An American film and television actor, best known for his portrayal of journalist Edward R. Murrow in the feature film "Good Night, and Good Luck", for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.
Known For
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
(2019)
Admiral William Stenz
Godzilla
(2014)
Admiral William Stenz
Sneakers
(1992)
Whistler
Silkwood
(1983)
Wesley
Fracture
(2007)
Joe Lobruto
The Firm
(1993)
Ray McDeere
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Arthur Spiderwick
Nightmare Alley
(2021)
Pete
The Bourne Ultimatum
(2007)
Noah Vosen
Lincoln
(2012)
William Seward
The Bourne Legacy
(2012)
Noah Vosen
Darkest Hour
(2017)
President Roosevelt (voice)
L.A. Confidential
(1997)
Pierce Patchett
Where the Crawdads Sing
(2022)
Tom Milton
The Uninvited
(2009)
Steven
Dolores Claiborne
(1995)
Joe St. George
Full Filmography
Acting
Return of the Secaucus Seven
(1980)
Ron
Silkwood
(1983)
Wesley
Lovesick
(1983)
Marvin Zuckerman
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
(1983)
Jerry
Iceman
(1984)
Dr. Singe
The Brother from Another Planet
(1984)
Man In Black
When Nature Calls
(1985)
Weejun
At Close Range
(1986)
Tony Pine
Matewan
(1987)
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Broken Vows
(1987)
Stuart Chase
Eight Men Out
(1988)
Eddie Cicotte
Call Me
(1988)
Sam
Stars & Bars
(1988)
Charlie
Dominick and Eugene
(1988)
Martin Chernak
Day One
(1989)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Feud
(1989)
The Stranger
Memphis Belle
(1990)
Craig Harriman
Judgment
(1990)
Father Frank Aubert
Heat Wave
(1990)
Bill Thomas
City of Hope
(1991)
Asteroid
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
(1991)
Dr. Arthur Kobrine
Sneakers
(1992)
Whistler
Bob Roberts
(1992)
Bugs' Attorney, Mack Laflin
Passion Fish
(1992)
Rennie
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
(1992)
Keith
O Pioneers!
(1992)
Carl Linstrum
A League of Their Own
(1992)
Ira Lowenstein
The Firm
(1993)
Ray McDeere
A Dangerous Woman
(1993)
Getso
The American Clock
(1993)
Young Arthur Huntington
Lost in Yonkers
(1993)
Johnny
The River Wild
(1994)
Tom Hartman
Home for the Holidays
(1995)
Russell Terziak
Losing Isaiah
(1995)
Charles Lewin
Dolores Claiborne
(1995)
Joe St. George
Beyond the Call
(1996)
Russel Gates
Mother Night
(1996)
Bernard B. O'Hare
L.A. Confidential
(1997)
Pierce Patchett
In the Gloaming
(1997)
Martin
Song of Hiawatha
(1997)
Marcel
The Climb
(1998)
Earl Himes
Evidence of Blood
(1998)
Jackson Kinley
Bad Manners
(1998)
Wes Westlund
The Giraffe
(1998)
Charles Kaminski
With Friends Like These...
(1998)
Armand Minetti
Simon Birch
(1998)
Rev. Russell
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1999)
Theseus
Limbo
(1999)
Joe Gastineau
A Map of the World
(1999)
Howard Goodwin
The Miracle Worker
(2000)
Captain Keller
Harrison's Flowers
(2000)
Harrison Lloyd
A Good Baby
(2000)
Truman Lester
Freedom Song
(2000)
Peter Crowley
Relative Evil
(2001)
Dr. Charlie
The Victim
(2001)
Mark Zingerline
Lathe of Heaven
(2002)
Mannie
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
(2002)
Jack Hoschouer
Speakeasy
(2002)
Bruce Hickman
Blue Car
(2003)
Auster
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
(2003)
Self
Twisted
(2004)
Dr. Melvin Frank
Paradise
(2004)
Reverend Bobby Paradise
Los Angeles Plays Itself
(2004)
Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Good Night, and Good Luck.
(2005)
Edward R. Murrow
Missing in America
(2005)
Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
The Notorious Bettie Page
(2005)
Estes Kefauver
Willa Cather: The Road Is All
(2005)
Narrator
We Are Marshall
(2006)
President Dedmon
Heavens Fall
(2006)
Judge James Horton
The Sensation of Sight
(2006)
Finn
The Shovel
(2006)
Paul Mullin
The Human Behavior Experiments
(2006)
Narrator
My Blueberry Nights
(2007)
Arnie
The Bourne Ultimatum
(2007)
Noah Vosen
Fracture
(2007)
Joe Lobruto
Steel Toes
(2007)
Danny Dunkelman
Trumbo
(2007)
Self
Racing Daylight
(2007)
Henry / Harry
Matters of Life and Death
(2007)
Mr. Jennings
The Supreme Court
(2007)
Narrator
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Arthur Spiderwick
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
(2008)
Self
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
(2008)
Self
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
(2008)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Cold Souls
(2009)
Dr. Flintstein
The Uninvited
(2009)
Steven
The People Speak
(2009)
Self
Temple Grandin
(2010)
Professor Carlock
The Tempest
(2010)
King Alonso
Howl
(2010)
Ralph McIntosh
The Whistleblower
(2010)
Peter Ward
Area 51 Declassified
(2010)
Himself - Narrator
Inside Area 51's Secrets
(2010)
Narrator
The Bourne Legacy
(2012)
Noah Vosen
Lincoln
(2012)
William Seward
Hemingway & Gellhorn
(2012)
John Dos Passos
Maladies
(2012)
Delmar
Love, Marilyn
(2013)
Self
Lincoln@Gettysburg
(2013)
Narrator (voice)
No God, No Master
(2014)
William Flynn
Godzilla
(2014)
Admiral William Stenz
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
(2015)
Ty Burley
Louder Than Bombs
(2015)
Richard Weissman
The Debt
(2015)
Nathan
The Gettysburg Address
(2015)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
American Pastoral
(2016)
Nathan Zuckerman
He Does Not Want Peace
(2016)
Richard Englebright
November Criminals
(2017)
Theo
Darkest Hour
(2017)
President Roosevelt (voice)
UFO
(2018)
Franklin Ahls
An Interview with God
(2018)
The Man
My Dinner with Hervé
(2018)
Marty Rothstein
Fast Color
(2019)
Ellis
The Devil Has a Name
(2019)
Fred Stern
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
(2019)
Admiral William Stenz
Them That Work
(2019)
Self
LCD Soundsystem: Oh Baby
(2019)
Husband
Walkaway Joe
(2020)
Joe Haley
The Oedipus Project
(2020)
Messenger 1
Nomadland
(2021)
Dave
Nightmare Alley
(2021)
Pete
Where the Crawdads Sing
(2022)
Tom Milton
Remember This
(2023)
Jan Karski
A Little Prayer
(2023)
Bill
Production