Aaron Eckhart
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1968-03-12 (age 58)
- Place of birth
- Cupertino, California, USA
- Also known as
- Aaron Edward Eckhart
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).
Known For
TV Shows (17)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Frasier
1993
as Frank
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Chelsea
2016
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self - Guest
Pantheon
2022
as Cary Duval (voice)
Emeril Live
1997
The Romanoffs
2018
as Greg
The First Lady
2022
as Gerald Ford
Gotham Tonight
2008
as Harvey Dent
Aliens in the Family
1996
EP Daily
1997
Movies (64)
Deep Water
2026
as Ben
The Dark Knight
2008
as Harvey Dent
Olympus Has Fallen
2013
as President Benjamin Asher
London Has Fallen
2016
as President Benjamin Asher
Thieves Highway
2025
as Frank Bennett
Sully
2016
as Jeff Skiles
Muzzle: City of Wolves
2025
as Jake Rosser
Erin Brockovich
2000
as George
Midway
2019
as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
I, Frankenstein
2014
as Adam
Battle: Los Angeles
2011
as Michael Nantz
Thursday
1998
as Nick
The Core
2003
as Dr. Josh Keyes
Thank You for Smoking
2005
as Nick Naylor
Any Given Sunday
1999
as Nick Crozier
Paycheck
2003
as James Rethrick
The Black Dahlia
2006
as Lee Blanchard
Erased
2012
as Ben Logan
The Wicker Man
2006
as Truck Stop Patron
Muzzle
2023
as Jake Rosser
Molly
1999
as Buck McKay
Your Friends & Neighbors
1998
as Barry
The Rum Diary
2011
as Sanderson
Wander
2020
as Arthur Bretnik
No Reservations
2007
as Nick
The Bricklayer
2023
as Vail
Nurse Betty
2000
as Del
Incarnate
2016
as Seth Ember
Rabbit Hole
2010
as Howie Corbett
Chief of Station
2024
as Ben Malloy
Scorpion
Heath Ledger: A Tribute
2009
as Self
Towelhead
2008
as Mr. Vuoso
The Missing
2003
as Brake Baldwin
Meet Bill
2007
as Bill
Double Jeopardy
1992
as Dwayne
Line of Duty
2019
as Frank Penny
The Pledge
2001
as Stan Krolak
Bleed for This
2016
as Kevin Rooney
Love Happens
2009
as Burke
Classified
2024
as Evan Shaw
Suspect Zero
2004
as Thomas Mackelway
Ambush
2023
as Capitaine Drummond
The Walk In
as Eric Hayes
Possession
2002
as Roland Mitchell
Slaughter of the Innocents
1993
as Ken Reynolds
My All American
2015
as Darrell Royal
Tumble
2007
as Man
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Shaving
1992
as Jackie
The Men of Midway
2020
as Self
Midair
Rumble Through the Dark
2023
as Jack Boucher
Conversations with Other Women
2006
as Man
The Old Man in the Dunes
In the Company of Men
1997
as Chad
Neverwas
2005
as Zach Riley
Trial by Combat
as John Porter
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
2007
as Road Work (voice)
The Violet Hour
2018
as Greg
Godly Sorrow Leads to Repentance
1992
as Matt
Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'
2006
as Self
Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission
2020
as Self
Raider
About Aaron Eckhart
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. Fo… With 81 credits spanning from 1988 to 2026, Aaron Eckhart has appeared in 64 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Aaron Eckhart Movies
- Deep Water (2026) — as Ben
- The Dark Knight (2008) — as Harvey Dent
- Olympus Has Fallen (2013) — as President Benjamin Asher
- London Has Fallen (2016) — as President Benjamin Asher
- Thieves Highway (2025) — as Frank Bennett
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