Anthony Howard Goldwyn is an American actor, singer, producer, director, and political activist. He made his debut appearing as Darren in the slasher film Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986), and had his breakthrough for starring as Carl Bruner in the fantasy thriller film Ghost (1990), which earned him a nomination for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Today with Jenna & Friends (2025)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 1x133: Octavia Spencer, Tony Goldwyn, Dook Chase, (Jul 17, 2025)
Live with Kelly & Mark (2023)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 3x46: Tony Goldwyn, Ted McGinley (Nov 5, 2024)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 4x10: Tony Goldwyn (Sep 26, 2025)
Hacks (2021)
Guest starring as Bob Lipka
(4 episodes)
- Episode 4x09: A Slippery Slope (May 22, 2025)
- Episode 4x08: Witch of the Week (May 15, 2025)
- Episode 4x01: Big, Brave Girl (Apr 10, 2025)
- Episode 3x06: Par for the Course (May 16, 2024)
Lovecraft Country (2020)
Guest starring as Samuel Braithwite
- Episode 1x02: Whitey's on the Moon (Aug 23, 2020)
Murder Mystery (2019)
Guest starring as Silverfox
- Episode 2023-03-31: Murder Mystery 2 (Mar 31, 2023) [Co-Star]
The Hot Zone (2019)
Starring as Dr. Bruce Ivins
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: RMR-1029 (Nov 30, 2021)
- Episode 2x05: Stentor Roeselli (Nov 30, 2021)
- Episode 2x04: Dream Boldly, Live Fully (Nov 29, 2021)
- Episode 2x03: Neither Rain Nor Sleet… (Nov 29, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Hell's Chimney (Nov 28, 2021)
- Episode 2x01: Noble Eagle (Nov 28, 2021)
Chambers (2019)
Starring as Ben Lefevre
(9 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: In the Gloaming (Apr 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: Heroic Dose (Apr 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: Trauma Bonding (Apr 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: With Grace and Gratitude (Apr 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: Murder on My Mind (Apr 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: 2 for 1 (Apr 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Bad Inside (Apr 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Right to Know (Apr 26, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: Into the Void (Apr 26, 2019)
Today 3rd Hour (2018)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-09-25: Cast of "Law and Order," Peter Gross, All Time Low (Sep 25, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-21: Tony Goldwyn (Jan 21, 2025)
Live with Kelly & Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 1x11: Tony Goldwyn, Derek Hough (May 15, 2017)
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016)
Guest starring as Bus Driver
- Episode 1x19: Special: Full Frontal Election Documentary (Jul 20, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 2016-07-20: RNC, Tony Goldwyn, Mark Cuban, Lewis Black, Cory Kahaney, Wyclef Jean (Jul 20, 2016)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 2015-10-05: Idris Elba, Tony Goldwyn, Anthony Jeselnik (Oct 5, 2015)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 2024-03-22: Alicia Keys, Tony Goldwyn, Maleah Joi Moon, Hell's Kitchen (Mar 22, 2024)
The Arsenio Hall Show (2013)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 1x18: Tony Goldwyn, J.B. Smoove, Iliza Shlesinger (Oct 2, 2013)
Scandal (2012)
Starring as President Fitzgerald "Fitz" Grant
(120 episodes)
- Episode 7x18: Over a Cliff (Apr 19, 2018)
- Episode 7x17: Standing in the Sun (Apr 12, 2018)
- Episode 7x16: People Like Me (Apr 5, 2018)
- Episode 7x15: The Noise (Mar 29, 2018)
- Episode 7x14: The List (Mar 15, 2018)
- Episode 7x13: Air Force Two (Mar 8, 2018)
- Episode 7x12: Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself (Mar 1, 2018)
- Episode 7x11: Army of One (Feb 8, 2018)
- Episode 7x10: The People v. Olivia Pope (Feb 1, 2018)
- Episode 7x09: Good People (Jan 25, 2018)
- Episode 7x08: Robin (Jan 18, 2018)
- Episode 7x07: Something Borrowed (Nov 16, 2017)
- Episode 7x06: Vampires and Bloodsuckers (Nov 9, 2017)
- Episode 7x05: Adventures in Babysitting (Nov 2, 2017)
- Episode 7x04: Lost Girls (Oct 26, 2017)
- Episode 7x03: Day 101 (Oct 19, 2017)
- Episode 7x02: Pressing the Flesh (Oct 12, 2017)
- Episode 7x01: Watch Me (Oct 5, 2017)
- Episode 6x16: Transfer of Power (May 18, 2017)
- Episode 6x15: Tick, Tock (May 18, 2017)
- Episode 6x14: Head Games (May 11, 2017)
- Episode 6x13: The Box (May 4, 2017)
- Episode 6x12: Mercy (Apr 27, 2017)
- Episode 6x11: Trojan Horse (Apr 20, 2017)
- Episode 6x10: The Decision (Apr 13, 2017)
- Episode 6x09: Dead in the Water (Apr 6, 2017)
- Episode 6x08: A Stomach for Blood (Mar 30, 2017)
- Episode 6x07: A Traitor Among Us (Mar 23, 2017)
- Episode 6x05: They All Bow Down (Mar 9, 2017)
- Episode 6x04: The Belt (Feb 16, 2017)
- Episode 6x03: Fates Worse Than Death (Feb 9, 2017)
- Episode 6x02: Hardball (Feb 2, 2017)
- Episode 6x01: Survival of the Fittest (Jan 26, 2017)
- Episode 5x21: That's My Girl (May 12, 2016)
- Episode 5x20: Trump Card (May 5, 2016)
- Episode 5x19: Buckle Up (Apr 28, 2016)
- Episode 5x18: Till Death Do Us Part (Apr 21, 2016)
- Episode 5x17: Thwack! (Apr 7, 2016)
- Episode 5x16: The Miseducation of Susan Ross (Mar 31, 2016)
- Episode 5x15: Pencils Down (Mar 24, 2016)
- Episode 5x14: I See You (Mar 17, 2016)
- Episode 5x13: The Fish Rots from the Head (Mar 10, 2016)
- Episode 5x12: Wild Card (Feb 25, 2016)
- Episode 5x11: The Candidate (Feb 18, 2016)
- Episode 5x10: It's Hard Out Here for a General (Feb 11, 2016)
- Episode 5x09: Baby, It's Cold Outside (Nov 19, 2015)
- Episode 5x08: Rasputin (Nov 12, 2015)
- Episode 5x07: Even the Devil Deserves a Second Chance (Nov 5, 2015)
- Episode 5x06: Get Out of Jail, Free (Oct 29, 2015)
- Episode 5x05: You Got Served (Oct 22, 2015)
- Episode 5x04: Dog-Whistle Politics (Oct 15, 2015)
- Episode 5x03: Paris is Burning (Oct 8, 2015)
- Episode 5x02: Yes (Oct 1, 2015)
- Episode 5x01: Heavy is the Head (Sep 24, 2015)
- Episode 4x22: You Can't Take Command (May 14, 2015)
- Episode 4x21: A Few Good Women (May 7, 2015)
- Episode 4x20: First Lady Sings the Blues (Apr 23, 2015)
- Episode 4x19: I'm Just a Bill (Apr 16, 2015)
- Episode 4x18: Honor Thy Father (Apr 2, 2015)
- Episode 4x17: Put a Ring on It (Mar 26, 2015)
- Episode 4x16: It's Good to Be Kink (Mar 19, 2015)
- Episode 4x15: The Testimony of Diego Muñoz (Mar 12, 2015)
- Episode 4x14: The Lawn Chair (Mar 5, 2015)
- Episode 4x13: No More Blood (Feb 19, 2015)
- Episode 4x12: Gladiators Don't Run (Feb 12, 2015)
- Episode 4x11: Where's the Black Lady? (Feb 5, 2015)
- Episode 4x10: Run (Jan 29, 2015)
- Episode 4x09: Where the Sun Don't Shine (Nov 20, 2014)
- Episode 4x08: The Last Supper (Nov 13, 2014)
- Episode 4x07: Baby Made a Mess (Nov 6, 2014)
- Episode 4x06: An Innocent Man (Oct 30, 2014)
- Episode 4x05: The Key (Oct 23, 2014)
- Episode 4x04: Like Father, Like Daughter (Oct 16, 2014)
- Episode 4x03: Inside the Bubble (Oct 9, 2014)
- Episode 4x02: The State of the Union (Oct 2, 2014)
- Episode 4x01: Randy, Red, Superfreak and Julia (Sep 25, 2014)
- Episode 3x18: The Price of Free and Fair Elections (Apr 17, 2014)
- Episode 3x17: Flesh and Blood (Apr 10, 2014)
- Episode 3x16: The Fluffer (Apr 3, 2014)
- Episode 3x15: Mama Said Knock You Out (Mar 27, 2014)
- Episode 3x14: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Mar 20, 2014)
- Episode 3x13: No Sun on the Horizon (Mar 13, 2014)
- Episode 3x12: We Do Not Touch the First Ladies (Mar 6, 2014)
- Episode 3x11: Ride, Sally, Ride (Feb 27, 2014)
- Episode 3x10: A Door Marked Exit (Dec 12, 2013)
- Episode 3x09: YOLO (Dec 5, 2013)
- Episode 3x08: Vermont is for Lovers, Too (Nov 21, 2013)
- Episode 3x07: Everything's Coming Up Mellie (Nov 14, 2013)
- Episode 3x06: Icarus (Nov 7, 2013)
- Episode 3x05: More Cattle, Less Bull (Oct 31, 2013)
- Episode 3x04: Say Hello to My Little Friend (Oct 24, 2013)
- Episode 3x03: Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington (Oct 17, 2013)
- Episode 3x02: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Oct 10, 2013)
- Episode 3x01: It's Handled (Oct 3, 2013)
- Episode 2x22: White Hat's Back On (May 16, 2013)
- Episode 2x21: Any Questions? (May 9, 2013)
- Episode 2x20: A Woman Scorned (May 2, 2013)
- Episode 2x19: Seven Fifty-Two (Apr 25, 2013)
- Episode 2x18: Molly, You in Danger, Girl (Apr 4, 2013)
- Episode 2x17: Snake in the Garden (Mar 28, 2013)
- Episode 2x16: Top of the Hour (Mar 21, 2013)
- Episode 2x15: Boom Goes the Dynamite (Feb 21, 2013)
- Episode 2x14: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Feb 14, 2013)
- Episode 2x13: Nobody Likes Babies (Feb 7, 2013)
- Episode 2x12: Truth or Consequences (Jan 31, 2013)
- Episode 2x11: A Criminal, a Whore, an Idiot and a Liar (Jan 17, 2013)
- Episode 2x10: One for the Dog (Jan 10, 2013)
- Episode 2x08: Happy Birthday, Mr. President (Dec 6, 2012)
- Episode 2x07: Defiance (Nov 29, 2012)
- Episode 2x04: Beltway Unbuckled (Oct 25, 2012)
- Episode 2x03: Hunting Season (Oct 18, 2012)
- Episode 2x02: The Other Woman (Oct 4, 2012)
- Episode 2x01: White Hat's Off (Sep 27, 2012)
- Episode 1x07: Grant: For the People (May 17, 2012)
- Episode 1x06: The Trail (May 10, 2012)
- Episode 1x05: Crash and Burn (May 3, 2012)
- Episode 1x04: Enemy of the State (Apr 26, 2012)
- Episode 1x03: Hell Hath No Fury (Apr 19, 2012)
- Episode 1x02: Dirty Little Secrets (Apr 12, 2012)
- Episode 1x01: Sweet Baby (Apr 5, 2012)
Anderson Live (2011)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 2x91: Co-Host Jane Velez-Mitchell | Tony Goldwyn (Jan 30, 2013)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 5x10: Tony Goldwyn (Apr 5, 2015)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
(6 episodes)
- Episode 22x151: Teyana Taylor, Tony Goldwyn (Sep 24, 2025)
- Episode 21x99: James Brolin, Tony Goldwyn (Jun 13, 2024)
- Episode 13x185: Priyanka Chopra & Tony Goldwyn (Nov 9, 2016)
- Episode 13x88: Allison Williams & Tony Goldwyn (May 11, 2016)
- Episode 12x20: Jennifer Nettles & Tony Goldwyn (Jan 29, 2015)
- Episode 9x82: Amy Schumer & Tony Goldwyn (May 15, 2013)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 19x38: The Watchers, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Ezra, The Dead Don't Hurt, Criminal Minds: Evolution - Season 2 (Jun 8, 2024)
- Episode 17x11: Hollywood at Home: King Richard, Pups Alone, A House on the Bayou (Nov 20, 2021)
The L Word (2004)
Guest starring as Burr Connor
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: Late, Later, Latent (Apr 17, 2005)
- Episode 2x08: Loyal (Apr 10, 2005)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2014-12-01: Tony Goldwyn, Sam Smith (Dec 1, 2014)
- Episode 2014-09-25: Kerry Washington, Tony Goldwyn, Scott Foley, Guillermo Diaz, Darby Stanchfield, Joshua Malina, Katie Lowes, Jeff Perry, Bellamy Young (Sep 25, 2014)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2024-05-20: Jennifer Lopez, Tony Goldwyn, Slash (May 20, 2024)
- Episode 2018-04-19: The cast of ABC's "Scandal", Chaka Khan (Apr 19, 2018)
- Episode 2018-01-17: Tony Goldwyn, Natasha Leggero, Lauv (Jan 17, 2018)
- Episode 2017-04-13: Charlize Theron, Tony Goldwyn, Romeo Santos (Apr 13, 2017)
Without a Trace (2002)
Guest starring as Greg Knowles
- Episode 2x19: Doppelgänger (Apr 1, 2004)
Guest starring as Rick Knowles
- Episode 2x19: Doppelgänger (Apr 1, 2004)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as District Attorney Nicholas Baxter
(3 episodes)
- Episode 27x04: Clickbait (Oct 16, 2025) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 26x19: Play With Fire Part 2 (Apr 17, 2025) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 26x12: Calculated (Feb 13, 2025) [Special Guest Star]
The View (1997)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 27x170: Tony Goldwyn, Bobby Cannavale, Rose Byrne (May 28, 2024)
Frasier (1993)
Guest starring as Roger
- Episode 9x05: Love Stinks (Oct 16, 2001) [Special Guest Star]
Law & Order (1990)
Starring as District Attorney Nicholas Baxter
(34 episodes)
- Episode 25x06: Brotherly Love (Oct 30, 2025)
- Episode 25x05: Bend the Knee (Oct 23, 2025)
- Episode 25x03: White Lies (Oct 9, 2025)
- Episode 25x02: Hindsight (Oct 2, 2025)
- Episode 25x01: Street Justice (Sep 25, 2025)
- Episode 24x22: Look the Other Way (May 15, 2025)
- Episode 24x21: Tough Love (May 8, 2025)
- Episode 24x20: Sins of the Father (May 1, 2025)
- Episode 24x19: Play With Fire Part 1 (Apr 17, 2025)
- Episode 24x18: Inherent Bias (Apr 10, 2025)
- Episode 24x17: A Perfect Family (Apr 3, 2025)
- Episode 24x16: Folk Hero (Mar 20, 2025)
- Episode 24x15: Crossing Lines (Mar 13, 2025)
- Episode 24x14: A Price to Pay (Feb 27, 2025)
- Episode 24x13: In God We Trust (Feb 20, 2025)
- Episode 24x12: Duty to Protect (Feb 13, 2025)
- Episode 24x11: The Hardest Thing (Jan 30, 2025)
- Episode 24x10: Greater Good (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 24x09: Enemy of the State (Jan 16, 2025)
- Episode 24x08: Bad Apple (Nov 21, 2024)
- Episode 24x07: Truth and Consequences (Nov 14, 2024)
- Episode 24x06: Time Will Tell (Nov 7, 2024)
- Episode 24x05: Report Card (Oct 31, 2024)
- Episode 24x04: The Meaning of Life (Oct 24, 2024)
- Episode 24x03: Big Brother (Oct 17, 2024)
- Episode 24x02: The Perfect Man (Oct 10, 2024)
- Episode 24x01: Catch and Kill (Oct 3, 2024)
- Episode 23x13: In Harm's Way (May 16, 2024)
- Episode 23x12: No Good Deed (May 9, 2024)
- Episode 23x11: Castle in the Sky (May 2, 2024)
- Episode 23x10: Inconvenient Truth (Apr 18, 2024)
- Episode 23x09: Family Ties (Apr 11, 2024)
- Episode 23x08: Facade (Mar 21, 2024)
- Episode 23x07: Balance of Power (Mar 14, 2024)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Guest starring as Dr. Carl Fairbanks
- Episode 3x04: Abra Cadaver (Jun 19, 1991)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
- Episode 2022-06-12: The 75th Annual Tony Awards (Jun 12, 2022)
Today (1952)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2024-05-29: Chip Gains, Joanna Gaines, Rumer Willis, Jackson Laux, Tony Goldwyn, William A. Fitzgerald, Leslie Odom Jr. (May 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-03-19: Chef José Andrés, Tony Goldwyn, Hilary Swank (Mar 19, 2024)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
Guest starring as Tony Goldwyn
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2025-09-14: The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards (Sep 14, 2025)
- Episode 2025 Special: ET: Live On the EMMYS Red Carpet (Sep 14, 2025)
Crew Credits
The Divide (2014)
Show crew as Creator
- Episode 1x01: The Ways Men Divide (Jul 16, 2014)
Show crew as Executive Producer
- Episode 1x01: The Ways Men Divide (Jul 16, 2014)
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 1x01: The Ways Men Divide (Jul 16, 2014)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x01: The Ways Men Divide (Jul 16, 2014)
Scandal (2012)
Episode crew as Director
(8 episodes)
- Episode 7x12: Allow Me to Reintroduce Myself (Mar 1, 2018)
- Episode 7x02: Pressing the Flesh (Oct 12, 2017)
- Episode 6x06: Extinction (Mar 16, 2017)
- Episode 5x17: Thwack! (Apr 7, 2016)
- Episode 5x02: Yes (Oct 1, 2015)
- Episode 4x09: Where the Sun Don't Shine (Nov 20, 2014)
- Episode 3x15: Mama Said Knock You Out (Mar 27, 2014)
- Episode 2x20: A Woman Scorned (May 2, 2013)
Justified (2010)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: Guy Walks Into a Bar (Mar 20, 2012)
- Episode 2x09: Brother's Keeper (Apr 6, 2011)
- Episode 1x11: Veterans (May 25, 2010)
Private Practice (2007)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x02: In Which Sam Receives An Unexpected Visitor… (Oct 3, 2007)
Dexter (2006)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x03: An Inconvenient Lie (Oct 14, 2007)
- Episode 2x01: It's Alive! (Sep 30, 2007)
- Episode 1x08: Shrink Wrap (Nov 19, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: Return to Sender (Nov 5, 2006)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x24: Damage Case (May 7, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Winning a Battle, Losing the War (Apr 10, 2005)
The L Word (2004)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x09: Late, Later, Latent (Apr 17, 2005)
- Episode 1x14: Limb from Limb (Apr 11, 2004)
- Episode 1x08: L'Ennui (Feb 29, 2004)