Home
Place of birth Christopher, Illinois, USA
Year of debut 1984
Awards
- Academy Awards nominated2
- BAFTA Awards nominated1
- Golden Globe Awards nominated1
John Malkovich studied theatre at Eastern Illinois University and Illinois State University. In 1976 he joined the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. In 1980 he moved to New York. In the 80s he developed a successful stage career winning two Obie awards and a Drama Desk award for acting and directing plays. He moved into movies with roles in Places In The Heart in 1984 and Empire Of The Sun in 1987. He has since mixed stage work with movie roles ranging from Being John Malkovich to Changeling.
Read more factsJohn Malkovich's films
Play all trailers Add All-
£2.99PG Certificate 2003 83 MinsRowan Atkinson stars as a bumbling spy on a mission to uncover a jewel thief. Mild language and comic violence.
-
£2.49PG Certificate 2005 104 MinsMartin Freeman discovers that his best friend (Mos Def) is an alien and the world is about to be destroyed. Contains mild language and moderate fantasy horror.
-
£2.4912 Certificate 2007 109 MinsAnimated. Beowulf (Ray Winstone) rids a village of a terrifying beast. With Angelina Jolie. Contains moderate bloody violence and sex references.
-
£2.5015 Certificate 2010 106 MinsRetired spies, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich are framed by the CIA. Movie has frequent scenes of action violence and one scene of hanging.
-
£2.50PG Certificate 2006 99 MinsA boy's destiny is to become a dragon rider and save the kingdom. Starring Jeremy Irons. Contains mild fantasy violence and scary moments.
-
£2.4915 Certificate 2010 78 MinsA machine-gun wielding bounty hunter (Josh Brolin) goes after a terrorist (John Malkovich). With Megan Fox. Strong action violence.
Did you know?
- John Malkovich was overweight as a child. At 16, he reportedly lost 70 pounds on a strict diet of lime jelly.
- In 2002, he directed the feature The Dancer Upstairs and the short movie Hideous Man.
- In an interview with The Guardian in 2006, he said that he doesn't regret any of his films because he always learns something, even if only that he never wants to work with that director again.
- He is of Croatian, Scottish and German descent.
- He was married to Glenne Headly from 1982 to 1988. He married Nicoletta Peyran in 1989. They have two children together.
Awards
Academy Awards nominated2
- 1993 Actor In The Supporting Role - In The Line Of Fire
- 1984 Actor in a Supporting Role - Places In The Heart
BAFTA Awards nominated1
- 1993 Actor in a Supporting Role - In The Line Of Fire
Golden Globe Awards nominated1
- 1994 Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - In The Line Of Fire
You may also like
Got a question?
We're here to help.
Want to know more about watching movies online or offline? You can call us for free. Get in touch on 0800 027 0801. Lines are open seven days a week from 9am to 11pm.
Calls to 0800 numbers are free from a UK landline. Mobile costs may vary, please check rates with your network provider.