John Malkovich

John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor who 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 began his career as a charter member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago in 1976. He later moved to New York City, where he performed in a Steppenwolf production of Sam Shepard's *True West* in 1980. He made his Broadway debut as Biff in the revival of Arthur Miller's *Death of a Salesman* in 1984. He directed Harold Pinter's *The Caretaker* in 1986 and acted in Lanford Wilson's *Burn This* in 1987.

Malkovich received two Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in *Places in the Heart* (1984) and *In the Line of Fire* (1993). He has appeared in a range of films including *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).

On television, Malkovich won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for *Death of a Salesman* (1985). He was also Emmy-nominated for his portrayals of 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).