Portrait of Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Acting

Biography

Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is an American actor, singer, and producer. He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series Sea Hunt (1958–60), with his father, Lloyd Bridges and brother, Beau Bridges. He has won numerous accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as an alcoholic singer in the 2009 film Crazy Heart. Bridges also earned Academy Award nominations for his roles in The Last Picture Show (1971), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974), Starman (1984), The Contender (2000), True Grit (2010), and Hell or High Water (2016).

Born: December 4, 1949

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Filmography

2025
TRON: Ares

as Kevin Flynn

2025
Jeff Bridges: A Reluctant Star

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2023
2022
The Old Man

as Dan Chase

2021
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

as Self - Narrator

2021
The Eisen Hour

as Self - Guest

2021
Hot Money

as Self

2020
2019
Valerie

as Self

2019
Hal

as Self

2018
Bad Times at the El Royale

as Father Daniel Flynn / Dock O'Kelly

2018
Living in the Future's Past

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2017
Only the Brave

as Duane Steinbrink

2017
2016
HyperNormalisation

as Self (archival footage)

2016
Hell or High Water

as Marcus Hamilton

2015
The Little Prince

as The Aviator (voice)

2014
Seventh Son

as Master John Gregory

2014
The Giver

as The Giver

2013
R.I.P.D.

as Roy Pulsipher

2012
Casting By

as Self

2012
Pablo

as Narrator (voice)

2012
2011
2011
TRON: The Next Day

as Kevin Flynn

2010
True Grit

as Rooster Cogburn

2010
TRON: Legacy

as Kevin Flynn / Clu

2010
Conan

as Self

2009
Crazy Heart

as Bad Blake

2009
2009
A Dog Year

as Jon Katz

2009
2008
2008
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

as Self - Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger, Iron Man

2008
Iron Man

as Obadiah Stane

2008
The Cool School

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2007
The Pixar Story

as Clu (archive footage)

2007
Surf's Up

as Big Z / Geek (voice)

2006
Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard

as Self - est Graduate (archive footage)

2006
2006
Stick It

as Burt Vickerman

2006
2005
Tideland

as Noah

2004
2003
2003
Seabiscuit

as Charles Howard

2002
Scenes of the Crime

as Jimmy Berg

2002
2002
Lost in La Mancha

as Narrator (voice)

2002
2001
K-PAX

as Dr. Mark Powell

2000
The Contender

as President Jackson Evans

2000
Raising the Mammoth

as Narrator (voice)

1999
Simpatico

as Lyle Carter

1999
The Muse

as Jack Warrick

1999
Arlington Road

as Michael Faraday

1998
The Big Lebowski

as The Dude

1998
Parkinson

as Self

1997
The View

as Self

1997
The View

as Self - Guest

1997
1996
1996
The Mirror Has Two Faces

as Gregory Larkin

1996
1996
White Squall

as Christopher 'Skipper' Sheldon

1995
Wild Bill

as Wild Bill Hickok

1994
Blown Away

as James "Jimmy" Dove

1993
Fearless

as Max Klein

1993
1993
The Vanishing

as Barney Cousins

1993
GMTV

as Self

1992
1991
1990
Texasville

as Duane Jackson

1989
1989
Cold Feet

as Bartender (uncredited)

1989
See You in the Morning

as Larry Livingstone

1988
1987
Nadine

as Vernon Hightower

1986
The Morning After

as Turner Kendall

1986
King Kong Lives

as Jack Prescott (archive footage)

1986
8 Million Ways to Die

as Matthew 'Matt' Scudder

1985
Jagged Edge

as Jack Forrester

1984
Starman

as Starman / Scott Hayden

1984
Against All Odds

as Terry Brogan

1983
Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1983
Rapunzel

as The Prince / Claude, Rapunzel's Father

1982
1982
The Last Unicorn

as Prince Lir (voice)

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre

as Claude / Prince

1982
Tron

as Kevin Flynn / Clu

1981
Cutter's Way

as Richard Bone

1980
Heaven's Gate

as John L. Bridges

1979
Winter Kills

as Nick Kegan

1978
1976
King Kong

as Jack F. Prescott

1976
Stay Hungry

as Craig Blake

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Hearts of the West

as Lewis Tater

1975
Rancho Deluxe

as Jack McKee

1974
Playhouse

as Michael Loomis

1973
The Iceman Cometh

as Don Parritt

1973
The Last American Hero

as Elroy Jackson Jr.

1973
Lolly-Madonna XXX

as Zack Feather

1973
1972
Bad Company

as Jake Rumsey

1972
Fat City

as Ernie

1971
The Last Picture Show

as Duane Jackson

1971
1971
Great Performances

as Michael Loomis

1970
1970
1965
The F.B.I.

as Terry Shelton

1962
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney

as Neighbor (uncredited)

1954
Lassie

as Cal Baker (uncredited)

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1951
The Company She Keeps

as Infant at Train Station (uncredited)

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee / Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

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Grendel

as Grendel