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
Silkwood
(1983)
Wesley
The Firm
(1993)
Ray McDeere
Sneakers
(1992)
Whistler
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Arthur Spiderwick
The Bourne Ultimatum
(2007)
Noah Vosen
The Bourne Legacy
(2012)
Noah Vosen
L.A. Confidential
(1997)
Pierce Patchett
Nightmare Alley
(2021)
Pete
Darkest Hour
(2017)
President Roosevelt (voice)
Where the Crawdads Sing
(2022)
Tom Milton
Nomadland
(2021)
Dave
A League of Their Own
(1992)
Ira Lowenstein
My Blueberry Nights
(2007)
Arnie
Fracture
(2007)
Joe Lobruto
Full Filmography
Acting
Return of the Secaucus Seven
(1980)
Ron
Lovesick
(1983)
Marvin Zuckerman
Silkwood
(1983)
Wesley
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
(1983)
Jerry
The Brother from Another Planet
(1984)
Man In Black
Iceman
(1984)
Dr. Singe
When Nature Calls
(1985)
Weejun
At Close Range
(1986)
Tony Pine
Broken Vows
(1987)
Stuart Chase
Matewan
(1987)
Police Chief Sid Hatfield
Stars & Bars
(1988)
Charlie
Call Me
(1988)
Sam
Eight Men Out
(1988)
Eddie Cicotte
Dominick and Eugene
(1988)
Martin Chernak
The Feud
(1989)
The Stranger
Day One
(1989)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Judgment
(1990)
Father Frank Aubert
Heat Wave
(1990)
Bill Thomas
Memphis Belle
(1990)
Craig Harriman
Without Warning: The James Brady Story
(1991)
Dr. Arthur Kobrine
City of Hope
(1991)
Asteroid
Sneakers
(1992)
Whistler
A League of Their Own
(1992)
Ira Lowenstein
Passion Fish
(1992)
Rennie
Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
(1992)
Keith
Bob Roberts
(1992)
Bugs' Attorney, Mack Laflin
O Pioneers!
(1992)
Carl Linstrum
A Dangerous Woman
(1993)
Getso
The American Clock
(1993)
Young Arthur Huntington
Lost in Yonkers
(1993)
Johnny
The Firm
(1993)
Ray McDeere
The River Wild
(1994)
Tom Hartman
Home for the Holidays
(1995)
Russell Terziak
Dolores Claiborne
(1995)
Joe St. George
Losing Isaiah
(1995)
Charles Lewin
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
With Friends Like These...
(1998)
Armand Minetti
The Giraffe
(1998)
Charles Kaminski
Bad Manners
(1998)
Wes Westlund
Simon Birch
(1998)
Rev. Russell
The Climb
(1998)
Earl Himes
Evidence of Blood
(1998)
Jackson Kinley
Limbo
(1999)
Joe Gastineau
A Map of the World
(1999)
Howard Goodwin
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1999)
Theseus
Harrison's Flowers
(2000)
Harrison Lloyd
A Good Baby
(2000)
Truman Lester
The Miracle Worker
(2000)
Captain Keller
Freedom Song
(2000)
Peter Crowley
The Victim
(2001)
Mark Zingerline
Relative Evil
(2001)
Dr. Charlie
Lathe of Heaven
(2002)
Mannie
Speakeasy
(2002)
Bruce Hickman
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
(2002)
Jack Hoschouer
Blue Car
(2003)
Auster
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
(2003)
Self
Paradise
(2004)
Reverend Bobby Paradise
Twisted
(2004)
Dr. Melvin Frank
Los Angeles Plays Itself
(2004)
Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
The Notorious Bettie Page
(2005)
Estes Kefauver
Missing in America
(2005)
Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
Willa Cather: The Road Is All
(2005)
Narrator
Good Night, and Good Luck.
(2005)
Edward R. Murrow
The Sensation of Sight
(2006)
Finn
The Human Behavior Experiments
(2006)
Narrator
Heavens Fall
(2006)
Judge James Horton
We Are Marshall
(2006)
President Dedmon
The Shovel
(2006)
Paul Mullin
The Supreme Court
(2007)
Narrator
Racing Daylight
(2007)
Henry / Harry
Trumbo
(2007)
Self
Fracture
(2007)
Joe Lobruto
Steel Toes
(2007)
Danny Dunkelman
Matters of Life and Death
(2007)
Mr. Jennings
The Bourne Ultimatum
(2007)
Noah Vosen
My Blueberry Nights
(2007)
Arnie
Sunlight and Shadow: The Visual Style of 'L.A. Confidential'
(2008)
Self
The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)
Arthur Spiderwick
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
(2008)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
(2008)
Self
The Uninvited
(2009)
Steven
The People Speak
(2009)
Self
Cold Souls
(2009)
Dr. Flintstein
The Whistleblower
(2010)
Peter Ward
The Tempest
(2010)
King Alonso
Temple Grandin
(2010)
Professor Carlock
Howl
(2010)
Ralph McIntosh
Area 51 Declassified
(2010)
Himself - Narrator
Inside Area 51's Secrets
(2010)
Narrator
Hemingway & Gellhorn
(2012)
John Dos Passos
Lincoln
(2012)
William Seward
The Bourne Legacy
(2012)
Noah Vosen
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 Debt
(2015)
Nathan
Louder Than Bombs
(2015)
Richard Weissman
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
(2015)
Ty Burley
The Gettysburg Address
(2015)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (voice)
American Pastoral
(2016)
Nathan Zuckerman
He Does Not Want Peace
(2016)
Richard Englebright
Darkest Hour
(2017)
President Roosevelt (voice)
November Criminals
(2017)
Theo
My Dinner with Hervé
(2018)
Marty Rothstein
An Interview with God
(2018)
The Man
UFO
(2018)
Franklin Ahls
Them That Work
(2019)
Self
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
(2019)
Admiral William Stenz
LCD Soundsystem: Oh Baby
(2019)
Husband
Fast Color
(2019)
Ellis
The Devil Has a Name
(2019)
Fred Stern
The Oedipus Project
(2020)
Messenger 1
Walkaway Joe
(2020)
Joe Haley
Nomadland
(2021)
Dave
Nightmare Alley
(2021)
Pete
Where the Crawdads Sing
(2022)
Tom Milton
A Little Prayer
(2023)
Bill
Remember This
(2023)
Jan Karski
Production