Aaron Eckhart
Actor | Producer
Aaron Edward Eckhart is an American film and stage actor. Born in California, he moved to England at 13 when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career performing in school plays. In 1994, he graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film. For much of the mid-1990s, he lived in New York City as a struggling, unemployed actor. In 2000, Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich. In 2006, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking. In 2008, he starred in the big-budget studio film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent and the villain he becomes, Two-Face. Eckhart was born in Cupertino, California, and is the youngest of three sons born to Mary Eckhart, a poet and children's author, and James C. Eckhart "Jim Senior", a computer executive. His brothers are James Lawrence ... Show more...
Aaron Edward Eckhart is an American film and stage actor. Born in California, he moved to England at 13 when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career performing in school plays. In 1994, he graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film. For much of the mid-1990s, he lived in New York City as a struggling, unemployed actor. In 2000, Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich. In 2006, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking. In 2008, he starred in the big-budget studio film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent and the villain he becomes, Two-Face. Eckhart was born in Cupertino, California, and is the youngest of three sons born to Mary Eckhart, a poet and children's author, and James C. Eckhart "Jim Senior", a computer executive. His brothers are James Lawrence Eckhart (born 1963) and Adam Eckhart (born 1966). Eckhart was raised as a Mormon in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Eckhart was engaged to actress Emily Cline, whom he met during filming of In the Company of Men, but separated from her in 1998. From 2006 to 2007, he was in a relationship with SheDaisy's Kristyn Osborn. In 2007, he dated Ashley Wicks, though the two have ended their relationship. He has been reluctant in speaking about his relationships in interviews. In 2009, Eckhart dated actress Molly Sims. Show less...
Filmography - Acting
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Wander (2020)
As: Arthur Bretnik
After getting hired to probe a suspicious death in the small town of Wander, a mentally unstable private investigator becomes convinced the case is linked to the same 'conspiracy cover up' that caused the death of his daughter.
Directed by: April Mullen
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Katheryn Winnick | Tommy Lee Jones | Heather Graham | Brendan Fehr
Line of Duty (2019)
As: Penny
Frank Penny is a disgraced cop looking for a shot at redemption. When the police chief's 11-year-old daughter is abducted, Frank goes rogue to try and save her. But to find the girl, Frank will need the help of Ava Brooks, whose live-streaming news channel is broadcasting Frank's every move.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Steven C. Miller
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Giancarlo Esposito | Ben McKenzie | Jessica Lu | Courtney Eaton
Midway (2019)
The story of the soldiers and aviators who helped turn the tide of the Second World War during the iconic Battle of Midway in June 1942.
Runtime: 138 min.
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Patrick Wilson | Luke Evans | Mandy Moore | Woody Harrelson
Sully (2016)
As: Jeff Skiles
On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Tom Hanks | Laura Linney | Autumn Reeser | Anna Gunn
London Has Fallen (2016)
As: President Benjamin Asher
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Babak Najafi
Stars: Morgan Freeman | Aaron Eckhart | Melissa Leo | Gerard Butler | Angela Bassett
Bleed For This (2016)
As: Kevin Rooney
The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza, who after a near fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sports most incredible comebacks.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: Ben Younger
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Miles Teller | Ted Levine | Ciarán Hinds | Katey Sagal
My All American (2015)
As: Darrell Royal
Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: Angelo Pizzo
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Finn Wittrock | Michael Reilly Burke | Sarah Bolger | Robin Tunney
Incarnate (2015)
As: Dr. Seth Ember
An exorcist comes up against an evil from his past when he uses his skills to enter the mind of a nine year old boy.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Brad Peyton
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Carice van Houten | Catalina Sandino Moreno | David Mazouz | Matthew Nable
Lennon or McCartney (2014)
As: Himself - Actor (archive footage)
550 Artists were interviewed over the last ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. Some stuck to one, some said more, some answered quickly, some thought it through, and some didn't answer at all. That question... Lennon or McCartney.
Runtime: 34 min.
Directed by: Matt Schichter
Stars: Aasif Mandvi | Adam Levine | Adam Lambert | James Valentine | James Valentine
I, Frankenstein (2014)
As: Adam
200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Stuart Beattie
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Miranda Otto | Yvonne Strahovski | Bill Nighy | Jai Courtney
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
As: President Benjamin Asher
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Morgan Freeman | Aaron Eckhart | Gerard Butler | Radha Mitchell | Angela Bassett
Erased (2012)
As: Ben Logan
A former agent of the CIA and his estranged daughter go on the run after his employers target them for assassination.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Philipp Stölzl
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Liana Liberato | Olga Kurylenko | Neil Napier | Kate Linder
The Rum Diary (2011)
As: Sanderson
Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local San Juan newspaper run by the downtrodden editor Lotterman. Adopting the rum-soaked lifestyle of the late ‘50s version of Hemingway’s “The Lost Generation,” Paul soon becomes entangled with a ...
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Bruce Robinson
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Giovanni Ribisi | Michael Rispoli | Amber Heard | Johnny Depp
Battle: Los Angeles (2011)
As: Michael Nantz
The Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they've ever encountered before.
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Will Rothhaar | Cory Hardrict | Jim Parrack | Ramón Rodríguez
Rabbit Hole (2010)
As: Howie Corbett
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Nicole Kidman | Dianne Wiest | Miles Teller | Tammy Blanchard
Love Happens (2009)
As: Burke
Dr. Burke Ryan is a successful self-help author and motivational speaker with a secret. While he helps thousands of people cope with tragedy and personal loss, he secretly is unable to overcome the death of his late wife. It's not until Burke meets a fiercely independent florist named Eloise that he is forced to face his past and overcome his demons.
Runtime: 109 min.
Directed by: Brandon Camp
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Judy Greer | Jennifer Aniston | Martin Sheen | Deirdre Blades
The Dark Knight (2008)
As: Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Runtime: 152 min.
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Michael Caine | Christian Bale | Heath Ledger | Aaron Eckhart | Gary Oldman
Towelhead (2007)
As: Mr. Vuoso
A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist and her strict father during the Gulf War.
Runtime: 124 min.
Directed by: Alan Ball
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Summer Bishil | Maria Bello | Peter Macdissi | Toni Collette
Meet Bill (2007)
As: Bill
A mild-mannered bank executive (Aaron Eckhart) mentors a teenage con artist and tries to make a career change as a doughnut merchant.
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Melisa Wallack | Bernie Goldmann
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Jessica Alba | Logan Lerman | Timothy Olyphant | Elizabeth Banks
No Reservations (2007)
As: Nick
Master chef Kate Armstrong runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a recipe for disaster may be in the works when she becomes the guardian of her young niece while crossing forks with the brash sous-chef who just joined her staff. Though romance blooms in the face of rivalry, Kate needs to look outside the kitchen to find true happiness.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: Scott Hicks
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Patricia Clarkson | Abigail Breslin | Jenny Wade
Vanity Fair: Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (2007)
As: The Cop
The most ambitious portfolio in the 13-year history of Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue, this year's homage to noir had its own dramatic imperatives.
Runtime: 6 min.
Directed by: Annie Leibovitz
Stars: Jessica Alba | Ben Affleck | Amy Adams | Pedro Almodóvar | Alec Baldwin
The Black Dahlia (2006)
As: Lee Blanchard
Lee Blanchard and Bucky Bleichert are former boxers-turned-cops in 1940s Los Angeles and, when an aspiring young actress turns up dead, Blanchard and Bleichert must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Hilary Swank | Mia Kirshner | Scarlett Johansson | Josh Hartnett
The Wicker Man (2006)
As: Truck Stop Patron
A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Stars: Nicolas Cage | Kate Beahan | Ellen Burstyn | Frances Conroy | Leelee Sobieski
Neverwas (2005)
As: Zach Riley
Zach Riley (Aaron Eckhart) is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, 'Millwood'. What he doesnt reveal at the time of his appointment is that this was the very place where his novelist father, T.L. Pierson (Nick Nolte), spent many years of his life.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Joshua Michael Stern
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Ian McKellen | Nick Nolte | Brittany Murphy | Jessica Lange
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
As: Nick Naylor
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
Runtime: 92 min.
Directed by: Jason Reitman
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Sam Elliott | Maria Bello | Adam Brody | Cameron Bright
Conversations with Other Women (2005)
As: Man
Reunited at a wedding after many years, former lovers again feel the pull of a mutual attraction neither is willing to admit. Escaping the reception for the privacy of a hotel room, the unnamed pair explore the choices of the past that led them to the present.
Runtime: 84 min.
Directed by: Hans Canosa
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Helena Bonham Carter | Brian Geraghty | Yury Tsykun | Brianna Brown
Suspect Zero (2004)
As: Thomas Mackelway
A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: E. Elias Merhige
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Carrie-Anne Moss | Harry Lennix | Ben Kingsley | Kevin Chamberlin
Paycheck (2003)
As: Rethrick
Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't ...
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: John Woo
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Paul Giamatti | Uma Thurman | Ben Affleck | Colm Feore
The Missing (2003)
As: Brake Baldwin
When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn to reconcile the past and work together if they are going to have any hope of getting Lily back before she is taken over the border and forced to ...
Runtime: 137 min.
Directed by: Ron Howard
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Cate Blanchett | Tommy Lee Jones | Evan Rachel Wood | Jenna Boyd
The Core (2003)
As: Dr. Josh Keyes
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a ...
Runtime: 135 min.
Directed by: Jon Amiel
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Stanley Tucci | Tchéky Karyo | Hilary Swank | Delroy Lindo
Possession (2002)
As: Roland Mitchell
Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of ...
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow | Aaron Eckhart | Lena Headey | Jennifer Ehle | Jeremy Northam
The Pledge (2001)
As: Stan Krolak
A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer. Based on a story by Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
Runtime: 124 min.
Directed by: Sean Penn
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Robin Wright | Helen Mirren | Vanessa Redgrave | Jack Nicholson
Nurse Betty (2000)
As: Del Sizemore
What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to ...
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Stars: Morgan Freeman | Aaron Eckhart | Renée Zellweger | Greg Kinnear | Chris Rock
Erin Brockovich (2000)
As: George
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across medical records describing illnesses clustered in one nearby town. She starts investigating and soon exposes a monumental cover-up.
Runtime: 131 min.
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Julia Roberts | Cherry Jones | Albert Finney | Marg Helgenberger
Any Given Sunday (1999)
As: Nick Crozier
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the aging coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove her self in a male dominated world.
Runtime: 162 min.
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Stars: Cameron Diaz | Jamie Foxx | James Woods | Dennis Quaid | Al Pacino
Molly (1999)
As: Buck McKay
Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car accident. When the institution must close due budget cuts, Molly is left in the charge of her neurotypical, older brother, Buck McKay, an advertising executive and perennial bachelor. Buck allows her to undergo an experimental medical treatment, with ...
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: John Duigan
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Elisabeth Shue | Thomas Jane | D.W. Moffett | Jill Hennessy
Thursday (1998)
As: Nick
Casey has given up drug dealing for a suburban idyll in Houston, a job as an architect and a new wife. They are even planning to adopt a child. But Casey's past arrives on the doorstep in the shape of Nick, an old business partner. And all hell breaks loose!
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Skip Woods
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Paula Marshall | Thomas Jane | Paulina Porizkova | James Le Gros
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
As: Barry
This adult comedy follows six characters, three men and three women from a cross-section of social groups, as they play sexual power games. When an affair fires up between 2 of the married characters, it sparks a chain of consequences for all of them, including one of the wives falling for another woman!
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Ben Stiller | Jason Patric | Nastassja Kinski | Amy Brenneman
In the Company of Men (1997)
As: Chad
Two business executives--one an avowed misogynist, the other recently emotionally wounded by his love interest--set out to exact revenge on the female gender by seeking out the most innocent, uncorrupted girl they can find and ruining her life.
Runtime: 97 min.
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Matt Malloy | Michael Martin | Stacy Edwards | Mark Rector
Slaughter of the Innocents (1993)
As: Ken Reynolds
A seasoned FBI Agent's child-genius son assists him on catching a child-killer, a schizophrenic mohab nut who believes he's been chosen by god to be a new Noah.
Runtime: 104 min.
Directed by: James Glickenhaus
Stars: Scott Glenn | Darlanne Fluegel | Zitto Kazann | Sheila Tousey | Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus
Double Jeopardy (1992)
As: Dwayne
Jack Hart lives with his lawyer wife and yound daughter and enjoys a wonderful life. Jack's old girlfriend, Lisa, comes into town and they have an affair. Lisa kills her current boyfriend in self-defense and Jack witnesses the whole thing. Lisa goes on trial for murder with Jack's wife as her lawyer. As the movie progresses Lisa's devious side becomes known and make for an interesting conclusion
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Lawrence Schiller
Stars: Bruce Boxleitner | Rachel Ward | Sela Ward | Tom Everett | Denice Duff