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).
Filmography
Wild Horse Nine
as Chris
Wild Horse Nine
as Chris
In the Hand of Dante
as Joe Black
In the Hand of Dante
as Joe Black
Being Related to John Malkovich
as Self
Being Related to John Malkovich
as Self
Sacrifice
as Gunnar
Sacrifice
as Gunnar
The Yellow Tie
as Sergiu Celibidache
The Yellow Tie
as Sergiu Celibidache
The Life of Mirrors
The Life of Mirrors
Opus
as Alfred Moretti
Opus
as Alfred Moretti
Safe Sets: Dying to Work in the Film Industry
as self
Safe Sets: Dying to Work in the Film Industry
as self
The Line
as Beach Miller
The Line
as Beach Miller
Mr. Blake at Your Service!
as Andrew Blake
Mr. Blake at Your Service!
as Andrew Blake
Fool's Paradise
as Ed Cote
Fool's Paradise
as Ed Cote
One Ranger
as Geddes
One Ranger
as Geddes
Breaking Rachmaninoff
Breaking Rachmaninoff
Seneca
as Seneca
Seneca
as Seneca
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
Mindcage
as The Artist
Mindcage
as The Artist
Savage Salvation
as Peter
Savage Salvation
as Peter
White Elephant
as Glen Follett
White Elephant
as Glen Follett
Chariot
as Dr. Karn
Chariot
as Dr. Karn
Shattered
as Ronald
Shattered
as Ronald
The Survivalist
as Aaron Ramsey
The Survivalist
as Aaron Ramsey
Rogue Hostage
as Sam Nelson
Rogue Hostage
as Sam Nelson
Last Call
as Dr. Felton
Last Call
as Dr. Felton
Valley of the Gods
as Wes Tauros
Valley of the Gods
as Wes Tauros
Ava
as Duke
Ava
as Duke
Arkansas
as Bright
Arkansas
as Bright
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Judge Edward D. Cowart
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Judge Edward D. Cowart
Velvet Buzzsaw
as Piers
Velvet Buzzsaw
as Piers
Bird Box
as Douglas
Bird Box
as Douglas
The Music Critic
as The Narrator
The Music Critic
as The Narrator
Mile 22
as Bishop
Mile 22
as Bishop
Supercon
as Sid Newberry
Supercon
as Sid Newberry
Casanova Gene
Casanova Gene
Bullet Head
as Walker
Bullet Head
as Walker
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
as Port (archive footage)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
as Port (archive footage)
The Wilde Wedding
as Laurence
The Wilde Wedding
as Laurence
I Love You, Daddy
as Leslie Goodwin
I Love You, Daddy
as Leslie Goodwin
About Love. Adults Only
as Ed
About Love. Adults Only
as Ed
Just Call Me God
as Satur Diman Cha
Just Call Me God
as Satur Diman Cha
Unlocked
as Bob Hunter
Unlocked
as Bob Hunter
Deepwater Horizon
as Donald Vidrine
Deepwater Horizon
as Donald Vidrine
Psychogenic Fugue
as All characters
Psychogenic Fugue
as All characters
Zoolander 2
as Chazz Spencer
Zoolander 2
as Chazz Spencer
Penguins of Madagascar
as Dave (voice)
Penguins of Madagascar
as Dave (voice)
Cut Bank
as Sheriff Vogel
Cut Bank
as Sheriff Vogel
Casanova Variations
as Giacomo
Casanova Variations
as Giacomo
The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover
as Dave / Dr. Octavius Brine (voice)
The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover
as Dave / Dr. Octavius Brine (voice)
Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer
Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer
Noseland
as Self
Noseland
as Self
Cesar Chavez
as Bogdanovitch
Cesar Chavez
as Bogdanovitch
Le paradoxe de John Malkovich
as Himself
Le paradoxe de John Malkovich
as Himself
RED 2
as Marvin Boggs
RED 2
as Marvin Boggs
Ecstasy
as Vinny
Ecstasy
as Vinny
Siberian Education
as Grandfather Kuzya
Siberian Education
as Grandfather Kuzya
Warm Bodies
as Colonel Grigio
Warm Bodies
as Colonel Grigio
Lines of Wellington
as General Wellington
Lines of Wellington
as General Wellington
Side by Side
as Self
Side by Side
as Self
Drunkboat
as Mort
Drunkboat
as Mort
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
as Self
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set
as Self
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Bruce Brazos
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Bruce Brazos
Butterflies
as Man
Butterflies
as Man
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
as Self
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
as Self
RED
as Marvin Boggs
RED
as Marvin Boggs
Secretariat
as Lucien Laurin
Secretariat
as Lucien Laurin
Jonah Hex
as Turnbull
Jonah Hex
as Turnbull
The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer
as Jack Unterweger
The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer
as Jack Unterweger
Saturday Night
as Self
Saturday Night
as Self
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)
La Traversée du désir
as Self
La Traversée du désir
as Self
Finding the Burn
as Self / Osborne Cox (archive footage)
Finding the Burn
as Self / Osborne Cox (archive footage)
Welcome Back, George
as Self
Welcome Back, George
as Self
Gardens of the Night
as Michael
Gardens of the Night
as Michael
Changeling
as Rev. Gustav Briegleb
Changeling
as Rev. Gustav Briegleb
Afterwards
as Joseph Kay
Afterwards
as Joseph Kay
Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies
as Narrator
Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies
as Narrator
Music at the Sea
as Self
Music at the Sea
as Self
Disgrace
as David Lurie
Disgrace
as David Lurie
Burn After Reading
as Osborne Cox
Burn After Reading
as Osborne Cox
Mutant Chronicles
as Constantine
Mutant Chronicles
as Constantine
In Tranzit
as Pavlov
In Tranzit
as Pavlov
The Great Buck Howard
as Buck Howard
The Great Buck Howard
as Buck Howard
Beowulf
as Unferth (Voice)
Beowulf
as Unferth (Voice)
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
Eragon
as King Galbatorix
Eragon
as King Galbatorix
Art School Confidential
as Professor Sandiford
Art School Confidential
as Professor Sandiford
Klimt
as Gustav Klimt
Klimt
as Gustav Klimt
Colour Me Kubrick
as Alan Conway
Colour Me Kubrick
as 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'
as Self
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'
as Self
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Humma Kavula
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Humma Kavula
The Libertine
as Charles II
The Libertine
as Charles II
A Talking Picture
as Comandante John Walesa
A Talking Picture
as Comandante John Walesa
Johnny English
as Pascal Sauvage
Johnny English
as Pascal Sauvage
Adaptation.
as John Malkovich (uncredited)
Adaptation.
as John Malkovich (uncredited)
The Dancer Upstairs
as Abimael Guzman (uncredited)
The Dancer Upstairs
as Abimael Guzman (uncredited)
Ripley's Game
as Tom Ripley
Ripley's Game
as Tom Ripley
Hideous Man
as Narrator
Hideous Man
as Narrator
Knockaround Guys
as Teddy Deserve
Knockaround Guys
as Teddy Deserve
Hotel
as Omar Jonnson
Hotel
as Omar Jonnson
Savage Souls
as Monsieur Numance
Savage Souls
as Monsieur Numance
I’m Going Home
as John Crawford
I’m Going Home
as John Crawford
Shadow of the Vampire
as F. W. Murnau
Shadow of the Vampire
as F. W. Murnau
Ladies Room
as Roberto
Ladies Room
as Roberto
RKO 281
as Herman Mankiewicz
RKO 281
as Herman Mankiewicz
Being John Malkovich
as John Horatio Malkovich
Being John Malkovich
as John Horatio Malkovich
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as Charles VII
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as Charles VII
Time Regained
as Baron de Charlus
Time Regained
as Baron de Charlus
Rounders
as Teddy KGB
Rounders
as Teddy KGB
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Athos
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Athos
Con Air
as Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Con Air
as Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
as Self
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
as Self
The Portrait of a Lady
as Gilbert Osmond
The Portrait of a Lady
as Gilbert Osmond
The Ogre
as Abel
The Ogre
as Abel
Cannes Man
as Self
Cannes Man
as Self
Mulholland Falls
as General Thomas Timms
Mulholland Falls
as General Thomas Timms
Mary Reilly
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
Mary Reilly
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
Beyond the Clouds
as The Director
Beyond the Clouds
as The Director
The Convent
as Michael
The Convent
as Michael
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
as Self (uncredited)
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
as Self (uncredited)
Heart of Darkness
as Kurtz
Heart of Darkness
as Kurtz
In the Line of Fire
as Mitch Leary
In the Line of Fire
as Mitch Leary
Alive
as Carlitos Páez / Narrator (uncredited)
Alive
as Carlitos Páez / Narrator (uncredited)
Jennifer Eight
as Agent St. Anne
Jennifer Eight
as Agent St. Anne
Of Mice and Men
as Lennie Small
Of Mice and Men
as Lennie Small
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
Shadows and Fog
as Clown
Shadows and Fog
as Clown
Old Times
Old Times
The Object of Beauty
as Jake Bartholomew
The Object of Beauty
as Jake Bartholomew
Queens Logic
as Eliot
Queens Logic
as Eliot
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self
The Sheltering Sky
as Port
The Sheltering Sky
as Port
Decade
as Self
Decade
as Self
Dangerous Liaisons
as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
Dangerous Liaisons
as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
Miles from Home
as Barry Maxwell
Miles from Home
as Barry Maxwell
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
as Self
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
as Self
Empire of the Sun
as Basie
Empire of the Sun
as Basie
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
as Santa Claus (voice)
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
as Santa Claus (voice)
The Glass Menagerie
as Tom Wingfield
The Glass Menagerie
as Tom Wingfield
Making Mr. Right
as Jeff Peters / Ulysses
Making Mr. Right
as Jeff Peters / Ulysses
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
as Self / Biff
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
as Self / Biff
Rocket to the Moon
as Ben Stark
Rocket to the Moon
as Ben Stark
Eleni
as Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
Eleni
as Nicholas 'Nick' Gage
Death of a Salesman
as Biff Loman
Death of a Salesman
as Biff Loman
The Killing Fields
as Al Rockoff
The Killing Fields
as Al Rockoff
Places in the Heart
as Mr. Will
Places in the Heart
as Mr. Will
True West
as Lee
True West
as Lee
Say Goodnight, Gracie
as Steve
Say Goodnight, Gracie
as Steve
American Dream
American Dream
Word of Honor
as Gary
Word of Honor
as Gary
A Wedding
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
A Wedding
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Lost and Found in Paris
as Wim Waldemar
Lost and Found in Paris
as Wim Waldemar
A Winter's Journey
as Leiermann
A Winter's Journey
as Leiermann
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
as Unferth
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
as Unferth