George Clooney

George Clooney

Acting • Born 1961-05-06

Acting6Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Biography

George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for his leading man roles on screen in both blockbuster and independent films, Clooney has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award and four Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. His honours include the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2015, the Honorary César in 2017, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2018, and the Kennedy Center Honor in 2022. Clooney's breakthrough role came as Dr. Doug Ross on the NBC medical drama ER (1994–1999), for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He established himself as a film star with roles in From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Out of Sight (1998), Three Kings (1999), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and the Ocean's film series (2001–2007). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing a CIA officer in Syriana (2005). He was Oscar-nominated for his roles in Michael Clayton (2007), Up in the Air(2009) and The Descendants (2011). He has also starred in Burn After Reading (2008), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Gravity (2013), Hail, Caesar! (2016), and Jay Kelly (2025). Clooney has directed nine feature films, including the spy film Confessions of a Dangerous Mind(2002), the historical drama Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), the political drama The Ides of March(2011), the war film The Monuments Men (2014), and the coming-of-age film The Tender Bar (2021) starring BenAffleck. He received the Academy Award for Best Picture for co-producing the political thriller Argo (2012). He made his Broadway debut portraying Edward R. Murrow in the play adaptation of his 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck (2025), for which he earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.\n\nClooney was included on Time's annual Time 100 list, which identifies the most influential people in the world, every year from 2006 to 2009. He is also noted for his political and economic activism. He has served as one of the United Nations Messengers of Peace since 2008. Clooney is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Divorced from actress Talia Balsam, he has been married to human rights lawyer Amal Clooney since 2014, with whom he has two children. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Clooney, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

183 credits
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Movie • 2000

Everett

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

Movie • 2001

Danny Ocean

Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Twelve

Movie • 2004

Danny Ocean

The Good German

The Good German

Movie • 2006

Jake Geismar

Syriana

Syriana

Movie • 2005

Bob Barnes

Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Thirteen

Movie • 2007

Danny Ocean

Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin

Movie • 1997

Bruce Wayne / Batman

Out of Sight

Out of Sight

Movie • 1998

Jack Foley

Solaris

Solaris

Movie • 2002

Chris Kelvin

The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

Movie • 2000

Capt. Billy Tyne

From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn

Movie • 1996

Seth Gecko

Wolfs

Wolfs

Movie • 2024

Margaret's Man

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Movie • 2005

Fred Friendly

The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Movie • 2009

Lyn Cassady

The Ides of March

The Ides of March

Movie • 2011

Mike Morris

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Movie • 2009

Mr. Fox (voice)

Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

Movie • 2007

Michael Clayton

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Movie • 2002

Jim Byrd

Leatherheads

Leatherheads

Movie • 2008

Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly

Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading

Movie • 2008

Harry Pfarrer

Three Kings

Three Kings

Movie • 1999

Archie Gates

Up in the Air

Up in the Air

Movie • 2009

Ryan Bingham

One Fine Day

One Fine Day

Movie • 1996

Jack Taylor

The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

Movie • 1997

Lt. Col. Thomas Devoe

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

Movie • 2003

Miles

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

Movie • 1998

Capt. Charles Bosche

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Movie • 2003

Devlin

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Movie • 1999

Dr. Gouache (voice)

The American

The American

Movie • 2010

Jack / Edward

Full Tilt Boogie

Full Tilt Boogie

Movie • 1998

Self

Return of the Killer Tomatoes!

Return of the Killer Tomatoes!

Movie • 1988

Matt Stevens

Red Surf

Red Surf

Movie • 1989

Remar

The Descendants

The Descendants

Movie • 2011

Matt King

Gravity

Gravity

Movie • 2013

Matt Kowalski

And They're Off

And They're Off

Movie • 1982

The Flash

The Flash

Movie • 2023

Bruce Wayne (uncredited)

The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

Movie • 2014

Lt. Frank Stokes

'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con

'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con

Movie • 2002

Self

Radioman

Radioman

Movie • 2012

Self

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

Movie • 2022

Narrator (voice)

Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

Movie • 2016

Baird Whitlock

Curdled

Curdled

Movie • 1996

Seth Gecko (Archival Photo) (uncredited)

Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

Movie • 2025

Jay Kelly

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Movie • 2022

Self

The Magic Bubble

The Magic Bubble

Movie • 1993

Mac

Rose McGowan: Being Brave

Rose McGowan: Being Brave

Movie • 2019

Self

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

Movie • 2015

Frank Walker

Spy Kids

Spy Kids

Movie • 2001

Devlin

Money Monster

Money Monster

Movie • 2016

Lee Gates

Live 8

Live 8

Movie • 2005

Self

America’s Game & The Iran Hostage Crisis

America’s Game & The Iran Hostage Crisis

Movie • 2015

Narrator (voice)

His Way

His Way

Movie • 2011

Self

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Movie • 2005

Self (archive footage)

A Very Murray Christmas

A Very Murray Christmas

Movie • 2015

George Clooney

IF

IF

Movie • 2024

Spaceman (voice)

Inside Look: Down from the Mountain

Inside Look: Down from the Mountain

Movie • 2000

Self

A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty

A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty

Movie • 2004

Self

8

8

Movie • 2012

David Boies

The Book That Wrote Itself

The Book That Wrote Itself

Movie • 2000

George Clooney

Anton Corbijn Inside Out

Anton Corbijn Inside Out

Movie • 2012

Self

Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief

Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief

Movie • 2017

Self

His Highness Hollywood

His Highness Hollywood

Movie • 2008

Self

Sand and Sorrow

Sand and Sorrow

Movie • 2007

Narrator (voice) / Self

Fail Safe

Fail Safe

Movie • 2000

Col. Jack Grady

Grizzly II: Revenge

Grizzly II: Revenge

Movie • 2020

Ron

An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube

An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube

Movie • 2000

Self

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

Movie • 2014

Self - Interviewee

Return to Horror High

Return to Horror High

Movie • 1987

Oliver

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Movie • 2007

Self

Combat Academy

Combat Academy

Movie • 1986

Maj. Biff Woods

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Movie • 2001

Batman (archive footage)

The Harvest

The Harvest

Movie • 1993

Lip Syncing Transvestite

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Movie • 2016

Self

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Movie • 2008

Self

The Coen Brothers

The Coen Brothers

Movie • 2000

Self

Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle

Movie • 2018

Self

Being George Clooney

Being George Clooney

Movie • 2016

Self (archive footage)

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

Movie • 2020

Self

Architects of Denial

Architects of Denial

Movie • 2017

Self

Trump @War

Trump @War

Movie • 2018

Self (archive footage)

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

Movie • 2013

Self- Narrator

Fahrenheit 11/9

Fahrenheit 11/9

Movie • 2018

Self (archive footage)

Darfur Now

Darfur Now

Movie • 2007

Self

The Midnight Sky

The Midnight Sky

Movie • 2020

Augustine Lofthouse

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Movie • 1993

Kevin Shea

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Movie • 2000

Self

La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

Movie • 2012

Self

We Come as Friends

We Come as Friends

Movie • 2014

Self

Ticket to Paradise

Ticket to Paradise

Movie • 2022

David Cotton

A Thousand Cuts

A Thousand Cuts

Movie • 2020

Self

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Movie • 2006

Self

Rewrite for Murder

Rewrite for Murder

Movie • 1991

Nick Bianco

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Movie • 2021

Self (archive footage)

George Clooney: Leading Man

George Clooney: Leading Man

Movie • 2024

Self

Screaming Soup Presents: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective

Screaming Soup Presents: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective

Movie • 2023

Self (archive footage)

America | A Tribute to Heroes

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Movie • 2001

Self

Inside 'Out of Sight'

Inside 'Out of Sight'

Movie • 1998

Self

Good Night, and Good Luck

Good Night, and Good Luck

Movie • 2025

Edward R. Murrow

Welcome to Collinwood

Welcome to Collinwood

Movie • 2002

Jerzy

Waiting for Woody Allen

Waiting for Woody Allen

Movie • 1998

Self

Finding the Burn

Finding the Burn

Movie • 2008

Self / Harry Pfarrer (archive footage)

DC Insiders Run Amuck

DC Insiders Run Amuck

Movie • 2008

Self

Welcome Back, George

Welcome Back, George

Movie • 2008

Self

Ocean's Fourteen

Ocean's Fourteen

Movie

Danny Ocean

Plankton Salesmen

Plankton Salesmen

Movie • 2017

Self (archive footage)

In Love

In Love

Movie

Call My Agent! The Movie

Call My Agent! The Movie

Movie

George Clooney

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

Movie • 2025

Self

Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte

Die Coen-Brüder - Eine amerikanische Geschichte

Movie • 2025

Self

The Making of Jay Kelly

The Making of Jay Kelly

Movie • 2025

Self - Jay Kelly

My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler

My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler

Movie • 2025

Jay Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lynch/Oz

Lynch/Oz

Movie • 2023

Self (archive footage)

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Movie • 2003

Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party

Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party

Movie • 1999

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

TV • 1984

Kip Howard

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

TV • 1979

George Burnett

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

TV • 1996

Self

The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls

TV • 1985

Bobby Hopkins

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV • 1988

Today

Today

TV • 1952

Self

South Park

South Park

TV • 1997

Sparky (voice)

Roseanne

Roseanne

TV • 1988

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

TV • 1988

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV • 1992

Street Hawk

Street Hawk

TV • 1985

Kevin Stark

Hotel

Hotel

TV • 1982

Hunter

Hunter

TV • 1984

Matthew Winfield

ER

ER

TV • 1994

Doug Ross

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

TV • 1984

Skip Woods

Celebrities Uncensored

Celebrities Uncensored

TV • 2003

Self

Baby Talk

Baby Talk

TV • 1991

Joe

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV • 2014

Self

Throb

Throb

TV • 1986

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

TV • 1999

Self - Guest

Comic Relief

Comic Relief

TV • 1988

Live from Studio Five

Live from Studio Five

TV • 2009

Self

Jack's Place

Jack's Place

TV • 1992

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

TV • 1975

Self - Host

Bodies of Evidence

Bodies of Evidence

TV • 1992

Det. Ryan Walker

Friends

Friends

TV • 1994

Michael Mitchell

Hot Prospects

Hot Prospects

TV

Ben Braddock

Knights of the Kitchen Table

Knights of the Kitchen Table

TV

Rick Stepjack

Red Table Talk

Red Table Talk

TV • 2018

Self

100 Years of Warner Bros.

100 Years of Warner Bros.

TV • 2023

Self

MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

TV • 1992

Self / Presenter

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten

TV • 2013

Ron (archive footage)

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

TV • 2018

Self

Leute heute

Leute heute

TV • 1997

Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

TV • 1996

Self - Guest

The Frame

The Frame

TV • 2013

Matt Kowalsky

Goldene Kamera

Goldene Kamera

TV • 1984

Self

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?

TV • 2022

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV • 2015

Self - Guest

Entertainment Tonight

Entertainment Tonight

TV • 1981

Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV • 2015

Self

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

TV • 1978

Self - Honoree

Some Good News

Some Good News

TV • 2020

Weatherman

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

TV • 2007

Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV • 2003

Self

American Masters

American Masters

TV • 1986

Self

Beckmann

Beckmann

TV • 1999

Self

Ein Herz für Kinder

Ein Herz für Kinder

TV • 1998

Self

E/R

E/R

TV • 1984

Ace

Taff

Taff

TV • 1997

self

Catch-22

Catch-22

TV • 2019

Scheisskopf

Morgenmagazin

Morgenmagazin

TV • 1992

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Nominee

Parkinson

Parkinson

TV • 1998

Self

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Audience Member

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

TV • 2014

Self

Biography

Biography

TV • 1987

George Clooney

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

TV • 1944

Self - Nominee / Presenter

Actors on Actors: Broadway

Actors on Actors: Broadway

TV • 2025

Self

The Entertainment Biz

The Entertainment Biz

TV • 1998

Self

Poker Face

Poker Face

TV • 2023

Michael Clayton (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV • 2003

Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV • 2014

Self - Guest

C à vous

C à vous

TV • 2009

Self - Guest

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Mr. Fox (voice)

Extra

Extra

TV • 1994

Self - Guest