---
name: "Timothy Hutton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/timothy-hutton"
fi1m_id: "timothy-hutton"
imdb_id: "nm0000459"
tmdb_id: 16327
wikidata_id: "Q310324"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 August 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-09T19:25:11.348316+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."
---

# Timothy Hutton

## Identity

Timothy Hutton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/timothy-hutton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** timothy-hutton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000459
- **TMDB ID:** 16327
- **Wikidata ID:** Q310324
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Hutton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310324, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000459/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16327

Actor. Born 16 August 1960 in Malibu, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 August 1960, Malibu, California, USA
- **Active:** 1980–2018
- **Also known as:** 티모시 허튼, 蒂莫西·赫顿, Timothy Tarquin Hutton , Tim Hutton , Timothy T. Hutton , Тимоти Хаттон, تیموتی هاتن
- **Frequently works with:** [Sean Penn](https://film.one/person/sean-penn.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 66 (3), 1990s 55 (1), 2000s 64 (1), 2010s 70 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 63 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Thriller 3, Crime 2, History 2, Comedy 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $399m across 7 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Hutton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310324, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000459/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16327

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Haunting of Hill House*](https://film.one/tv/the-haunting-of-hill-house.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*All the Money in the World*](https://film.one/film/all-the-money-in-the-world.md) (63)
- **Tubi:** [*The Falcon and the Snowman*](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md) (54)

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

## Fi1m on Timothy Hutton

> Timothy Hutton's gift, set down at twenty in *Ordinary People*, is to show a man in pain without asking us to do anything about it. Few parts since have asked as much of him; he has kept working anyway, in ensembles and on television.

Watch Timothy Hutton's Conrad Jarrett in *Ordinary People* (1980) for how little he asks for. The boy is in trouble, plainly, and Hutton lets us see all of it, then declines to turn it into a plea. That habit has run through everything since: he plays men with something wrong inside them and does not ask us to take their side. He is not an actor who reaches for the audience. He waits, and if you are watching properly you come to him.

It was his first feature role, and it set the terms of the career. Robert Redford gave the three Jarretts equal attention, and Hutton held his own beside Mary Tyler Moore and Donald Sutherland without pushing either of them to the edge of the frame. The studio films that followed drew on the same quality: *Taps* (1981), as a cadet alongside George C. Scott, Sean Penn and Tom Cruise, and *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985), with Penn again, as Christopher Boyce. He has said it himself: "If it wasn't for being cast in Ordinary People, Taps wouldn't have happened. Working with Sidney Lumet in Daniel wouldn't have happened." Then the leads thinned out, and from the 1990s he took supporting parts and occasionally directed.

Television gave him the long run the cinema did not. He headed *Leverage* (2008–2012) for four seasons as Nate Ford, the man in charge of a team of thieves, and has been a steady presence in ensembles since: *Beautiful Boy* (2018), *The Night Agent* (2023) and Mike Flanagan's *The Haunting of Hill House* (2018), where he is the older Hugh Crain. Flanagan's series is a family drama before it is a ghost story, and Hutton sits inside its longest conversations without raising his voice. We liked the series a good deal, and our complaint that it talks too much at the end falls on the show, not on him; he is one voice among several there, and he does not try to be more.

What moved us in *Ordinary People*, and still does, is that Hutton never uses Conrad's vulnerability to make the rest of the family look like the problem. He makes the boy someone we care about while leaving room for the people around him to matter too, which is harder than it sounds and is the whole point of Redford's film. The risk of that kind of restraint is that in a weaker script it reads as nothing much, and several of the films he made after his breakthrough in the 1980s have not lasted.

Redford remains the director who got the most from him, and it was the first time out; there is a version of this career in which somebody else noticed what he had and built a film around it again. Start with *Ordinary People*. Everything he does afterwards is the same quality in smaller parts.

## Biography

Timothy Hutton is an American actor and director. Born in Malibu, California, he made his feature film debut as Conrad Jarrett in Robert Redford's *Ordinary People* (1980). His performance earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor at the age of 20, making him the youngest recipient of the award in that category.

Hutton has appeared in numerous films and television series. Notable roles include those in *Taps* (1981), *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985) and *The Dark Half* (1993). On television, he starred as Archie Goodwin in *A Nero Wolfe Mystery* (2000–2002) and as Nathan Ford in *Leverage* (2008–2012). He has also appeared in *The Ghost Writer* (2010), *All the Money in the World* (2017), *The Haunting of Hill House* (2018) and *The Night Agent* (2023).

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

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Beautiful Boy* (2018), Fi1m 68, as Dr. Brown — [page](https://film.one/film/beautiful-boy.md)
- *The Haunting of Hill House* (2018), Fi1m 80, as Hugh Crain — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-haunting-of-hill-house.md)
- *All the Money in the World* (2017), Fi1m 63, as Oswald Hinge — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-money-in-the-world.md)
- *The Good Shepherd* (2006), Fi1m 64, as Thomas Wilson — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-shepherd.md)
- *French Kiss* (1995), Fi1m 55, as Charlie — [page](https://film.one/film/french-kiss.md)
- *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985), Fi1m 54, as Christopher Boyce — [page](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md)
- *Taps* (1981), Fi1m 63, as Cadet Major Brian Moreland — [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)
- *Ordinary People* (1980), Fi1m 81, as Conrad Jarrett — [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md)

## Complete filmography (88)

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

- *The Night Agent* (2023), series, as Senator George Lansing — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-agent.md)
- *The Glorias* (2020), as Leo Steinem
- *Almost Family* (2019), series, as Dr. Leon Bechley
- *Beautiful Boy* (2018), as Dr. Brown — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/beautiful-boy.md)
- *The Haunting of Hill House* (2018), series, as Hugh Crain — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-haunting-of-hill-house.md)
- *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018), series, as Nathan M. Singer
- *All the Money in the World* (2017), as Oswald Hinge — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-money-in-the-world.md)
- *S.W.A.T.* (2017), series, as DEA Agent Mack Boyle
- *#Horror* (2015), as Dr. White
- *Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration* (2015), as Conrad Jarrett / Ordinary People (archive footage)
- *American Crime* (2015), series, as Russ Skokie, Dan Sullivan, Nicholas Coates
- *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014), series, as Emmett Crawford
- *Louder Than Words* (2013), as Bruce Komiske
- *Multiple Sarcasms* (2010), as Gabriel
- *The Ghost Writer* (2010), as Sidney Kroll
- *Serious Moonlight* (2009), as Ian
- *Brief Interviews with Hideous Men* (2009), as Professor Adams / Subject #30
- *Broken Hill* (2009), as George McAlpine
- *The Killing Room* (2009), as Crawford Haines
- *Leverage* (2008), series, as Nathan Ford
- *The Alphabet Killer* (2008), as Richard Ledge
- *Lymelife* (2008), as Charlie Bragg
- *Reflections* (2008), as Tom
- *Stephanie Daley* (2007), as Paul
- *When A Man Falls In The Forest* (2007), as Gary Fields
- *The Last Mimzy* (2007), as David Wilder
- *The Good Shepherd* (2006), as Thomas Wilson — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-shepherd.md)
- *Off the Black* (2006), as Mr. Tibbel
- *Kidnapped* (2006), series, as Conrad Cain
- *Heavens Fall* (2006), as Samuel Leibowitz
- *The Kovak Box* (2006), as David Norton
- *Avenger* (2006), as Frank McBride
- *Last Holiday* (2006), as Matthew Kragen
- *Turning Green* (2005), as Bill the Breaker
- *Kinsey* (2004), as Paul Gebhard
- *5ive Days to Midnight* (2004), series, as J.T. Neumeyer
- *Secret Window* (2004), as Ted Milner
- *Sunshine State* (2002), as Jack Meadows
- *WW3* (2001), as Larry Sullivan
- *A Nero Wolfe Mystery* (2001), series, as Archie Goodwin · Director, Executive Producer
- *Just One Night* (2000), as Isaac Alder
- *Deliberate Intent* (2000), as Rod Smolla
- *Deterrence* (2000), as Marshall Thompson
- *The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery* (2000), as Archie Goodwin
- *The General's Daughter* (1999), as Colonel William Kent
- *Money Kings* (1998), as Frankie
- *Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within* (1998), as Aldrich Ames
- *Dead by Midnight* (1997), as Sam Ellis / John Larkin
- *Playing God* (1997), as Raymond Blossom
- *Digging to China* (1997), Director
- *City of Industry* (1997), as Lee Egan
- *The Substance of Fire* (1996), as Martin Geldhart
- *Mr. and Mrs. Loving* (1996), as Richard Loving
- *Beautiful Girls* (1996), as Willie Conway
- *The Last Word* (1995), as Martin Ryan
- *French Kiss* (1995), as Charlie — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/french-kiss.md)
- *Zelda* (1993), as F. Scott Fitzgerald
- *The Dark Half* (1993), as Thad Beaumont / George Stark
- *The Temp* (1993), as Peter Derns
- *The Donner Party* (1992), as voice
- *Strangers* (1992), as Tom (Windows)
- *Neil Young: Freedom* (1990), Director
- *Q & A* (1990), as Al Reilly
- *Torrents of Spring* (1989), as Dimitri Sanin
- *Everybody's All-American* (1988), as Donnie 'Cake'
- *American Experience* (1988), series, as (voice)
- *Betrayed* (1988), as Juggler at the Fair (uncredited)
- *A Time of Destiny* (1988), as Jack
- *Made in Heaven* (1987), as Mike Shea / Elmo Barnett
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, Director
- *Turk 182!* (1985), as Jimmy Lynch
- *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985), as Christopher Boyce — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md)
- *The Cars: Heartbeat City* (1984), Director
- *Iceman* (1984), as Dr. Stanley Shephard
- *Daniel* (1983), as Daniel Isaacson
- *Taps* (1981), as Cadet Major Brian Moreland — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/taps.md)
- *A Long Way Home* (1981), as Donald Branch Booth
- *Friendly Fire* (1980), as John Mullen
- *Father Figure* (1980), as Jim
- *Ordinary People* (1980), as Conrad Jarrett — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md)
- *Sultan and the Rock Star* (1980), as Paul Winters
- *The Oldest Living Graduate* (1980), as Cadet
- *Young Love, First Love* (1979), as Derek Clayton
- *And Baby Makes Six* (1979), as Jason Kramer
- *The Best Place to Be* (1979), as Tommy Callahan
- *Zuma Beach* (1978), as Art
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Paul Winters
- *The Long Home*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Timothy Hutton](https://film.one/media/person/117548/gallery-8610af16b57a.jpg) Timothy Hutton — sagindie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Timothy_Hutton_%28Sundance_2006%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, Martina Gedeck, and Timothy Hutton at the premiere of The Good Shepherd in Berlinalepalast, Postdamer Platz, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz. (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/117548/gallery-27000b9ea630.jpg) Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, Martina Gedeck, and Timothy Hutton at the premiere of The Good Shepherd in Berlinalepalast, Postdamer Platz, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz. (2007) — Thore Siebrands (Siebbi) at https://www.flickr.com/photos/siebbi/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/DamonDeNiroGedeckHuttonBerlinFeb07.jpg/1280px-DamonDeNiroGedeckHuttonBerlinFeb07.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, Martina Gedeck, Timothy Hutton Arrival for the premiere of "The good shepherd", Berlinalepalast, Postdamer Platz, Marlene-Dietrich-P (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/117548/gallery-8cd76238627d.jpg) Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, Martina Gedeck, Timothy Hutton Arrival for the premiere of "The good shepherd", Berlinalepalast, Postdamer Platz, Marlene-Dietrich-P (2007) — Thore Siebrands from Germany, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Flickr_-_Siebbi_-_Matt_Damon%2C_Robert_de_Niro%2C_Martina_Gedeck%2C_Timothy_Hutton.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Timothy Hutton Premiere of "When a man falls in the forest" at the Berlinalepalace, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz, Berlin (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/117548/gallery-ed38e3bdb8f4.jpg) Timothy Hutton Premiere of "When a man falls in the forest" at the Berlinalepalace, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz, Berlin (2007) — Thore Siebrands from Germany, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Flickr_-_Siebbi_-_Timothy_Hutton.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Timothy Hutton](https://film.one/media/person/117548/gallery-59db4ed276b7.jpg) Timothy Hutton — Image via TMDB
- ![Timothy Hutton](https://film.one/media/person/117548/gallery-8cc08e18adfa.jpg) Timothy Hutton — Image via TMDB
- ![Timothy Hutton](https://film.one/media/person/117548/gallery-5138351ad4ca.jpg) Timothy Hutton — Image via TMDB
- ![Timothy Hutton Premiere of "When a man falls in the forest" at the Berlinalepalace, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz, Berlin (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/117548/gallery-b9a5506ca5a4.jpg) Timothy Hutton Premiere of "When a man falls in the forest" at the Berlinalepalace, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz, Berlin (2007) — Thore Siebrands from Germany, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Flickr_-_Siebbi_-_Timothy_Hutton_as_the_center_of_attention.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Timothy Hutton](https://film.one/media/person/117548/gallery-8760e7fa438e.jpg) Timothy Hutton — Image via TMDB
- ![Timothy Hutton](https://film.one/media/person/117548/gallery-dffb0ca03eb9.jpg) Timothy Hutton — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1981: Best Supporting Actor (won), for *Ordinary People*

### Golden Globes — 2 won

- 1981: New Star of the Year – Actor (won)
- 1981: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (won), for *Ordinary People*

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

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