Anthony Edwards

Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Birthday: July 19, 1962

A talented leading and supporting player of the 1980s and 90s, Anthony Edwards caught the theater bug early, first at Santa Barbara Junior High and later at the Santa Barbara Youth Theatre, appearing in dozens of musicals and plays by the age of 16. While a student at USC, he landed a role in the TV-movie "The Killing of Randy Webster" (CBS, 1981), starring Hal Holbrook, and has worked steadily since. Blazing hot coming off his role as Goose in "Top Gun" (1986), his career stalled momentarily until the hit NBC series "E…more

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Credits

Actor

Hometown Boy Makes Good
Boyd Geary
Sexual Healing
David
RockStory
Going For the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
Bill Johnson
El Diablo
Billy Ray Smith

Director

ER
Director

Producer

My Louisiana Sky
Executive Producer (Aviator Films)
Border Line
Executive Producer
Temple Grandin
Executive Producer
Executive Producer

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Career Milestones

2009
Played Uma Thurman's absent-minded husband in the indie comedy, "Motherhood"
2008
Reprised the role of Dr. Greene (in flashback scenes) during the 15th and final season of "ER" (NBC)
2007
Played a San Francisco detective in David Fincher's serial killer thriller "Zodiac"
2004
Played Julianne Moore's husband in the thriller "The Forgotten"
2004
Starred in "Thunderbirds" which is based on the cult British television show from the 1960s; directed by Jonathan Frakes

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Awards

2002
Daytime Emmy Award: Outstanding Children's Special
1999
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
1998
Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
1998
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
1998
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series