Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

1968-03-12 Cupertino, California, USA 66 Credits

Biography

Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March 12, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Cupertino, California, Eckhart moved to the United Kingdom at early age, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Australia for his high school senior year. He left high school without graduating, but earned a diploma through a professional education course, and graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1994 with a Bachelor o...

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Deep Water

Deep Water

2026

Acting

An eclectic group of international passengers on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai is forced to make an emergency landing in shark-infested waters...

Classified

Classified

2024

as Evan Shaw

5.7
Acting

Operating alone in the field for more than 20 years, a CIA hitman uses the "Help Wanted" section of the newspapers to get his orders from the Agency. ...

Chief of Station

Chief of Station

2024

as Ben Malloy

6.2
Acting

After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up wit...

The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer

2023

as Vail

5.8
Acting

Someone is blackmailing the CIA by assassinating foreign journalists and making it look like the agency is responsible. As the world begins to unite a...

Rumble Through the Dark

Rumble Through the Dark

2023

as Jack Boucher

6.3
Acting

In the dark landscape of the Mississippi Delta, a former bare-knuckle fighter must win one last fight to pay off his debts to the local mob boss and s...

Muzzle

Muzzle

2023

as Jake Rosser

6.5
Acting

LAPD K-9 officer Jake Rosser has just witnessed the shocking murder of his dedicated partner by a mysterious assailant. As he investigates the shooter...

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

2023

as Self (archive footage)

5.5
Acting

From humble beginnings to an aspiring thespian to acting as some of the world's most iconic and notable characters. He has picked up a reputation as '...

Ambush

Ambush

2023

as Capitaine Drummond

6.4
Acting

When a small outpost is ambushed, a US Army squad must take the battle below ground on a high-stakes mission in a new type of warfare the likes of whi...

Wander

Wander

2020

as Arthur Bretnik

5.3
Acting

After getting hired to probe a suspicious death in the small town of Wander, a mentally unstable private investigator becomes convinced the case is li...

The Men of Midway

2020

as Self

Acting

Meet the dazzling line-up of male stars who bring Midway to life. Nick Jonas, Ed Skrein, Aaron Eckhart, Patrick Wilson, Darren Criss, Dennis Quaid, Wo...

Roland Emmerich: Man on a Mission

2020

as Self

Acting

Discover the man behind the movie, director Roland Emmerich, whose unflagging energy and relentless pursuit of perfection inspired the entire creative...

Line of Duty

Line of Duty

2019

as Frank Penny

5.9
Acting

Frank Penny is a disgraced cop looking for a shot at redemption. When the police chief's 11-year-old daughter is abducted, Frank goes rogue to try and...

Line of Duty

Line of Duty

2019

Executive Producer

5.9
Producing

Frank Penny is a disgraced cop looking for a shot at redemption. When the police chief's 11-year-old daughter is abducted, Frank goes rogue to try and...

Midway

Midway

2019

as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle

7.1
Acting

The story of the Battle of Midway, and the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude and bravery to overcome massive odds.

The Violet Hour

2018

as Greg

Acting

Set in Paris, an ancestral home holds the key to a family's future.

Incarnate

Incarnate

2016

as Dr. Seth Ember

5.4
Acting

An exorcist comes up against an evil from his past when he uses his skills to enter the mind of a nine year old boy.

Bleed for This

Bleed for This

2016

as Kevin Rooney

6.8
Acting

The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza, who after a near fatal car crash, which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, ...

Sully

Sully

2016

as Jeff Skiles

7.2
Acting

On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River,...

London Has Fallen

London Has Fallen

2016

as President Benjamin Asher

6.2
Acting

In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning discovers a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.

My All American

My All American

2015

as Darrell Royal

7.1
Acting

Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.

I, Frankenstein

I, Frankenstein

2014

as Adam

5.4
Acting

200 years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over...

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of The Dark Knight Trilogy

2013

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
Acting

This feature-length documentary delves into the trilogy, opening with the inspiration and vision for the new Batman films and inching its way toward t...

Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

2013

as President Benjamin Asher

6.4
Acting

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former President...

Erased

Erased

2012

as Ben Logan

6.1
Acting

A former agent of the CIA and his estranged daughter go on the run after his employers target them for assassination.

Erased

Erased

2012

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

A former agent of the CIA and his estranged daughter go on the run after his employers target them for assassination.

The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary

2011

as Sanderson

5.9
Acting

Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the ...

Battle: Los Angeles

Battle: Los Angeles

2011

as Michael Nantz

5.8
Acting

When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat and an alien invasion force begins attacking Earths major costal and riverside cities, a U.S Marine ...

Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole

2010

as Howie Corbett

6.7
Acting

Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.

Love Happens

Love Happens

2009

as Burke

5.8
Acting

Dr. Burke Ryan is a successful self-help author and motivational speaker with a secret. While he helps thousands of people cope with tragedy and perso...

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

2009

as Self

10.0
Acting

On January 22, 2008, the entertainment world was rocked by news that one of its brightest young stars had unexpectedly died. This film is a commemorat...

Towelhead

Towelhead

2008

as Mr. Vuoso

6.2
Acting

A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist, and her strict father during the Gulf War.

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008

as Harvey Dent

8.5
Acting

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the rema...

Tumble

Tumble

2007

as Man

Acting

A man encounters a woman he knew.

Meet Bill

Meet Bill

2007

as Bill

6.1
Acting

A mild-mannered bank executive mentors a teenage con artist and tries to make a career change as a doughnut merchant.

Meet Bill

Meet Bill

2007

Executive Producer

6.1
Producing

A mild-mannered bank executive mentors a teenage con artist and tries to make a career change as a doughnut merchant.

No Reservations

No Reservations

2007

as Nick

6.7
Acting

Master chef Kate Armstrong runs her life and her kitchen with intimidating intensity. However, a recipe for disaster may be in the works when she beco...

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

2007

as Road Work (voice)

6.9
Acting

A unique documentary about troops' experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, Marines, and air men.

Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'

Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'

2006

as Self

6.0
Acting

Behind the scenes of Thank You For Smoking (2005)

The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

2006

as Lee Blanchard

5.6
Acting

In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer ...

The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man

2006

as Truck Stop Patron

4.3
Acting

A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive...

Conversations with Other Women

Conversations with Other Women

2006

as Man

6.3
Acting

Reunited at a wedding after many years, former lovers again feel the pull of a mutual attraction neither is willing to admit. Escaping the reception f...

Neverwas

Neverwas

2005

as Zach Riley

6.4
Acting

Zach Riley is a psychiatrist, who leaves a job at a prestigious university, to take up a job at the privately run mental institution, Millwood. What h...

Thank You for Smoking

Thank You for Smoking

2005

as Nick Naylor

7.2
Acting

Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remai...

Suspect Zero

Suspect Zero

2004

as Thomas Mackelway

5.5
Acting

A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.

Paycheck

Paycheck

2003

as James Rethrick

6.2
Acting

Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term m...

The Missing

The Missing

2003

as Brake Baldwin

6.3
Acting

When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of...

The Core

The Core

2003

as Dr. Josh Keyes

5.8
Acting

Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapid...

Possession

Possession

2002

as Roland Mitchell

6.0
Acting

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in Lond...

The Pledge

The Pledge

2001

as Stan Krolak

6.6
Acting

A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.

Nurse Betty

Nurse Betty

2000

as Del

6.1
Acting

What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kans...

Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

2000

as George

7.4
Acting

A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work fo...

Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

1999

as Nick Crozier

6.8
Acting

A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance an...

Molly

Molly

1999

as Buck McKay

4.2
Acting

Molly McKay is a profoundly autistic twenty-something woman who has lived in an institution from a young age following her parents' death in a car acc...

Thursday

Thursday

1998

as Nick

6.9
Acting

A former Los Angeles drug dealer moves far away to Texas, making a new life for himself as a married architect in the suburbs. His old crime partner u...

Your Friends & Neighbors

Your Friends & Neighbors

1998

as Barry

5.8
Acting

Restless and unhappy, two couples get caught up in infidelity and deception. Barry is a sullen businessman married to Mary, a writer who is unsatisfie...

In the Company of Men

In the Company of Men

1997

as Chad

6.7
Acting

Two business executives--one an avowed misogynist, the other recently emotionally wounded by his love interest--set out to exact revenge on the female...

Slaughter of the Innocents

Slaughter of the Innocents

1993

as Ken Reynolds

5.4
Acting

A seasoned FBI Agent's child-genius son assists him on catching a child-killer, a schizophrenic mohab nut who believes he's been chosen by god to be a...

Double Jeopardy

Double Jeopardy

1992

as Dwayne

5.2
Acting

Jack Hart lives with his lawyer wife and yound daughter and enjoys a wonderful life. Jack's old girlfriend, Lisa, comes into town and they have an aff...

Godly Sorrow Leads to Repentance

1992

as Matt

Acting

A young woman learns the difference between worldly sorrow and godly sorrow.

Midair

N/A

Acting

An ex-CIA pilot's flight goes haywire when he's stalked, midair, by a terrorist who forces him to overcome a series of deadly obstacles. To outsmart h...

Thieves Highway

N/A

Acting

Plot is kept under wraps. Eckhart plays an Oklahoma Stock Detective in over his head in the Breaking Bad world of modern cattle rustling.

Raider

N/A

Acting

Raider tells the story of a president, sworn in after a landslide victory, who discovers that the White House has been controlled by an elite shadow o...

Scorpion

N/A

Acting

A CIA assassin goes into hiding after he takes the fall for a failed mission. When he reappears on the grid, so does his past to tie up loose ends, an...

Muzzle: City of Wolves

Muzzle: City of Wolves

N/A

as Jake Rosser

Acting

LAPD officer Jake Rosser endeavors to lead a peaceful life with his family and retired K-9 officer, Socks. However, tranquility dissolves into chaos w...

The Old Man in the Dunes

The Old Man in the Dunes

N/A

Acting

An elderly recluse in the dunes faces murder charges. A dedicated public defender fights to reveal the truth in this tale of secrets, guilt, and the p...

White Cargo

N/A

Producer

Producing