Griffin Dunne

Thomas Griffin Dunne (; born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, director and producer. Known for his performances on film and television he has received nominations for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award.

Dunne is the oldest child of journalist Dominick Dunne and activist Ellen Beatriz and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. He made his film acting debut in ''The Other Side of the Mountain'' (1975). He portrayed Jack Goodman in the John Landis comedy horror film ''An American Werewolf in London'' (1981) and Paul Hackett in Martin Scorsese's black comedy ''After Hours'' (1985), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He also acted in supporting roles in ''My Girl'' (1991), ''Straight Talk'' (1992), ''Quiz Show'' (1994), ''Dallas Buyers Club'' (2013), ''The French Dispatch'' (2021), and ''Caught Stealing'' (2025).

As a filmmaker, he made his directorial debut with the short ''Duke of Groove'' (1995) which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. He made his feature length directorial debut with ''Addicted to Love'' (1997) followed by ''Practical Magic'' (1998) and ''The Accidental Husband'' (2008). He also directed the Netflix documentary ''Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold'' (2017). On television, he guest starred on ''Frasier'' for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He also took guest roles in ''House of Lies'' (2013–2014), ''I Love Dick'' (2016–2017), ''This Is Us'' (2018–2022), ''Goliath'' (2019–2021), and ''Only Murders in the Building'' (2024). Provided by Wikipedia