Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

57 · Born: Mar 12, 1968

Personal Details

Official Socials
BornMar 12, 1968 Cupertino, California, USA
Parents
  • Mary Martha Lawrence
  • James Conrad Eckhart

Biography

Aaron Edward Eckhart, a renowned American actor, was born in Cupertino, California, and later relocated to the United Kingdom with his family due to his father's career changes.

As a child, Eckhart's interest in the performing arts began to take shape, and he started taking part in school plays, laying the groundwork for his future career.

After completing his high school senior year in Australia, Eckhart left high school without graduating, opting instead to pursue a professional education course to earn his diploma.

Ultimately, Eckhart's hard work paid off, and he graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in film, marking a significant milestone in his academic and professional journey.

However, Eckhart's early days as an actor were marked by struggle and unemployment, as he spent much of the mid-1990s living in New York City, fighting to make a name for himself in the competitive world of acting.

Career

2025
Thieves Highway
Thieves Highway as Frank Bennett
2024
Chief of Station
Chief of Station as Ben Malloy
Classified
Classified as Evan Shaw
2023
Muzzle
Muzzle as Jake Rosser
Ambush
Ambush as Capitaine Drummond
2022
Pantheon
Pantheon as Cary Duval (voice)
The First Lady
The First Lady as Gerald Ford
2020
Wander
Wander as Arthur Bretnik
2019
Midway
Midway as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle
Line of Duty
Line of Duty as Frank Penny
2016
Sully
Sully as Jeff Skiles
Incarnate
Incarnate as Dr. Seth Ember
Bleed for This
Bleed for This as Kevin Rooney
London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen as President Benjamin Asher
2015
My All-American
My All-American as Darrell Royal
2014
2013
Olympus Has Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen as President Benjamin Asher
2012
Erased
Erased as Ben Logan
2011
The Rum Diary
The Rum Diary as Sanderson
Battle Los Angeles
Battle Los Angeles as Michael Nantz
2010
Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole as Howie Corbett
2009
2008
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight as Harvey Dent
2006
The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia as Lee Blanchard
The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man as Truck Stop Patron
2005
Neverwas
Neverwas as Zach Riley
2004
Suspect Zero
Suspect Zero as Thomas Mackelway
2003
The Missing
The Missing as Brake Baldwin
The Core
The Core as Dr. Josh Keyes
Paycheck
Paycheck as James Rethrick
2002
Possession
Possession as Roland Mitchell
2001
The Pledge
The Pledge as Stan Krolak
2000
1999
Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday as Nick Crozier
Molly
Molly as Buck McKay
1998
Thursday
Thursday as Nick
1993
1992