Claim: Jeff Goldblum is an actor.

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum -LRB- -LSB- ˈɡoʊldbluːm -RSB- born October 22 , 1952 -RRB- is an American actor who has received nominations for an Oscar , an Emmy , a Genie and a Drama Desk Award throughout his career and is best known for starring in the highest-grossing films of his era , Jurassic Park -LRB- 1993 -RRB- and Independence Day -LRB- 1996 -RRB- , as well as their respective sequels , The Lost World : Jurassic Park -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Independence Day : Resurgence -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , and Jurassic World 2 -LRB- 2018 -RRB- .   Goldblum starred in films including Invasion of the Body Snatchers -LRB- 1978 -RRB- , The Big Chill -LRB- 1983 -RRB- and Into the Night -LRB- 1985 -RRB- before coming to the attention of wider audiences in David Cronenberg 's The Fly -LRB- 1986 -RRB- which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Actor .   His other films include The Tall Guy -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , Deep Cover -LRB- 1992 -RRB- , Powder -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , The Prince of Egypt -LRB- 1998 -RRB- , Cats & Dogs -LRB- 2001 -RRB- , Igby Goes Down -LRB- 2002 -RRB- , The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou -LRB- 2004 -RRB- , Adam Resurrected -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Le Week-End -LRB- 2013 -RRB- and The Grand Budapest Hotel -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . He has been cast as Grandmaster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor : Ragnarok . He also starred in several TV series including the eighth and ninth seasons of Law & Order : Criminal Intent as Zack Nichols .