---
name: "Jeff Bridges"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeff-bridges"
fi1m_id: "jeff-bridges"
imdb_id: "nm0000313"
tmdb_id: 1229
wikidata_id: "Q174843"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 December 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 19
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 19
updated: "2026-10-05T14:21:18.964166+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jeff Bridges

## Identity

Jeff Bridges

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeff-bridges
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jeff-bridges
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000313
- **TMDB ID:** 1229
- **Wikidata ID:** Q174843
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bridges, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174843, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000313/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1229

Actor. Born 4 December 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 December 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1971–present
- **Also known as:** Jeffrey Bridges, Jeffrey Leon Bridges
- **Frequently works with:** [Julianne Moore](https://film.one/person/julianne-moore.md), [Charles Leavitt](https://film.one/person/charles-leavitt.md), [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md), [Jeffrey Silver](https://film.one/person/jeffrey-silver.md), [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md), [Kevin Spacey](https://film.one/person/kevin-spacey.md), [Sean Bailey](https://film.one/person/sean-bailey.md), [Steven Lisberger](https://film.one/person/steven-lisberger.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 6 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as actor, over 19 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 81 (2), 1980s 79 (3), 1990s 82 (2), 2000s 67 (5), 2010s 61 (5), 2020s 60 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 65 across 18 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 10 of 19 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 12, Adventure 6, Science Fiction 5, Action 4, Comedy 4, Crime 4
- **Screen time:** 39 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,877m across 17 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bridges, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q174843, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000313/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1229

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Iron Man*](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md) (80), [*Starman*](https://film.one/film/starman.md) (77), [*TRON: Legacy*](https://film.one/film/tron-legacy.md) (60), [*TRON: Ares*](https://film.one/film/tron-ares.md) (50)
- **HBO Max:** [*Hell or High Water*](https://film.one/film/hell-or-high-water.md) (84), [*Kingsman: The Golden Circle*](https://film.one/film/kingsman-the-golden-circle.md) (42)
- **Apple TV:** [*True Grit*](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md) (84), [*Seabiscuit*](https://film.one/film/seabiscuit.md) (65)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Cutter's Way*](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md) (82), [*Heaven's Gate*](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md) (79)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Fat City*](https://film.one/film/fat-city.md) (73)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Contender*](https://film.one/film/the-contender.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Jeff Bridges

> Jeff Bridges makes carefully timed acting look like a man taking a moment to think. We value the patience and kindness of his Dude, though some later parts ask for little beyond the familiar rumble.

In *The Big Lebowski* (1998), Jeff Bridges makes answering a question look like an interruption the Dude might reasonably resent. He leaves a little space before the reply, then lets it come out as though he has only just decided what to say. We rate him most highly here: the timing is exact, but the character never seems to be working at being funny. The kindness matters too, because without it the Dude's lack of a plan could become tiresome.

From the young Duane Jackson of *The Last Picture Show* (1971) to the alien of *Starman* (1984), Bridges established how persuasive he could be in quite different sorts of part. The later turn towards damaged musicians and grizzled authority brought Bad Blake in *Crazy Heart* (2009) and Rooster Cogburn in *True Grit* (2010). The latter reunited him with Joel and Ethan Coen. He researches roles and makes physical changes for them, however casual the result may look.

The Coens get particularly good use from his patience in *The Big Lebowski*, putting John Goodman's Walter Sobchak beside a man who declines to share his urgency. Bridges varies the delay before a reply without making the Dude seem slow, while Goodman gives minor bowling-alley business an unreasonable weight. We laughed at the bowling-alley exchanges because Goodman treats every point as urgent and Bridges takes his time answering. Their conversations make the wandering plot forgivable, though some of the diversions still run too long.

That familiar ease is useful even when a film has little else to offer him. His return as Kevin Flynn in *TRON: Ares* (2025) gives us a welcome face in a film short of people worth caring about, without making it a good film. In *Minions & Monsters* (2026), he voices Frank and Elwood with much the same rumble. It is agreeable work, but the two parts offer less distinction than we might hope for. We recommend *The Big Lebowski* first, unless a wandering crime story is certain to test your patience.

## Biography

Jeff Bridges is an American actor. Born in Los Angeles in 1949, he is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and brother of actor Beau Bridges. He began his career as a child, appearing alongside his father in the television series *Sea Hunt* (1958–60).

Bridges is known for roles including The Dude in *The Big Lebowski* (1998), Obadiah Stane in *Iron Man* (2008), Rooster Cogburn in *True Grit* (2010), and Kevin Flynn in *TRON: Legacy* (2010) and *TRON: Ares* (2025). He voiced Frank and Elwood in *Minions & Monsters* (2026). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for *Crazy Heart* (2009) and received nominations for *The Last Picture Show* (1971), *Thunderbolt and Lightfoot* (1974), *Starman* (1984), *The Contender* (2000), *True Grit* (2010) and *Hell or High Water* (2016).

*Sources: jeffbridges.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (19)

- *Minions & Monsters* (2026), Fi1m 70, as Frank / Elwood (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/minions-and-monsters.md)
- *TRON: Ares* (2025), Fi1m 50, as Kevin Flynn — [page](https://film.one/film/tron-ares.md)
- *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017), Fi1m 42, as Champ — [page](https://film.one/film/kingsman-the-golden-circle.md)
- *Hell or High Water* (2016), Fi1m 84, as Marcus Hamilton — [page](https://film.one/film/hell-or-high-water.md)
- *Seventh Son* (2014), Fi1m 35, as Master John Gregory — [page](https://film.one/film/seventh-son.md)
- *TRON: Legacy* (2010), Fi1m 60, as Kevin Flynn / Clu — [page](https://film.one/film/tron-legacy.md)
- *True Grit* (2010), Fi1m 84, as Rooster Cogburn — [page](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md)
- *Crazy Heart* (2009), Fi1m 71, as Bad Blake — [page](https://film.one/film/crazy-heart.md)
- *Iron Man* (2008), Fi1m 80, as Obadiah Stane — [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md)
- *Seabiscuit* (2003), Fi1m 65, as Charles Howard — [page](https://film.one/film/seabiscuit.md)
- *K-PAX* (2001), Fi1m 56, as Dr. Mark Powell — [page](https://film.one/film/k-pax.md)
- *The Contender* (2000), Fi1m 64, as President Jackson Evans — [page](https://film.one/film/the-contender.md)
- *The Big Lebowski* (1998), Fi1m 85, as The Dude — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-lebowski.md)
- *The Fisher King* (1991), Fi1m 80, as Jack — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fisher-king.md)
- *Starman* (1984), Fi1m 77, as Starman / Scott Hayden — [page](https://film.one/film/starman.md)
- *Cutter's Way* (1981), Fi1m 82, as Richard Bone — [page](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md)
- *Heaven's Gate* (1980), Fi1m 79, as John L. Bridges — [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md)
- *Fat City* (1972), Fi1m 73, as Ernie — [page](https://film.one/film/fat-city.md)
- *The Last Picture Show* (1971), Fi1m 89, as Duane Jackson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-picture-show.md)

## Complete filmography (116)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Norwood, Where Legends Were Born* (2026), as Archive / Himslef
- *In the Company of Wolves: An American Journey* (2026), as Narrator (voice)
- *Minions & Monsters* (2026), as Frank / Elwood (voice) — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/minions-and-monsters.md)
- *Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers* (2026), as Narrator
- *TRON: Ares* (2025), as Kevin Flynn — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/tron-ares.md)
- *Return of the Grizzly* (2023), as Narrator
- *Zen Brownie* (2023), Actor
- *The Old Man* (2022), series, as Dan Chase · Executive Producer
- *Acting: The First Six Lessons* (2020), as Interviews
- *Spider-Man: Far From Home* (2019), as Obadiah Stane (archive footage) — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-far-from-home.md)
- *Bad Times at the El Royale* (2018), as Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly
- *Living in the Future's Past* (2018), Script, Producer
- *The Green Fog* (2018), Actor
- *Only the Brave* (2017), as Duane Steinbrink
- *Kingsman: The Golden Circle* (2017), as Champ — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/kingsman-the-golden-circle.md)
- *The Only Living Boy in New York* (2017), as W.F. Gerald · Executive Producer
- *Dream Big: Engineering Our World* (2017), as Narrator (voice)
- *Hell or High Water* (2016), as Marcus Hamilton — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/hell-or-high-water.md)
- *The Little Prince* (2015), as The Aviator (voice)
- *Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire* (2015), as Narrator (voice)
- *Seventh Son* (2014), as Master John Gregory — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/seventh-son.md)
- *From The Village to The Basement* (2014), as Narrator
- *The Giver* (2014), as The Giver · Producer
- *R.I.P.D.* (2013), as Roy Pulsipher
- *Pablo* (2012), as Narrator (voice)
- *Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen* (2012), as (archive footage)
- *The Tron Phenomenon* (2011), Actor
- *TRON: The Next Day* (2011), as Kevin Flynn
- *True Grit* (2010), as Rooster Cogburn — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md)
- *TRON: Legacy* (2010), as Kevin Flynn / Clu — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/tron-legacy.md)
- *Crazy Heart* (2009), as Bad Blake — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/crazy-heart.md)
- *The Men Who Stare at Goats* (2009), as Bill Django
- *A Dog Year* (2009), as Jon Katz
- *The Open Road* (2009), as Kyle
- *How to Lose Friends & Alienate People* (2008), as Clayton Harding
- *Iron Man* (2008), as Obadiah Stane — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/iron-man.md)
- *The Pixar Story* (2007), as Clu (archive footage)
- *Surf's Up* (2007), as Big Z / Geek (voice)
- *The Amateurs* (2006), as Andy Sargentee
- *Stick It* (2006), as Burt Vickerman
- *Chasing the Lotus* (2006), as Narrator
- *Tideland* (2005), as Noah
- *The Door in the Floor* (2004), as Ted Cole
- *Big City Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie* (2004), Actor
- *Masked and Anonymous* (2003), as Tom Friend
- *Seabiscuit* (2003), as Charles Howard — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/seabiscuit.md)
- *Scenes of the Crime* (2002), as Jimmy Berg
- *Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West* (2002), as Narrator (voice)
- *Lost in La Mancha* (2002), as Narrator (voice)
- *K-PAX* (2001), as Dr. Mark Powell — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/k-pax.md)
- *The Contender* (2000), as President Jackson Evans — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-contender.md)
- *Raising the Mammoth* (2000), as Narrator (voice)
- *Hidden Vulnerability: A Look Into the Making of 'Arlington Road'* (1999), Actor
- *Simpatico* (1999), as Lyle Carter
- *The Muse* (1999), as Jack Warrick
- *Arlington Road* (1999), as Michael Faraday
- *The Big Lebowski* (1998), as The Dude — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-lebowski.md)
- *Hidden in America* (1996), as Vincent · Executive Producer
- *The Mirror Has Two Faces* (1996), as Gregory Larkin
- *White Squall* (1996), as Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon
- *Wild Bill* (1995), as Wild Bill Hickok
- *Blown Away* (1994), as James "Jimmy" Dove
- *Fearless* (1993), as Max Klein
- *The Vanishing* (1993), as Barney Cousins
- *American Heart* (1992), as Jack · Producer
- *The Fisher King* (1991), as Jack — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fisher-king.md)
- *Texasville* (1990), as Duane Jackson
- *The Fabulous Baker Boys* (1989), as Jack Baker
- *Cold Feet* (1989), as Bartender (uncredited)
- *See You in the Morning* (1989), as Larry Livingstone
- *Tucker: The Man and His Dream* (1988), as Preston Tucker
- *Nadine* (1987), as Vernon Hightower
- *The Morning After* (1986), as Turner Kendall
- *King Kong Lives* (1986), as Jack Prescott (archive footage)
- *The Thanksgiving Promise* (1986), as Neighbor
- *8 Million Ways to Die* (1986), as Matthew 'Matt' Scudder
- *Jagged Edge* (1985), as Jack Forrester
- *Starman* (1984), as Starman / Scott Hayden — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/starman.md)
- *Against All Odds* (1984), as Terry Brogan
- *Rapunzel* (1983), as The Prince / Claude, Rapunzel's Father
- *Kiss Me Goodbye* (1982), as Rupert
- *The Last Unicorn* (1982), as Prince Lir (voice)
- *Faerie Tale Theatre* (1982), series, as Claude / Prince
- *Tron* (1982), as Kevin Flynn / Clu
- *The Man Who Married a French Wife and Other Stories* (1982), as Michael Loomis
- *The Girls in Their Summer Dresses and Other Stories* (1981), as Michael Loomis
- *Cutter's Way* (1981), as Richard Bone — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md)
- *Heaven's Gate* (1980), as John L. Bridges — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md)
- *The American Success Company* (1980), as Harry
- *Winter Kills* (1979), as Nick Kegan
- *Somebody Killed Her Husband* (1978), as Jerry Green
- *King Kong* (1976), as Jack F. Prescott
- *Stay Hungry* (1976), as Craig Blake
- *Hearts of the West* (1975), as Lewis Tater
- *Rancho Deluxe* (1975), as Jack McKee
- *The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go* (1974), as Nero Finnegan
- *Thunderbolt and Lightfoot* (1974), as Lightfoot
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Michael Loomis
- *The Iceman Cometh* (1973), as Don Parritt
- *The Last American Hero* (1973), as Elroy Jackson Jr.
- *Lolly-Madonna XXX* (1973), as Zack Feather
- *Bad Company* (1972), as Jake Rumsey
- *Fat City* (1972), as Ernie — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/fat-city.md)
- *The Last Picture Show* (1971), as Duane Jackson — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-picture-show.md)
- *In Search of America* (1971), as Mike Olson
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Michael Loomis
- *The Most Deadly Game* (1970), series, as Hawk
- *Halls of Anger* (1970), as Doug
- *Silent Night, Lonely Night* (1969), as Young John
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Terry Shelton
- *The Loner* (1965), series, Actor
- *Sea Hunt* (1958), series, Actor
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Neighbor (uncredited)
- *Lassie* (1954), series, as Cal Baker (uncredited)
- *The Company She Keeps* (1951), as Infant at Train Station (uncredited)
- *Grendel*, as Grendel · Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Jeff Bridges as The Dude in The Big Lebowski (1998)](https://film.one/media/title/4552/still-62a5b66577a9.jpg) Jeff Bridges as The Dude in *The Big Lebowski* (1998) — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn in True Grit (2010)](https://film.one/media/title/301/still-6072a23fcf62.jpg) Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn in *True Grit* (2010) — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeff Bridges as Jack in The Fisher King (1991)](https://film.one/media/title/4009/still-b977eeb46da6.jpg) Jeff Bridges as Jack in *The Fisher King* (1991) — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeff Bridges](https://film.one/media/person/6561/gallery-85f8b5741712.jpg) Jeff Bridges — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Jeff_Bridges_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg/1280px-Jeff_Bridges_by_Gage_Skidmore_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jeff Bridges in an interview. (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/6561/gallery-28b68a8dba07.png) Jeff Bridges in an interview. (2018) — MTV UK, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Bad_Times_at_the_El_Royale_-_Jeff_Bridges.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Jeff Bridges speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Kingsman: The Golden Circle", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califor](https://film.one/media/person/6561/gallery-8a93ca0ac043.jpg) Jeff Bridges speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Kingsman: The Golden Circle", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Califor — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Jeff_Bridges_%2835732566100%29.jpg/1280px-Jeff_Bridges_%2835732566100%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jeff Bridges](https://film.one/media/person/6561/gallery-8f1dd988a117.jpg) Jeff Bridges — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeff Bridges](https://film.one/media/person/6561/gallery-54f664fcd06c.jpg) Jeff Bridges — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeff Bridges](https://film.one/media/person/6561/gallery-9bad479a6e2e.jpg) Jeff Bridges — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeff Bridges](https://film.one/media/person/6561/gallery-35e97213ab28.jpg) Jeff Bridges — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeff Bridges](https://film.one/media/person/6561/gallery-cebcdb3454a2.jpg) Jeff Bridges — Image via TMDB
- ![Jeff Bridges](https://film.one/media/person/6561/gallery-62716701ce4a.jpg) Jeff Bridges — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 6 nominated

- 2017: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Hell or High Water*
- 2011: Best Actor (nominated), for *True Grit*
- 2010: Best Actor (won), for *Crazy Heart*
- 2001: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *The Contender*
- 1985: Best Actor (nominated), for *Starman*
- 1975: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Thunderbolt and Lightfoot*
- 1972: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *The Last Picture Show*

### Golden Globes — 2 won, 1 nominated

- 2023: Best Actor – Television Series Drama (nominated), for *The Old Man*
- 2011: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (won), for *Crazy Heart*
- 2010: Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (won), for *Crazy Heart*

### SAG Awards — 1 won

- 2010: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role (won)

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Teen Choice Award for Best Villain 2008: Teen Choice Award for Best Villain (nominated)
- Donostia Award 2004: Donostia Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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