John Malkovich

John Malkovich

John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Malkovich started his career as a charter member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago in 1976. He moved to New York City, acting in a Steppenwolf production of the Sam Shepard play True West (1980). He made his Broadway debut as Biff in the revival of the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman (1984). He directed the Harold Pinter play The Caretaker(1986) and acted in Lanford Wilson's Burn This(1987). Malkovich has received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his performances in Places in the Heart (1984) and In the Line of Fire (1993). Other films include The Killing Fields (1984), Empire of the Sun (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Of Mice and Men (1992), Con Air (1997), Rounders (1998), Being John Malkovich (1999), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Ripley's Game (2002), Johnny English (2003), Burn After Reading (2008), and Red (2010). He has also produced films such as Ghost World (2001), Juno (2007), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). For his work on television, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for Death of a Salesman (1985). His other Emmy-nominated roles were for portraying Herman J. Mankiewicz in RKO 281 (1999) and Charles Talleyrand in Napoléon (2002). Other television roles include  Crossbones (2014), Billions (2018–19), The New Pope (2020), and Space Force (2020–2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Malkovich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

2099

The Movie You Will Never See
The Movie You Will Never See
as Hero
Movie - Released: 11/18/2099

2025

Opus
Opus
as Alfred Moretti
Movie - Released: 3/13/2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Movie - Released: 7/23/2025

2024

The Line
The Line
as Beach Miller
Movie - Released: 10/18/2024
Safe Sets - Dying to Work in the Film Industry
Safe Sets - Dying to Work in the Film Industry
as self
Movie - Released: 10/19/2024
The New Look
The New Look
as Lucien Lelong
TV - Released: 2/13/2024
RIPLEY
RIPLEY
as Reeves Minot
TV - Released: 4/4/2024
Unsinkable
Unsinkable
as Chief Engineer Pollard
TV - Released: 7/10/2024

2023

Seneca
Seneca
as Seneca
Movie - Released: 2/20/2023
One Ranger
One Ranger
as Geddes
Movie - Released: 5/5/2023
Mr. Blake At Your Service!
Mr. Blake At Your Service!
as Andrew Blake
Movie - Released: 11/1/2023
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise
as Ed Cote
Movie - Released: 5/12/2023
Breaking Rachmaninoff
Breaking Rachmaninoff
Movie - Released: 4/1/2023

2022

White Elephant
White Elephant
as Glen Follett
Movie - Released: 6/3/2022
Mindcage
Mindcage
as The Artist
Movie - Released: 12/16/2022
Savage Salvation
Savage Salvation
as Peter
Movie - Released: 12/2/2022
Chariot
Chariot
as Dr. Karn
Movie - Released: 4/15/2022
Shattered
Shattered
as Ronald
Movie - Released: 1/14/2022

2021

The Survivalist
The Survivalist
as Aaron Ramsey
Movie - Released: 12/2/2021
Rogue Hostage
Rogue Hostage
as Sam Nelson
Movie - Released: 6/11/2021
Ten Year Old Tom
Ten Year Old Tom
as Mr. B (voice)
TV - Released: 9/30/2021

2020

Valley of the Gods
Valley of the Gods
as Wes Tauros
Movie - Released: 9/17/2020
Last Call
Last Call
as Dr. Felton
Movie - Released: 11/25/2020
Ava
Ava
as Duke
Movie - Released: 7/2/2020
Arkansas
Arkansas
as Bright
Movie - Released: 5/5/2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as The Impressive Clergyman
TV - Released: 6/29/2020
The New Pope
The New Pope
as Giovanni Paolo III / Sir John Brannox
TV - Released: 1/10/2020
Space Force
Space Force
as Dr. Adrian Mallory
TV - Released: 5/29/2020

2019

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Judge Edward D. Cowart
Movie - Released: 5/2/2019
Velvet Buzzsaw
Velvet Buzzsaw
as Piers
Movie - Released: 2/1/2019
Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona
Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 11/29/2019

2018

Supercon
Supercon
as Sid Newberry
Movie - Released: 4/27/2018
Bird Box
Bird Box
as Douglas
Movie - Released: 12/13/2018
Mile 22
Mile 22
as Bishop
Movie - Released: 8/16/2018
Casanova Gene
Casanova Gene
Movie - Released: 2/17/2018
The Music Critic
The Music Critic
as The Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/10/2018
The ABC Murders
The ABC Murders
as Hercule Poirot
TV - Released: 12/26/2018

2017

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
as Port (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/4/2017
Unlocked
Unlocked
as Bob Hunter
Movie - Released: 4/27/2017
About Love. Adults Only
About Love. Adults Only
as лектор Эд
Movie - Released: 9/1/2017
The Wilde Wedding
The Wilde Wedding
as Laurence
Movie - Released: 9/15/2017
I Love You, Daddy
I Love You, Daddy
as Leslie Goodwin
Movie - Released: 9/9/2017
Bullet Head
Bullet Head
as Walker
Movie - Released: 12/7/2017
Just Call Me God
Just Call Me God
as Satur Diman Cha
Movie - Released: 4/30/2017

2016

Zoolander 2
Zoolander 2
as Chazz Spencer
Movie - Released: 2/6/2016
Deepwater Horizon
Deepwater Horizon
as Donald Vidrine
Movie - Released: 9/28/2016
Psychogenic Fugue
Psychogenic Fugue
as All characters
Movie - Released: 9/27/2016
Billions
Billions
as Grigor Andolov
TV - Released: 1/17/2016

2014

Cesar Chavez
Cesar Chavez
as Bogdanovitch
Movie - Released: 3/28/2014
Penguins of Madagascar
Penguins of Madagascar
as Dave (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/22/2014
Cut Bank
Cut Bank
as Sheriff Vogel
Movie - Released: 10/4/2014
Noseland
Noseland
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/8/2014
Casanova Variations
Casanova Variations
as Giacomo
Movie - Released: 8/21/2014
Movie
Le paradoxe de John Malkovich
as Himself
Movie - Released: 3/2/2014
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
as Dave / Dr. Octavius Brine (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/22/2014
Crossbones
Crossbones
as Blackbeard
TV - Released: 5/30/2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
TV - Released: 2/25/2014

2013

Warm Bodies
Warm Bodies
as Colonel Grigio
Movie - Released: 1/31/2013
RED 2
RED 2
as Marvin Boggs
Movie - Released: 7/18/2013
Siberian Education
Siberian Education
as Grandfather Kuzya
Movie - Released: 2/27/2013
Ecstasy
Ecstasy
as Vinny
Movie - Released: 6/30/2013

2012

Drunkboat
Drunkboat
as Mort
Movie - Released: 7/13/2012
Lines of Wellington
Lines of Wellington
as General Wellington
Movie - Released: 10/4/2012
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/15/2012
Side by Side
Side by Side
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/19/2012

2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Bruce Brazos
Movie - Released: 6/28/2011
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/13/2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/3/2011

2010

Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
as Turnbull
Movie - Released: 6/18/2010
RED
RED
as Marvin Boggs
Movie - Released: 10/13/2010
Secretariat
Secretariat
as Lucien Laurin
Movie - Released: 8/20/2010
Saturday Night
Saturday Night
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/2/2010
The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer
The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer
as Jack Unterweger
Movie - Released: 6/8/2010

2009

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
Movie - Released: 12/17/2009
La Traversée du désir
La Traversée du désir
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/16/2009

2008

Afterwards
Afterwards
as Joseph Kay
Movie - Released: 10/1/2008
Changeling
Changeling
as Rev. Gustav Briegleb
Movie - Released: 10/24/2008
Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading
as Osborne Cox
Movie - Released: 9/5/2008
In Tranzit
In Tranzit
as Pavlov
Movie - Released: 3/4/2008
Disgrace
Disgrace
as David Lurie
Movie - Released: 9/6/2008
Mutant Chronicles
Mutant Chronicles
as Constantine
Movie - Released: 8/7/2008
The Great Buck Howard
The Great Buck Howard
as Buck Howard
Movie - Released: 1/18/2008
Gardens of the Night
Gardens of the Night
as Michael
Movie - Released: 11/21/2008
Movie
Music at the Sea
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/28/2008
Movie
Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/1/2008
Projectorparishilton
Projectorparishilton
TV - Released: 5/17/2008

2007

Beowulf
Beowulf
as Unferth
Movie - Released: 11/5/2007
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

2006

Eragon
Eragon
as King Galbatorix
Movie - Released: 12/14/2006
Movie
The Call
as Exorcist
Movie - Released: 3/1/2006
Art School Confidential
Art School Confidential
as Professor Sandiford
Movie - Released: 5/5/2006
Klimt
Klimt
as Gustav Klimt
Movie - Released: 3/3/2006

2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Humma Kavula
Movie - Released: 4/28/2005
Colour Me Kubrick
Colour Me Kubrick
as Alan Conway
Movie - Released: 10/6/2005
De Wereld Draait Door
De Wereld Draait Door
as Self
TV - Released: 10/10/2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
TV - Released: 1/3/2005

2004

The Libertine
The Libertine
as Charles II
Movie - Released: 9/16/2004

2003

Johnny English
Johnny English
as Pascal Sauvage
Movie - Released: 3/14/2003
A Talking Picture
A Talking Picture
as Comandante John Walesa
Movie - Released: 8/31/2003

2002

Ripley's Game
Ripley's Game
as Tom Ripley
Movie - Released: 9/2/2002
Movie
Hideous Man
Movie - Released: 8/1/2002
Adaptation.
Adaptation.
as John Malkovich (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/6/2002
The Dancer Upstairs
The Dancer Upstairs
as Abimael Guzman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/20/2002
Napoleon
Napoleon
as Charles de Talleyrand
TV - Released: 10/7/2002
TV
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/9/2002

2001

Knockaround Guys
Knockaround Guys
as Teddy Deserve
Movie - Released: 11/30/2001
Savage Souls
Savage Souls
as Monsieur Numance
Movie - Released: 5/20/2001
Hotel
Hotel
as Omar Jonnson
Movie - Released: 9/12/2001
I’m Going Home
I’m Going Home
as John Crawford
Movie - Released: 5/13/2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 11/2/2001

2000

Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire
as F. W. Murnau
Movie - Released: 8/30/2000
RKO 281
RKO 281
as Herman Mankiewicz
Movie - Released: 4/7/2000
Les Misérables
Les Misérables
as Javert
TV - Released: 9/4/2000

1999

Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich
as John Horatio Malkovich
Movie - Released: 10/29/1999
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as Charles VII
Movie - Released: 10/27/1999
Time Regained
Time Regained
as Baron de Charlus
Movie - Released: 5/19/1999
Ladies Room
Ladies Room
as Roberto
Movie - Released: 11/30/1999

1998

Rounders
Rounders
as Teddy KGB
Movie - Released: 9/11/1998
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Athos
Movie - Released: 3/12/1998

1997

Con Air
Con Air
as Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Movie - Released: 6/5/1997
Cannes Man
Cannes Man
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/3/1997
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997

1996

Mulholland Falls
Mulholland Falls
as General Thomas Timms
Movie - Released: 4/26/1996
Mary Reilly
Mary Reilly
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
Movie - Released: 2/23/1996
The Portrait of a Lady
The Portrait of a Lady
as Gilbert Osmond
Movie - Released: 10/17/1996
The Ogre
The Ogre
as Abel
Movie - Released: 9/12/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996

1995

Beyond the Clouds
Beyond the Clouds
as The Director
Movie - Released: 10/27/1995
The Convent
The Convent
as Michael
Movie - Released: 9/6/1995
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/2/1995

1994

Zona+
Zona+
as Próprio
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
as Kurtz
Movie - Released: 10/1/1993
In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire
as Mitch Leary
Movie - Released: 7/8/1993
Alive
Alive
as Carlitos Páez / Narrator (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/15/1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/1993

1992

Jennifer Eight
Jennifer Eight
as Agent St. Anne
Movie - Released: 11/6/1992
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
as Lennie Small
Movie - Released: 9/16/1992

1991

Queens Logic
Queens Logic
as Eliot
Movie - Released: 2/1/1991
Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog
as Clown
Movie - Released: 12/5/1991
The Object of Beauty
The Object of Beauty
as Jake Bartholomew
Movie - Released: 4/12/1991
Old Times
Old Times
Movie - Released: 10/26/1991
Performance
Performance
as Deeley
TV - Released: 2/22/1991

1990

The Sheltering Sky
The Sheltering Sky
as Port
Movie - Released: 10/25/1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/1/1990
TV
Romy Award
as Presenter
TV - Released: 1/1/1990

1989

Decade
Decade
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/9/1989

1988

Dangerous Liaisons
Dangerous Liaisons
as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
Movie - Released: 12/21/1988
Miles from Home
Miles from Home
as Barry Maxwell
Movie - Released: 9/16/1988

1987

Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun
as Basie
Movie - Released: 12/9/1987
Making Mr. Right
Making Mr. Right
as Jeff Peters / Ulysses
Movie - Released: 4/3/1987
The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
as Tom Wingfield
Movie - Released: 10/23/1987
Movie
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
as Santa Claus (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/1/1987
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/30/1987

1986

Rocket to the Moon
Rocket to the Moon
as Ben Stark
Movie - Released: 5/5/1986
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
as Self / Biff
Movie - Released: 6/23/1986
American Masters
American Masters
as Self
TV - Released: 6/23/1986

1985

Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
as Biff Loman
Movie - Released: 8/16/1985
Eleni
Eleni
as Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
Movie - Released: 11/1/1985

1984

The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields
as Al Rockoff
Movie - Released: 11/23/1984
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart
as Mr. Will
Movie - Released: 9/11/1984
True West
True West
as Lee
Movie - Released: 2/1/1984

1982

American Playhouse
American Playhouse
as Lee
TV - Released: 1/12/1982
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
as Ben Stark
TV - Released: 1/12/1982

1981

Word of Honor
Word of Honor
as Gary
Movie - Released: 1/6/1981
American Dream
American Dream
Movie - Released: 4/26/1981
Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
TV - Released: 2/14/1981

1978

A Wedding
A Wedding
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/29/1978

1975

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

Unknown

Thelma
Thelma
as Walker Percy
Movie
The Yellow Tie
The Yellow Tie
as Sergiu Celibidache
Movie
A Winter's Journey
A Winter's Journey
as Leiermann
Movie
Sacrifice
Sacrifice
Movie
A Journey to Sundance
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
Movie