Oliver Platt
Birth Name:
Oliver James Platt
Birth Place:
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Actor, Producer
Fast Facts
- Won the 2011 Robert Altman Award at the Independent Spirit Awards, along with other members of the cast and crew of "Please Give․"
- Graduated from Tufts University with a degree in drama
- Is the second cousin once removed of the late Diana, Princess of Wales
- Married Camilla Campbell in 1992
- Made his Broadway debut in 2006 with the play "Shining City․"
- Was inspired to become an actor by watching a performance at the Kennedy Center, in which a young Morgan Freeman performed a 20-minute-long monologue
- Quote: "2005 was a great year for me for fantastic roles that nobody saw․"
- Quote: "The only thing I wanted to do when I was a young naive kid was to become a New York stage actor․"
- Attributes the Punch Line Theater to his success as an actor, as it was there that he secured an agent and met actor Bill Murray
- Became friends with fellow classmate and actor Hank Azaria while attending Tufts University
- Switched his focus from theater to film and television in order to have more time with his family and build a better financial foundation for them
Awards
- 1999Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy:Nominated
- 2001OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2002OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2005BSFC Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2005Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2005NYFCO Award - Best Supporting Actor:Winner
- 2005OFTA Film Award - Best Ensemble:Nominated
- 2005OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2005SLFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2008Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2008OFTA Television Award - Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2010Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Ensemble Performance:Nominated
- 2011Robert Altman AwardWinner
- 2015BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 2020IFJA Award - Best Vocal/Motion Capture Performance:Nominated
- 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2024Movies for Grownups Award - Best Actor - Television:Nominated
- 2024Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 2024Astra TV Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Comedy Series:Nominated
- 2026Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series:Nominated