Anthony Howard 'Tony' Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He's known for his roles as Carl Bruner in Ghost, President Fitzgerald Grant on ABC's drama Scandal, district attorney Nicholas Baxter on Law & Order, Gordon Gray in Oppenheimer, Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), Andrew Prior in Divergent and Insurgent, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai, Michael Drucker in The 6th Day, Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph in Kiss the Girls, Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Harold Nixon in Nixon (1995), Fletcher Cole in The Pelican Brief, and the voice of Tarzan in the Disney animated Tarzan. He made his acting debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), and had his breakthrough for starring as Carl Bruner in the fantasy thriller film Ghost (1990), which earned him a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to star as Harold Nixon in the biographical film Nixon (1995), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and as Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998). He portrayed Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), which earned him a second nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. He starred as President Fitzgerald Grant III in the ABC legal/political drama Scandal (2012–2018) and directed a number of episodes for the series, for which he won a Peabody Award. He is the son of film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and actress Jennifer Howard. His paternal grandparents were film producer and movie studio mogul Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish Jewish immigrant from Warsaw, and actress Frances Howard, who was originally from Nebraska. His maternal grandparents were playwright Sidney Howard and actress Clare Eames. His brother John Goldwyn is a film producer, a former executive of Paramount Pictures and the executive producer of the series Dexter. His brother Peter is also a film producer and the current President of Samuel Goldwyn Films. His half-sister Liz Goldwyn is a filmmaker. His niece is writer/producer Emily Goldwyn (John's daughter - and her mother is actress Colleen Camp). He has been married to production designer Jane Musky since 1987 and they have two daughters: Anna, a screenwriter, and Tess, an actress.

Filmography

• 2025One Battle After Another — Virgil Throckmorton
• 2024Ezra — Bruce, Director, Producer
• 2023Murder Mystery 2 — Silverfox
• 2023Oppenheimer — Gordon Gray
• 2023Plane — Scarsdale
• 2022The People We Hate at the Wedding — Dr. Goulding
• Hacks — Bob Lipka
• 2021King Richard — Paul Cohen
• 2021but i'm here too — Him, Director, Producer
• Lovecraft Country — Samuel Braithwhite
• Chambers — Ben Lefevre, Director
• The Hot Zone — Bruce Ivins
• 2018All I Wish — Adam
• 2017Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House — Ed Miller
• 2017The Belko Experiment — Barry Norris
• 2015Insurgent — Andrew Prior
• 2014Divergent — Andrew
• 2014Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs — Warren Jeffs
• The Divide — Executive Producer, Creator
• Scandal — President Fitzgerald Grant, Director
• 2011The Mechanic — Dean Sanderson
• 2010Conviction — Producer, Director
• Justified — Director
• Drop Dead Diva — Alan Roberts
• The Good Wife — Judge Henry Baxter
• 2009The Last House on the Left — John Collingwood
• Damages — Director
• Dirty Sexy Money — Director
• Private Practice — Director
• Dexter — Dr. Emmett Meridian, Director
• Kidnapped — Director
• 2006Romance & Cigarettes — Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
• Six Degrees — Director
• 2006The Last Kiss — Director
• 2005American Gun — Frank
• 2005Ghosts Never Sleep — Jared Dolan
• Grey's Anatomy — Director
• 2005The Godfather of Green Bay — Big Jake Norquist
• 2005The Sisters — Vincent Antonelli
• The L Word — Burr Connor, Director
• 2003Ash Tuesday — Elliott
• 2003The Last Samurai — Col. Benjamin Bagley
• Working Shakespeare
• 2002Abandon — David Schaffer
• 2002Joshua — Joshua
• Without a Trace — Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles, Director
• 2001An American Rhapsody — Peter
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Frank Goren
• 2001Someone Like You... — Director
• 2000Bounce — Greg Janello
• 2000The 6th Day — Michael Drucker
• 1999A Walk on the Moon — Director, Producer
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Nicholas Baxter
• 1999Tarzan — Tarzan (voice)
• From the Earth to the Moon — Neil Armstrong
• 1998The Lesser Evil — Frank
• 1997Kiss the Girls — Dr. Will Rudolph
• 1997Trouble on the Corner — Jeff Stewart
• 1996The Boys Next Door — Jack Palmer
• 1996The Substance of Fire — Aaron Geldhart
• A Woman of Independent Means — Robert Steed
• 1995Nixon — Harold Nixon
• 1995Pocahontas: The Legend — Sir Edwin Wingfield
• 1995Reckless — Tom
• 1995The Last Word — Stan
• 1995Truman — Clark Clifford
• 1994Doomsday Gun — Duvall
• 1994The Last Tattoo — Captain Mike Starwood
• 1994Vault of Horror I — Dr. Carl Fairbanks (archive footage)
• Frasier — Roger
• 1993Love Matters — Geoffrey
• 1993Taking the Heat — Michael
• 1993The Pelican Brief — Fletcher Coal
• 1992Kuffs — Ted Bukovsky
• 1992The Last Mile — Scott
• 1992Traces of Red — Steve Frayn
• Iran: Days of Crisis — Jody Powell
• 1991Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers — Reader
• 1990Ghost — Carl Bruner
• Law & Order — Nicholas Baxter, Director
• 1989Dark Holiday — Ken Horton
• Tales from the Crypt — Dr. Carl Fairbanks
• 1988Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood — David (archive footage)
• Murphy Brown — Bobby Powell
• 1987Gaby: A True Story — David
• Designing Women
• 1986Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI — Darren
• L.A. Law — Chris Arnett
• Matlock — Mark Campion
• Hunter — Byron Loire
• St. Elsewhere — Henry Orr
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Jack Palmer
• Billion Dollar Spy — Burton Gerber
• Box Office Champ

Appearances as themselves (20)

• Talking Pictures: A Movie Memories Podcast — Self
• Good Hang with Amy Poehler — Self - Guest
• Variety & CNN Actors on Actors — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• 2019Alan Pakula: Going for Truth — Self
• Blue Sky Metropolis — Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Who Do You Think You Are? — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2007Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• 2001Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies — Self
• 1999Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins — Self
• The View — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• The Emmy Awards — Self
• RSC Meets USA: Working Shakespeare — Self