An American actor, producer, director, and fashion designer. Over the last 30 years of his career, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, he received Academy Award nominations. He has also appeared in well-received films such as Empire of the Sun, The Killing Fields, Dangerous Liaisons, Of Mice and Men, Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading, RED, and Warm Bodies, as well as producing numerous films, including Juno and The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Malkovich attended exclusively Illinois schools throughout his childhood and into adulthood, building a community of like-minded performers such as Joan Allen, Gary Sinise and Glenne Headly, all of whom co-founded the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1976. After appearing in numerous stage productions, Malkovich began acting in feature films in the late 1970s, garnering critical acclaim for his numerous dramatic and comedic roles in films such as Dangerous Liasions, Of Mice and Men, Being John Malkovich, and Burn After Reading. In keeping with his renaissance-man image, he created his own fashion company, Mrs. Mudd, in 2002. Malkovich continues to act, direct and produce numerous movies per year, and is considered one of the most influential voices in modern cinema.
Known For
Bird Box
(2018)
Douglas
Con Air
(1997)
Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Penguins of Madagascar
(2014)
Dave (voice)
Ava
(2020)
Duke
Changeling
(2008)
Rev. Gustav Briegleb
The Fantastic Four
(2025)
Beowulf
(2007)
Unferth
I Love You, Daddy
(2017)
Leslie Goodwin
RED 2
(2013)
Marvin Boggs
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(2005)
Humma Kavula
Mindcage
(2022)
The Artist
RED
(2010)
Marvin Boggs
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
(1999)
Charles VII
Deepwater Horizon
(2016)
Donald Vidrine
Rounders
(1998)
Teddy KGB
Warm Bodies
(2013)
Colonel Grigio
Full Filmography
Acting
A Wedding
(1978)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Word of Honor
(1981)
Gary
American Dream
(1981)
Places in the Heart
(1984)
Mr. Will
The Killing Fields
(1984)
Al Rockoff
True West
(1984)
Lee
Death of a Salesman
(1985)
Biff Loman
Eleni
(1985)
Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
Rocket to the Moon
(1986)
Ben Stark
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
(1986)
Self / Biff
Empire of the Sun
(1987)
Basie
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
(1987)
Self
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
(1987)
Santa Claus (voice)
Making Mr. Right
(1987)
Jeff Peters / Ulysses
The Glass Menagerie
(1987)
Tom Wingfield
Dangerous Liaisons
(1988)
Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
Miles from Home
(1988)
Barry Maxwell
Decade
(1989)
Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
(1990)
Self
The Sheltering Sky
(1990)
Port
The Object of Beauty
(1991)
Jake Bartholomew
Shadows and Fog
(1991)
Clown
Queens Logic
(1991)
Eliot
Old Times
(1991)
Jennifer Eight
(1992)
Agent St. Anne
Of Mice and Men
(1992)
Lennie Small
In the Line of Fire
(1993)
Mitch Leary
Alive
(1993)
Carlitos Páez / Narrator (uncredited)
Heart of Darkness
(1993)
Kurtz
The Convent
(1995)
Michael
Beyond the Clouds
(1995)
The Director
Mary Reilly
(1996)
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
Mulholland Falls
(1996)
General Thomas Timms
The Ogre
(1996)
Abel
The Portrait of a Lady
(1996)
Gilbert Osmond
Con Air
(1997)
Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
(1997)
Himself
Cannes Man
(1997)
Self
Rounders
(1998)
Teddy KGB
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1998)
Athos
Ladies Room
(1999)
Roberto
Being John Malkovich
(1999)
John Horatio Malkovich
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
(1999)
Charles VII
Time Regained
(1999)
Baron de Charlus
RKO 281
(2000)
Herman Mankiewicz
Shadow of the Vampire
(2000)
F. W. Murnau
Hotel
(2001)
Omar Jonnson
Knockaround Guys
(2001)
Teddy Deserve
I’m Going Home
(2001)
John Crawford
Savage Souls
(2001)
Monsieur Numance
The Dancer Upstairs
(2002)
Abimael Guzman (uncredited)
Ripley's Game
(2002)
Tom Ripley
Hideous Man
(2002)
Adaptation.
(2002)
Self (uncredited)
Johnny English
(2003)
Pascal Sauvage
A Talking Picture
(2003)
Comandante John Walesa
The Libertine
(2004)
Charles II
Colour Me Kubrick
(2005)
Alan Conway
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(2005)
Humma Kavula
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
(2005)
Self
Klimt
(2006)
Gustav Klimt
Art School Confidential
(2006)
Professor Sandiford
The Call
(2006)
Exorcist
Eragon
(2006)
King Galbatorix
Beowulf
(2007)
Unferth
Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies
(2008)
Narrator
Music at the Sea
(2008)
Himself
The Great Buck Howard
(2008)
Buck Howard
Mutant Chronicles
(2008)
Constantine
Gardens of the Night
(2008)
Michael
In Tranzit
(2008)
Pavlov
Burn After Reading
(2008)
Osborne Cox
Disgrace
(2008)
David Lurie
Changeling
(2008)
Rev. Gustav Briegleb
Afterwards
(2008)
Joseph Kay
La Traversée du désir
(2009)
Self
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(2009)
Drunkboat
(2010)
Mort
Secretariat
(2010)
Lucien Laurin
RED
(2010)
Marvin Boggs
Jonah Hex
(2010)
Turnbull
The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer
(2010)
Jack Unterweger
Saturday Night
(2010)
Self
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
(2011)
Self
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
(2011)
Bruce Brazos
Lines of Wellington
(2012)
General Wellington
Side by Side
(2012)
Self
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
(2012)
Self
Ecstasy
(2013)
Vinny
RED 2
(2013)
Marvin Boggs
Siberian Education
(2013)
Grandfather Kuzya
Warm Bodies
(2013)
Colonel Grigio
Cesar Chavez
(2014)
Bogdanovitch
Cut Bank
(2014)
Sheriff Vogel
Le paradoxe de John Malkovich
(2014)
Himself
Noseland
(2014)
Himself
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
(2014)
Dave / Dr. Octavius Brine
Penguins of Madagascar
(2014)
Dave (voice)
Casanova Variations
(2014)
Giacomo
Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer
(2014)
Deepwater Horizon
(2016)
Donald Vidrine
Psychogenic Fugue
(2016)
All characters
Zoolander 2
(2016)
Chazz Spencer
Unlocked
(2017)
Bob Hunter
The Wilde Wedding
(2017)
Laurence
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
(2017)
Port (archive footage)
Bullet Head
(2017)
Walker
I Love You, Daddy
(2017)
Leslie Goodwin
About Love. Adults Only
(2017)
Just Call Me God
(2017)
Satur Diman Cha
Casanova Gene
(2018)
Mile 22
(2018)
Bishop
Bird Box
(2018)
Douglas
Supercon
(2018)
Sid Newberry
The Music Critic
(2018)
The Narrator
Velvet Buzzsaw
(2019)
Piers
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
(2019)
Edward Cowart
Arkansas
(2020)
Bright
Ava
(2020)
Duke
Last Call
(2020)
Dr. Felton
Valley of the Gods
(2020)
Wes Tauros
The Survivalist
(2021)
Aaron Ramsey
Rogue Hostage
(2021)
Sam Nelson
Shattered
(2022)
Ronald
Chariot
(2022)
Dr. Karn
Savage Salvation
(2022)
Peter
White Elephant
(2022)
Glen Follett
Mindcage
(2022)
The Artist
Fool's Paradise
(2023)
Ed Cote
Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes
(2023)
Seneca
The Line
(2023)
Beach Miller
One Ranger
(2023)
Geddes
Mr. Blake At Your Service!
(2023)
Andrew Blake
The Fantastic Four
(2025)
100 Years
(2115)
Hero
Production
The Accidental Tourist
(1988)
Executive Producer
Ghost World
(2001)
Producer
The Dancer Upstairs
(2002)
Producer
Kill the Poor
(2003)
Producer
The Libertine
(2004)
Producer
Art School Confidential
(2006)
Producer
Juno
(2007)
Producer
Which Way Home
(2009)
Executive Producer
Young Adult
(2011)
Executive Producer
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(2012)
Producer
Demolition
(2015)
Producer
The Wilde Wedding
(2017)
Executive Producer
Shattered
(2022)
Producer
Directing
Writing
Sound