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George Clooney

George Clooney

Acting

Born: May 6, 1961Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
The Coen Brothers - An American Story

The Coen Brothers - An American Story

Self

2025
The Making of Jay Kelly

The Making of Jay Kelly

Self - Jay Kelly

2025
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler

My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler

Jay Kelly (archive footage) (uncredited)

2025
Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

Jay Kelly

2025
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship

Self

2025
Good Night, and Good Luck

Good Night, and Good Luck

Edward R. Murrow

2025
Wolfs

Wolfs

Margaret's Man

2024
George Clooney: Leading Man

George Clooney: Leading Man

Self

2024
IF

IF

Spaceman (voice)

2024
The Flash

The Flash

Bruce Wayne (uncredited)

2023
Lynch/Oz

Lynch/Oz

Self (archive footage)

2023
Screaming Soup Presents: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective

Screaming Soup Presents: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective

Self (archive footage)

2023
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Self

2022
Ticket to Paradise

Ticket to Paradise

David Cotton

2022
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres

Narrator (voice)

2022

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Self (archive footage)

2021
The Midnight Sky

The Midnight Sky

Augustine Lofthouse

2020
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

Self

2020
Grizzly II: Revenge

Grizzly II: Revenge

Ron

2020
A Thousand Cuts

A Thousand Cuts

Self

2020
Rose McGowan: Being Brave

Rose McGowan: Being Brave

Self

2019
Trump @War

Trump @War

Self (archive footage)

2018
Fahrenheit 11/9

Fahrenheit 11/9

Self (archive footage)

2018
Always at The Carlyle

Always at The Carlyle

Self

2018
Plankton Salesmen

Plankton Salesmen

Self (archive footage)

2017
Architects of Denial

Architects of Denial

Self

2017
Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief

Hand In Hand: A Benefit For Hurricane Relief

Self

2017
Money Monster

Money Monster

Lee Gates

2016
Being George Clooney

Being George Clooney

Self (archive footage)

2016
Hail, Caesar!

Hail, Caesar!

Baird Whitlock

2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Self

2016
America’s Game & The Iran Hostage Crisis

America’s Game & The Iran Hostage Crisis

Narrator (voice)

2015
A Very Murray Christmas

A Very Murray Christmas

George Clooney

2015
Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

Frank Walker

2015
And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self - Interviewee

2014
The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men

Lt. Frank Stokes

2014
We Come as Friends

We Come as Friends

Self

2014
JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

Self- Narrator

2013
Gravity

Gravity

Matt Kowalski

2013
Radioman

Radioman

Self

2012
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

Self

2012
Anton Corbijn Inside Out

Anton Corbijn Inside Out

Self

2012
8

8

David Boies

2012
The Ides of March

The Ides of March

Mike Morris

2011
The Descendants

The Descendants

Matt King

2011
His Way

His Way

Self

2011
The American

The American

Jack / Edward

2010
Up in the Air

Up in the Air

Ryan Bingham

2009
The Men Who Stare at Goats

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Lyn Cassady

2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Mr. Fox (voice)

2009
Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story

Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story

Self

2009

Welcome Back, George

Self

2008

DC Insiders Run Amuck

Self

2008

Finding the Burn

Self / Harry Pfarrer (archive footage)

2008
His Highness Hollywood

His Highness Hollywood

Self

2008
Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading

Harry Pfarrer

2008
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Self

2008
Leatherheads

Leatherheads

Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly

2008
Sand and Sorrow

Sand and Sorrow

Narrator (voice) / Self

2007
Darfur Now

Darfur Now

Self

2007
Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

2007
Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Thirteen

Danny Ocean

2007
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Self

2007
The Good German

The Good German

Jake Geismar

2006
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Self

2006
Syriana

Syriana

Bob Barnes

2005
Live 8

Live 8

Self

2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Fred Friendly

2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

2005
Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Twelve

Danny Ocean

2004

A Look Inside 'Intolerable Cruelty

Self

2004
Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

Miles

2003
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Devlin

2003
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Jim Byrd

2002
Solaris

Solaris

Chris Kelvin

2002
Welcome to Collinwood

Welcome to Collinwood

Jerzy

2002

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

Self

2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Batman (archive footage)

2001
Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

Danny Ocean

2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Self

2001
Spy Kids

Spy Kids

Devlin

2001

Inside Look: Down from the Mountain

Self

2000
The Coen Brothers

The Coen Brothers

Self

2000
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Self

2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Everett

2000
The Book That Wrote Itself

The Book That Wrote Itself

George Clooney

2000
An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube

An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube

Self

2000
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

Capt. Billy Tyne

2000
Fail Safe

Fail Safe

Col. Jack Grady

2000
Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party

Playboy: Playmate Pajama Party

1999
Three Kings

Three Kings

Archie Gates

1999
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Dr. Gouache (voice)

1999
The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

Capt. Charles Bosche

1998
Full Tilt Boogie

Full Tilt Boogie

Self

1998

Inside 'Out of Sight'

Self

1998
Out of Sight

Out of Sight

Jack Foley

1998
Waiting for Woody Allen

Waiting for Woody Allen

Self

1998
The Peacemaker

The Peacemaker

Lt. Col. Thomas Devoe

1997
Batman & Robin

Batman & Robin

Bruce Wayne / Batman

1997
One Fine Day

One Fine Day

Jack Taylor

1996
Curdled

Curdled

Seth Gecko (Archival Photo) (uncredited)

1996
From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn

Seth Gecko

1996
The Harvest

The Harvest

Lip Syncing Transvestite

1993
Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

Kevin Shea

1993
The Magic Bubble

The Magic Bubble

Mac

1993
Rewrite for Murder

Rewrite for Murder

Nick Bianco

1991
Red Surf

Red Surf

Remar

1989
Return of the Killer Tomatoes!

Return of the Killer Tomatoes!

Matt Stevens

1988
Return to Horror High

Return to Horror High

Oliver

1987
Combat Academy

Combat Academy

Maj. Biff Woods

1986
And They're Off

And They're Off

1982