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Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March
12, 1968) is an American film and stage actor. Born in California, he moved to
England at the age of 13, when his father relocated the family. Several years
later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving
to Sydney, Australia, for his high school senior year. He left high school
without graduating, but earned a diploma through an adult education course, and
graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1994 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
his own 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).
Eckhart gained wide recognition as
George in Steven Soderbergh's critically acclaimed film, Erin Brockovich (2000),
and in 2006 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 Harvey Dent/Two-Face. Eckhart starred alongside
Nicole Kidman in the film Rabbit Hole (2010).
****
Background Information
Born Aaron Edward Eckhart
March 12, 1968
Cupertino, California,
United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992–present
****
Early
life
Eckhart was born in Cupertino,
California, the son of Mary Eckhart (née Lawrence), a poet and children's
author, and James C. Eckhart "Jim Senior", a computer executive.[1] He is the
youngest of three brothers.[2] Eckhart was raised as a member of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose members are commonly known as Mormons,
and served a two-year mission in France and Switzerland.[3][4]
Eckhart's family relocated to
England in 1981,[1][5] following his father's job in information technology.[6]
The family resided in Surrey, South East England, first in Walton-on-Thames,[7]
later moving to Cobham.[6] While living in England Eckhart attended American
Community School, now known as ACS International Schools,[6] where he was first
introduced to acting, starring in a school production as Charlie Brown.[8][9] In
1985 he moved to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, where he attended American
International School of Sydney for his high school senior year; he further
developed his acting skills in productions like Waiting for Godot, where he
admits that he did a "terrible" production.[10] In the fall of his senior
year[2] Eckhart left the school in order to take a job working at a mall movie
theater.[11][12] He eventually earned his diploma through an adult education
course.[13] This also allowed Eckhart time to enjoy a year of surfing and skiing
in Hawaii and the coastal waters of France.[1][14] In 1988, Eckhart returned to
the United States and enrolled as a film major at Brigham Young
University–Hawaii,[15] but later transferred to Brigham Young University (BYU)
in Provo, Utah.[1] He graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree.[11][16]
Career
Early
work
While at Brigham Young
University,[17] Eckhart appeared in the Mormon-themed film, Godly Sorrow, and
the role marked Eckhart's professional debut. At this time he met
director/writer Neil LaBute,[17] who cast him in several of his own original
plays.[18] After graduating from BYU, Eckhart moved to New York City, acquired
an agent, and took various occasional jobs, including bartending, bus driving,
and construction work.[9] His first television roles were in commercials. In
1994 he appeared as an extra on the television drama series, Beverly Hills,
90210.[9][19] Eckhart followed this small part with roles in documentary
re-enactments, made-for-television movies, and short-lived programs like Aliens
in the Family.[20]
In 1997 Eckhart was approached by
Neil LaBute to star in a film adaptation of LaBute's stage play, In the Company
of Men.[21] He played a frustrated white-collar worker who planned to woo a deaf
office worker, gain her affections, then suddenly dump her.[22] The film, his
first feature to reach theaters, was critically well received,[23] with Desson
Howe of The Washington Post reporting that Eckhart is the "movie's most
malignant presence" and that he "is in chilling command as a sort of satanic
prince in shirtsleeves".[24] In the Company of Men was a critical success,
winning Best First Film at the 63rd annual New York Film Critics Circle
Award.[25][26] His performance won him the Independent Spirit Award in the
category of Best Debut Performance.[27] The film was ranked as one of "The 25
Most Dangerous Movies" by Premiere magazine.[28]
The following year Eckhart starred
in another LaBute feature, Your Friends & Neighbors (1998),[16][17] as Barry, a
sexually frustrated husband in a dysfunctional marriage. For the role Eckhart
was required to gain weight.[29] In 1999 he starred opposite Elisabeth Shue in
Molly, a romantic comedy-drama in which he played the self-absorbed brother of
an autistic woman who was cured by surgery.[30] Eckhart also starred that year
as a football coach, an offensive coordinator in Oliver Stone's Any Given
Sunday.[31]
Critical success
Eckhart first gained wide exposure
in 2000 as George, a pony-tailed biker, in Steven Soderbergh's drama, Erin
Brockovich.[32] The film was met with reasonable reviews,[33] and was a box
office success, earning $256 million worldwide.[34] His performance was well
received by critics; Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman, wrote that Eckhart
"may be playing a bit of an ideal [...] but he makes goodness as palpable as he
did yuppie evil in 'In the Company of Men'."[35] In an August 2004 interview,
Eckhart claimed that he had not worked for nearly a year before he was cast in
the movie. "I felt like I sort of was getting away from what I wanted to do as
an actor. [...] I had nine months off, but it wasn't a vacation. Sure, I didn't
earn any money for nine months, but every day I was reading scripts, I was
producing my own material, I was taking meetings, I was working on my
craft."[36]
Following the release of Erin
Brockovich, Eckhart co-starred with Renée Zellweger in LaBute's Nurse Betty
(2000).[16] He next appeared in Sean Penn's mystery feature The Pledge (2001),
in which he played a young detective partnered with a veteran detective, played
by Jack Nicholson.[37] The movie received generally favorable reviews,[38] but
it did not fare particularly well at the box office.[39] The following year, he
collaborated with LaBute in a film adaptation of the Man Booker Prize-winning
novel Possession (2002).[40] In 2003, Eckhart co-starred with Hilary Swank in
The Core, a film about a geophysicist who tries to detonate a nuclear device in
order to save the world from destruction.[41] The film was critically and
financially unsuccessful.[42][43] Also in 2003, he appeared in The Missing, in
which he played Cate Blanchett's lover,[44] and in the action-thriller Paycheck
opposite Ben Affleck.[45] Paycheck, based on a short story by science fiction
writer Philip K. Dick, garnered generally negative reception.[46] Film critic
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two stars (out of four),
saying that he "enjoyed the movie" but felt that it "exploits [Dick's story] for
its action and plot potential, but never really develops it."[47]
The following year, away from film,
Eckhart guest starred in two episodes of NBC's comedy sitcom Frasier, where he
played a boyfriend of Charlotte, Dr. Frasier Crane's love interest.[48][49] His
next film role was in E. Elias Merhige's thriller Suspect Zero, a movie about an
FBI agent who tracks down a killer who murders serial killers.[50][51] Upon
release, the movie received broadly negative reviews.[52] Despite the reception,
Eckhart's performance was favored by critics; Newsday wrote that Eckhart was a
"classically handsome leading man ... but Merhige demands of him complexity and
anguish."[53] Suspect Zero was a box office disappointment, earning $11 million
worldwide.[54] Also in 2004, Eckhart starred on the London stage, opposite Julia
Stiles, in David Mamet's Oleanna at the Garrick Theatre. The drama ran until
mid-2004.[55] For this performance, Eckhart received favorable critical
reviews.[36][56] In 2005, returning to film, Eckhart appeared in Neverwas as a
therapist who takes a job at a rundown mental hospital that once treated his
father (Nick Nolte). The feature was never given a full theatrical release,
eventually being released straight to DVD in 2007.[57]
Worldwide recognition
Eckhart's next project was Thank
You for Smoking, in which he played Nick Naylor, a tobacco lobbyist who
researched the link between smoking cigarettes and lung cancer. Eckhart said
that he felt challenged playing the role: "You have to say these words that are
crazy, and yet do it with a smile on your face and have the audience like you.
At one point, I'm doing a talk show with a kid who's dying of cancer, and he's
going through chemotherapy and the whole thing, and I spin it so the
anti-smoking people are the bad guys and I'm the good guy, and I'm this guy's
best friend. I mean, it's whacked out."[58] The film was screened at a special
presentation at the 30th annual Toronto International Film Festival in
2005.[59][60] It had a limited release in March 2006 and was released worldwide
the following month.[61][62] For his performance, Eckhart received a Golden
Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.[63] A
contributor of USA Today wrote that he gave a "standout, whip-smart performance"
citing that as Nick Naylor he kept him "likable even in his cynicism."[64] In
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer review of the film, it was reported that "Under
his chummy but compassionless smile" Eckhart radiated charm and "Naylor's true
joys: manipulating arguments, steering debate, cooking words."[65]
In this same year, he starred with
Helena Bonham Carter in Conversations with Other Women (2006).[66] While
promoting this film, Eckhart revealed that he wishes not to be typecast or
repeat himself, saying he does not want to play any more villains.[2] He
appeared in the 2006 film noir The Black Dahlia—based on a real 1947 crime—as
Sergeant Leland "Lee" Blanchard, a detective investigating the murder of
Elizabeth Short, later dubbed the "Black Dahlia".[67][68] The film premiered at
the 63rd Venice International Film Festival.[69][70] Reception for the movie was
mixed,[71] but many critics enjoyed Eckhart's performance; Time Out magazine
praised Eckhart and co-star Hillary Swank for their performances, writing
"...both [are] great in their secondary roles."[72]
Internationally viewed as a sex
symbol, he was named one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People in
2006.[73][74] The following year, Eckhart was invited to join the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[75] He starred in No Reservations (2007), a
remake of the 2001 German romantic comedy, Mostly Martha. He starred opposite
Catherine Zeta-Jones as an up-and-coming hotshot chef.[76] The film was met with
mixed reviews and was unfavorably compared to the original film.[77] Eckhart
starred in the 2008 comedy Meet Bill, in which he played the eponymous
character, a sad executive working at his father-in-law's bank.[78][79] He
gained 30 pounds and donned a fat suit for the role.[21][80]
Also in 2008, Eckhart portrayed the
comic book character, Harvey Dent/Two-Face, in Christopher Nolan's The Dark
Knight, the sequel to the 2005 film Batman Begins.[81][82] Nolan's decision to
cast Eckhart was based on his portrayal of corrupt characters in the films In
the Company of Men, The Black Dahlia, and Thank You For Smoking.[83][84] He
noted in his depiction of the character that "[he] is still true to himself.
He's a crime fighter, he's not killing good people. He's not a bad guy, not
purely", while admitting "I'm interested in good guys gone wrong."[83][84] The
Dark Knight was a big financial and critical success, setting a new opening
weekend box office record for North America. With revenue of $1 billion
worldwide,[85] it became the fourth highest grossing film of all time,[86] and
the highest grossing film of Eckhart's career. Roger Ebert opined that Eckhart
did an "especially good job" as his character in the feature,[87] while Premiere
magazine also enjoyed his performance, noting that he "makes you believe in his
ill-fated ambition ... of morphing into the conniving Two-Face."[88]
Following the success of The Dark
Knight, Eckhart next appeared in Alan Ball's Towelhead (2008), an adaption of
the Alicia Erian novel of the same name, in which he played a Gulf War Army
reservist who sexually abuses his 13-year-old Arab-American neighbor.[89][90]
The film was screened under the name Nothing is Private at the 2007 Toronto
International Film Festival.[91] When he was first approached for the role,
Eckhart revealed that he did not want to play a "pedophile".[90] When asked
about the sex scenes, Eckhart said: "Those were difficult times .... The way I
did it was to really trust Alan. It was in the words. I really trusted Summer
[Bishil], and I tried to get her to trust me, to build a relationship when we
were doing physical scenes. We'd really rehearse them mechanically, and I'd say,
'OK, I'm going to put my hand here, I'm going to do this.' ... I think I found
it more difficult."[92] Towelhead was critically and financially
unsuccessful.[93][94]
He next co-starred with Jennifer
Aniston in the romantic drama, Love Happens, released in September 2009, as a
motivational speaker coming to terms with his own grief.[95][96] The movie
received ambivalent reviews,[97] with a contributor of the Orlando Sentinel
reporting that Eckhart plays "broken" for the whole movie.[98] The following
year he starred alongside Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole (2010), an adaption of
David Lindsay-Abaire's 2005 drama of the same name.[99][100] The feature
premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.[101] In 2011, Eckhart
starred in Jonathan Liebesman's science fiction film Battle: Los Angeles, which
was set in modern day Los Angeles and followed a platoon of U.S. Marines during
a global alien invasion, who are joined by an Airman and some Army
infantry.[102] He appeared alongside Johnny Depp, Richard Jenkins, and Amber
Heard in Hunter S. Thompson's novel adaptation The Rum Diary, directed by Bruce
Robinson.[103][104] In the film, Eckhart played Sanderson, a wealthy landowner,
who believes everything has a price and introduces Paul Kemp (Depp) to a
different standard of living.[103][104] For the future, among the actors Eckhart
hopes to work with are Jeff Bridges and Angelina Jolie.[105]
Personal life
Eckhart once was engaged to
actress, Emily Cline, whom he met during filming of In the Company of Men, but
they separated in 1998.[16][55] He always has been reluctant in speaking about
his relationships in interviews.[2] Eckhart dated Country Music songwriter and
member of SHeDAISY, Kristyn Osborn, from 2006-2007.[16][55] He appeared in the
group's video for their hit, "I'm Taking the Wheel".[55]
In various interviews Eckhart has
talked about his beliefs, his way of life, and his future career ambitions.
Talking to Entertainment Weekly regarding his Mormon faith, he revealed: "I'm
sure people think I'm a Mormon, but I don't know that I'm a Mormon anymore, you
know? To be honest, to be perfectly clear, I'd be a hypocrite if I did say that
I was, just because I haven't lived that lifestyle for so many years."[106] In
other interviews he has divulged that, through hypnosis, he quit drinking,
smoking, and partying,[2][107] and that in his spare time, he enjoys
photography.[108] In an interview with Parade magazine, Eckhart revealed that
before he discovered acting, he wanted to become a songwriter.[8]
Filmography
Eckhart at the 2010 Toronto
International Film FestivalYear Film Role Notes
1997 In the Company of Men Chad
Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance
Satellite Award for Outstanding New
Talent
Slaughter of the Innocents Ken
Reynolds
1998 Your Friends & Neighbors
Barry
Thursday Nick
1999 Molly Buck McKay
Any Given Sunday Nick Crozier
2000 Erin Brockovich George
Nurse Betty Del Sizemore
Tumble "Man"
2001 The Pledge Stan Krolak
2002 Possession Roland Michell
2003 The Core Dr. Josh Keyes
The Missing Brake Baldwin
Paycheck James Rethrick
2004 Suspect Zero Thomas Mackelway
Vapor Nathaniel Powers
2005 Neverwas Zach Riley
Co-producer
2006 Conversations with Other Women
Man
Thank You for Smoking Nick Naylor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated – Independent Spirit
Award for Best Male Lead
Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film
Critics Association Award for Best Actor
The Wicker Man Truck Stop Patron
The Black Dahlia Sgt. Lee
Blanchard
2007 No Reservations Nick Palmer
Towelhead Mr. Vuoso
Operation Homecoming: Writing the
Wartime Experience (voice)
2008 Meet Bill Bill Executive
producer
The Dark Knight Harvey
Dent/Two-Face Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting
Ensemble
People's Choice Award for Favorite
Cast
Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics
Association Award for Best Cast
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best
Supporting Actor
Nominated – Scream Award for Best
Villain
2009 Love Happens Dr. Burke Ryan
2010 Rabbit Hole Howie Corbett
Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
Nominated – San Diego Film Critics
Society Award for Best Actor
2011 Battle: Los Angeles SSgt.
Michael Nantz
The Rum Diary Sanderson
2012 The Expatriate Ben Logan
Filming
The Drummer Dennis Wilson
Pre-Production
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