Tony Goldwyn

Anthony Howard Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, director, producer, singer and political activist. His well-known roles include Carl Bruner in Ghost, Tarzan in Tarzan, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai and the President in the ABC political drama Scandal.

Early life
Goldwyn was born on May 20, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Jennifer Howard and film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Goldwyn's paternal grandparents were mogul Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish Jewish immigrant, from Warsaw, and actress Frances Howard, who was originally from Nebraska.

Career
Following his departure from drama school, Goldwyn began acting in guest star roles in the mid-1980s. Goldwyn is well known for his portrayal of Carl Bruner, friend-turned-betrayer of Patrick Swayze's character Sam Wheat in Ghost. He is also well known for his turn on the comedy series Designing Women, in which he played a young interior designer named Kendall Dobbs, who was HIV positive and asked the women of Sugarbakers to design his funeral. In the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Goldwyn played astronaut Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11.

Filmography
 Year Title  Role  Notes 1986Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives Darren  Debut role 1987Gaby: A True Story David  1989Dark Holiday Ken Horton  a.k.a. Passport to Terror 1990Ghost Carl Bruner Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor 1992Kuffs Ted Bukovsky  1992Traces of Red Steve Frayn  1993The Pelican Brief Fletcher Coal  1994The Last Tattoo Capt. Michael Starwood  1995The Last Word Stan  1995NixonHarold Nixon Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 1995Reckless Tom  1995Pocahontas: The LegendSir Edwin Wingfield    1996The Substance of Fire Aaron Geldhart  1997Trouble on the Corner Jeff Stewart  1997Kiss the Girls Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph  1998The Lesser Evil Frank O'Brian 1999TarzanTarzanVoice 2000The 6th Day Michael Drucker  2001An American Rhapsody Peter Sandor  2001Bounce Greg Janello  2002Abandon Dr. David Schaffer  2002Joshua Joshua  2002Kingdom Hearts Tarzan Voice, Video game 2003The Last Samurai Colonel Bagley  2003Ash Tuesday Elliott  2005The Godfather of Green Bay Big Jake Norquist  2005American Gun Frank  2005Romance and Cigarettes Kitty's First Love  2005The Sisters Vincent Antonelli 2005Ghosts never SleepJared Dolan 2009PoliwoodHimself Documentary 2009The Last House on the Left John Collingwood 2011The MechanicDean Sanderson  2014Divergent Andrew Prior  2015The Divergent Series: Insurgent Andrew Prior   2016The Belko Experiment Barry Norris  2017All I Wish Adam  2017Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White HouseEd Miller 

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Category:1960 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from Los Angeles
Category:American movie actors
Category:American television actors
Category:Jewish American actors