Danny Huston

Danny Huston
Huston at 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
Daniel Sallis Huston

(1962-05-14) May 14, 1962 (age 62)
Rome, Italy
Citizenship
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
Alma materLondon Film School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active1975–present
Spouses
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(m. 1989; div. 1992)​
Katie Jane Evans
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(m. 2001; died 2008)​
Children1
FatherJohn Huston
Relatives

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),[1] for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, 21 Grams (2003), Birth (2004), The Aviator (also 2004),[2] The Constant Gardener (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006),[3] Children of Men (also 2006), The Kingdom (2007),[4] 30 Days of Night (also 2007), Robin Hood (2010),[5] Hitchcock (2012),[6] The Congress (2013),[7] Big Eyes (2014),[8] Wonder Woman (2017),[9][10] 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.[11][12] 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).

  1. ^ "2003 IFP Independent Spirit Award Nominations". IndieWire. December 11, 2002. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Screen Actors Guild Awards". www.sagawards.org. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Marie Antoinette movie review (2006) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Scott, A. O. (September 28, 2007). "F.B.I. Agents Solve the Terrorist Problem )". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Lane, Anthony (May 17, 2010). "Straight Arrows". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Dargis, Manohla (November 22, 2012). "A Knife and a Shower: Sounds Hitchcockian". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Cannes: Ari Folman's 'The Congress' to Open Directors' Fortnight". The Hollywood Reporter. April 19, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Danny Huston Talks Big Eyes and American Horror Story: Freak Show". Collider. December 30, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Danny Huston on Making Wonder Woman and Waltzing with Gal Gadot". Collider. June 6, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  10. ^ Swiderski, Adam (April 13, 2020). "Why Wade Jennings From Angel Has Fallen Looks So Familiar". Looper.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "American Horror Story: How Accurate Is The Show's Depiction Of Various Serial Killers?". CINEMABLEND. January 23, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  12. ^ Schremph, Kelly. "Was The Axeman on 'AHS Freakshow'? Yep, And He's The One Who Gave Elsa Her Legs". Bustle.