Aaron Eckhart
Acting
Born: Mar 12, 1968
From: Cupertino, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March 12, 1968) is an American actor and producer. 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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief of Station | Ben Malloy | 2024 | 6.102 |
| Classified | Evan Shaw | 2024 | 5.565 |
| The Bricklayer | Vail | 2023 | 5.779 |
| The Rum Diary | Sanderson | 2011 | 5.881 |
| Battle: Los Angeles | Michael Nantz | 2011 | 5.815 |
| Rabbit Hole | Howie Corbett | 2010 | 6.651 |
| Love Happens | Burke | 2009 | 5.832 |
| Heath Ledger: A Tribute | Self | 2009 | 8.5 |
| The Dark Knight | Harvey Dent | 2008 | 8.529 |
| Towelhead | Mr. Vuoso | 2008 | 6.21 |
| No Reservations | Nick | 2007 | 6.699 |
| Meet Bill | Bill | 2007 | 6.1 |
| The Wicker Man | Truck Stop Patron | 2006 | 4.4 |
| The Black Dahlia | Lee Blanchard | 2006 | 5.635 |
| Conversations with Other Women | Man | 2006 | 6.328 |
| Neverwas | Zach Riley | 2005 | 6.395 |
| Thank You for Smoking | Nick Naylor | 2005 | 7.196 |
| Suspect Zero | Thomas Mackelway | 2004 | 5.574 |
| The Missing | Brake Baldwin | 2003 | 6.291 |
| The Core | Dr. Josh Keyes | 2003 | 5.8 |
| Paycheck | James Rethrick | 2003 | 6.212 |
| Possession | Roland Mitchell | 2002 | 5.981 |
| The Pledge | Stan Krolak | 2001 | 6.6 |
| Erin Brockovich | George | 2000 | 7.435 |
| Nurse Betty | Del | 2000 | 6.069 |
| Any Given Sunday | Nick Crozier | 1999 | 6.819 |
| Molly | Buck McKay | 1999 | 4.137 |
| Thursday | Nick | 1998 | 6.916 |
| In the Company of Men | Chad | 1997 | 6.751 |
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| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1968 |
| From | Cupertino, California, USA |