John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Acting
Born 1953-12-09Christopher, Illinois, USA

Biography

John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Malkovich started his career as a charter member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago in 1976. He moved to New York City, acting in a Steppenwolf production of the Sam Shepard play True West (1980). He made his Broadway debut as Biff in the revival of the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman (1984). He directed the Harold Pinter play The Caretaker(1986) and acted in Lanford Wilson's Burn This(1987). Malkovich has received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his performances in Places in the Heart (1984) and In the Line of Fire (1993). Other films include The Killing Fields (1984), Empire of the Sun (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Of Mice and Men (1992), Con Air (1997), Rounders (1998), Being John Malkovich (1999), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Ripley's Game (2002), Johnny English (2003), Burn After Reading (2008), and Red (2010). He has also produced films such as Ghost World (2001), Juno (2007), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). For his work on television, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for Death of a Salesman (1985). His other Emmy-nominated roles were for portraying Herman J. Mankiewicz in RKO 281 (1999) and Charles Talleyrand in Napoléon (2002). Other television roles include  Crossbones (2014), Billions (2018–19), The New Pope (2020), and Space Force (2020–2022).

Movies (152)

Penguins of Madagascar
6.5

Penguins of Madagascar

2014Movie6.5
Bird Box
6.8

Bird Box

2018Movie6.8
Con Air
6.8

Con Air

1997Movie6.8
RED
6.7

RED

2010Movie6.7
Being John Malkovich
7.4

Being John Malkovich

1999Movie7.4
Deepwater Horizon
6.9

Deepwater Horizon

2016Movie6.9
Burn After Reading
6.7

Burn After Reading

2008Movie6.7
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6.7

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005Movie6.7
Mile 22
6.3

Mile 22

2018Movie6.3
The Man in the Iron Mask
6.7

The Man in the Iron Mask

1998Movie6.7
Johnny English
6.3

Johnny English

2003Movie6.3
Ava
5.8

Ava

2020Movie5.8
Wild Horse Nine

Wild Horse Nine

2026Movie
Adaptation.
7.3

Adaptation.

2002Movie7.3
Beowulf
5.9

Beowulf

2007Movie5.9
RED 2
6.5

RED 2

2013Movie6.5
Dangerous Liaisons
7.2

Dangerous Liaisons

1988Movie7.2
Zoolander 2
4.9

Zoolander 2

2016Movie4.9
Changeling
7.6

Changeling

2008Movie7.6
Rounders
7.0

Rounders

1998Movie7.0
Empire of the Sun
7.5

Empire of the Sun

1987Movie7.5
In the Line of Fire
7.0

In the Line of Fire

1993Movie7.0
Alive
6.9

Alive

1993Movie6.9
Warm Bodies
6.5

Warm Bodies

2013Movie6.5
Jonah Hex
5.0

Jonah Hex

2010Movie5.0
Unlocked
6.3

Unlocked

2017Movie6.3
Bullet Head
5.0

Bullet Head

2017Movie5.0
Eragon
5.1

Eragon

2006Movie5.1
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
7.0

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

2019Movie7.0
Places in the Heart
7.2

Places in the Heart

1984Movie7.2
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
6.4

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999Movie6.4
Velvet Buzzsaw
5.4

Velvet Buzzsaw

2019Movie5.4
In the Hand of Dante
5.5

In the Hand of Dante

2026Movie5.5
Sacrifice
5.1

Sacrifice

2026Movie5.1
Mindcage
5.9

Mindcage

2022Movie5.9
Mutant Chronicles
5.3

Mutant Chronicles

2008Movie5.3
Shattered
5.7

Shattered

2022Movie5.7
Mary Reilly
5.8

Mary Reilly

1996Movie5.8
Secretariat
7.4

Secretariat

2010Movie7.4
Knockaround Guys
6.1

Knockaround Guys

2001Movie6.1
Shadows and Fog
6.7

Shadows and Fog

1991Movie6.7
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
6.2

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011Movie6.2
Savage Salvation
6.1

Savage Salvation

2022Movie6.1
Of Mice and Men
7.2

Of Mice and Men

1992Movie7.2
Ripley's Game
6.4

Ripley's Game

2002Movie6.4
The Killing Fields
7.5

The Killing Fields

1984Movie7.5
Mulholland Falls
6.0

Mulholland Falls

1996Movie6.0
White Elephant
5.8

White Elephant

2022Movie5.8
One Ranger
6.3

One Ranger

2023Movie6.3
Jennifer Eight
6.1

Jennifer Eight

1992Movie6.1
Fool's Paradise
4.6

Fool's Paradise

2023Movie4.6
The Wilde Wedding
5.1

The Wilde Wedding

2017Movie5.1
The Sheltering Sky
6.5

The Sheltering Sky

1990Movie6.5
Shadow of the Vampire
6.7

Shadow of the Vampire

2000Movie6.7
Opus
5.6

Opus

2025Movie5.6
Death of a Salesman
6.9

Death of a Salesman

1985Movie6.9
Cut Bank
5.8

Cut Bank

2014Movie5.8
The Portrait of a Lady
5.9

The Portrait of a Lady

1996Movie5.9
RKO 281
6.5

RKO 281

1999Movie6.5
The Libertine
5.9

The Libertine

2004Movie5.9
Mr. Blake at Your Service!
6.4

Mr. Blake at Your Service!

2023Movie6.4
Disgrace
6.2

Disgrace

2008Movie6.2
The Great Buck Howard
6.0

The Great Buck Howard

2008Movie6.0
Arkansas
5.8

Arkansas

2020Movie5.8
Queens Logic
5.8

Queens Logic

1991Movie5.8
The Yellow Tie
8.5

The Yellow Tie

2025Movie8.5
Lines of Wellington
5.7

Lines of Wellington

2012Movie5.7
Art School Confidential
6.1

Art School Confidential

2006Movie6.1
The Ogre
6.4

The Ogre

1996Movie6.4
Afterwards
5.5

Afterwards

2008Movie5.5
Cannes Man
5.3

Cannes Man

1996Movie5.3
The Survivalist
4.5

The Survivalist

2021Movie4.5
Valley of the Gods
5.2

Valley of the Gods

2020Movie5.2
Chariot
4.5

Chariot

2022Movie4.5
The Line
5.7

The Line

2024Movie5.7
In Tranzit
5.5

In Tranzit

2008Movie5.5
Side by Side
7.3

Side by Side

2012Movie7.3
Beyond the Clouds
6.2

Beyond the Clouds

1995Movie6.2
Gardens of the Night
6.2

Gardens of the Night

2008Movie6.2
Time Regained
6.3

Time Regained

1999Movie6.3
Klimt
5.2

Klimt

2006Movie5.2
Siberian Education
6.8

Siberian Education

2013Movie6.8
Miles from Home
5.4

Miles from Home

1988Movie5.4
The Dancer Upstairs
6.1

The Dancer Upstairs

2002Movie6.1
Rocket to the Moon
10.0

Rocket to the Moon

1986Movie10.0
The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover
6.3

The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: Penguin Takeover

2014Movie6.3
Rogue Hostage
5.6

Rogue Hostage

2021Movie5.6
Cesar Chavez
6.2

Cesar Chavez

2014Movie6.2
Casanova Gene
1.0

Casanova Gene

2018Movie1.0
The Convent
5.3

The Convent

1995Movie5.3
Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA
7.4

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA

2017Movie7.4
Seneca
5.0

Seneca

2023Movie5.0
Savage Souls
4.9

Savage Souls

2001Movie4.9
Ladies Room
4.0

Ladies Room

1999Movie4.0
I Love You, Daddy
5.7

I Love You, Daddy

2017Movie5.7
About Love. Adults Only
5.5

About Love. Adults Only

2017Movie5.5
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990Movie
La Traversée du désir
5.7

La Traversée du désir

2009Movie5.7
Hideous Man
4.0

Hideous Man

2002Movie4.0
A Talking Picture
6.7

A Talking Picture

2003Movie6.7
Breaking Rachmaninoff

Breaking Rachmaninoff

2023Movie
A Wedding
6.3

A Wedding

1978Movie6.3
I’m Going Home
6.8

I’m Going Home

2001Movie6.8
Making Mr. Right
5.2

Making Mr. Right

1987Movie5.2
Last Call
4.1

Last Call

2020Movie4.1
The Glass Menagerie
6.3

The Glass Menagerie

1987Movie6.3
Noseland
5.0

Noseland

2014Movie5.0
Eleni
5.9

Eleni

1985Movie5.9
Hotel
3.4

Hotel

2001Movie3.4
Colour Me Kubrick
5.7

Colour Me Kubrick

2005Movie5.7
Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady
7.5

Portrait: Jane Campion and The Portrait of a Lady

1997Movie7.5
The Object of Beauty
5.3

The Object of Beauty

1991Movie5.3
Old Times
4.6

Old Times

1991Movie4.6
Heart of Darkness
5.8

Heart of Darkness

1994Movie5.8
Word of Honor
7.5

Word of Honor

1981Movie7.5
The Life of Mirrors

The Life of Mirrors

2025Movie
Music at the Sea

Music at the Sea

2008Movie
SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas
7.2

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas

2009Movie7.2
A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance

2023Movie
Decade
8.5

Decade

1989Movie8.5
Saturday Night
7.7

Saturday Night

2010Movie7.7
The Music Critic
4.5

The Music Critic

2018Movie4.5
True West
8.3

True West

1984Movie8.3
Annie Lennox: Totally Diva
9.5

Annie Lennox: Totally Diva

1992Movie9.5
Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer
8.0

Jack Unterweger - The Charming Serial Killer

2014Movie8.0
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

1986Movie
Drunkboat
5.0

Drunkboat

2012Movie5.0
Supercon
4.5

Supercon

2018Movie4.5
All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

All Noncombatants Please Clear the Set

2012Movie
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf

Movie
American Dream
9.0

American Dream

1981Movie9.0
Psychogenic Fugue
8.0

Psychogenic Fugue

2016Movie8.0
Casanova Variations
5.3

Casanova Variations

2014Movie5.3
The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
6.4

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

1987Movie6.4
Just Call Me God
6.0

Just Call Me God

2017Movie6.0
The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer
4.0

The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer

2010Movie4.0
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place

2007Movie
Say Goodnight, Gracie
10.0

Say Goodnight, Gracie

1983Movie10.0
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

2005Movie
Safe Sets: Dying to Work in the Film Industry

Safe Sets: Dying to Work in the Film Industry

2024Movie
Finding the Burn

Finding the Burn

2008Movie
Le paradoxe de John Malkovich

Le paradoxe de John Malkovich

2014Movie
Santabear's High Flying Adventure
8.0

Santabear's High Flying Adventure

1987Movie8.0
Ecstasy
7.0

Ecstasy

2013Movie7.0
A Winter's Journey

A Winter's Journey

Movie
Being Related to John Malkovich

Being Related to John Malkovich

2026Movie
Welcome Back, George

Welcome Back, George

2008Movie
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
7.0

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

1995Movie7.0
Lost and Found in Paris
1.0

Lost and Found in Paris

Movie1.0
100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story
9.0

100 Jahre Hollywood - Die Carl Laemmle Story

2011Movie9.0
Butterflies

Butterflies

2011Movie
Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies
6.5

Bloody Mondays & Strawberry Pies

2008Movie6.5

TV Shows (36)

The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Late Show with David Letterman
6.4

Late Show with David Letterman

1993Series6.4
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series7.2
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005Series6.8
Billions
7.8

Billions

2016Series7.8
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993Series7.3
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Late Night with David Letterman
6.1

Late Night with David Letterman

1982Series6.1
American Masters
7.0

American Masters

1986Series7.0
De Wereld Draait Door
5.1

De Wereld Draait Door

2005Series5.1
The Jonathan Ross Show
5.2

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011Series5.2
Bad Monkey
7.2

Bad Monkey

2024Series7.2
Wetten, dass..?
5.6

Wetten, dass..?

1981Series5.6
Performance
6.3

Performance

1991Series6.3
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
6.1

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001Series6.1
The New Look
7.5

The New Look

2024Series7.5
Lubach
6.0

Lubach

2025Series6.0
Romy Award
9.0

Romy Award

1990Series9.0
Space Force
6.5

Space Force

2020Series6.5
RIPLEY
7.9

RIPLEY

2024Series7.9
On n'est pas couché
5.1

On n'est pas couché

2006Series5.1
The New Pope
7.6

The New Pope

2020Series7.6
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
7.7

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020Series7.7
Les Misérables
6.9

Les Misérables

2000Series6.9
Napoleon
6.9

Napoleon

2002Series6.9
Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

2002Series
The ABC Murders
6.5

The ABC Murders

2018Series6.5
Projectorparishilton
5.8

Projectorparishilton

2008Series5.8
Ten Year Old Tom
6.9

Ten Year Old Tom

2021Series6.9
Crossbones
6.1

Crossbones

2014Series6.1
Unsinkable
10.0

Unsinkable

2024Series10.0
Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona
7.7

Matchday: Inside FC Barcelona

2019Series7.7
Bishop

Bishop

Series
Zona+
8.0

Zona+

1994Series8.0