Aaron Eckhart
Born
March 12, 1968 (57 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Cupertino, California, USA
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).
Classified
Evan Shaw
2024
Chief of Station
Ben Malloy
2024
The Bricklayer
Vail
2023
Muzzle
Jake Rosser
2023
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Self (archive footage)
2023
The Violet Hour
Greg
2018
Incarnate
Dr. Seth Ember
2016
London Has Fallen
President Benjamin Asher
2016
I, Frankenstein
Adam
2014
Olympus Has Fallen
President Benjamin Asher
2013
Erased
Ben Logan
2012
The Rum Diary
Sanderson
2011
Battle: Los Angeles
Michael Nantz
2011
Rabbit Hole
Howie Corbett
2010
Love Happens
Burke
2009
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
2009
Towelhead
Mr. Vuoso
2008
The Dark Knight
Harvey Dent
2008
Tumble
Man
2007
Meet Bill
Bill
2007
No Reservations
Nick
2007
The Black Dahlia
Lee Blanchard
2006
The Wicker Man
Truck Stop Patron
2006
Conversations with Other Women
Man
2006
Neverwas
Zach Riley
2005
Thank You for Smoking
Nick Naylor
2005
Suspect Zero
Thomas Mackelway
2004
Paycheck
James Rethrick
2003
The Missing
Brake Baldwin
2003
The Core
Dr. Josh Keyes
2003
Possession
Roland Mitchell
2002
The Pledge
Stan Krolak
2001
Nurse Betty
Del
2000
Erin Brockovich
George
2000
Midair
Deep Water
2026
Rumble Through the Dark
Jack Boucher
2023
Ambush
Capitaine Drummond
2023
Pantheon
Cary Duval (voice) · (16 episodes)
2022
The First Lady
Gerald Ford · (10 episodes)
2022
Wander
Arthur Bretnik
2020
The Men of Midway
Self
2020
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
Self
2020
Line of Duty
Frank Penny
2019
Midway
Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
2019
Bleed for This
Kevin Rooney
2016
Sully
Jeff Skiles
2016
Chelsea
Self · (1 episode)
2016
My All American
Darrell Royal
2015
Thieves Highway
Raider
The Romanoffs
Greg · (1 episode)
2018
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
2013
Honest Trailers
Harvey Dent / Two-Face (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2012
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Gotham Tonight
Harvey Dent · (4 episodes)
2008
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Road Work (voice)
2007
Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'
Self
2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
Any Given Sunday
Nick Crozier
1999
Molly
Buck McKay
1999
Thursday
Nick
1998
Your Friends & Neighbors
Barry
1998
EP Daily
(3 episodes)
1997
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
In the Company of Men
Chad
1997
Emeril Live
(1 episode)
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1996
Aliens in the Family
(1 episode)
1996
Slaughter of the Innocents
Ken Reynolds
1993
Double Jeopardy
Dwayne
1992
Scorpion
Godly Sorrow Leads to Repentance
Matt
1992
Muzzle: City of Wolves
Jake Rosser
The Old Man in the Dunes
Frasier
Frank · (2 episodes)
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (4 episodes)
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
1988