Jonathan Vincent Voight (; born December 29, 1938) is an American actor. Voight is associated with the angst and unruliness that typified the late-1960s counterculture. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and four Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Films in which Voight has appeared have grossed more than $5.2 billion worldwide.
Voight won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of a paraplegic Vietnam veteran in Coming Home (1978). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for playing Joe Buck, a would-be gigolo, in Midnight Cowboy (1969), a ruthless bank robber Oscar "Manny" Manheim in Runaway Train (1985) and as sportscaster Howard Cosell in Ali (2001). Other notable films include Deliverance (1972), The Champ (1979), Heat (1995), Mission: Impossible (1996), The Rainmaker (1997), Enemy of the State (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), Zoolander (2001), Holes (2003), Glory Road (2006), Transformers (2007), and Pride and Glory (2008). He is also known for his role in the National Treasure film series.
Voight is also known for his television roles, including as Nazi officer Jürgen Stroop in Uprising (2001) and Pope John Paul II on the eponymous miniseries (2005). His role as Mickey Donovan on the Showtime drama series Ray Donovan brought him newfound acclaim and attention among critics and audiences, as well as his fourth Golden Globe win in 2014. He also appeared on the thriller series 24 in its seventh season.
Acting credits
Film YearTitleRoleNotesRef.1967Fearless FrankFearless FrankHour of the GunBill 'Curly Bill' Brocius1969Midnight CowboyJoe BuckOut of ItRuss1970Catch-221st Lieutenant Milo MinderbinderThe RevolutionaryA1972DeliveranceEd Gentry1973The All-American BoyVic Bealer1974ConrackPat ConroyThe Odessa FilePeter Miller1975End of the GameWalter TschanzOnly released in West Germany in 19781978Coming HomeLuke Martin1979The ChampBilly Flynn1982Lookin' to Get OutAlex KovacAlso writer1983Table for FiveJ.P. Tannen1985Runaway TrainOscar 'Manny' Manheim1986Desert BloomJack Chismore1990EternityEdward / JamesAlso writer1995HeatNate1996Mission: ImpossibleJim Phelps1997The RainmakerLeo F. DrummondRosewoodJohn WrightAnacondaPaul SeroneU TurnBlind ManMost WantedGeneral Adam Woodward / Lt. Col. Grant Casey1998Enemy of the StateThomas Brian ReynoldsThe GeneralNed Kenny1999Baby GeniusesUnknownCo-executive producerVarsity BluesCoach Bud KilmerA Dog of FlandersMichael La Grande2001ZoolanderLarry ZoolanderLara Croft: Tomb RaiderLord Richard CroftPearl HarborFranklin D. RooseveltAliHoward Cosell2003HolesMarion Seville / Mr Sir2004Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2Bill Biscane / KaneThe Manchurian CandidateSenator Thomas JordanNational TreasurePatrick Gates2006The Legend of Simon ConjurerDr. CrazxShot in 2006, but not released until 2014 as Deadly Lessons. Glory RoadAdolph Rupp2007September DawnJacob SamuelsonTransformersMr. John KellerBratzPrincipal DimlyAlso known as Bratz: The MovieNational Treasure: Book of SecretsPatrick Henry Gates2008Pride and GloryAssistant Chief Francis Tierney Sr.Four ChristmasesCreightonAn American CarolGeorge WashingtonTropic ThunderHimselfCameo2011Beatles StoriesDocumentary2012Casting ByBeyondJon KoskiPabloHimselfDocumentary2013Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown JewelsTaxi DriverDirect-to-videoGetawayMysterious VoiceDracula: The Dark PrinceLeonardo Van Helsing2014Baby Geniuses and the Treasure of EgyptMoriartyDirect-to-videoThe Final SongUnknownExecutive producer2015WoodlawnPaul 'Bear' BryantBaby Geniuses and the Space BabyMoriartyDirect-to-video2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemHenry Shaw Sr.American Wrestler: The WizardPrincipal Skinner Sr.2017Same Kind of Different as MeEarl Hall2018Surviving the WildGrandfather GusAlso known as Riley's PeakOrphan HorseBen Crowley2019Love, AntoshaHimselfDocumentary2020Roe v. WadeWarren E. Burger2022Dangerous Game: The Legacy MurdersEllison BettsDesperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight CowboyHimselfDocumentary2023MercyPatrick Quinn2024The PainterByrneMegalopolisHamilton Crassus IIIShadow LandRobert WainwrightReaganViktor PetrovichStrangersRichard 2025Man with No PastSanbornHigh Ground Ezra WilcottThe Last Gunfighter Nathaniel Turner2026MonumentYakov Rechter
Television YearTitleRoleNotesRef.1963Naked CityVictor BinksEpisode: "Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant"The DefendersCliff Wakeman2 episodes1966Summer FunUnknownEpisode: "Kwimpers of New Jersey"NET PlayhouseEpisode: "A Sleep of Prisoners"12 O'Clock HighCaptain Karl HoltkeEpisode: "Graveyard"1966–1968GunsmokeSteven Downing / Cory in Prairie Wolfer / Petter Karlgren3 episodes1967Coronet BluePeter WicklowEpisode: "The Rebels"N.Y.P.D.AdamEpisode: "The Bombers"1968Cimarron StripBill MasonEpisode: "Without Honor"1991Chernobyl: The Final WarningDr. Robert GaleTelevision film1992The Rainbow WarriorPeter WillcoxThe Last of His TribeProfessor Alfred Kroeber1993Return to Lonesome DoveCaptain Woodrow F. CallMiniseries1994SeinfeldHimselfEpisode: "The Mom & Pop Store"1995The Tin SoldierYarikTelevision film; also directorConvict CowboyRy WestonTelevision film1998The FixerJack KilloranTelevision film; executive producer1999Noah's ArkNoahMiniseries2000The Princess & the Barrio BoyUnknownTelevision film; executive producer2001UprisingMajor General Jürgen StroopTelevision filmJack and the Beanstalk: The Real StorySigfriend 'Siggy' MannheimMiniseries2002Second StringHead Coach Chuck DichterTelevision film2003Jasper, TexasSheriff Billy Rowles2004The Five People You Meet in HeavenEddieThe Karate DogHamilton Cage2005Pope John Paul IIJohn Paul IIMiniseries200824: RedemptionJonas HodgesTelevision film200924Recurring guest role (season 7)2010Lone StarClint Thatcher2 episodes2013–2020Ray DonovanMickey DonovanMain role2016J.L. Family RanchJohn LandsburgTelevision film2020J.L. Family Ranch: The Wedding Gift2022Ray Donovan: The MovieMickey Donovan2025Pawn StarsHimselfEpisode: "The Champ Pays a Call"
Theater YearTitleRoleNotesRef.1959The Sound of MusicRolf Gruber (replacement) Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, Broadway debut1966The TempestArielThe Old Globe, San DiegoRomeo and JulietRomeo1967That Summer - That FallSteveHelen Hayes Theatre, Broadway1975The Hashish ClubProducer onlyBijou Theatre, Broadway1976HamletPrince HamletThe Old Globe, San Diego1992The SeagullTrigorinLyceum Theatre, Broadway
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