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Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Department: Acting

Biography

Oliver Platt (born January 12, 1960) is a Canadian-born American actor. He is known for his starring roles in many films such as Flatliners (1990), Beethoven (1992), Indecent Proposal, The Three Musketeers (both 1993), Executive Decision, A Time to Kill (both 1996), Dangerous Beauty, Bulworth, The Impostors, Dr. Dolittle (all 1998), Ready to Rumble, Gun Shy (both 2000), Don't Say a Word (2001), Zig Zag (2002), Pieces of April (2003), The Ice Harvest (2005), Martian Child (2007), Frost/Nixon (2008), Year One, 2012 (both 2009), Please Give, Love & Other Drugs (both 2010), X-Men: First Class, The Oranges (both 2011), Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2013), Frank and Cindy and One More Time (both 2015).

Known For

Pieces of April

Pieces of April

2003

Flatliners

Flatliners

1990

A Time to Kill

A Time to Kill

1996

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

1998

Bicentennial Man

Bicentennial Man

1999

Three to Tango

Three to Tango

1999

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1993

Executive Decision

Executive Decision

1996

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

1988

Working Girl

Working Girl

1988

Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

1993

Indecent Proposal

Indecent Proposal

1993

Kinsey

Kinsey

2004

Ready to Rumble

Ready to Rumble

2000

Martian Child

Martian Child

2007

Simon Birch

Simon Birch

1998

Hope Springs

Hope Springs

2003

Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

2008

Dangerous Beauty

Dangerous Beauty

1998

Don't Say a Word

Don't Say a Word

2001

Bulworth

Bulworth

1998

Lake Placid

Lake Placid

1999

Casanova

Casanova

2005

The Impostors

The Impostors

1998

Please Give

Please Give

2010

Funny Bones

Funny Bones

1995

2012

2012

2009

Gun Shy

Gun Shy

2000

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

1995

CinderElmo

CinderElmo

1999

Love & Other Drugs

Love & Other Drugs

2010

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

2009

Year One

Year One

2009

The Temp

The Temp

1993

The Pilgrims

The Pilgrims

2015

X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

2011

Diggstown

Diggstown

1992

Loverboy

Loverboy

2005

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return

2014

The Oranges

The Oranges

2011

Chinese Zodiac

Chinese Zodiac

2012

Love, Marilyn

Love, Marilyn

2013

Ginger & Rosa

Ginger & Rosa

2012

The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator

1995

Lucky Them

Lucky Them

2013

Chef

Chef

2014

Gods Behaving Badly

Gods Behaving Badly

2013

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990

Zig Zag

Zig Zag

2002

Babes

Babes

2024

A Merry Friggin' Christmas

A Merry Friggin' Christmas

2014

Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply

2016

The Ice Harvest

The Ice Harvest

2005

Kill the Messenger

Kill the Messenger

2014

The Cleanse

The Cleanse

2018

One More Time

One More Time

2016

Henry Ford

Henry Ford

2013

The Ticket

The Ticket

2016

Bessie

Bessie

2015

Shut In

Shut In

2016

1964

1964

2014

Liberty Stands Still

Liberty Stands Still

2002

Cut Bank

Cut Bank

2014

JFK

JFK

2013

Beethoven

Beethoven

1992

Klansville U.S.A.

Klansville U.S.A.

2015

Frank and Cindy

Frank and Cindy

2015

The 9th Life of Louis Drax

The 9th Life of Louis Drax

2016

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday

2002

Crusoe

Crusoe

1989

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

2013

The Ten

The Ten

2007

Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy

Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy

2014

The Thick of It

The Thick of It

2007

The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb

The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb

2016

The Big Burn

The Big Burn

2015

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

2017

The Bombing of Wall Street

The Bombing of Wall Street

2018

Into the Amazon

Into the Amazon

2018

Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

2017

American Comandante

American Comandante

2015

The Gilded Age

The Gilded Age

2018

The Great War

The Great War

2017

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic

2010

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective

2010

Letters to Juliet

Letters to Juliet

2010

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020

Jake and Amir: Fired

Jake and Amir: Fired

2011

Sofia The First: The Curse Of Princess Ivy

Sofia The First: The Curse Of Princess Ivy

2014

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984

Huff

Huff

2004

Deadline

Deadline

2000

Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

2003

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

1985

The Bronx Is Burning

The Bronx Is Burning

2007

Wiseguy

Wiseguy

1987

Queens Supreme

Queens Supreme

2003

The Big C

The Big C

2010

NOVA

NOVA

1974

Chicago Med

Chicago Med

2015

The West Wing

The West Wing

1999

Modern Family

Modern Family

2009

Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire

2012

American Experience

American Experience

1988

The Bear

The Bear

2022

Chicago P.D.

Chicago P.D.

2014

Sofia the First

Sofia the First

2013

Fargo

Fargo

2014

Prohibition

Prohibition

2011

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009

Bored to Death

Bored to Death

2009

JFK

JFK

2013