Biography
The definitive scene-stealing supporting player, Oliver Platt built a steady acting career with his knack for taking unappealing characters, like Russell Tupper on "Huff" (Showtime, 2004-06) and making them funny and unexpectedly empathetic. Platt's large frame, expressive face, and booming, gravelly voice were leveraged to great effect in countless roles as attorneys and other educated professionals, with the actor earning acclaim for guest …
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Career Milestones
1983 | Spent three years working in theatre in Boston, MA |
1986 | After moving to NYC he appeared onstage with the New York Shakespeare Festival, Lincoln Center Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club |
1987 | Acted onstage in Manhattan Punch Line productions |
1987 | Made his TV debut on an episode of "The Equalizer" (CBS) |
1988 | First feature film "Crusoe" was screened at Cannes |
1988 | First film released in the US, Jonathan Demme's "Married to the Mob" |
1989 | Acted opposite in Tony Shalhoub and Stanley Tucci in "Moon Over Miami" at the Yale Repertory Theatre |
1989 | Starred as Pere Ubu in the Lincoln Center production of "Ubu" |
1990 | First film with director Joel Schumacher, "Flatliners" |
1992 | First film with Stanley Tucci, "Beethoven" |
1993 | Played one of the titular characters in "The Three Musketeers," opposite Charlie Sheen and Kiefer Sutherland |
1993 | Played the attorney who draws up the agreement between Demi Moore and Robert Redford in "Indecent Proposal" |
1995 | Portrayed a journalist who exposes a group of neo-Nazis in the HBO movie, "The Infiltrator" |
1995 | Starred oppopsite Jerry Lewis in "Funny Bones" |
1996 | Played a friend of the main character (played by Matthew McConaughey) in "A Time to Kill" |
1996 | Produced first film, "Big Night," which was co-directed by Stanley Tucci and Campbell Scott |
1998 | Co-starred with Stanley Tucci as deadbeat Depression-era actors in Tucci's "The Impostors" |
1998 | Garnered praise for his turn as Warren Beatty's manic campaign manager in "Bulworth" |
1998 | Offered a fine turn as Ashley Judd's suitor in "Simon Birch" |
1999 | Delivered a scene-stealing performance as a caustic gay architect working alongside Matthew Perry in "Three to Tango" |
2000 | Cast as a tabloid newspaper reporter in the short-lived series, "Deadline" (NBC) |
2001 | Had a recurring role as the White House counsel in several episodes of "The West Wing" (NBC); received Emmy nomination |
2003 | Played the patriarch of a highly dysfunctional family in "Pieces of April" |
2004 | Cast as Hank Azaria's best friend in the Showtime drama, "Huff"; received Golden Globe (2004) and Emmy (2005, 2006) nominations for Best Supporting Actor |
2004 | Cast opposite Liam Neeson in Bill Condon's "Kinsey" |
2005 | Cast opposite John Cusack in Harold Ramis' "Ice Harvest" |
2005 | Competed with Heath Ledger to marry Sienna Miller's Francesca in Lasse Hallstrom's "Casanova" |
2006 | Co-starred with Kyra Sedgwick in the Kevin Bacon directed "Loverboy" |
2006 | Played the haunted husband in the Broadway production of "Shining City"; earned a Tony nomination |
2007 | Had a recurring role on the FX drama, "Nip/Tuck," as a TV producer; earned an Emmy nomination in 2008 for Guest Actor in a Drama Series |
2007 | Portrayed George Steinbrenner, the owner of the NY Yankees, in "The Bronx is Burning" (ESPN); earned a SAG nomination for Outstanding Male Actor in a Miniseries |
2008 | Portrayed Bob Zelnick in Peter Morgan's feature adaption of "Frost/Nixon" |
2009 | Acted opposite Lauren Graham in the Broadway revival of "Guys And Dolls" |
2009 | Appeared as a High Priest in Harold Ramis' biblical comedy, "Year One" |
2009 | Played the President's Chief of Staff in Roland Emmerich's disaster film, "2012" |
2010 | Co-starred as Laura Linney's husband in the Showtime series, "The Big C" |
2010 | Played a magazine editor in the romantic drama, "Letters to Juliet" |
2011 | Portrayed a CIA agent and head of Division X in the prequel to the "X-Men" film series, "X-Men: First Class" |
Awards
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in The West Wing |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Huff |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Huff |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Huff |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in Nip/Tuck |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in The Bronx Is Burning |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Frost/Nixon |
2011 | Independent Spirit Award for Robert Altman Award in Please Give |