Jeff Goldblum
Acting
Biography
Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing films of his era, such as Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996), as well as their respective sequels, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016).
Goldblum also starred in films including Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), and Into the Night (1985), before coming to wider attention as Seth Brundle in The Fly (1986), which earned him a Saturn Award for Best Actor. His other films include The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), The Tall Guy (1989), Deep Cover (1992), Powder (1995), The Prince of Egypt (1998), Cats & Dogs (2001), Igby Goes Down (2002), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Adam Resurrected (2008), Le Week-End (2013), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Thor: Ragnarok (2017).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Jeff Goldblum
Filmography
Acting (161)
2026
Henry David Thoreauas Henry David Thoreau (voice)
9.3
2025
Making Wicked: For Goodas Self
2025
Wicked: For Goodas The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
6.6
2025
10.0
2025
Wicked: One Wonderful Nightas Self
8.2
2025
2.0
2024
Making Wickedas Self
8.0
2024
Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowlas Self - Host
2024
7.5
2024
Wickedas The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
6.9
2023
They Shot the Piano Playeras Jeff Harris (voice)
6.5
2023
Asteroid Cityas The Alien
6.5
2022
Jurassic World Dominionas Ian Malcolm
6.6
2022
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screenas Narrator
6.0
4.7
2021
The Boss Baby: Family Businessas Dr. Armstrong (voice)
7.3
2020
5.7
2020
6.0
2019
Sesame Street: 50 Years and Countingas Minneapolis Johnson (archive footage)
5.5
2019
#NoJokeas Self
6.2
2019
The Mountainas Dr. Wallace Fiennes
5.1
2019
6.3
2019
2018
A Place We Call Realityas Self (uncredited)
6.0
2018
2018
6.0
2018
Hotel Artemisas Orian "Wolf King" Franklin / Niagara
6.1
2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdomas Ian Malcolm
6.5
2018
Always at The Carlyleas Self
6.7
2018
5.1
2018
Isle of Dogsas Duke (voice)
7.8
2018
Team Darrylas En Dwi Gast / Grandmaster
6.2
2017
Spielbergas Self
7.5
2017
Thor: Ragnarokas Grandmaster
7.6
2017
Tour de Pharmacyas Marty Hass Present Day
6.7
3.0
2017
The Fabulous Allan Carras Self (archive footage)
5.0
2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2as En Dwi Gast / Grandmaster (uncredited)
7.6
2017
Miyubias The Creator
5.0
2016
The War of 1996: A United World News Specialas David Levinson
2016
Independence Day: Resurgenceas David Levinson
5.4
2016
Resurgence: It's Early Albuquerqueas David Levinson
5.0
2015
Unityas Narrator (voice)
7.5
2015
Mortdecaias Milton Krampf
5.5
2014
The Grand Budapest Hotelas Deputy Kovacs
8.0
2013
Le Week-Endas Morgan
6.2
2012
Zambeziaas Ajax (voice)
6.2
2012
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movieas Chef Goldblum
5.4
2011
Return to Jurassic Parkas Self
6.6
2010
Morning Gloryas Jerry Barnes
6.4
2010
The Switchas Leonard
6.2
2008
Adam Resurrectedas Adam Stein
6.1
2007
2007
Fay Grimas Agent Fulbright
5.6
2006
Man of the Yearas Stewart
6.0
2006
5.0
2006
Mini's First Timeas Mike Rudell
5.5
2005
8.0
2005
This Is an Adventureas Self
6.8
6.4
2005
Dallas 362as Bob
4.9
2005
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'as Self / Alistair
6.2
2004
Incident at Loch Nessas Self - Party Guest
5.8
2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissouas Alistair Hennessey
7.1
2004
Stories of Lost Soulsas Himself
5.7
2004
7.0
2003
100 Greatest Sexy Momentsas Self
3.5
2003
Abby Singeras Jeff Goldblum (uncredited)
6.8
2003
Spinning Borisas George Gorton
6.1
2003
Realizing The Right Stuffas Self
9.0
2003
Supermarketas Self
10.0
2003
War Storiesas Ben Dansmore
5.1
2002
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribeas White Rabbit (voice)
5.5
2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrellas Dr. Ken Waller (archive footage)
7.8
2002
Igby Goes Downas D.H.
6.6
2002
One of the Hollywood Tenas Herbert Biberman
6.3
2002
Run Ronnie Runas Self
5.9
2002
Buckaroo Banzai Declassifiedas Self
8.5
2001
Festival in Cannesas Self (uncredited)
5.3
2001
Cats & Dogsas Professor Brody
5.4
2001
6.1
2001
Perfumeas Jamie
4.8
2001
Chain of Foolsas Avnet
5.8
2000
Welcome to Hollywoodas Jeff Goldblum
4.2
2000
Auggie Roseas John Nolan
5.7
2000
Altman on His Own Termsas Narrator / Self
9.0
1999
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screenas Self (archive footage)
6.6
1999
Playmate Pajama Partyas self
6.2
1999
The Big Chill: A Reunionas Self
6.3
1998
The Prince of Egyptas Aaron (voice)
7.3
1998
Holy Manas Ricky Hayman
5.2
1998
Roswell Top Secretas Self
5.0
1997
Hollywood Dreamersas Self
6.0
1997
The Story of Beanas Self
7.1
1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Parkas Ian Malcolm
6.6
1997
6.9
1996
Mad Dog Timeas Mickey Holliday
5.2
1996
Independence Dayas David Levinson
6.9
1996
6.6
1996
The Making of 'Independence Day'as Self - Host
6.1
1996
The Great White Hypeas Mitchell Kane
5.2
1995
Powderas Donald Ripley
7.1
1995
Nine Monthsas Sean Fletcher
5.7
1995
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'as Self / Ian Malcolm
7.3
1995
Hideawayas Hatch Harrison
5.2
1993
The Real Jurassic Parkas Narrator
5.8
1993
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebrationas Self (segment "Monster in the Mirror")
7.0
1993
Lush Lifeas Al gorky
7.2
1993
Jurassic Parkas Malcolm
8.0
1992
Shooting Elizabethas Howard Pigeon
5.5
1992
Fathers & Sonsas Max
5.4
1992
The Playeras Jeff Goldblum
7.2
1992
Deep Coveras David Jason
6.8
1992
Robert Altman's Playersas Self
7.0
1991
5.9
1990
Framedas Wiley
4.7
9.0
1990
Mr. Frostas Mr. Frost
6.1
1989
Twisted Obsessionas Daniel Gillis
5.5
1989
The Fly IIas Seth Brundle (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.8
1989
The Tall Guyas Dexter King
5.7
1988
Earth Girls Are Easyas Mac
5.6
1988
Vibesas Nick Deezy
5.6
1987
Life Storyas Jim Watson
6.3
1987
Beyond Therapyas Bruce
3.9
1987
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenbergas Self (archive footage)
7.4
1986
The Flyas Seth Brundle
7.4
1986
The Town Where No One Got Offas Cogswell
6.0
1986
7.3
1985
Transylvania 6-5000as Jack Harrison
5.3
1985
Silveradoas Slick
6.9
1985
Into the Nightas Ed Okin
6.5
1985
B.B. King: Into the Nightas Self
8.2
1984
6.0
1984
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughteras Ernie Kovacs
4.5
1983
The Right Stuffas NASA Recruiter
7.4
1983
The Big Chillas Michael Gold
6.8
1982
Rehearsal for Murderas Leo Gibbs
6.1
1981
Thresholdas Dr. Aldo Gehring
5.3
1980
The Legend of Sleepy Hollowas Ichabod Crane
6.8
1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchersas Jack Bellicec
7.2
1978
Thank God It's Fridayas Toni Di Marco
5.3
1978
Remember My Nameas Mr. Lee Nudd
6.1
1977
Between the Linesas Max
5.5
1977
Annie Hallas Lacey Party Guest
7.7
1977
The Sentinelas Jack
6.1
1976
Special Deliveryas Snake
5.5
1976
St. Ivesas Hood
5.8
1976
Next Stop, Greenwich Villageas Clyde Baxter
6.4
1975
Nashvilleas Tricycle Man
7.3
1974
California Splitas Lloyd Harris
6.5
1974
Death Wishas Freak #1
6.9
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The Price of Admissionas Alexander Taft
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The Liaras Donald Trefusis
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Monster Makeras Self
Production & Directing (4)
2006
PittsburghProducer
5.0
2001
PerfumeExecutive Producer
4.8
1996
Little SurprisesDirector
5.4
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Monster MakerWriter