Griffin Dunne
Biography
Griffin Dunne is an American actor, director, and producer who was born in New York City and trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He made his film debut in The Other Side of the Mountain (1975) and portrayed Jack Goodman in An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Paul Hackett in Martin Scorsese's After Hours (1985), earning a Golden Globe nomination for the latter. Supporting parts came in My Girl (1991), Quiz Show (1994), Straight Talk (1992), Dallas Buyers Club (2013), and Caught Stealing (2025). As a filmmaker, Dunne's short Duke of Groove brought an Academy Award nomination, and he went on to direct Addicted to Love (1997), Practical Magic (1998), The Accidental Husband (2008), and the documentary Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017). On television, a guest role on Frasier earned him an Emmy nomination, and he later appeared in This Is Us and Only Murders in the Building.
71years old
Turns 72 on June 8in 238 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Also credited as Thomas Griffin Dunne
Movie Career
- Films
- 35
- Career span
- 50 years1975 to 2025
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First role
Griffin Dunne was 19 when he took a small supporting part in The Other Side of the Mountain in 1975, the start of his professional acting career.
Behind the camera
Dunne's first producing credit came with Chilly Scenes of Winter, the 1982 film based on Ann Beattie's 1976 novel. He and his co-producers optioned the book after agreeing to her demand for a role.
Griffin Dunne movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Joan Micklin Silver directed two of these films. Rosanna Arquette 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.
Films together
Rosanna Arquette's page
John Turturro's page
John Heard's page
Steve Zahn's page
Michael Keaton's page
Catherine O'Hara's page
Joan Micklin SilverDirector, 2 films, 1979 to 1992
All films by Joan Micklin Silver
Also two films together7 more actors
- Richard MasurTumbledown (2015) and My Girl (1991)
- Paul GuilfoyleQuiz Show (1994) and Naked in New York (1993)
- Bruce AltmanTouched with Fire (2015) and Quiz Show (1994)
- Eva MendesLast Night (2010) and Stuck on You (2003)
- John TormeyRob the Mob (2014) and Game 6 (2005)
- Adam TreseRob the Mob (2014) and 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
- Rachel Zeiger-HaagEx-Husbands (2024) and Touched with Fire (2015)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Griffin Dunne's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$470 million
23 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 35 films: 23 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 23Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 85% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$95M20.2% of the total
- 2$66M14.0% of the total
- 3$59M12.7% of the total
- 4$56M11.9% of the total
- 5$35M7.4% of the total
- 6$33M7.0% of the total
- 7$32M6.8% of the total
- 8$25M5.3% of the total
$69.6 millionfrom the other 15 films with a worldwide figure, 15% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1992 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.