Danny Huston facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Danny Huston
Huston at 2016 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Daniel Sallis Huston (1962-05-14) May 14, 1962 (age 63) Rome, Italy
Citizenship	United States United Kingdom
Alma mater	London Film School
Occupation	Actor director screenwriter
Years active	1975–present
Spouse(s)	Virginia Madsen ​ ​ (m. 1989; div. 1992)​ Katie Jane Evans ​ ​ (m. 2001; died 2008)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	John Huston (father)
Relatives	Tony Huston (half-brother) Anjelica Huston (half-sister) Allegra Huston (adoptive sister) Jack Huston (nephew) Walter Huston (grandfather)

Danny Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He comes from a very famous family of filmmakers. His father was the well-known director John Huston. His half-sister is the actress Anjelica Huston.

Danny Huston is known for many roles in movies. Some of these include Ivans Xtc (2000), 21 Grams (2003), and The Aviator (2004). He also appeared in The Constant Gardener (2005) and Wonder Woman (2017).

On TV, he played "The Axeman" in American Horror Story: Coven. He was also Ben "The Butcher" Diamond in Magic City. He directed films like Mr. North (1988) and The Last Photograph (2017).

Early Life and Family

Danny Huston was born on May 14, 1962, in Rome, Italy. His father was the famous director and actor John Huston. His mother was actress Zoe Sallis.

At the time, his father was directing a movie in Italy. Danny has a big family involved in movies. His half-sister is actress Anjelica Huston. His half-brother is screenwriter Tony Huston.

His grandfather was the Academy Award-winning actor Walter Huston. Danny also has a nephew who is an actor, Jack Huston. He spent a lot of his early life in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He also holds British citizenship.

Danny Huston studied at the London Film School. He learned a lot about making movies there. He even worked as an assistant for his father on some films.

His Acting Career

Danny Huston started acting when he was just 12 years old. His first movie was a thriller called The "Human" Factor in 1975.

In 2003, he was nominated for a special award for his role in Ivans Xtc. He also appeared in Martin Scorsese's movie The Aviator. The whole cast of that movie was nominated for an award together.

In 2006, Danny won an award for his role in The Constant Gardener. He also starred in an Australian western film called The Proposition.

He played famous people in some of his roles. He was Orson Welles in Fade to Black. He also played Samuel Adams in the TV series John Adams.

Danny Huston has been in many popular movies. These include Children of Men (2006) and 30 Days of Night (2007). He also played Colonel William Stryker in X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

More recently, he was General Erich Ludendorff in the 2017 movie Wonder Woman. He also appeared in Angel Has Fallen (2019).

Directing Films

Besides acting, Danny Huston is also a director. In 1988, he directed a movie called Mr. North. His father produced this film, but sadly passed away before it was finished.

He also directed The Maddening in 1995. In 2017, he directed and starred in the film The Last Photograph.

Personal Life

Danny Huston was married to actress Virginia Madsen from 1989 to 1992. Later, in 2001, he married Katie Jane Evans. They had a child together named Stella. Katie Jane Evans passed away in 2008.

Filmography (selected)

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	The "Human" Factor	Mark Kinsdale	Credited as 'Danny Houston'
1988	Mr. North	N/A	As director
1991	Becoming Colette	N/A
1995	The Maddening	N/A
	Leaving Las Vegas	Bartender
1997	Anna Karenina	Stiva
1998	Spanish Fly	John
	Susan's Plan	Gambler
1999	Rockin' Good Times	Jimmy's Manager
2000	Timecode	Randy
	Ivans Xtc	Ivan Beckman
2001	Eden	Kalman
	Hotel	Hotel Manager
2002	The Bacchae	Herdsman
2003	21 Grams	Michael
2004	Silver City	Danny O'Brien
	Birth	Joseph
	The Aviator	Jack Frye
2005	The Proposition	Arthur Burns
	The Constant Gardener	Sandy Woodrow
2006	Marie Antoinette	Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
	Alpha Male	Jim Ferris
	Children of Men	Nigel
	Fade to Black	Orson Welles
2007	The Number 23	Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix
	I Really Hate My Job	Al Bowlly / Himself
	The Kingdom	Gideon Young
	30 Days of Night	Marlow
2008	The Kreutzer Sonata	Edgar
	How to Lose Friends & Alienate People	Lawrence Maddox
2009	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	William Stryker
	Boogie Woogie	Art Spindle
2010	Edge of Darkness	Jack Bennett
	Clash of the Titans	Poseidon
	The Warrior's Way	The Colonel
	Robin Hood	Richard the Lionheart
	The Conspirator	Joseph Holt
2011	A Monster in Paris	Préfet Maynott	Voice, English dub
	Playoff	Max Stoller
2012	Two Jacks	Jack
	Wrath of the Titans	Poseidon
	Stolen	Tim Harlend
	Hitchcock	Whitfield Cook
	Boxing Day	Basil
2013	The Congress	Jeff
	Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox	Sam Lane	Voice
2014	Big Eyes	Dick Nolan
	Tigers	Alex
	The Liberator	Martin Torkington
2015	Pressure	Engel
	Frankenstein	Viktor Frankenstein
2016	All I See Is You	Dr. Hughes
2017	The Last Photograph	Tom Hammond	Also director
	Newness	Larry Bejerano
	Wonder Woman	Gen. Erich Ludendorff
2018	Game Night	Donald Anderton
	The Professor	Peter
	Stan & Ollie	Hal Roach
2019	Io	Dr. Henry Walden
	Angel Has Fallen	Wade Jennings
	Samurai Marathon	Matthew C. Perry
2021	Traveling Light	Harry
2022	Across the River and into the Trees	Capt. Wes O'Neill
	We Are Gathered Here Today	Peter Stone
	Ride Above	Monsieur Cooper
	Life Upside Down	Paul Hasselberg
	Marlowe	Floyd Hanson
2023	Consecration	Father Romero
	The Dead Don't Hurt	Rudolph Schiller
	I Told You So (Te l’avevo detto)	Father Bill
2024	Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1	Colonel Houghton
	The Crow	Vincent Roeg
	Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2	Colonel Houghton
2025	The Naked Gun	TBA	Post-production
TBA	Lear Rex	Duke of Albany	Post-production

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Television

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Danny Huston para niños