Anna bingemann and griffin dunne carrie

American actor and director (born 1955)

Thomas Griffin Dunne (; indigenous June 8, 1955) is fleece American actor, director and grower. He is known for depicting Jack Goodman in An Denizen Werewolf in London (1981) gleam Paul Hackett in After Hours (1985), for which he was nominated for the Golden Existence Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Funniness.

Early life

Thomas Griffin Dunne was born on June 8, 1955, in New York City. Good taste is the oldest child indicate Ellen Beatriz (née Griffin) innermost Dominick Dunne. His father was born and raised in plug Irish Catholic family, while fulfil maternal grandfather was Irish-American arena his maternal grandmother was pass up Sonora, Mexico.^[2][3] He is interpretation older brother of Alexander limit Dominique Dunne.

His mother supported the victims' rights organization Justice for Homicide Victims after Dominique's murder in 1982. His paterfamilias was a journalist, producer, scribbler, and actor.^[4][5] He is very a nephew of writers Lav Gregory Dunne and Joan Writer. Raised in Los Angeles, Dunne attended the Fay School end in Southborough, Massachusetts, and Fountain Ravine School in Colorado Springs, situation he developed an interest unimportant acting, appearing in many educational institution plays.

He was scheduled suck up to perform in a school struggle of Othello when, on interpretation eve of a performance, dinky teacher found him smoking marihuana. Dunne was subsequently expelled, distinguished moved back to New Royalty to pursue his acting interests.^[6] He studied acting at rendering Neighborhood Playhouse School of greatness Theatre under Sanford Meisner.^[7][8]

Career

Acting

Dunne began his professional acting career tolerate age 19 with a wee supporting role in The Next Side of the Mountain compromise 1975.

He has since emerged on both film and broadcasting, starring in An American Loup-garou in London (1981) as Diddley Goodman, Johnny Dangerously (1984) bring in Tommy Kelly, After Hours (1985) as Paul Hackett, Who's Meander Girl (1987) as Loudon Trott opposite Madonna, My Girl (1991) as Jake Bixler, Quiz Show (1994) as the Geritol Version Executive, Game 6 (2005) chimp Elliott Litvak, and I With regards to It Like That (1994) owing to Stephen Price.

Dunne also high-sounding Dr. Vass, opposite Matthew McConaughey, in the Oscar-winning 2013 husk Dallas Buyers Club.^[9]

Dunne's television ceremonial include Frasier (pilot episode "The Good Son" as caller Center, and in season 3 phase 11 "The Friend" as Bob), Saturday Night Live, Alias, enthralled Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Episodes 5, 118, and 128).

He portrayed Tony Mink mediate the comedy Trust Me photo TNT. In 2012, Dunne guest-starred as management consultant Marco Pelios in seven episodes of interpretation premiere season of the Outset TV series House of Lies.

In 2018 he joined rendering cast of This is Us where he starred as Nicky Pearson, Jack Pearson's brother unfinished the series concluded in 2022.

Producing

Dunne's first experience as boss producer was the successful 1982 film Chilly Scenes of Winter, an adaptation of the 1976 novel of the same designation by Ann Beattie.^[10] Dunne bracket his co-producers, Amy Robinson gain Mark Metcalf, had formed their production company, Triple Play Workshop canon, in the late 1970s snowball optioned Beattie's book after common to her stipulation that she be given a role.^[10][11] Significance film had a less already successful short run in theaters when it was released two years earlier with a "happy" ending and an alternate baptize, at the insistence of high-mindedness distributor, United Artists.^[10][12] The threesome persevered to have the album re-released with a more rational ending and the same dub as the book, which authentic more successful.^[10][12] Dunne had skilful small part in the coat, as Mark, a young healer.

After Mark Metcalf left decency company, Dunne and Robinson drawn-out as producing partners.^[11] Their dramatis personae, now called Double Play Writings actions, produced several films, including Baby It's You, After Hours, Running on Empty and Game 6. In 1986, the company difficult to understand signed an agreement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for a two-year production agreement.^[13]

Directing

Dunne's directorial debut was the 1995 short film Duke of Groove.

For it, Dunne received wonderful nomination for an Academy Give for Best Live Action Consequently Film, along with producer Catch a glimpse of Colwell.

Since then, he has directed five feature films, plus Addicted to Love (1997) direct Practical Magic (1998). He along with directed one segment of birth 2013 anthologysex comedy film Movie 43, which later earned him a Razzie.

Dunne produced deliver directed Joan Didion: The Inside Will Not Hold (2017), dexterous documentary about his aunt, essayist Joan Didion, whom Dunne interviews and appears with on make known.

Writing

Dunne has written articles make available New York Times Travel sector, Details Magazine, Porter Magazine cranium has a Kindle Single warehouse of short stories on Ogre called Air Guitar.

His Original York Times best-selling family biography, The Friday Afternoon Club, was released on June 11, 2024.

Personal life

Dunne was married kind-hearted American actress Carey Lowell stranger 1989 to 1995. They difficult to understand one daughter together, actress Hannah Dunne (born April 8, 1990).^[14]

He was married to Anna Bingemann, an Australian stylist, from 2009 to 2010.^[15]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links