Biography
Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March 12, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Cupertino, California, Eckhart moved to the United Kingdom at early age, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Australia for his high school senior year. He left high school without graduating, but earned a diploma through a professional education course, and graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in film. For much of the mid-1990s, he lived in New York City as a struggling, unemployed actor.
As an undergraduate at BYU, Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute, who cast him in several of his own original plays. Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous, sociopathic ladies' man in LaBute's black comedy film In the Company of Men (1997). Under LaBute's guidance he worked in the director's films Your Friends & Neighbors (1998), Nurse Betty (2000), and Possession (2002).
Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich (2000), and, in 2006, he received a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking. He gained further mainstream breakout in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent / Two-Face. Eckhart's other key roles include The Pledge (2001), The Core (2003), Paycheck (2003), Rabbit Hole (2010), Battle: Los Angeles (2011), Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and its sequel London Has Fallen (2016), I, Frankenstein (2014), Sully (2016), Midway (2019) and Line Of Duty (2019).
Filmography
all 77
Movies 60
TV Shows 17
self 12
Voice 2
Producer 1
The Bricklayer (2023)
Rumble Through the Dark (2023)
Muzzle (2023)
Tom Hanks: The Nomad (2023)
Ambush (2023)
Heath Ledger: A Tragic Tale (2022)
Pantheon (2022)
The First Lady (2022)
Wander (2020)
The Men of Midway (2020)
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission (2020)
Line of Duty (2019)
Midway (2019)
The Violet Hour (2018)
The Romanoffs (2018)
Incarnate (2016)
Bleed for This (2016)
Sully (2016)
Chelsea (2016)
London Has Fallen (2016)
My All American (2015)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
I, Frankenstein (2014)
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013)
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
Erased (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Honest Trailers (2012)
The Rum Diary (2011)
Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
Rabbit Hole (2010)
Conan (2010)
Love Happens (2009)
Heath Ledger: A Tribute (2009)
Towelhead (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Gotham Tonight (2008)
Tumble (2007)
Meet Bill (2007)
No Reservations (2007)
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (2007)
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007)
Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking' (2006)
The Black Dahlia (2006)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Conversations with Other Women (2006)
Neverwas (2005)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Suspect Zero (2004)
Paycheck (2003)
The Missing (2003)
The Core (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Possession (2002)
The Pledge (2001)
Nurse Betty (2000)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Molly (1999)
Thursday (1998)
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
EP Daily (1997)
The View (1997)
In the Company of Men (1997)
Emeril Live (1997)
The Daily Show (1996)
Aliens in the Family (1996)
Slaughter of the Innocents (1993)
Frasier (1993)
Double Jeopardy (1992)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Midair
Deep Water
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Chief of Station
White Cargo
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1968-03-12 (56 years old)
Birth NameAaron Edward Eckhart
Birth PlaceCupertino, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsАарон Екгарт, 艾伦·艾克哈特
AwardsJames Joyce Award, James Joyce Awards
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