George Clooney

Acting

Born May 06, 1961

From Lexington, 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.

George Clooney

Known For

The Flash

Ocean's Eleven

IF

Ocean's Twelve

Gravity

From Dusk Till Dawn

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Batman & Robin

Tomorrowland

Ocean's Thirteen

Filmography — Acting

The Flash

Ocean's Eleven

IF

Ocean's Twelve

Gravity

From Dusk Till Dawn

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Batman & Robin

Tomorrowland

Ocean's Thirteen

Spy Kids

Wolfs

The Thin Red Line

Hail, Caesar!

The Perfect Storm

Burn After Reading

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Ides of March

Jay Kelly

Three Kings

The American

Up in the Air

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over

Michael Clayton

The Peacemaker

Solaris

The Descendants

Syriana

Money Monster

Out of Sight

The Monuments Men

The Midnight Sky

Intolerable Cruelty

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Ticket to Paradise

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

One Fine Day

Leatherheads

The Good German

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Fail Safe

8

Good Night, and Good Luck

Plankton Salesmen

Radioman

Always at The Carlyle

Live 8

Return to Horror High

Curdled

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Henry David Thoreau

And the Oscar Goes To...

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Red Surf

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

A Very Murray Christmas

Fahrenheit 11/9

His Way

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Grizzly II: Revenge

Full Tilt Boogie

Combat Academy

Return of the Killer Tomatoes!

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Without Warning: Terror in the Towers

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