Quick Facts
Born:
1962-05-14
Birthplace:
Rome, Italy
Credits:
105 Total Roles
Danny Huston
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Biography
Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston.
He is known for his roles in films such as Ivans Xtc (2000), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, 21 Grams (2003), Birth (2004), The Aviator (also 2004), The Constant Gardener (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006), Children of Men (also 2006), The Kingdom (2007), 30 Days of Night (also 2007), Robin Hood (2010), Hitchcock (2012), The Congress (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Wonder Woman (2017), Game Night (2018), Stan & Ollie (also 2018), and Angel Has Fallen (2019).
Huston portrayed The Axeman on the FX series American Horror Story: Coven and Massimo Dolcefino on American Horror Story: Freak Show. He played Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on Magic City (2012–13), Dan Jenkins in the first two seasons of the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone (2018–19), and Jamie Laird on the second season of Succession (2019). His directing credits include the films Mr. North (1988), The Maddening (1995) and The Last Photograph (2017).
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He is known for his roles in films such as Ivans Xtc (2000), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, 21 Grams (2003), Birth (2004), The Aviator (also 2004), The Constant Gardener (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006), Children of Men (also 2006), The Kingdom (2007), 30 Days of Night (also 2007), Robin Hood (2010), Hitchcock (2012), The Congress (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Wonder Woman (2017), Game Night (2018), Stan & Ollie (also 2018), and Angel Has Fallen (2019).
Huston portrayed The Axeman on the FX series American Horror Story: Coven and Massimo Dolcefino on American Horror Story: Freak Show. He played Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on Magic City (2012–13), Dan Jenkins in the first two seasons of the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone (2018–19), and Jamie Laird on the second season of Succession (2019). His directing credits include the films Mr. North (1988), The Maddening (1995) and The Last Photograph (2017).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Huston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Wonder Woman
Ludendorff
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Stryker
Children of Men
Nigel
Clash of the Titans
Poseidon
Game Night
Donald Anderton
American Horror Story
The Axeman
American Horror Story
Massimo Dolcefino
The Aviator
Jack Frye
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Artist TV | Edgar Dégas |
| 2025 | Icefall MOVIE | Rhodes |
| 2025 | The Naked Gun MOVIE | Richard Cane |
| 2025 | Common Side Effects TV | Jonas Backstein (voice) |
| 2024 | Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 2 MOVIE | Colonel Houghton |
| 2024 | The Crow MOVIE | Vincent Roeg |
| 2024 | Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 MOVIE | Col. Albert Houghton |
| 2024 | The Dead Don't Hurt MOVIE | Rudolph Schiller |
| 2024 | I Told You So MOVIE | Bill |
| 2023 | Across the River and into the Trees MOVIE | Captain Wes O'Neil |