Anthony Howard 'Tony' Goldwyn (born May 20, 1960) is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He's known for his roles as Carl Bruner in Ghost, President Fitzgerald Grant on ABC's drama Scandal, district attorney Nicholas Baxter on Law & Order, Gordon Gray in Oppenheimer, Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), Andrew Prior in Divergent and Insurgent, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai, Michael Drucker in The 6th Day, Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph in Kiss the Girls, Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, Harold Nixon in Nixon (1995), Fletcher Cole in The Pelican Brief, and the voice of Tarzan in the Disney animated Tarzan.
He made his acting debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), and had his breakthrough for starring as Carl Bruner in the fantasy thriller film Ghost (1990), which earned him a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor. He went on to star as Harold Nixon in the biographical film Nixon (1995), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, and as Neil Armstrong in the HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon (1998).
He portrayed Paul Cohen in King Richard (2021), which earned him a second nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award. He starred as President Fitzgerald Grant III in the ABC legal/political drama Scandal (2012–2018) and directed a number of episodes for the series, for which he won a Peabody Award.
He is the son of film producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and actress Jennifer Howard. His paternal grandparents were film producer and movie studio mogul Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish Jewish immigrant from Warsaw, and actress Frances Howard, who was originally from Nebraska. His maternal grandparents were playwright Sidney Howard and actress Clare Eames. His brother John Goldwyn is a film producer, a former executive of Paramount Pictures and the executive producer of the series Dexter. His brother Peter is also a film producer and the current President of Samuel Goldwyn Films. His half-sister Liz Goldwyn is a filmmaker. His niece is writer/producer Emily Goldwyn (John's daughter - and her mother is actress Colleen Camp).
He has been married to production designer Jane Musky since 1987 and they have two daughters: Anna, a screenwriter, and Tess, an actress.
One Battle After Another
2025
Ezra
Bruce
2024
Oppenheimer
Gordon Gray
2023
Murder Mystery 2
Mr. Silverfox
2023
Plane
Scarsdale
2023
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Dr. Goulding
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
King Richard
Paul Cohen
2021
Hacks
Bob Lipka · (4 episodes)
2021
Lovecraft Country
Samuel Braithwhite · (1 episode)
2020
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
2019
Blue Sky Metropolis
Self - Narrator (voice) · (4 episodes)
2019
The Hot Zone
Bruce Ivins · (6 episodes)
2019
Chambers
Ben Lefevre · (10 episodes)
2019
All I Wish
Adam
2018
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Ed Miller
2017
The Belko Experiment
Barry Norris
2016
Insurgent
Andrew Prior
2015
Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs
Warren Jeffs
2014
Divergent
Andrew Prior
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Scandal
President Fitzgerald Grant · (124 episodes)
2012
The Mechanic
Dean Sanderson
2011
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
2010
The Good Wife
Judge Henry Baxter · (1 episode)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (5 episodes)
2009
Drop Dead Diva
Alan Roberts · (1 episode)
2009
The Last House on the Left
John Collingwood
2009
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
2007
Dexter
Dr. Emmett Meridian · (1 episode)
2006
American Gun
Frank
2005
Romance & Cigarettes
Kitty's First Love (uncredited)
2005
The Sisters
Vincent Antonelli
2005
The Godfather of Green Bay
Big Jake Norquist
2005
Ghosts Never Sleep
Jared Dolan
2005
The L Word
Burr Connor · (2 episodes)
2004
The Last Samurai
Col. Benjamin Bagley
2003
Working Shakespeare
(5 episodes)
2003
Ash Tuesday
Elliott
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Abandon
David Schaffer
2002
Without a Trace
Greg Knowles / Rick Knowles · (2 episodes)
2002
Joshua
Joshua
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Frank Goren · (4 episodes)
2001
An American Rhapsody
Peter
2001
The 6th Day
Michael Drucker
2000
Bounce
Greg Janello
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Nicholas Baxter · (2 episodes)
1999
Tarzan
Tarzan (voice)
1999
The Lesser Evil
Frank
1998
From the Earth to the Moon
Neil Armstrong · (2 episodes)
1998
Trouble on the Corner
Jeff Stewart
1997
Kiss the Girls
Dr. Will Rudolph
1997
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
The Substance of Fire
Aaron Geldhart
1996
The Boys Next Door
Jack Palmer
1996
Nixon
Harold Nixon
1995
Reckless
Tom
1995
Truman
Clark Clifford
1995
The Last Word
Stan
1995
Pocahontas: The Legend
Sir Edwin Wingfield
1995
A Woman of Independent Means
Robert Steed · (3 episodes)
1995
Doomsday Gun
Duvall
1994
Vault of Horror I
Dr. Carl Fairbanks
1994
The Last Tattoo
Captain Mike Starwood
1994
Love Matters
Geoffrey
1993
The Pelican Brief
Fletcher Coal
1993
Frasier
Roger · (1 episode)
1993
Taking the Heat
Michael
1993
Traces of Red
Steve Frayn
1992
The Last Mile
Scott
1992
Kuffs
Ted Bukovsky
1992
Iran: Days of Crisis
Jody Powell
1991
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Reader
1991
Tales from the Crypt
Dr. Carl Fairbanks · (1 episode)
1989
Dark Holiday
Ken Horton
1989
Murphy Brown
Bobby Powell · (1 episode)
1988
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
David (archive footage)
1988
Billion Dollar Spy
Burton Gerber
Law & Order
Nicholas Baxter · (35 episodes)
1990
Ghost
Carl Bruner
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988
Gaby: A True Story
David
1987
Designing Women
(1 episode)
1986
L.A. Law
Chris Arnett · (1 episode)
1986
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
Darren
1986
Matlock
(1 episode)
1986
Hunter
Byron Loire · (1 episode)
1984
St. Elsewhere
(1 episode)
1982
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (1 episode)
1981
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Jack Palmer · (1 episode)
1951