Biography
Reputed for his mercurial temperament both on and off the set, Hurt maintained somewhat of a contentious relationship with Hollywood for most of his career, but nonetheless came to attention opposite Kathleen Turner in the steamy "Body Heat" (1981), before standing out in the ensemble cast of Lawrence Kasdan's classic drama "The Big Chill" (1983). Following his breakthrough role as a flamboyantly gay window dresser in "Kiss of the Spider …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Nominated for the 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie | |
2011 | Played Henry Paulson in the HBO film adaptation of Andrew Ross Sorkin's book "Too Big To Fail" | |
2010 | Cast opposite Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott's adaptation of "Robin Hood" | |
2009 | Joined the second season of FX's "Damages" as the new client of attorney Patty Hewes (Glenn Close); earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations in 2009 for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | |
2008 | Cast as Betty Ross' father, General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross in "The Incredible Hulk" | |
2008 | Cast as the U.S. president in the Rashomon-style assassination thriller "Vantage Point" | |
2007 | Played the father of Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch) in Sean Penn's adaptation of the non-fiction book, "Into the Wild" | |
2007 | Portrayed Kevin Costner's alter-ego in the thriller, "Mr. Brooks" | |
2006 | Played CIA director opposite Matt Damon in Robert De Niro's long-anticipated "The Good Shepherd" | |
2006 | Co-starred with Gael García Bernal in "The King"; a low-budget American film by the British documentary-maker James Marsh | |
2005 | Co-starred with George Clooney and Matt Damon in the geopolitical thriller "Syriana" | |
2005 | Starred with Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello in David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence"; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor | |
2004 | Starred opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Sigourney Weaver in M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village" | |
2002 | Portrayed Angus Tuck in the family feature "Tuck Everlasting" | |
2002 | Appeared as Samuel L. Jackson's AA sponsor in "Changing Lanes" | |
2001 | Cast as a scientist in Steven Spielberg's "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" | |
2000 | Starred as Duke Leto Atreides in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" | |
2000 | Portrayed a Communist flunky in "Sunshine" | |
1998 | Co-starred with Meryl Streep and Renee Zellweger in "One True Thing" | |
1998 | Headed the cast of the feature version of "Lost in Space" | |
1996 | Played a cynical tabloid reporter in "Michael" | |
1995 | Won praise for his turn in the independent film "Smoke" | |
1992 | First film with Sandrine Bonnaire, "The Plague" | |
1991 | First non-US production, Wim Wenders' "Until the End of the World" | |
1990 | Cast in Woody Allen's "Alice" as Mia Farrow's husband | |
1990 | Played a supporting role in the Kasdan directed, "I Love You to Death" | |
1989 | Returned to Circle Rep to play a leading role in the Off-Broadway comedy-drama, "Beside Herself" | |
1988 | Reunited with Lawrence Kasdan and Kathleen Turner for "The Accidental Tourist" | |
1987 | Earned third Best Actor Oscar nomination for his turn as a shallow TV newscaster in James L Brooks' "Broadcast News" | |
1986 | Portrayed a teacher at a school for the hearing-impaired in "Children of a Lesser God"; earned second Best Actor Oscar nomination | |
1985 | Offered an award winning performance opposite Raúl Juliá in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" | |
1984 | Created the role of Eddie in David Rabe's Off-Broadway play "Hurlyburly"; also played the role on Broadway; received a Tony nomination | |
1983 | Acted in the all-star ensemble drama, "The Big Chill"; second collaboration with Kasdan | |
1981 | First film with writer-director Lawrence Kasdan, "Body Heat" co-starring Kathleen Turner | |
1980 | Made feature acting debut in the leading role of "Altered States" | |
1978 | TV-movie debut, "Verna: USO Girl" for PBS' "Great Performances" | |
1977 | Became member of the Off-Broadway Circle Repertory Theatre | |
1977 | Appeared on the PBS series, "The Best of Families" for Children's Television Workshop | |
1976 | New York stage debut, "Henry V" for New York Shakespeare Festival | |
1975 | Joined Oregon Shakespeare Festival | |
1972 | Briefly spent time on a sheep farm in Australia | |
| Moved to Upper West Side Manhattan with mother and brothers when mother remarried | ||
Awards
2011 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Too Big to Fail |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Movie in Too Big to Fail |
2009 | 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 Damages |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Damages |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Into the Wild |
2005 | Academy Award for Actor In a Supporting Role in A History of Violence |
2005 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in A History of Violence |
2005 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor in A History of Violence |
1987 | Academy Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Broadcast News |
1987 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in Broadcast News |
1986 | Academy Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Children of A Lesser God |
1986 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Children of A Lesser God |
1985 | Academy Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Kiss of the Spider Woman |
1985 | BAFTA Award for Actor In a Leading Role in Kiss of the Spider Woman |
1985 | National Board of Review Award for Best Actor in Kiss of the Spider Woman |
1985 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in Kiss of the Spider Woman |
1985 | Cannes Film Festival for Best Actor in Kiss of the Spider Woman |
1985 | Seattle International Film Festival for Best Actor Golden Space Needle Award in Kiss of the Spider Woman |
1985 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in Kiss of the Spider Woman |
1980 | Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actor |