Aaron Eckhart
Born March 12, 1968 (Age: 58)
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Cupertino, California, USA
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 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).
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 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).
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Filmography
The Bricklayer
2023
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as Vail
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Age: 55
Muzzle
2023
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as Jake Rosser
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Age: 55
Wander
2020
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as Arthur Bretnik
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Age: 52
Line of Duty
2019
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as Frank Penny
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Age: 51
Midway
2019
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as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
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Age: 51
Incarnate
2016
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as Dr. Seth Ember
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Age: 48
Bleed for This
2016
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as Kevin Rooney
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Age: 48
Sully
2016
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as Jeff Skiles
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Age: 48
London Has Fallen
2016
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as President Benjamin Asher
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Age: 47
I, Frankenstein
2014
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as Adam
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Age: 45
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
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as President Benjamin Asher
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Age: 45
The Rum Diary
2011
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as Sanderson
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Age: 43
Battle: Los Angeles
2011
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as Michael Nantz
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Age: 42
Rabbit Hole
2010
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as Howie Corbett
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Age: 42
Love Happens
2009
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as Burke
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Age: 41
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009
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as Self
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Age: 41
Towelhead
2008
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as Mr. Vuoso
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Age: 40
The Dark Knight
2008
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as Harvey Dent
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Age: 40
Meet Bill
2007
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as Bill
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Age: 39
No Reservations
2007
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as Nick
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Age: 39
Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'
2006
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as Self
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Age: 38
The Black Dahlia
2006
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as Lee Blanchard
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Age: 38
The Wicker Man
2006
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as Truck Stop Patron
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Age: 38
Conversations with Other Women
2006
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as Man
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Age: 38
Thank You for Smoking
2005
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as Nick Naylor
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Age: 37
Neverwas
2005
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as Zach Riley
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Age: 37
Suspect Zero
2004
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as Thomas Mackelway
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Age: 36
Paycheck
2003
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as James Rethrick
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Age: 35
The Missing
2003
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as Brake Baldwin
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Age: 35
The Core
2003
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as Dr. Josh Keyes
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Age: 35
Possession
2002
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as Roland Mitchell
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Age: 34
The Pledge
2001
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as Stan Krolak
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Age: 32
Nurse Betty
2000
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as Del
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Age: 32
Erin Brockovich
2000
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as George
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Age: 32
Any Given Sunday
1999
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as Nick Crozier
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Age: 31
Thursday
1998
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as Nick
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Age: 30
Your Friends & Neighbors
1998
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as Barry
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Age: 30
In the Company of Men
1997
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as Chad
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Age: 29
No Image
Shaving
1992
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as Jackie
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Age: 23