Aaron Eckhart

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.

Runtime: 94 min.

Directed by: April Mullen

Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Raymond Cruz | Katheryn Winnick | Tommy Lee Jones | Heather Graham

Line of Duty (2019)

As: Frank 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 | Dina Meyer | Giancarlo Esposito | Ben McKenzie | Courtney Eaton

Midway (2019)

As: Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle

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: Patrick Wilson | Luke Evans | Mandy Moore | Woody Harrelson | Ed Skrein

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 (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: Dylan Bruce | Ashleigh Ball | Kelly Asbury | Jeff Baena | Ian Astbury

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

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy (2013)

As: Himself (archive footage)

This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward the Rises finale and the culmination of nearly a decade of creative blood, sweat and tears. Candid, thoughtful and extensive, and comprised of ...

Runtime: 77 min.

Stars: Michael E. Uslan | Damon Lindelof | Emma Thomas | Jeff Jensen | Jeff Robinov

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: Aaron Eckhart | Finley Jacobsen | Gerard Butler | Rick Yune | Dylan McDermott

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 | Eric Godon | Liana Liberato | Garrick Hagon | Olga Kurylenko

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

As: (archive footage)

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city ...

Runtime: 164 min.

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Stars: Tom Hardy | Michael Caine | Christian Bale | Gary Oldman | Anne Hathaway

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 | Bridget Moynahan | Michael Peña | 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 | Kristen Wiig | Jessica Alba | Logan Lerman | 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

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (2007)

As: Road Work (voice)

A unique documentary about troops' experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, Marines, and air men.

Runtime: 81 min.

Directed by: Richard Robbins

Stars: Aaron Eckhart | Beau Bridges | John Krasinski | Robert Duvall | Sharon D. Allen

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: Patricia Clarkson | Dale Dickey | Jack Nicholson | Benicio del Toro | Beau Daniels

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