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Nick Nolte Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1941-02-08

Birthplace:
Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Credits:
123 Total Roles

Nick Nolte

Acting

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Biography

Nicholas King Nolte (/ˈnoʊlti/; born February 8, 1941) is an American actor. Known for his leading man roles in both dramas and romances, he has received a Golden Globe Award and nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. Nolte first became famous for his role in the ABC miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination. He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for The Prince of Tides (1991). He has received three Academy Award nominations for The Prince of Tides (1991), Affliction (1998), and Warrior (2011).

His other notable films include The Deep (1977), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), North Dallas Forty (1979), 48 Hrs. (1982), Cannery Row (1982), Under Fire (1983), Teachers (1984), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), Jefferson in Paris (1995), The Thin Red Line (1998), The Good Thief (2002), Hulk (2003), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Over the Hedge (2006), The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008), Tropic Thunder (2008), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010), The Company You Keep (2012), Gangster Squad (2013), A Walk in the Woods (2015), Head Full of Honey (2018), and Angel Has Fallen (2019).

His television credits include the HBO series Luck (2011–2012), the Fox miniseries Gracepoint (2014), the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019) and the Peacock crime drama Poker Face (2023). From 2016 to 2017, Nolte played President Richard Graves in the Epix series, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Crime 101 MOVIE Money
2025 Die My Love MOVIE Harry
2025 The Golden Voice MOVIE Barry
2023 Poker Face TV Arthur Liptin
2022 Blackout MOVIE Ethan McCoy
2020 Last Words MOVIE Shakespeare
2020 Paradise Lost TV Judge Forsythe
2019 The Mandalorian TV Kuiil (voice)
2019 Angel Has Fallen MOVIE Clay Banning
2018 Head Full of Honey MOVIE Amadeus

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