Tony Goldwyn Biography

Fast Facts

• His performance in "The Sum of Us" earned him an Obie Award in 1991
• Earned his BFA at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
• His debut film role in "Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI" consisted of his character being killed after a few words of dialogue
• Quote: "I'm always perversely attracted to characters that seem one thing, but are ultimately revealed as another․"
• Has played a number of charming but shallow yuppies
• The duplicitous Sam Wheat in "Ghost" is one of his best remembered characters
• Stated that some of the television shows he would love to direct an episode of are "Shameless," "Downtown Abbey" and "Game of Thrones․"