Biography
Thomas Griffin Dunne (born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and film director. He is known for portraying Jack Goodman in An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Paul Hackett in After Hours (1985), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Griffin Dunne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Caught Stealing
2025
as Paul
Hank Thompson, a burned-out former baseball player, is unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of '90s ...

Ex-Husbands
2024
as Peter Pearce
Manhattan dentist Peter Pearce is facing a midlife crisis after his wife of 35 years leaves him. On the spur of the moment, he books a trip to Tulum, ...

Junction
2024
as Lawrence
Junction addresses the modern day opioid crisis in America, and asks how did this happen, from three different points of view. The CEO of a pharmaceut...

With/In Volume 2
2022
An anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight and instead finds love in quarantine, a lonely therapist...

With/In Volume 2
2022
Director
An anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight and instead finds love in quarantine, a lonely therapist...

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine
2021
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara collaborates with fellow performers throughout her legendary car...

The French Dispatch
2021
as Legal Advisor
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student ri...

With/In Volume 2
2021
as (segment "One Night Stand")
Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the filmmakers behind With/In range from seasoned directo...

With/In Volume 2
2021
Screenplay, Director
Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the filmmakers behind With/In range from seasoned directo...

The Killers: Imploding the Mirage - Apple Music Film
2020
as Graham Moore
At Apple Music, the new album is accompanied by a short film directed by Singh Lee, highlighting multiple songs from the new project as part of an App...

Bittersweet Symphony
2019
as Griffin
A musician who has just completed her first soundtrack to a Hollywood feature finds her personal life getting complicated.

Ocean's Eight
2018
as Parole Board Officer (voice)
Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
2017
as Self
Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simult...

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
2017
Director
Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simult...

War Machine
2017
as Ray Canucci
A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true stor...

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2017
as Self
An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.

My Dead Boyfriend
2016
as Joey Lucas / Nick McCrawley
Mary’s life has been defined by a string of temp jobs and a half-hearted attempt to become a writer. But all that changes when she comes home to find...

Tumbledown
2016
as Upton
A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to ...

Touched with Fire
2016
as George
Two young poets with bipolar disorder begin a highly passionate, volatile relationship that threatens both their futures.

Consumed
2015
as Peter
When Sophie's son, Garrett, develops a mysterious illness, she embarks on a search for answers. This leads her into the controversial world of Genetic...

Fugly!
2014
as Jefferey
Fame proves elusive for comic Jesse Sanchez, who reflects on life from the bottom of a bathtub in this film based on John Leguizamo's one-man show. Th...

The Discoverers
2014
as Lewis Birch
Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch takes his begrudging teenagers Zoe and Jack on a road trip to a conference in hopes of jumpstarting his career...

Rob the Mob
2014
as Dave Lovell
The true-life story of a crazy-in-love Queens couple who robbed a series of mafia social clubs and got away with it… for a while… until they stumble u...

Dallas Buyers Club
2013
as Dr. Vass
Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thi...

Blood Ties
2013
as McNally
Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

Movie 43
2013
Director
A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest ...

Broken City
2013
as Sam Lancaster
In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerfu...

Last Night
2010
as Truman
Michael and Joanna are a young and successful married couple who appear to have it all. But when Michael finds himself alone on a business trip with a...

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009
as Self
Host Paul Davis takes a trip through some of the iconic backdrops of John Landis' 1981 werewolf classic An American Werewolf In London. The original c...

The Cove
2009
Thanks
The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the ...
Celebrity: Dominick Dunne — A Journalist in the Age of Celebrity
2008
as Self
Set against the contrasting backdrops of Manhattan and Los Angeles, this film examines the life of one of the world’s greatest celebrities of print jo...
Dominick Dunne: After the Party
2008
as Self
Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Dominick Dunne has become known the world over for his vociferous championing of the rights of the victim in high-pr...

The Accidental Husband
2008
Director
Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a...

The Great Buck Howard
2008
as Jonathan Finerman
When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician stru...

Snow Angels
2007
as Don Parkinson
Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at gettin...

Fierce People
2006
Director, Producer
A massage therapist looking to overcome her addictions and reconnect with her son, whose father is an anthropologist in South America studying the Yan...
Your Product Here
2006
Director
Story about how Reese's Pieces ended up in E.T., instead of the script's original choice, M&Ms.

The Bondage
2006
as Dr. Simon
An O.C. youth escapes an abusive home only to find himself entangled in the California Juvenile Justice system and a psychiatric ward.

Game 6
2006
as Elliott Litvak
Combining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening...

Game 6
2006
Producer
Combining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening...

My Date with Drew
2005
as Self (uncredited)
Ever since the second grade when he first saw her in E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Brian Herzlinger has had a crush on Drew Barrymore. Now, 20 years late...

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours
2004
as Self - Co-Producer
A documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's After Hours.

Marie and Bruce
2004
as Bert
A day in the life of a couple trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. When Marie decides to break up with Bruce, their conversation devolves into a...

Stuck on You
2003
as Griffin Dunne
In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoi...

Cheats
2002
as Mr. Davis
While other kids buy into countless hours of studying just so they can get a mark in some teacher's report book, Handsome Davis sees it as nothing mor...

Warning: Parental Advisory
2002
as Frank Zappa
The story of the 1985 Senatorial hearings to place "Warning: Parental Advisory" labels on music albums with 'obscene' lyrics and themes - and the rock...

40 Days and 40 Nights
2002
as Jerry Anderson
Matt Sullivan's last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent, that...

Sounds from a Town I Love
2001
A montage of short scenes of New Yorkers talking on their cellphones, evoking snippets of conversation overheard in passing on the streets of Manhatta...

The Concert for New York City
2001
The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a thank-yo...

Sam the Man
2001
as Man in Bathroom
A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.

Lisa Picard Is Famous
2000
as Andrew
A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa...

Lisa Picard Is Famous
2000
Director
A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa...

Practical Magic
1998
Director
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, d...

Addicted to Love
1997
Director
Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life leaves him for a suave Frenchman. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee...

Joe's Apartment
1996
Executive Producer
A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.

Duke of Groove
1996
Writer, Director
Mother takes her teenage son to a party, to make sure he will not be at home when father leaves the family for good.

Search and Destroy
1995
as Martin Mirkheim
A self-help guru's televised teachings inspire a down-and-out businessman to pursue his dream of making a movie.

The Android Affair
1995
as Teach
Karen Garrett, a promising young doctor, is assigned to perform a difficult operation on Teach, an advanced android who has never "blanked" (had his m...

I Like It Like That
1994
as Stephen Price
After her husband is arrested for looting, Lisette struggles for independence while dealing with her gender-confused sibling, her critical mother-in-l...

Quiz Show
1994
as Account Guy
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-...
Partners
1993
as Dean Robinson
A junior partner in a law firm, finds out that the wife of a very important client is a former college sweetheart.

Naked in New York
1993
as Auditioner
Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joanne, and to whom you can turn to for help while fa...

Love Matters
1993
as Tom
Married couple Tom and Julie begin to question the stability of their relationship when an old friend comes to visit... with his latest mistress in to...

The Pickle
1993
as Planet Cleveland Man (uncredited)
Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber. Harry ju...

Buying a Landslide
1992
as Michael Tyne
Republican Senator Walter Partin trails Democrat Philip Kautsky in the polls and will shortly face him in a televised debate. Drafted to play Kautsky ...

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even
1992
as David
A girl fed up with her quirky, dysfunctional family runs away from home, causing all of them to spend time with each other.

Straight Talk
1992
as Alan Riegert
Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in ...

My Girl
1991
as Mr. Jake Bixler
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and jo...

Once Around
1991
as Rob
Renata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharp...

Once Around
1991
Producer
Renata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharp...

White Palace
1990
Producer
Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who...

Secret Weapon
1990
as Mordechai Vanunu
Fact-based story of an Israeli government agent assigned to use her beauty as well as intelligence to snag a man on the run with atomic secrets.

Lip Service
1988
as Len Burdette
A young news reporter schemes to take over the job of a veteran news anchor whose ratings he's been hired to promote.

Me and Him
1988
as Bert Uttanzi
A man's enthusiastic penis starts talking to him, getting him into awkward situations and convincing everyone he tells that he's completely insane.

Running on Empty
1988
Producer
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effo...

The Big Blue
1988
as Duffy
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, ...

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987
as Doctor (segment "Hospital")
Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird ...

Who's That Girl
1987
as Loudon Trott
An uptight New York tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down, all in a single day, when he's asked to escort a feisty and free-spirited female ex-c...

From Here to Maternity
1986
as Stork Club Doctor
Three women are on a quest to become mothers.

After Hours
1985
as Paul Hackett
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

After Hours
1985
Producer
Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

Almost You
1985
as Alex Boyer
Alex and Erica Boyer are a young couple in crisis. Alex, despite his loving wife, beautiful home and high-paying job, feels trapped. When Erica has an...

Johnny Dangerously
1984
as Tommy
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

Cold Feet
1984
as Tom Christo
When each is unlucky at love, a TV writer-director and a research scientist begin seeing each other.

Baby It's You
1983
Producer
In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.

Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director
1983
as Self
This 1983 German documentary by Katja Raganelli features director Joan Micklin Silver; her husband, Ray Silver; and a handful of key collaborators dis...

The Wall
1982
as Mordecai Apt
A dramatic re-enactment of the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish uprising in April 1943 were 650 armed members of the Jewish Fighting Organization of Poland held o...

Five Minutes For Fighting
1982
Two hockey players end up in the penalty box, they've been there many a time before.

An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Jack Goodman
American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautif...

The Fan
1981
as Production Assistant
A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly vio...

Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979
as Dr. Mark
Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker w...

Chilly Scenes of Winter
1979
Producer
Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker w...

The Other Side of the Mountain
1975
as Herbie Johnson
One year before the Olympics, Jill Kinmont, an 18-year-old skiing champion, suffers a fall during competition and is left paralyzed. With her life now...