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Griffin Dunne

Acting

Born June 8, 1955 · New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Thomas Griffin Dunne (born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and film director. He is known for portraying Jack Goodman in An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Paul Hackett in After Hours (1985), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.

Awards & recognition

  • Theatre World Award · 1992
  • Academy AwardBest Live Action Short Film · 1996 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Only Murders in the Building

2021as Professor Milton Dudenoff

Succession

2018as Alon Partif

This Is Us

2016as Nicky Pearson

White Collar

2009as Wesley Kent

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025as Self

The Cove

2009Thanks

The Simpsons

1989as Cockaroach Actor (voice)

Dallas Buyers Club

2013as Dr. Vass

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Benno Gilbert

Billions

2016as George Pike IV

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Nicolas Losseff

Frasier

1993as Bob

Goliath

2016as Gene Bennett

The Good Wife

2009as Judge Jared Quinn

Leverage

2008as Marcus Starke

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001as Seamus Flaherty

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

2017as Self

Dominick Dunne: After the Party

2008as Self

Damages

2007as Dean Gullickson

Amazing Stories

1985as Dick

After Hours

1985as Paul Hackett

My Girl

1991as Mr. Jake Bixler

The Big Blue

1988as Duffy

Running on Empty

1988Producer

An American Werewolf in London

1981as Jack Goodman

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017as Self

The League

2009as Burt

Quiz Show

1994as Account Guy

Red Band Society

2014as Ruben Garcia

Manhattan

2014as Woodrow Lorentzen

L.A. Law

1986as Gerard Samuels

The French Dispatch

2021as Legal Advisor

Ocean's Eight

2018as Parole Board Officer

Caught Stealing

2025as Paul

Search Party

2016as Richard Wreck

Saturday Night Live

1975as Frankie Toussaint (uncredited)

Alias

2001as Leonid Lisenker

Practical Magic

1998Director

Chilly Scenes of Winter

1979as Dr. Mark

Elsbeth

2024as Elliott Pope

House of Lies

2012as Marco Pelios

Snow Angels

2007as Don Parkinson

White Palace

1990Producer

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

The Romanoffs

2018as Frank Shefflied

I Like It Like That

1994as Stephen Price

The Other Side of the Mountain

1975as Herbie Johnson

Tumbledown

2015as Upton

Addicted to Love

1997Director

Ex-Husbands

2023as Peter Pearce