Acting

John Malkovich

born 1953 · Acting

64.4avg grm
23titles
#572best rank
7honors
Bbest title · #572 on siteBeing John Malkovich1999 · as John Horatio Malkovich77.0

Honors

7
1998Donostia Award
1986Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1983Theatre World Award
2026Volpi Cup — Best Actor
—Clarence Derwent Awards
Honors
  • 1998Donostia Award
  • 1986Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  • 1983Theatre World Award
  • 2026Volpi Cup — Best Actor
  • —Clarence Derwent Awards
  • —Order of Danica Hrvatska
  • —Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class

Bio

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).

Biography

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

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2020s5 titlesWWild Horse Nine2026 · as Chris61.0YThe Yellow Tie2025 · as Sergiu Celibidache66.0NThe New Look2024 · as Lucien Lelong · series62.7TTen Year Old Tom2021 · as Mr. B · series64.5NThe New Pope2020 · as Sir John Brannox · series64.5
2010s6 titlesRRussia from Above2019 · as Narrator59.0RRussia from Above2019 · as Narrator59.0AThe ABC Murders2018 · as Hercule Poirot · series60.1DDeepwater Horizon2016 · as Don Vidrine51.6CCrossbones2014 · as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach · series63.1SSecretariat2010 · as Lucien Laurin66.2
2000s3 titlesBBloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies2008 · as Narrator58.5NNapoléon2002 · as Charles Talleyrand · series63.0LLes misérables2000 · as Javert · series64.0
1990s4 titlesBBeing John Malkovich1999 · as John Horatio Malkovich77.0RRounders1998 · as Teddy KGB66.0IIn the Line of Fire1993 · as Mitch Leary53.2OOf Mice and Men1992 · as Lennie Small73.4
1980s5 titlesDDangerous Liaisons1988 · as Vicomte de Valmont73.5EEmpire of the Sun1987 · as Basie71.9GThe Glass Menagerie1987 · as Tom Wingfield55.5KThe Killing Fields1984 · as Al Rockoff76.2PPlaces in the Heart1984 · as Mr. Will72.3

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John Malkovich

J
born1953
known forActing
titles on site23
best title rank#572 · Being John Malkovich (1999)
avg GRM64.4
honors7 · Donostia Award, 1998
Honors
  • 1998Donostia Award
  • 1986Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  • 1983Theatre World Award
  • 2026Volpi Cup — Best Actor
  • —Clarence Derwent Awards
  • —Order of Danica Hrvatska
  • —Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
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).

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