996 \|The Ice Princess \|{{N/A}}
2004 \| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \| Ty Caulfield \| Episode: "Suckers"
2006 \| Covert One: The Hades Factor \| Frank Klein \| 2 episodes
2008 \| John Adams \| Samuel Adams \| 3 episodes
2010 \| You Don't Know Jack \| Geoffrey Fieger \| Television film
2012–2013 \| Magic City \| Ben "The Butcher" Diamond \| 16 episodes
2013–2014 \| American Horror Story: Coven \| The Axeman of New Orleans \| 7 episodes
2014 \| Masters of Sex \| Dr. Douglas Greathouse \| 3 episodes
2014–2015 \| American Horror Story: Freak Show \| Dr. Feinbloom (voice only) and Massimo Dolcefino \| 3 episodes
2016 \| Paranoid \| Nick Waingrow \| 4 episodes
2018–2019 \| Yellowstone \| Dan Jenkins \| 17 episodes
2019 \| Succession \| Jamie Laird \| 6 episodes
2019 \| Doc Martin \| Robert Brooke \| Episode: "Wild West Country"
2020 \| Red Bird Lane \| Hugh \| Unaired pilot
2021 \| Calls \| Frank \| Voice; episode: "The Universe Did It"
2025 \| Common Side Effects \| Jonas Backstein \| Voice; 5 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

Title

Role

class=unsortable | Notes

rowspan="2"|1987

| Mister Corbett's Ghost

| {{N/A}}

| rowspan="3|Director only; television film

Bigfoot

| {{N/A}}

1996

|The Ice Princess

|{{N/A}}

2004

| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

| Ty Caulfield

| Episode: "Suckers"

2006

| Covert One: The Hades Factor

| Frank Klein

| 2 episodes

2008

| John Adams

| Samuel Adams

| 3 episodes

2010

| You Don't Know Jack

| Geoffrey Fieger

| Television film

2012–2013

| Magic City

| Ben "The Butcher" Diamond

| 16 episodes

2013–2014

| American Horror Story: Coven

| The Axeman of New Orleans

| 7 episodes

2014

| Masters of Sex

| Dr. Douglas Greathouse

| 3 episodes

2014–2015

| American Horror Story: Freak Show

| Dr. Feinbloom (voice only) and Massimo Dolcefino

| 3 episodes

2016

| Paranoid

| Nick Waingrow

| 4 episodes

2018–2019

| Yellowstone

| Dan Jenkins

| 17 episodes

2019

| Succession

| Jamie Laird

| 6 episodes

2019

| Doc Martin

| Robert Brooke

| Episode: "Wild West Country"

2020

| Red Bird Lane

| Hugh

| Unaired pilot

2021

| Calls

| Frank

| Voice; episode: "The Universe Did It"

2025

| Common Side Effects

| Jonas Backstein

| Voice; 5 episodes

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"
Institution ! Year ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result
Chlotrudis Awards \|2007 \|Best Supporting Actor \|The Proposition \|{{nom}}
Edinburgh International Film Festival \|2017 \|Best Film \|The Last Photograph \|{{nom}}
Golden Globe Awards \| 2013 \| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film \| Magic City \| {{nom}}
Independent Spirit Awards \| 2003 \| Best Male Lead \| Ivans Xtc \| {{nom}}
Monte-Carlo Television Festival \| 2008 \| Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries \| John Adams \| {{nom}}
Montreal World Film Festival \| 2011 \| Best Actor \| Playoff \| {{won}}
Satellite Awards \| 2005 \| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture \| The Constant Gardener \| {{won}}
Screen Actors Guild Awards \| 2005 \| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture \| The Aviator \| {{nom}}
Saturn Awards \| 2014 \| Best Guest Starring Role on Television \| American Horror Story: Coven \| {{nom}}{{cite web\|url=http://collider.com/saturn-award-nominees-2014-gravity-hobbit-desolation-smaug/\|title=The Saturn Award Nominations Include GRAVITY and THE HOBBIT\|date=February 26, 2014\|publisher=Collider\|access-date=February 28, 2014}}
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards \| 2006 \| Best Supporting Actor \| The Proposition \| {{nom}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Institution

! Year

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

Chlotrudis Awards

|2007

|Best Supporting Actor

|The Proposition

|{{nom}}

Edinburgh International Film Festival

|2017

|Best Film

|The Last Photograph

|{{nom}}

Golden Globe Awards

| 2013

| Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

| Magic City

| {{nom}}

Independent Spirit Awards

| 2003

| Best Male Lead

| Ivans Xtc

| {{nom}}

Monte-Carlo Television Festival

| 2008

| Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries

| John Adams

| {{nom}}

Montreal World Film Festival

| 2011

| Best Actor

| Playoff

| {{won}}

Satellite Awards

| 2005

| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

| The Constant Gardener

| {{won}}

Screen Actors Guild Awards

| 2005

| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

| The Aviator

| {{nom}}

Saturn Awards

| 2014

| Best Guest Starring Role on Television

| American Horror Story: Coven

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Toronto Film Critics Association Awards

| 2006

| Best Supporting Actor

| The Proposition

| {{nom}}