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)
Savage Salvation
(2022)
Peter
RED 2
(2013)
Marvin Boggs
RED
(2010)
Marvin Boggs
I Love You, Daddy
(2017)
Leslie Goodwin
Rounders
(1998)
Teddy KGB
Deepwater Horizon
(2016)
Donald Vidrine
Alive
(1993)
Carlitos Páez / Narrator (uncredited)
Beowulf
(2007)
Unferth
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
(2019)
Edward Cowart
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1998)
Athos
Full Filmography
Acting
A Wedding
(1978)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
American Dream
(1981)
Word of Honor
(1981)
Gary
True West
(1984)
Lee
The Killing Fields
(1984)
Al Rockoff
Places in the Heart
(1984)
Mr. Will
Death of a Salesman
(1985)
Biff Loman
Eleni
(1985)
Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
(1986)
Self / Biff
Rocket to the Moon
(1986)
Ben Stark
Empire of the Sun
(1987)
Basie
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
(1987)
Self
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
(1987)
Santa Claus (voice)
The Glass Menagerie
(1987)
Tom Wingfield
Making Mr. Right
(1987)
Jeff Peters / Ulysses
Miles from Home
(1988)
Barry Maxwell
Dangerous Liaisons
(1988)
Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
Decade
(1989)
Self
The Sheltering Sky
(1990)
Port
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
(1990)
Self
The Object of Beauty
(1991)
Jake Bartholomew
Shadows and Fog
(1991)
Clown
Old Times
(1991)
Queens Logic
(1991)
Eliot
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
Mulholland Falls
(1996)
General Thomas Timms
Mary Reilly
(1996)
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
The Ogre
(1996)
Abel
The Portrait of a Lady
(1996)
Gilbert Osmond
Cannes Man
(1997)
Self
Con Air
(1997)
Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
(1997)
Himself
Rounders
(1998)
Teddy KGB
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1998)
Athos
Ladies Room
(1999)
Roberto
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
(1999)
Charles VII
Being John Malkovich
(1999)
John Horatio Malkovich
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
Savage Souls
(2001)
Monsieur Numance
I’m Going Home
(2001)
John Crawford
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
Gardens of the Night
(2008)
Michael
The Great Buck Howard
(2008)
Buck Howard
Mutant Chronicles
(2008)
Constantine
Music at the Sea
(2008)
Himself
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
Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer
(2014)
Penguins of Madagascar
(2014)
Dave (voice)
Casanova Variations
(2014)
Giacomo
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