Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
9 12月 1953 (72)
Place of birth
Christopher, Illinois, USA
Also known as
John Gavin Malkovich
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).
代表作
5.5
Film
Sacrifice
Gunnar
2026
6.5
Film
Penguins of Madagascar
Dave (voice)
2014
7.0
Film
Rounders
Teddy KGB
1998
6.8
Film
Con Air
Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
1997
6.8
Film
Bird Box
Douglas
2018
6.5
Series
Space Force
Dr. Adrian Mallory
2020–2022
6.7
Film
RED
Marvin Boggs
2010
6.9
Film
Deepwater Horizon
Donald Vidrine
2016
6.3
Film
Johnny English
Pascal Sauvage
2003
7.4
Film
Being John Malkovich
John Horatio Malkovich
1999
6.9
Series
Les Misérables
Javert
2000
7.6
Series
The New Pope
Giovanni Paolo III / Sir John Brannox
2020
0.0
Film
Wild Horse Nine
Chris
2026
5.9
Film
Beowulf
Unferth (Voice)
2007
6.5
Film
Warm Bodies
Colonel Grigio
2013
7.2
Film
Dangerous Liaisons
Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
1988
7.4
Series
The New Look
Lucien Lelong
2024
6.8
Series
Napoleon
Charles de Talleyrand
2002
7.0
Film
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Judge Edward D. Cowart
2019
7.2
Film
Places in the Heart
Mr. Will
1984
6.7
Film
The Man in the Iron Mask
Athos
1998
7.5
Film
Empire of the Sun
Basie
1987
6.5
Series
The ABC Murders
Hercule Poirot
2018
5.5
Film
In the Hand of Dante
Joe Black
2026
6.7
Film
Burn After Reading
Osborne Cox
2008
6.7
Film
Shadow of the Vampire
F. W. Murnau
2000
6.5
Film
RED 2
Marvin Boggs
2013
5.1
Film
Eragon
King Galbatorix
2006
5.3
Film
Mutant Chronicles
Constantine
2008
6.7
Film
Shadows and Fog
Clown
1991
6.7
Film
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Humma Kavula
2005
6.0
Film
The Great Buck Howard
Buck Howard
2008
5.0
Film
Seneca
Seneca
2023
5.8
Film
Mary Reilly
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
1996
6.3
Film
Mile 22
Bishop
2018
7.4
Film
Secretariat
Lucien Laurin
2010
5.9
Film
The Portrait of a Lady
Gilbert Osmond
1996
6.5
Film
The Sheltering Sky
Port
1990
7.6
Film
Changeling
Rev. Gustav Briegleb
2008
6.2
Film
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Bruce Brazos
2011
6.1
Film
Art School Confidential
Professor Sandiford
2006
7.0
Film
In the Line of Fire
Mitch Leary
1993
6.4
Film
Ripley's Game
Tom Ripley
2002
5.8
Film
Ava
Duke
2020
6.1
Film
Jennifer Eight
Agent St. Anne
1992
7.4
Film
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
(archive footage)
2009
6.4
Film
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Charles VII
1999
5.9
Film
Mindcage
The Artist
2022
5.0
Film
Jonah Hex
Turnbull
2010
6.1
Film
Knockaround Guys
Teddy Deserve
2001
5.5
Film
In Tranzit
Pavlov
2008
5.9
Film
The Libertine
Charles II
2004
6.1
Series
Crossbones
Blackbeard
2014
8.5
Film
The Yellow Tie
Sergiu Celibidache
2025
7.3
Film
Of Mice and Men
Lennie Small
1992
6.8
Series
Ten Year Old Tom
Mr. B (voice)
2021–2023
10.0
Series
Unsinkable
Chief Engineer Pollard
2024
6.3
Film
Unlocked
Bob Hunter
2017
5.7
Film
Shattered
Ronald
2022
6.0
Film
Mulholland Falls
General Thomas Timms
1996
5.7
Film
Opus
Alfred Moretti
2025
6.4
Film
Mr. Blake at Your Service!
Andrew Blake
2023
7.5
Film
The Killing Fields
Al Rockoff
1984
7.7
Series
Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
5.8
Film
White Elephant
Glen Follett
2022
5.4
Film
Velvet Buzzsaw
Piers
2019
6.2
Film
One Ranger
Geddes
2023
5.0
Film
Bullet Head
Walker
2017
4.4
Film
The Survivalist
Aaron Ramsey
2021
5.7
Film
The Line
Beach Miller
2024
5.8
Film
Arkansas
Bright
2020
6.1
Film
Savage Salvation
Peter
2022
5.1
Film
The Wilde Wedding
Laurence
2017
5.6
Film
Rogue Hostage
Sam Nelson
2021
8.0
Series
Zona+
Próprio
1994
5.2
Film
Valley of the Gods
Wes Tauros
2020
5.5
Film
About Love. Adults Only
Ed
2017
5.7
Film
I Love You, Daddy
Leslie Goodwin
2017
4.0
Film
Hideous Man
Narrator
2002
4.6
Film
Chariot
Dr. Karn
2022
7.4
Film
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
Port (archive footage)
2017
4.1
Film
Last Call
Dr. Felton
2020
4.5
Film
Supercon
Sid Newberry
2018
8.0
Film
Psychogenic Fugue
All characters
2016
1.0
Film
Casanova Gene
2018
4.5
Film
The Music Critic
The Narrator
2018
Acting credits 86 titles
Wild Horse Nine
as Chris
0.0
2026
In the Hand of Dante
as Joe Black
5.5
2026
Sacrifice
as Gunnar
5.5
2026
Opus
as Alfred Moretti
5.7
2025
The Yellow Tie
as Sergiu Celibidache
8.5
2025
The New Look
as Lucien Lelong
7.4
2024
Unsinkable
as Chief Engineer Pollard
10.0
2024
The Line
as Beach Miller
5.7
2024
Mr. Blake at Your Service!
as Andrew Blake
6.4
2023
Seneca
as Seneca
5.0
2023
One Ranger
as Geddes
6.2
2023
Mindcage
as The Artist
5.9
2022
Savage Salvation
as Peter
6.1
2022
White Elephant
as Glen Follett
5.8
2022
Chariot
as Dr. Karn
4.6
2022
Shattered
as Ronald
5.7
2022
The Survivalist
as Aaron Ramsey
4.4
2021
Rogue Hostage
as Sam Nelson
5.6
2021
Ten Year Old Tom
as Mr. B (voice)
6.8
2021–2023
Last Call
as Dr. Felton
4.1
2020
Space Force
as Dr. Adrian Mallory
6.5
2020–2022
The New Pope
as Giovanni Paolo III / Sir John Brannox
7.6
2020
Ava
as Duke
5.8
2020
Valley of the Gods
as Wes Tauros
5.2
2020
Arkansas
as Bright
5.8
2020
Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona
as Self - Narrator (voice)
7.7
2019
Velvet Buzzsaw
as Piers
5.4
2019
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
as Judge Edward D. Cowart
7.0
2019
The ABC Murders
as Hercule Poirot
6.5
2018
The Music Critic
as The Narrator
4.5
2018
Casanova Gene
1.0
2018
Bird Box
as Douglas
6.8
2018
Mile 22
as Bishop
6.3
2018
Supercon
as Sid Newberry
4.5
2018
About Love. Adults Only
as Ed
5.5
2017
The Wilde Wedding
as Laurence
5.1
2017
I Love You, Daddy
as Leslie Goodwin
5.7
2017
Bullet Head
as Walker
5.0
2017
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
as Port (archive footage)
7.4
2017
Unlocked
as Bob Hunter
6.3
2017
Psychogenic Fugue
as All characters
8.0
2016
Deepwater Horizon
as Donald Vidrine
6.9
2016
Crossbones
as Blackbeard
6.1
2014
Penguins of Madagascar
as Dave (voice)
6.5
2014
RED 2
as Marvin Boggs
6.5
2013
Warm Bodies
as Colonel Grigio
6.5
2013
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Bruce Brazos
6.2
2011
Secretariat
as Lucien Laurin
7.4
2010
RED
as Marvin Boggs
6.7
2010
Jonah Hex
as Turnbull
5.0
2010
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
as (archive footage)
7.4
2009
The Great Buck Howard
as Buck Howard
6.0
2008
Changeling
as Rev. Gustav Briegleb
7.6
2008
In Tranzit
as Pavlov
5.5
2008
Burn After Reading
as Osborne Cox
6.7
2008
Mutant Chronicles
as Constantine
5.3
2008
Beowulf
as Unferth (Voice)
5.9
2007
Art School Confidential
as Professor Sandiford
6.1
2006
Eragon
as King Galbatorix
5.1
2006
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Humma Kavula
6.7
2005
The Libertine
as Charles II
5.9
2004
Johnny English
as Pascal Sauvage
6.3
2003
Hideous Man
as Narrator
4.0
2002
Ripley's Game
as Tom Ripley
6.4
2002
Napoleon
as Charles de Talleyrand
6.8
2002
Knockaround Guys
as Teddy Deserve
6.1
2001
Shadow of the Vampire
as F. W. Murnau
6.7
2000
Les Misérables
as Javert
6.9
2000
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as Charles VII
6.4
1999
Being John Malkovich
as John Horatio Malkovich
7.4
1999
The Man in the Iron Mask
as Athos
6.7
1998
Rounders
as Teddy KGB
7.0
1998
Con Air
as Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom
6.8
1997
Mary Reilly
as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde
5.8
1996
The Portrait of a Lady
as Gilbert Osmond
5.9
1996
Mulholland Falls
as General Thomas Timms
6.0
1996
Zona+
as Próprio
8.0
1994
In the Line of Fire
as Mitch Leary
7.0
1993
Of Mice and Men
as Lennie Small
7.3
1992
Jennifer Eight
as Agent St. Anne
6.1
1992
Shadows and Fog
as Clown
6.7
1991
The Sheltering Sky
as Port
6.5
1990
Dangerous Liaisons
as Vicomte Sébastien de Valmont
7.2
1988
Empire of the Sun
as Basie
7.5
1987
The Killing Fields
as Al Rockoff
7.5
1984
Places in the Heart
as Mr. Will
7.2
1984