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Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

45 movies on Netflix

Biography

Aaron Eckhart is an American actor who got his start in school plays before studying film at Brigham Young University, where he met writer and director Neil LaBute and acted in several of LaBute's stage works. Born in Cupertino, California, he also spent part of his youth in the United Kingdom. His first feature to reach theaters was LaBute's In the Company of Men (1997), in which he played a sociopathic womanizer, and the performance won him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance. Wider recognition came with Erin Brockovich (2000), where he played George, and he earned a Golden Globe nomination as tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking (2005). He portrayed Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight (2008). He later played a U.S. President taken hostage in Olympus Has Fallen (2013). He also had a part in Roland Emmerich's Midway (2019). He appeared in Rabbit Hole (2010).

58years old

Turns 59 on March 12in 149 days

  • Born Cupertino
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Aaron Edward Eckhart (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
45
Career span
33 years1993 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

Photos

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  1. Big break

    Neil LaBute asked Eckhart in 1997 to take the lead in a movie version of his stage play In the Company of Men.

  2. Big break

    Eckhart's corrupt characters in In the Company of Men, The Black Dahlia, and Thank You For Smoking convinced Christopher Nolan to give him the part of Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight.

  3. Beyond film

    In 2004, Eckhart acted on the London stage in David Mamet's Oleanna at the Garrick Theatre, with Julia Stiles as his co-star. The drama's run ended in mid-2004.

Aaron Eckhart movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Dark Knight2008 Action, Crime, Dramaas Harvey Dent

    IMDb rating 9.13.2M votes

  2. Sully2016 Biography, Dramaas Jeff Skiles

    IMDb rating 7.4326K votes

  3. Thank You for Smoking2005as Nick Naylor

    IMDb rating 7.5237K votes

  4. Olympus Has Fallen2013as President Benjamin Asher

    IMDb rating 6.5309K votes

  5. Battle Los Angeles2011as Ssgt. Michael Nantz

    IMDb rating 5.7192K votes

  6. Erin Brockovich2000as George

    IMDb rating 7.5250K votes

  7. London Has Fallen2016as Benjamin Asher

    IMDb rating 5.9182K votes

  8. The Core2003as Josh

    IMDb rating 5.6117K votes

Most often with

Neil LaBute directed four of these films, John Stalberg Jr. two and Jesse V. Johnson two. Morgan Freeman appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Morgan Freeman, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Morgan FreemanBen Kingsley, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ben KingsleyDennis Quaid, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Dennis QuaidRichard Jenkins, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Richard JenkinsMickey Rourke, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Mickey RourkeTommy Lee Jones, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Tommy Lee JonesNeil LaButeDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Neil LaButeJohn Stalberg Jr.Director, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by John Stalberg Jr.Jesse V. JohnsonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jesse V. Johnson

Films together

Box office

What Aaron Eckhart's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.0 billion

35 of the 45 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 45 films: 35 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 6 figure not found; 1 too new to count.

  • 35Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 6Figure not found
  • 1Too new to count

Top grosser

The Dark Knight2008as Harvey Dent$1.0 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 79% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Dark Knight2008as Harvey Dent
    $1.0B33.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Erin Brockovich2000as George
    $256M8.6% of the total
  3. 3
    Sully2016as Jeff Skiles
    $241M8.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Battle Los Angeles2011as Ssgt. Michael Nantz
    $212M7.1% of the total
  5. 5
    London Has Fallen2016as Benjamin Asher
    $206M6.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Olympus Has Fallen2013as President Benjamin Asher
    $170M5.7% of the total
  7. 7
    Midway2019as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
    $127M4.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Paycheck2003as Rethrick
    $117M3.9% of the total
Any Given Sunday (1999), $100 millionNo Reservations (2007), $92.6 millionI, Frankenstein (2014), $76.8 millionThe Core (2003), $74.2 millionThe Black Dahlia (2006), $49.3 millionThe Missing (2003), $38.4 millionLove Happens (2009), $36.1 millionThe Pledge (2001), $29.4 millionNurse Betty (2000), $29.4 millionThank You for Smoking (2005), $24.8 millionThe Rum Diary (2011), $24.0 millionSuspect Zero (2004), $13.0 millionPossession (2002), $10.1 millionIncarnate (2016), $9.4 millionDeep Water (2026), $7.3 millionBleed for This (2016), $6.2 million

$636 millionfrom the other 27 films with a worldwide figure, 21% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Aaron Eckhart's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
James Joyce AwardsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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