Aaron Eckhart
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Film
Deep Water
Ben
2026
Series
Frasier
Frank
1993
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Film
The Dark Knight
Harvey Dent
2008
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Series
Pantheon
Cary Duval (voice)
2022
Series
Chelsea
Self
2016
Series
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
2009
Film
The Core
Dr. Josh Keyes
2003
Series
Emeril Live
1997
Film
Erin Brockovich
George
2000
Film
Olympus Has Fallen
President Benjamin Asher
2013
Film
Sully
Jeff Skiles
2016
Film
London Has Fallen
President Benjamin Asher
2016
Film
Midway
Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
2019
Film
Battle: Los Angeles
Michael Nantz
2011
Film
Chief of Station
Ben Malloy
2024
Film
Thieves Highway
Frank Bennett
2025
Series
The Romanoffs
Greg
2018
Series
The First Lady
Gerald Ford
2022
Film
Muzzle: City of Wolves
Jake Rosser
2025
Film
Muzzle
Jake Rosser
2023
Film
Any Given Sunday
Nick Crozier
1999
Film
The Wicker Man
Truck Stop Patron
2006
Film
The Pledge
Stan Krolak
2001
Film
Paycheck
James Rethrick
2003
Film
No Reservations
Nick
2007
Film
Thank You for Smoking
Nick Naylor
2005
Film
The Bricklayer
Vail
2023
Film
Thursday
Nick
1998
Film
Love Happens
Burke
2009
Film
The Missing
Brake Baldwin
2003
Film
The Black Dahlia
Lee Blanchard
2006
Film
I, Frankenstein
Adam
2014
Film
Rabbit Hole
Howie Corbett
2010
Film
Nurse Betty
Del
2000
Film
Line of Duty
Frank Penny
2019
Film
The Rum Diary
Sanderson
2011
Film
Erased
Ben Logan
2012
Film
Meet Bill
Bill
2007
Film
Bleed for This
Kevin Rooney
2016
Film
Suspect Zero
Thomas Mackelway
2004
Film
Classified
Evan Shaw
2024
Film
Ambush
Capitaine Drummond
2023
Series
Aliens in the Family
1996
Film
Wander
Arthur Bretnik
2020
Film
Incarnate
Seth Ember
2016
Film
Towelhead
Mr. Vuoso
2008
Film
Molly
Buck McKay
1999
Film
Rumble Through the Dark
Jack Boucher
2023
Film
Your Friends & Neighbors
Barry
1998
Series
Gotham Tonight
Harvey Dent
2008
Film
Conversations with Other Women
Man
2006
Film
Possession
Roland Mitchell
2002
Film
My All American
Darrell Royal
2015
Scorpion
Film
Tumble
Man
2007
Film
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
Self
2009
Film
Neverwas
Zach Riley
2005
Film
In the Company of Men
Chad
1997
Film
Slaughter of the Innocents
Ken Reynolds
1993
Film
Double Jeopardy
Dwayne
1992
Midair
Godly Sorrow Leads to Repentance
Matt
1992
Film
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Self (archive footage)
2023
Shaving
Jackie
1992
The Men of Midway
Self
2020
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
Self
2020
The Walk In
Eric Hayes
Film
The Old Man in the Dunes
Trial by Combat
John Porter
The Violet Hour
Greg
2018
Film
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Road Work (voice)
2007
Film
Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'
Self
2006
Raider
Series
EP Daily
1997