John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953)ย is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including aย Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for twoย Academy Awards, aย BAFTA Award, twoย Screen Actors Guild Awards, and threeย Golden Globe Awards.
Malkovich started his career as a charter member of theย Steppenwolf Theatre Companyย in Chicago in 1976.ย He moved to New York City, acting in a Steppenwolf production of theย Sam Shepardย playย True Westย (1980). He made hisย Broadwayย debut as Biff in the revival of theย Arthur Millerย playย Death of a Salesmanย (1984). He directed theย Harold Pinterย playย The Caretaker(1986) and acted inย Lanford Wilson'sย Burn This(1987).
Malkovich has received twoย Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actorย nominations for his performances inย Places in the Heartย (1984) andย In the Line of Fireย (1993). Other films includeย The Killing Fieldsย (1984),ย Empire of the Sunย (1987),ย Dangerous Liaisonsย (1988),ย Of Mice and Men (1992),ย Con Airย (1997),ย Roundersย (1998),ย Being John Malkovichย (1999),ย Shadow of the Vampireย (2000),ย Ripley's Gameย (2002),ย Johnny Englishย (2003),ย Burn After Readingย (2008), andย Redย (2010). He has also produced films such asย Ghost Worldย (2001),ย Junoย (2007), andย The Perks of Being a Wallflowerย (2012).
For his work on television, he received theย Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movieย forย Death of a Salesmanย (1985). His other Emmy-nominated roles were for portrayingย Herman J. Mankiewiczย inย RKO 281ย (1999) andย Charles Talleyrandย inย Napolรฉonย (2002). Other television roles include ย Crossbonesย (2014),ย Billionsย (2018โ19),ย The New Popeย (2020), andย Space Forceย (2020โ2022).