born march american film stage actor born california moved united_kingdom age father relocated family years later began acting career performing school plays moving sydney australia high school senior year left high school graduating earned diploma adult education course graduated utah degree film mid-1990s lived new_york_city struggling unemployed actor undergraduate met director writer cast original plays years later debut ladies man black comedy film guidance worked director films possession gained wide recognition george critically acclaimed film received nomination best actor portrayal thank smoking mainstream breakout occurred starred blockbuster batman film dark knight key roles include pledge core early life born march california son née lawrence writer artist poet computer executive youngest brothers father german including german russian descent mother english scottish german ancestry raised member served year mission france switzerland family relocated england following father job information technology family resided moved thames later moving living england attended known international schools introduced acting starring school production moved sydney attended high school senior year developed acting skills productions like admits gave terrible performance autumn senior year left school order job working movie theater eventually earned diploma adult education course allowed time enjoy year hawaii coastal waters france skiing alps returned united_states enrolled film major later transferred utah graduated degree career early work appeared themed film role marked professional debut time met director writer cast original plays graduating moved new_york_city acquired agent took occasional jobs including bus driving construction work television roles commercials appeared extra television drama series beverly_hills followed small roles documentary bible television movies short lived programs like aliens family approached star film adaptation stage play played frustrated white collar worker planned deaf office worker gain affections suddenly dump film feature reach theaters critically received washington_post reporting movie presence chilling command sort prince critical success winning 63rd annual circle award performance won independent spirit award category film ranked dangerous movies premiere magazine following year starred feature barry sexually frustrated husband dysfunctional marriage role required gain weight starred opposite romantic comedy drama played self absorbed brother woman cured surgery starred year football coach offensive coordinator given sunday critical success gained wide exposure george pony tailed drama film met reasonable reviews box office success earning million worldwide performance received critics entertainment_weekly wrote playing bit ideal makes goodness evil company men august interview claimed worked nearly year cast movie felt like sort getting away wanted actor months wasn vacation sure didn earn money months day reading scripts producing material taking meetings working craft following release starred nurse betty appeared mystery feature pledge played young detective partnered veteran detective played movie received generally favorable reviews fare particularly box office following year collaborated film adaptation man booker prize winning novel possession starred core film tries detonate nuclear device order save world destruction film critically financially unsuccessful appeared missing played lover action thriller opposite based short story science fiction writer garnered generally negative reception film critic roger_ebert chicago_sun-times gave film stars saying enjoyed movie felt exploits dick story action plot potential develops following year away film guest starred episodes nbc comedy sitcom played boyfriend charlotte love interest film role thriller suspect zero movie fbi agent tracks killer murders serial killers release movie received broadly negative reviews despite reception performance favored critics newsday wrote handsome leading man demands complexity suspect zero box office disappointment earning million worldwide starred london stage opposite theatre drama ran performance received favorable critical reviews returning film appeared takes job mental hospital treated father feature given theatrical release eventually released straight dvd worldwide recognition project thank smoking played tobacco firm researched link smoking cigarettes lung cancer said felt challenged playing role words crazy smile face audience like point talk kid dying cancer going thing spin anti smoking people bad guys good guy guy best friend mean film screened special presentation 30th annual toronto international film festival limited release march released worldwide following month performance received nomination motion picture musical comedy contributor usa_today wrote gave standout whip smart performance citing kept likable review film reported smile charm true manipulating arguments steering debate cooking words year starred conversations women promoting film revealed wishes repeat saying want play villains appeared film noir based real crime lee detective investigating murder later dubbed black film premiered 63rd venice international film festival reception movie mixed critics enjoyed performance time magazine praised star performances writing great secondary roles internationally viewed sex symbol named people magazine beautiful people following year invited join starred reservations remake german romantic comedy martha starred opposite coming chef film met mixed reviews compared original film starred comedy meet bill played eponymous character sad executive working father law bank gained pounds donned fat suit role portrayed comic book character dark knight sequel film decision cast based portrayal corrupt characters films black thank smoking noted depiction character true crime fighter killing good people bad guy purely admitting interested good guys gone wrong dark knight big financial critical success setting new opening weekend box office record north_america revenue billion worldwide fourth highest grossing film time highest grossing film career roger_ebert opined especially good job character feature premiere magazine enjoyed performance noting makes believe ill fated ambition face following success dark knight appeared adaption novel played gulf war army sexually abuses year old arab american neighbor film screened private toronto international film festival approached role revealed want play asked sex scenes said difficult times way trust words trusted summer tried trust build relationship physical scenes going hand going think found difficult critically financially unsuccessful starred romantic drama released september speaker coming terms grief movie received ambivalent reviews contributor orlando sentinel reporting plays broken movie following year starred alongside adaption drama feature premiered toronto international film festival starred science fiction film battle los portrayed combat veteran marine platoon sergeant film set modern day los_angeles global alien invasion followed platoon marines joined air_force special operations sergeant army infantry soldiers combat operations alien enemy appeared alongside amber heard hunter novel adaptation diary directed film played wealthy landowner believes price introduces different standard living recently appeared president taken hostage action thriller personal life engaged actress emily met filming company men separated reluctant speaking relationships interviews dated country music songwriter member appeared group video single taking wheel interviews talked beliefs way life future career ambitions talking entertainment_weekly faith revealed sure people think don know anymore know honest perfectly clear haven lived lifestyle years interviews quit drinking smoking spare time enjoys photography interview parade magazine revealed discovered acting wanted songwriter filmography
Aaron Eckhart