theOscarSite facts:
Birth Date:
  • 23 July 1967
Birthplace:
  • Fairport, NY
Factoids:
  • Nominated for Tony® Awards for his Broadway performances in True West (2000) and Long Day's Journey into Night (2003)
Education:
  • BFA in Drama - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1989).
Significant Other:
  • Partner: Mimi O'Donnell (from 1999)
Family:
  • Mother: Marilyn Hoffman O'Connor -- Family court judge, Monroe County, NY
  • Father: Retired from Xerox
    Parents divorced when he was 9
  • Sister: Jill
  • Brother: Gordy -- screenwriter
  • Son: Cooper Alexander, b. 2003
  • Daughter: Tallulah, b. 2006
Feature Film
Credits:
  • 2009: THE BOAT THAT ROCKED
  • 2008: DOUBT, SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK
  • 2007: CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR, BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD, THE SAVAGES
  • 2006: MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III
  • 2005: CAPOTE, STRANGERS WITH CANDY
  • 2004: ALONG CAME POLLY
  • 2003: COLD MOUNTAIN, OWNING MAHOWNY
  • 2002: 25th HOUR, RED DRAGON, PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, LOVE LIZA
  • 2000: ALMOST FAMOUS, STATE AND MAIN
  • 1999: THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, MAGNOLIA, FLAWLESS
  • 1998: PATCH ADAMS, HAPPINESS, THE BIG LEBOWSKI, NEXT STOP WONDERLAND, MONTANA, CULTURE
  • 1997: BOOGIE NIGHTS
  • 1996: TWISTER, SYDNEY
  • 1995: THE FIFTEEN MINUTE HAMLET
  • 1994: NOBODY'S FOOL, WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN
  • 1993: MONEY FOR NOTHING, MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK, JOEY BREAKER
  • 1992: SCENT OF A WOMAN, LEAP OF FAITH, MY NEW GUN, SZULER
  • 1991: TRIPLE BOGEY ON A PAR FIVE HOLE
Academy Awards®:
  •  Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2005: CAPOTE
  •  Nominated for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2007: CHARLIE WILSON'S WAR
  •  Nominated for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role 2008: DOUBT

  • 3 nominations, 1 Award