Biography
Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum is an American actor and musician. He began his career on the New York stage after studying with Sanford Meisner and made his film debut in Death Wish (1974). Early supporting roles included Annie Hall (1977), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) and The Big Chill (1983).
Goldblum gained wider recognition for his performance as Seth Brundle in The Fly (1986). He is best known for roles in major franchises, including Ian Malcolm in the Jurassic Park series (1993–2022), David Levinson in the Independence Day films (1996–2016), and the Grandmaster in Thor: Ragnarok (2017). More recently he has appeared as the Wizard of Oz in Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025). He also leads the jazz ensemble Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra.
