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Danny Huston

Acting

Born May 14, 1962 · Rome, Italy

Also known as Daniel Sallis Huston · Daniel Huston · Ντάνι Χιούστον

Biography

Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston. He is known for his roles in films such as Ivans Xtc (2000), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, 21 Grams (2003), Birth (2004), The Aviator (also 2004), The Constant Gardener (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006), Children of Men (also 2006), The Kingdom (2007), 30 Days of Night (also 2007), Robin Hood (2010), Hitchcock (2012), The Congress (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Wonder Woman (2017), Game Night (2018), Stan & Ollie (also 2018), and Angel Has Fallen (2019). Huston portrayed The Axeman on the FX series American Horror Story: Coven and Massimo Dolcefino on American Horror Story: Freak Show. He played Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on Magic City (2012–13), Dan Jenkins in the first two seasons of the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone (2018–19), and Jamie Laird on the second season of Succession (2019). His directing credits include the films Mr. North (1988), The Maddening (1995) and The Last Photograph (2017). Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

Yellowstone

2018as Dan Jenkins

Succession

2018as Jamie Laird

American Horror Story

2011as Massimo Dolcefino

Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

2013as General Lane (voice)

John Adams

2008as Samuel Adams

Children of Men

2006as Nigel

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Ty Caulfield

21 Grams

2003as Michael Peck

Leaving Las Vegas

1995as Barman 2

Wonder Woman

2017as Ludendorff

The Aviator

2004as Jack Frye

Calls

2021as Frank (voice)

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018as Self

Masters of Sex

2013as Dr. Douglas Greathouse

Big Eyes

2014as Dick Nolan

You Don't Know Jack

2010as Geoffrey Fieger

The Constant Gardener

2005as Sandy Woodrow

The Proposition

2005as Arthur Burns

Across the River and Into the Trees

2022as Captain Wes O'Neil

Stan & Ollie

2018as Hal Roach

The Liberator

2013as Torkington

Magic City

2012as Ben Diamond

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

2024as Col. Albert Houghton

Ride Above

2022as Monsieur Cooper

The Professor

2018as Peter Matthew

Game Night

2018as Donald Anderton

Made in Dagenham

2010as American Boss (voice)

The Kingdom

2007as Gideon Young

Marie Antoinette

2006as Emperor Joseph

Angel Has Fallen

2019as Wade Jennings

Hitchcock

2012as Whitfield Cook

The Conspirator

2010as Joseph Holt

The Warrior's Way

2010as Colonel

The Dead Don't Hurt

2023as Rudolph Schiller

The Naked Gun

2025as Richard Cane

The Congress

2013as Jeff Green

Robin Hood

2010as King Richard the Lionheart

Edge of Darkness

2010as Jack Bennett

30 Days of Night

2007as Marlow

The Number 23

2007as Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix

Icefall

2025as Rhodes

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009as Stryker

The Artist

2025as Edgar Dégas

Samurai Marathon

2019as Commodore Perry

Newness

2017as Larry Bejerano

Silver City

2004as Danny O'Brien

The Last Photograph

2017as Tom Hammond

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008as Lawrence Maddox

Birth

2004as Joseph

Clash of the Titans

2010as Poseidon