William Hurt Highlights

  • 2009: Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
  • 2009: Joined the second season of FX's "Damages" as the new client of attorney Patty Hewes (Glenn Close); earned an Emmy nomination in 2009 for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
  • 2008: Cast as the U.S. president in the Rashomon-style assassination thriller "Vantage Point"
  • 2008: Cast as Betty Ross' father, General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross in "The Incredible Hulk"
  • 2007: Played the father of Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch) in Sean Penn's adaptation of the non-fiction book, "Into the Wild"
  • 2007: Portrayed Kevin Costner's alter-ego in the thriller, "Mr. Brooks"
  • 2006: Played CIA director opposite Matt Damon in Robert De Niro's long-anticipated "The Good Shepherd"
  • 2006: Co-starred with Gael García Bernal in "The King"; a low-budget American film by the British documentary-maker James Marsh
  • 2005: Co-starred with George Clooney and Matt Damon in the geopolitical thriller "Syriana"
  • 2005: Starred with Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello in David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence"; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor
  • 2004: Starred opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Sigourney Weaver in M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village"
  • 2002: Portrayed Angus Tuck in the family feature "Tuck Everlasting"
  • 2002: Appeared as Samuel L. Jackson's AA sponsor in "Changing Lanes"
  • 2001: Cast as a scientist in Steven Spielberg's "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence"
  • 2000: Starred as Duke Leto Atreides in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune"
  • 2000: Portrayed a Communist flunky in "Sunshine"
  • 1998: Headed the cast of the feature version of "Lost in Space"
  • 1998: Co-starred with Meryl Streep and Renee Zellweger in "One True Thing"
  • 1996: Played a cynical tabloid reporter in "Michael"
  • 1995: Won praise for his turn in the independent film "Smoke"
  • 1992: First film with Sandrine Bonnaire, "The Plague"
  • 1991: First non-US production, Wim Wenders' "Until the End of the World"
  • 1990: Played a supporting role in the Kasdan directed, "I Love You to Death"
  • 1990: Cast in Woody Allen's "Alice" as Mia Farrow's husband
  • 1989: Returned to Circle Rep to play a leading role in the Off-Broadway comedy-drama, "Beside Herself"
  • 1988: Reunited with Lawrence Kasdan and Kathleen Turner for "The Accidental Tourist"
  • 1987: Earned third Best Actor Oscar nomination for his turn as a shallow TV newscaster in James L Brooks' "Broadcast News"
  • 1986: Portrayed a teacher at a school for the hearing-impaired in "Children of a Lesser God"; earned second Best Actor Oscar nomination
  • 1985: Offered an award winning performance opposite Raúl Juliá in "Kiss of the Spider Woman"
  • 1984: Created the role of Eddie in David Rabe's Off-Broadway play "Hurlyburly"; also played the role on Broadway; received a Tony nomination
  • 1983: Acted in the all-star ensemble drama, "The Big Chill"; second collaboration with Kasdan
  • 1981: First film with writer-director Lawrence Kasdan, "Body Heat" co-starring Kathleen Turner
  • 1980: Made feature acting debut in the leading role of "Altered States"
  • 1978: TV-movie debut, "Verna: USO Girl" for PBS' "Great Performances"
  • 1977: Appeared on the PBS series, "The Best of Families" for Children's Television Workshop
  • 1977: Became member of the Off-Broadway Circle Repertory Theatre
  • 1976: New York stage debut, "Henry V" for New York Shakespeare Festival
  • 1975: Joined Oregon Shakespeare Festival
  • 1972: Briefly spent time on a sheep farm in Australia
  • Moved to Upper West Side Manhattan with mother and brothers when mother remarried

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