Danny Huston
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.
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| Born | Daniel Sallis Huston May 14, 1962 Rome, Italy |
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| Alma mater | London Film School |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
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He is known for his roles in films such as Ivans Xtc (2000),[1] for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, 21 Grams (2003), Birth (2004), The Aviator (also 2004),[2] The Constant Gardener (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006),[3] Children of Men (also 2006), The Kingdom (2007),[4] 30 Days of Night (also 2007), Robin Hood (2010),[5] Hitchcock (2012),[6] The Congress (2013),[7] Big Eyes (2014),[8] Wonder Woman (2017),[9][10] 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.[11][12] 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).
Early life edit
Huston was born May 14, 1962, in Rome, Italy. He is the son of director and actor John Huston and actress Zoe Sallis.[13] At the time, Huston was in Italy directing The Bible: In the Beginning..., in which Sallis played Hagar. Through his father, he is the half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston and screenwriter Tony Huston. He has two adoptive siblings, Pablo Huston and writer Allegra Huston. He is the uncle of actor Jack Huston and grandson of Academy Award-winning actor Walter Huston. He is of Canadian, Welsh, Scots-Irish, Scottish, and Anglo-Indian descent.[14][15]
The younger Huston spent much of his early life in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and maintains British citizenship through his mother.[16] He worked as an assistant to his father during the production of Under the Volcano (1984), and was a second unit director on The Dead (1987). Huston is a graduate of London Film School.[17]
Career edit
Huston made his acting debut at the age of 12 in the George Kennedy-starring thriller film The "Human" Factor (1975).
In 1988, Huston directed Mr. North, which was an adaptation of Thornton Wilder's Theophilus North. The film was produced by his father, who died before its completion.[18][19] In 1995, Huston played Bartender #2 in Leaving Las Vegas and directed the film The Maddening.[20][21]
Huston was nominated for Best Male Performance at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2003 for his performance in the independent film Ivans Xtc.[1]
Huston appeared in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. The ensemble cast was nominated for a 2004 SAG Award.[2] In 2006, Huston received the Golden Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Sandy Woodrow in Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener.[22] Huston starred in the Australian western The Proposition.[23]
Huston starred in Alpha Male and Oliver Parker's Fade to Black, in which he played Orson Welles.[24][25] He starred in The Kreutzer Sonata, which premiered at the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival.[26]
His other film credits include Birth, Silver City, Marie Antoinette, The Number 23, The Kingdom, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, and 30 Days of Night. He portrayed Samuel Adams in the award-winning HBO miniseries John Adams and Colonel William Stryker in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a prequel to the original trilogy of X-Men films.[27]
Huston has been featured in Boogie Woogie, The Warrior's Way, Edge of Darkness, Clash of the Titans, Robin Hood, You Don't Know Jack, and Medallion.[27]
Huston played gangster Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on Mitch Glazer's Magic City, for which was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2013.[28] He portrayed The Axeman in the FX thriller series American Horror Story: Coven and Massimo Dolcefino in American Horror Story: Freak Show.[11] Huston starred as General Erich Ludendorff in the 2017 film Wonder Woman and as Wade Jennings in Angel Has Fallen.[9][10]
Personal life edit
In 1989, Huston married actress Virginia Madsen. They divorced in 1992. In 2001, he married Katie Jane Evans with whom he had a child, Stella.[29] Huston and Evans separated in 2006. Evans died by suicide in October 2008 before the divorce was finalized.[30]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | Mister Corbett's Ghost | — | Director only; television film |
| Bigfoot | — | ||
| 1996 | The Ice Princess | — | |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Ty Caulfield | Episode: "Suckers" |
| 2006 | Covert One: The Hades Factor | Frank Klein | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | John Adams | Samuel Adams | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | You Don't Know Jack | Geoffrey Fieger | Television film |
| 2012–2013 | Magic City | Ben "The Butcher" Diamond | 16 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | American Horror Story | The Axeman / Massimo Dolcefino | 7 episodes |
| 2014 | Masters of Sex | Dr. Douglas Greathouse | 3 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Massimo Dolcefino | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Paranoid | Nick Waingrow | 4 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Yellowstone | Dan Jenkins | 17 episodes |
| 2019 | Succession | Jamie Laird | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Doc Martin | Robert Brooke | Episode: "Wild West Country" |
| 2020 | Red Bird Lane | Hugh | Unaired pilot |
| 2021 | Calls | Frank | Voice, episode: "The Universe Did It" |
Awards and nominations edit
| Institution | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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| Chlotrudis Awards | 2007 | Best Supporting Actor | The Proposition | nom |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival | 2017 | Best Film | The Last Photograph | nom |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Magic City | Nominated[34] |
| Independent Spirit Awards | 2003 | Best Male Lead | Ivans Xtc | Nominated[35] |
| Monte-Carlo Television Festival | 2008 | Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries | John Adams | Nominated[36] |
| Montreal World Film Festival | 2011 | Best Actor | Playoff | Won[37] |
| Satellite Awards | 2005 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | The Constant Gardener | Won[38] |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Aviator | Nominated[39] |
| Saturn Awards | 2014 | Best Guest Starring Role on Television | American Horror Story: Coven | Nominated[40] |
| Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | The Proposition | Nominated[41] |
References edit
- ^ a b "2003 IFP Independent Spirit Award Nominations". IndieWire. December 11, 2002. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Awards". www.sagawards.org. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "Marie Antoinette movie review (2006) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Scott, A. O. (September 28, 2007). "F.B.I. Agents Solve the Terrorist Problem )". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Lane, Anthony (May 17, 2010). "Straight Arrows". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (November 22, 2012). "A Knife and a Shower: Sounds Hitchcockian". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Cannes: Ari Folman's 'The Congress' to Open Directors' Fortnight". The Hollywood Reporter. April 19, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Danny Huston Talks Big Eyes and American Horror Story: Freak Show". Collider. December 30, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Danny Huston on Making Wonder Woman and Waltzing with Gal Gadot". Collider. June 6, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Swiderski, Adam (April 13, 2020). "Why Wade Jennings From Angel Has Fallen Looks So Familiar". Looper.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "American Horror Story: How Accurate Is The Show's Depiction Of Various Serial Killers?". CINEMABLEND. January 23, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Schremph, Kelly. "Was The Axeman on 'AHS Freakshow'? Yep, And He's The One Who Gave Elsa Her Legs". Bustle.
- ^ "Danny Huston". www.tcm.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Carr, Jay (July 31, 1988). "HAVING NOAH FOR A FATHER TO HIS SON DANNY, JOHN HUSTON WAS INDEED LARGER THAN LIFE". Boston Globe. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
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- ^ Huston, John (1994). An Open Book. Da Capo Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-306-80573-1.
- ^ "Danny Huston: 'I went around the world with my father – making his drinks'". the Guardian. April 15, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2022.
- ^ "Global Names From LFS | London Film School". lfs.org.uk. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Kellerman, Stewart (January 1, 1989). "HOME VIDEO/NEW RELEASES". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Movie Reviews : 'Mr. North' Misses Huston Pere's Genius". Los Angeles Times. July 22, 1988. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Danny Huston on playing villains, Nick Cave, and more". Film. November 12, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "The Maddening". www.tcm.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Satellite Awards (2005-2)". IMDb. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "The Proposition movie review & film summary (2006) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Alpha Male". Time Out Worldwide. August 7, 2006. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Review: Fade to Black". The Guardian. March 9, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "The Kreutzer Sonata". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Danny Huston". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Magic City". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Danny Huston Married Details, Dating, Family, Net Worth, 2019". LIVERAMPUP. September 8, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Thomson, Katherine (October 25, 2008). "Danny Huston's Wife In Tragic Suicide Jump". HuffPost. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "We Are Gathered Here Today Featured, Reviews Film Threat". Film Threat. September 28, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- ^ "Viggo Mortensen to Direct Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt,' Starring Vicky Krieps". Deadline. October 6, 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Drew (August 26, 2022). "Danny Huston Joins Bill Skarsgård in 'The Crow' Reimagining". TheWrap. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "Golden Globes, USA (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ "Independent Spirit Awards (2003)". IMDb. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ "Monte-Carlo TV Festival (2008)". IMDb. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ "Montreal World Film Festival (2011)". IMDb. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ "Satellite Awards (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ "Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
- ^ "The Saturn Award Nominations Include GRAVITY and THE HOBBIT". Collider. February 26, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
- ^ "Toronto Film Critics Association Awards (2006)". IMDb. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
External links edit
- Danny Huston at IMDb