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Aaron Eckhart Profile |
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Birth Date: March 12, 1968
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Birth Place: Cupertino, California, USA
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Birth Name: Aaron Edward Eckhart
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Aaron Eckhart is an American film and stage actor. Born in
California, he moved to England at 13 when his father
relocated the family. Several years later, he began his
acting career performing in school plays. Eckhart then moved
to Sydney, Australia, for his high school senior year; he
left without graduating but earned a diploma through an
adult education course. In 1994, he graduated from Brigham
Young University (BYU) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
in film. For much of the mid-1990s, he lived in New York
City as a struggling, unemployed actor.
As an undergraduate at Brigham Young, Eckhart met director
and writer Neil LaBute who cast him in several of LaBute's
original plays. Five years later, Eckhart made a debut as an
unctuous sociopathic ladies' man in LaBute’s black comedy
film In the Company of Men (1997). Under LaBute's guidance,
he worked in the director's films Your Friends & Neighbors
(1998), Nurse Betty (2000), and Possession (2002). Eckhart
has chosen roles in an eclectic range of movies, from
science fiction films such as The Core (2003) and Paycheck
(2003) to romantic dramas like Conversations with Other
Women (2006) and No Reservations (2007).
In 2000, Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven
Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich. In
2006, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor
for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking.
In 2008, he starred in the big-budget studio film The Dark
Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent and the villain he
becomes, Two-Face. |
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Other Information |
His father is a computer executive, his mother is a
children's book author, and he has two brothers.
Was raised in Cupertino, California and as a teenager, lived
with his family in England and Sydney, Australia.
Was engaged to actress Emily Cline, but separated from her
in 1998.
Bought a motorcycle after learning to ride one for Erin
Brockovich (2000).
Took three years off after high school to surf in Hawaii and
served a religious mission for The Church of Jesus Christ
for Latter-Day Saints in Switzerland and France.
Enrolled as a film major at Brigham Young University,
graduating in 1994.
Was Darren Aronofsky's choice for James Gordon for the
doomed Batman: Year One project.
Frequently cast by director Neil LaBute.
Appears in The Missing with Tommy Lee Jones, who preceded
him in the role of Two-Face.
Has played a character named "Nick" in four films: Thursday
(1998), Any Given Sunday (1999), Thank You for Smoking
(2005), No Reservations (2007).
One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007.
Appears in The Dark Knight (2008), the first film in the new
Batman series to feature The Joker. Prior to that, he
appeared in The Black Dahlia (2006), in which a major plot
element is the film The Man Who Laughs (1928), which
provided the inspiration for The Joker.
Is the first and, to date, only live-action actor in the
Batman film series to play both Harvey Dent and his
villainous alter-ego, Two-Face. Previously, Billy Dee
Williams played Harvey Dent in Batman (1989), while Tommy
Lee Jones played Two-Face in Batman Forever (1995). Richard
Moll played both roles in 'Batman (1992)(TV)', which was
animated.
Was considered for the role of Leonard in 'Memento (2000)'.
Nicole Kidman personally choose him to play her husband in
Rabbit Hole (2010). |
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since November 7, 2009