Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician, and playwright. He founded a nonprofit theater company, the Purple Rose Theatre Company, in his home state of
Michigan. He has performed in a number of stage productions, both on and off Broadway, and has been nominated for the
Tony Award as Best Actor for the Broadway play
God of Carnage (2009), along with his other three castmates.