Griffin Dunne
Acting1955New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Thomas Griffin Dunne (born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and film director. He is known for portraying Jack Goodman in An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Paul Hackett in After Hours (1985), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.
Known For
The Simpsons
Cockaroach Actor (voice)
Dallas Buyers Club
Dr. Vass
Ocean's Eight
Parole Board Officer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Benno Gilbert
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
Legal Advisor
An American Werewolf in London
Jack Goodman
My Girl
Mr. Jake Bixler
Only Murders in the Building
Professor Milton Dudenoff
Acting History
2025
Caught Stealing
as Paul
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TVas Self• 1 eps
2024
Ex-Husbands
as Peter Pearce
Only Murders in the Building
TVas Professor Milton Dudenoff• 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Simpsons
TVas Cockaroach Actor (voice)• 1 eps
2021
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
as Legal Advisor
Search Party
TVas Richard Wreck• 2 eps
2019
Bittersweet Symphony
as Griffin
Goliath
TVas Gene Bennett• 7 eps
2018
Ocean's Eight
as Parole Board Officer
The Romanoffs
TVas Frank Shefflied• 1 eps
Succession
TVas Alon Partif• 1 eps
This Is Us
TVas Nicky Pearson• 29 eps
2017
War Machine
as Ray Canucci
2016
Tumbledown
as Upton
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
TVas Music Therapist• 1 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Benno Gilbert• 1 eps
I Love Dick
TVas Sylvere
2014
The Discoverers
as Lewis Birch
Red Band Society
TVas Ruben Garcia• 3 eps
Red Band Society
TVDirector• 1 eps
2013
Broken City
as Sam Lancaster
Dallas Buyers Club
as Dr. Vass
Blood Ties
as McNally
The League
TVas Burt• 1 eps
Movie 43
Director
2012
House of Lies
TVas Marco Pelios• 5 eps
2011
Damages
TVas Dean Gullickson• 3 eps
The Good Wife
TVDirector• 2 eps
2010
2008
The Great Buck Howard
as Jonathan Finerman
The Accidental Husband
Director
2007
Snow Angels
as Don Parkinson
2006
The Bondage
as Dr. Simon
Game 6
as Elliott Litvak
3 lbs
TVas Dr. Jerry Cole
Fierce People
Director
Fierce People
Producer
Game 6
Producer
2005
My Date with Drew
as Self (uncredited)
2004
Marie and Bruce
as Bert
Alias
TVas Leonid Lisenker• 2 eps
2003
Stuck on You
as Griffin Dunne
2002
2001
Sam the Man
as Man in Bathroom
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Henry Talbott• 1 eps
Blonde
TVas Playwright• 2 eps
2000
The Directors
TVas Self• 1 eps
1998
Practical Magic
Director
1997
Addicted to Love
Director
1996
Joe's Apartment
Executive Producer
1995
Search and Destroy
as Martin Mirkheim
1994
Quiz Show
as Account Guy
I Like It Like That
as Stephen Price
1993
Naked in New York
as Auditioner
The Pickle
as Planet Cleveland Man (uncredited)
Love Matters
as Tom
Intimate Portrait
TVas Self• 1 eps
Hotel Room
TVas Robert
L.A. Law
TVas Gerard Samuels• 1 eps
Frasier
TVas Bob• 2 eps
1992
Straight Talk
as Alan Riegert
1991
1990
Secret Weapon
as Mordechai Vanunu
White Palace
Producer
1988
The Big Blue
as Duffy
Running on Empty
Producer
1987
Who's That Girl
as Loudon Trott
Amazon Women on the Moon
as Doctor (segment "Hospital")
1986
Amazing Stories
TVas Dick• 1 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Knoll• 1 eps
1985
After Hours
as Paul Hackett
After Hours
Producer
1984
Johnny Dangerously
as Tommy
1982
The Wall
as Mordecai Apt
1981
An American Werewolf in London
as Jack Goodman
The Fan
as Production Assistant
1979
Chilly Scenes of Winter
as Dr. Mark
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Producer
1975
The Other Side of the Mountain
as Herbie Johnson
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host / Frankie Toussaint (uncredited)