Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels is an American actor and musician born in Athens, Georgia on February 19, 1955. He played the character of Thomas Alden in the Fly Away Home motion picture.

Jeff Daniels was raised in Chelsea, Michigan and attended Central Michigan University. He became involved in acting during his studies and dropped out to pursue his acting carreer.

Film credits include Ragtime, Arachnophobia, Speed, Pleasantville, Good Night and Good Luck, The Squid and the Whale and Looper.

Jeff Daniels was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and won an Emmy Award in 2013 for his portrayal of Will McAvoy in The Newsroom.

Daniels has been married to Kathleen Treado since 1979 with whom he has three children, Ben, born in 1984, Lucas, born in 1987 and Nellie, born in 1990. He is the founder of the Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, Michigan and has recorded two albums, Live and Unplugged to benefit the Purple Rose Theatre in 2005 and Grandfather's Hat in 2006.