William Hurt
Actor, Film actor
1950 –
Who is William Hurt?
William McChord Hurt is an American stage and film actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School, and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the science-fiction feature Altered States, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. He subsequently played a leading role, as a lawyer who succumbs to the temptations of Kathleen Turner, in the well-received neo noir Body Heat.
In 1985, Hurt garnered substantial critical acclaim and multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor, for portraying an effeminate gay man in Kiss of the Spider Woman. He received another two Academy Award nominations for his lead performances in Children of a Lesser God and Broadcast News. Hurt remained an active stage actor throughout the 1980s, appearing in Off-Broadway productions, including Henry V, Fifth of July, Richard II, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hurt received his first Tony Award nomination in 1985 for the Broadway production of Hurlyburly.
After playing a diversity of character roles in the following decade, Hurt earned his fourth Academy Award nomination for his supporting performance in David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence. Other notable films in recent years have included A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The Village, Syriana, The Good Shepherd, Mr. Brooks, Into the Wild, The Incredible Hulk, and Robin Hood.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Mar 20, 1950
Washington, D.C. - Also known as
- William McChord Hurt
- Bill
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sandrine Bonnaire
(1992 - 1997) - Heidi Henderson
(1989/03/05 - 1993/08/01) - Mary Beth Hurt
(1971/12/02 - 1982/12/09) - Sandra Jennings
(1981 - 1984) - Marlee Matlin
(1985 - 1986)
- Sandrine Bonnaire
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian race
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Tufts University
Theology - Juilliard School
- Middlesex School
( - 1968)
- Tufts University
- Lived in
- Washington, D.C.
- South Carolina
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"William Hurt." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/william_hurt>.
Discuss this William Hurt biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In