Biography
Tony Goldwyn is an American actor and director. Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the son of producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and actress Jennifer Howard. He studied at Brandeis University, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, and the HB Studio in New York.
Goldwyn made his screen debut in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986). He is known for his role as Carl Bruner in Ghost (1990), the voice of Tarzan in Tarzan (1999), Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai (2003), and President Fitzgerald Grant in the series Scandal (2012–2018), which he also directed episodes of. He appeared as Gordon Gray in Oppenheimer (2023) and as Virgil Throckmorton in One Battle After Another (2025).
Goldwyn has directed feature films including A Walk on the Moon (1999) and Conviction (2010). He received Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his performances in Nixon (1995) and King Richard (2021).
