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
Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes
(2023)
Seneca
Penguins of Madagascar
(2014)
Dave (voice)
Beowulf
(2007)
Unferth
Ava
(2020)
Duke
Zoolander 2
(2016)
Chazz Spencer
RED 2
(2013)
Marvin Boggs
Changeling
(2008)
Rev. Gustav Briegleb
Deepwater Horizon
(2016)
Donald Vidrine
RED
(2010)
Marvin Boggs
Warm Bodies
(2013)
Colonel Grigio
Jonah Hex
(2010)
Turnbull
Rounders
(1998)
Teddy KGB
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1998)
Athos
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
(1999)
Charles VII
Full Filmography
Acting
A Wedding
(1978)
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Word of Honor
(1981)
Gary
American Dream
(1981)
The Killing Fields
(1984)
Al Rockoff
Places in the Heart
(1984)
Mr. Will
True West
(1984)
Lee
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 Glass Menagerie
(1987)
Tom Wingfield
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
(1987)
Santa Claus (voice)
Making Mr. Right
(1987)
Jeff Peters / Ulysses
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
(1987)
Self
Dangerous Liaisons
(1988)
Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
Miles from Home
(1988)
Barry Maxwell
Decade
(1989)
Self
The Sheltering Sky
(1990)
Port
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
(1990)
Self
Queens Logic
(1991)
Eliot
Shadows and Fog
(1991)
Clown
The Object of Beauty
(1991)
Jake Bartholomew
Old Times
(1991)
Jennifer Eight
(1992)
Agent St. Anne
Of Mice and Men
(1992)
Lennie Small
Heart of Darkness
(1993)
Kurtz
In the Line of Fire
(1993)
Mitch Leary
Alive
(1993)
Carlitos Páez / Narrator (uncredited)
Beyond the Clouds
(1995)
The Director
The Convent
(1995)
Michael
Mulholland Falls
(1996)
General Thomas Timms
Mary Reilly
(1996)
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
The Portrait of a Lady
(1996)
Gilbert Osmond
The Ogre
(1996)
Abel
Con Air
(1997)
Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Cannes Man
(1997)
Self
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
(1997)
Himself
Rounders
(1998)
Teddy KGB
The Man in the Iron Mask
(1998)
Athos
Being John Malkovich
(1999)
John Horatio Malkovich
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
(1999)
Charles VII
Time Regained
(1999)
Baron de Charlus
Ladies Room
(1999)
Roberto
Shadow of the Vampire
(2000)
F. W. Murnau
RKO 281
(2000)
Herman Mankiewicz
Knockaround Guys
(2001)
Teddy Deserve
Savage Souls
(2001)
Monsieur Numance
I’m Going Home
(2001)
John Crawford
Hotel
(2001)
Omar Jonnson
Ripley's Game
(2002)
Tom Ripley
Adaptation.
(2002)
Self (uncredited)
The Dancer Upstairs
(2002)
Abimael Guzman (uncredited)
Hideous Man
(2002)
Johnny English
(2003)
Pascal Sauvage
A Talking Picture
(2003)
Comandante John Walesa
The Libertine
(2004)
Charles II
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(2005)
Humma Kavula
Colour Me Kubrick
(2005)
Alan Conway
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
Eragon
(2006)
King Galbatorix
The Call
(2006)
Exorcist
Art School Confidential
(2006)
Professor Sandiford
Klimt
(2006)
Gustav Klimt
Beowulf
(2007)
Unferth
Afterwards
(2008)
Joseph Kay
Changeling
(2008)
Rev. Gustav Briegleb
Burn After Reading
(2008)
Osborne Cox
In Tranzit
(2008)
Pavlov
Disgrace
(2008)
David Lurie
Mutant Chronicles
(2008)
Constantine
The Great Buck Howard
(2008)
Buck Howard
Music at the Sea
(2008)
Himself
Gardens of the Night
(2008)
Michael
Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies
(2008)
Narrator
La Traversée du désir
(2009)
Self
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(2009)
Jonah Hex
(2010)
Turnbull
Secretariat
(2010)
Lucien Laurin
RED
(2010)
Marvin Boggs
Drunkboat
(2010)
Mort
Saturday Night
(2010)
Self
The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer
(2010)
Jack Unterweger
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
(2011)
Bruce Brazos
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
(2011)
Self
Lines of Wellington
(2012)
General Wellington
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
(2012)
Self
Side by Side
(2012)
Self
Warm Bodies
(2013)
Colonel Grigio
RED 2
(2013)
Marvin Boggs
Siberian Education
(2013)
Grandfather Kuzya
Ecstasy
(2013)
Vinny
Cut Bank
(2014)
Sheriff Vogel
Cesar Chavez
(2014)
Bogdanovitch
Le paradoxe de John Malkovich
(2014)
Himself
Noseland
(2014)
Himself
Casanova Variations
(2014)
Giacomo
Penguins of Madagascar
(2014)
Dave (voice)
Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer
(2014)
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
(2014)
Dave / Dr. Octavius Brine
Zoolander 2
(2016)
Chazz Spencer
Deepwater Horizon
(2016)
Donald Vidrine
Psychogenic Fugue
(2016)
All characters
About Love. Adults Only
(2017)
Unlocked
(2017)
Bob Hunter
The Wilde Wedding
(2017)
Laurence
I Love You, Daddy
(2017)
Leslie Goodwin
Bullet Head
(2017)
Walker
Just Call Me God
(2017)
Satur Diman Cha
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
(2017)
Port (archive footage)
Supercon
(2018)
Sid Newberry
Bird Box
(2018)
Douglas
Mile 22
(2018)
Bishop
Casanova Gene
(2018)
The Music Critic
(2018)
The Narrator
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
(2019)
Edward Cowart
Velvet Buzzsaw
(2019)
Piers
Last Call
(2020)
Dr. Felton
Valley of the Gods
(2020)
Wes Tauros
Ava
(2020)
Duke
Arkansas
(2020)
Bright
The Survivalist
(2021)
Aaron Ramsey
Rogue Hostage
(2021)
Sam Nelson
Savage Salvation
(2022)
Peter
Chariot
(2022)
Dr. Karn
Shattered
(2022)
Ronald
White Elephant
(2022)
Glen Follett
Mindcage
(2022)
The Artist
Fool's Paradise
(2023)
Ed Cote
Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes
(2023)
Seneca
Mr. Blake At Your Service!
(2023)
Andrew Blake
The Line
(2023)
Beach Miller
One Ranger
(2023)
Geddes
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