Danny Huston

Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston.

Danny Huston
Born
Daniel Sallis Huston

(1962-05-14) May 14, 1962
Rome, Italy
Citizenship
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Alma materLondon Film School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1975–present
Spouses
(m. 1989; div. 1992)
    Katie Jane Evans
    (m. 2001; died 2008)
    Children1
    Parent
    Relatives

    He is known for his roles in films such as Ivans Xtc (2000),[1] for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, 21 Grams (2003), Birth (2004), The Aviator (also 2004),[2] The Constant Gardener (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006),[3] Children of Men (also 2006), The Kingdom (2007),[4] 30 Days of Night (also 2007), Robin Hood (2010),[5] Hitchcock (2012),[6] The Congress (2013),[7] Big Eyes (2014),[8] Wonder Woman (2017),[9][10] Game Night (2018), Stan & Ollie (also 2018), and Angel Has Fallen (2019).

    Huston portrayed The Axeman on the FX series American Horror Story: Coven and Massimo Dolcefino on American Horror Story: Freak Show.[11][12] He played Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on Magic City (2012–13), Dan Jenkins in the first two seasons of the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone (2018–19), and Jamie Laird on the second season of Succession (2019). His directing credits include the films Mr. North (1988), The Maddening (1995) and The Last Photograph (2017).

    Early life

    Huston was born May 14, 1962, in Rome, Italy. He is the son of director and actor John Huston and actress Zoe Sallis.[13] At the time, Huston was in Italy directing The Bible: In the Beginning..., in which Sallis played Hagar. Through his father, he is the half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston and screenwriter Tony Huston. He has two adoptive siblings, Pablo Huston and writer Allegra Huston. He is the uncle of actor Jack Huston and grandson of Academy Award-winning actor Walter Huston. He is of Canadian, Welsh, Scots-Irish, Scottish, and Anglo-Indian descent.[14][15]

    The younger Huston spent much of his early life in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and maintains British citizenship through his mother.[16] He worked as an assistant to his father during the production of Under the Volcano (1984), and was a second unit director on The Dead (1987). Huston is a graduate of London Film School.[17]

    Career

    Huston made his acting debut at the age of 12 in the George Kennedy-starring thriller film The "Human" Factor (1975).

    In 1988, Huston directed Mr. North, which was an adaptation of Thornton Wilder's Theophilus North. The film was produced by his father, who died before its completion.[18][19] In 1995, Huston played Bartender #2 in Leaving Las Vegas and directed the film The Maddening.[20][21]

    Huston was nominated for Best Male Performance at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2003 for his performance in the independent film Ivans Xtc.[1]

    Huston appeared in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. The ensemble cast was nominated for a 2004 SAG Award.[2] In 2006, Huston received the Golden Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Sandy Woodrow in Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener.[22] Huston starred in the Australian western The Proposition.[23]

    Huston starred in Alpha Male and Oliver Parker's Fade to Black, in which he played Orson Welles.[24][25] He starred in The Kreutzer Sonata, which premiered at the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival.[26]

    His other film credits include Birth, Silver City, Marie Antoinette, The Number 23, The Kingdom, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, and 30 Days of Night. He portrayed Samuel Adams in the award-winning HBO miniseries John Adams and Colonel William Stryker in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a prequel to the original trilogy of X-Men films.[27]

    Huston has been featured in Boogie Woogie, The Warrior's Way, Edge of Darkness, Clash of the Titans, Robin Hood, You Don't Know Jack, and Medallion.[27]

    Huston played gangster Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on Mitch Glazer's Magic City, for which was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2013.[28] He portrayed The Axeman in the FX thriller series American Horror Story: Coven and Massimo Dolcefino in American Horror Story: Freak Show.[11] Huston starred as General Erich Ludendorff in the 2017 film Wonder Woman and as Wade Jennings in Angel Has Fallen.[9][10]

    Personal life

    In 1989, Huston married actress Virginia Madsen. They divorced in 1992. In 2001, he married Katie Jane Evans with whom he had a child, Stella.[29] Huston and Evans separated in 2006. Evans died by suicide in October 2008 before the divorce was finalized.[30]

    Filmography

    Film

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1975 The "Human" Factor Mark Kinsdale Credited as 'Danny Houston'
    1988 Mr. North As director
    1991 Becoming Colette
    1995 The Maddening
    Leaving Las Vegas Bartender
    1997 Anna Karenina Stiva
    1998 Spanish Fly John
    Susan's Plan Gambler
    1999 Rockin' Good Times Jimmy's Manager
    2000 Timecode Randy
    Ivans Xtc Ivan Beckman
    2001 Eden Kalman
    Hotel Hotel Manager
    2002 Torture TV Gary Silverman
    The Bacchae Herdsman
    2003 21 Grams Michael
    2004 Silver City Danny O'Brien
    Birth Joseph
    The Aviator Jack Frye
    2005 The Proposition Arthur Burns
    The Constant Gardener Sandy Woodrow
    2006 Marie Antoinette Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
    Alpha Male Jim Ferris
    Children of Men Nigel
    Fade to Black Orson Welles
    2007 The Number 23 Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix
    I Really Hate My Job Al Bowlly / Himself
    The Kingdom Gideon Young
    30 Days of Night Marlow
    2008 The Kreutzer Sonata Edgar
    How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Lawrence Maddox
    2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine William Stryker
    Boogie Woogie Art Spindle
    2010 Edge of Darkness Jack Bennett
    Clash of the Titans Poseidon
    The Warrior's Way The Colonel
    Robin Hood Richard the Lionheart
    The Conspirator Joseph Holt
    2011 A Monster in Paris Préfet Maynott Voice, English dub
    Playoff Max Stoller
    2012 Two Jacks Jack
    Wrath of the Titans Poseidon
    Stolen Tim Harlend
    Hitchcock Whitfield Cook
    Boxing Day Basil
    2013 The Congress Jeff
    Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Sam Lane Voice
    2014 Big Eyes Dick Nolan
    Tigers Alex
    The Liberator Martin Torkington
    2015 Pressure Engel
    Frankenstein Viktor Frankenstein
    2016 All I See Is You Dr. Hughes
    2017 The Last Photograph Tom Hammond Also director
    Newness Larry Bejerano
    Wonder Woman Gen. Erich Ludendorff
    2018 Game Night Donald Anderton
    The Professor Peter
    Stan & Ollie Hal Roach
    2019 Io Dr. Henry Walden
    Angel Has Fallen Wade Jennings
    Samurai Marathon Matthew C. Perry
    2022 Across the River and into the Trees Capt. Wes O'Neill
    We Are Gathered Here Today Peter Stone [31]
    Traveling Light Harry
    Ride Above Monsieur Cooper
    Life Upside Down Paul Hasselberg
    Marlowe Floyd Hanson
    2023 The Dead Don't Hurt Rudolph Schiller [32]
    Consecration Father Romero
    I Told You So Father Bill
    2024 The Crow TBA Post-production[33]
    Horizon: An American Saga TBA Post-production
    Key
    Denotes films that have not yet been released

    Television

    YearTitleRoleNotes
    1987 Mister Corbett's Ghost Director only; television film
    Bigfoot
    1996 The Ice Princess
    2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ty Caulfield Episode: "Suckers"
    2006 Covert One: The Hades Factor Frank Klein 2 episodes
    2008 John Adams Samuel Adams 3 episodes
    2010 You Don't Know Jack Geoffrey Fieger Television film
    2012–2013 Magic City Ben "The Butcher" Diamond 16 episodes
    2013–2014 American Horror Story The Axeman / Massimo Dolcefino 7 episodes
    2014 Masters of Sex Dr. Douglas Greathouse 3 episodes
    2014–2015 American Horror Story: Freak Show Massimo Dolcefino 3 episodes
    2016 Paranoid Nick Waingrow 4 episodes
    2018–2019 Yellowstone Dan Jenkins 17 episodes
    2019 Succession Jamie Laird 6 episodes
    2019 Doc Martin Robert Brooke Episode: "Wild West Country"
    2020 Red Bird Lane Hugh Unaired pilot
    2021 Calls Frank Voice, episode: "The Universe Did It"

    Awards and nominations

    Institution Year Category Nominated work Result
    Chlotrudis Awards 2007 Best Supporting Actor The Proposition nom
    Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017 Best Film The Last Photograph nom
    Golden Globe Awards 2013 Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Magic City Nominated[34]
    Independent Spirit Awards 2003 Best Male Lead Ivans Xtc Nominated[35]
    Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2008 Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries John Adams Nominated[36]
    Montreal World Film Festival 2011 Best Actor Playoff Won[37]
    Satellite Awards 2005 Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture The Constant Gardener Won[38]
    Screen Actors Guild Awards 2005 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture The Aviator Nominated[39]
    Saturn Awards 2014 Best Guest Starring Role on Television American Horror Story: Coven Nominated[40]
    Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2006 Best Supporting Actor The Proposition Nominated[41]

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