Bruce Altman
Birthdate: Jul 3, 1955
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Bruce Altman is a veteran supporting actor who launched his multi-decade movie career under the direction of director/producer Mike Nichols in Regarding Henry (1991), starring Harrison Ford and Annette Bening, followed in short order by several significant supporting roles in director/writer Stacy Cochran’s black comedy, My New Gun (1992), co-starring Diane Lane, James LeGros and Tess Harper; in director James Foley’s screen version of David Mamet’s drama, Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), co-starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey and Jonathan Pryce; in 20th Century Fox’s $56.5-grossing baseball comedy directed by and co-starring Daniel Stern, Rookie of the Year (1993), with Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey and Dan Hedaya; in the Anthony Minghella-directed romantic comedy, Mr. Wonderful (1993), co-starring Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, Mary-Louise Parker and William Hurt; and under Mike Figgis’ direction in Mr. Jones (1993), starring Richard Gere, Lena Olin and Anne Bancroft.
Altman was then by two major Hollywood directors in major 1994 releases: director/producer Robert Redford’s Best Picture Oscar-nominated Quiz Show (1994), with John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, David Paymer and Paul Scofield, and then the newspaper comedy-drama directed by Ron Howard, The Paper (1994), co-starring Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Dennis Quaid and Robert Duvall, and grossing over $48 million for Universal Pictures.
Altman appeared opposite Peter Gallagher, Claire Danes, Kathy Bates, and Michelle Pfeiffer in director Michael Pressman’s and screenwriter David E. Kelley’s version of Michael Brady’s play, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996). Then Altman joined director/writer James Mangold and his starry cast of Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg, Janeane Garofalo, Robert Patrick, Michael Rapaport and Annabella Sciorra in the ambitious New York City police drama, Cop Land (1997), grossing a hefty $63.7 million for Miramax Films.
Altman had a minor role in the modest rom-com hit, The Object of My Affection (1998), co-starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd under Nicholas Hytner’s direction, followed by Altman appearing in other successful projects including director/co-writer James Mangold’s biopic, Girl, Interrupted (1999), starring Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Ellisabeth Moss, Jared Leto, Jeffrey Tambor, Vanessa Redgrave and Whoopi Goldberg; indie filmmaker Michael Cuesta’s film, L.I.E. (2001), with Brian Cox and Paul Dano, and released by New Yorker Films; and the Roger Michell-directed legal thriller, Changing Lanes (2002), co-starring Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette, Sydney Pollack, William Hurt and Amanda Peet, and grossing $95 million for Paramout Pictures.
Altman joined director/actor Richard Benjamin for the poorly received rom-com, Marci X (2003), with Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayans, and then had a bigger supporting role in one of director/producer Ridley Scott’s few black comedies, Matchstick Men (2003), starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman and Bruce McGill and premiering at the Venice Film Festival.
Altman reunited with filmmaker Michael Cuesta for the coming-of-age drama, Twelve and Holding (2005), with Conor Donovan, Jesse Camacho, Zoe Weizenbaum and Jeremy Renner, followed by Altman taking on supporting roles in director/writer Wayne Kramer’s thriller, Running Scared (2006), starring Paul Walker, Cameron Brighgt, Vera Farmiga and Chazz Palminteri; in 20th Century Fox’s money-losing erotic thriller, Deception (2008), starring Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor and Michelle Williams under Marcel Langenegger’s direction; in director/writer Jay DiPietro’s indie drama, Peter and Vandy (2009), based on his play and co-starring Jason Ritter and Jess Weixler, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival and released by Strand Releasing; in 20th Century Fox’s critically panned but commercially strong rom-com, Bride Wars (2009), co-starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway under Gary Winick’s direction, and grossing $116 million on $30 million costs; in co-director/writer Brian Koppelman’s comedy-drama starring Michael Douglas, Solitary Man (2009), with Jenna Fischer, Jesse Eisenberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Imogen Poots, Susan Sarandon and Danny DeVito, and released to poor results by Millennium Films after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival; and in director/writer/producer Nancy Meyers’ rom-com hit, It’s Complicated (2009), starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Caitlin FitzGerald, Mary Kay Place and Rita Wilson, and earning $219 million for Universal Pictures.
Bruce Altman continued to be cast for supporting roles by major filmmakers and producers in Hollywood studio movies, such as director Roger Michell and producer J.J. Abrams in Paramount Pictures’ TV news comedy-drama, Morning Glory (2010), co-starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson, and Jeff Goldblum. Then Altman joined director/writer Nicholas Jarecki for his successful Richard Gere-starring crime drama, Arbitrage (2012), with Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, and Laetitia Casta, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival before grossing a solid $35.5 million for distributors Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions.
Altman landed a role in another success, director/writer Ken Scott’s comedy-drama Delivery Man (2013), his American shot-for-shot remake of his 2011 Canadian movie, Starbuck, starring Vince Vaughn, and earning $53 million for producers DreamWorks Pictures/Reliance Entertainment/Caramel Films and distributor Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; and then Altman went indie for significant roles in both director/writer Paul Bettany’s filmmaking debut feature, Shelter (2014), co-starring Jennifer Connelly and Anthony Mackie, and released by Screen Media Films after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, and also in by director/writer Paul Dalio’s indie drama, Touched with Fire (2015), based on Kay Redfield’s book and co-starring Katie Holmes, Luke Kirby and Christine Lahti, launching at the South by Southwest Film Festival before a Roadside Attractions release.
Altman went from Christian-themed drama (playing a doctor) in the Patricia Riggen-directed Christian drama, Miracles from Heaven (2016), with Queen Latifah, to the erotic frothiness of the James Foley-directed sequels of author-producer E.L. James's trilogy, Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018) based on E.L. James’s novels, co-starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, and Marcia Gay Harden, grossing a combined $753 million for Universal Pictures.
Altman joined the intriguing cast of director/co-writer Michael Tyburski’s indie drama, The Sound of Silence (2019), starring Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori, Austin Pendleton, Kate Lyn Sheil and Alex Karpovsky, premiering at the Sundance Film Festival before an IFC Films release; and then Altman jumped into the even more colorful cast of director/writer/producer Jon Stewart’s political comedy, Irresistible (2020), starring Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, Mackenzie Davis, Topher Grace, Natasha Lyonne and Rose Byrne, and finally released in limited theatrical pattern during the COVID-19 pandemic by Focus Features/Universal Pictures.
Bruce Altman had one of his biggest roles to date, co-starring in director/co-writer James DeMonaco’s horror-thriller, The Home (2025), starring Pete Davidson, Bruce Altman, John Glover, and Ethan Phillips, originally produced by Miramax and then taken over by Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions for a wide release.
Personal life
Bruce Altman was born and raised in The Bronx in New York City by his parents. Altman studied theater and graduated from the Yale School of Drama, and then studied acting at the William Esper Studio in New York City. Altman has been married to lawyer and law professor Darcy M. McGraw since 1982; the couple’s only child, Anna, died at age 24 in 2013. Altman’s height is 6’ 1”.
Known For
Running Scared
(2006)
Matchstick Men
(2003)
Regarding Henry
(1991)
The Paper
(1994)
Bruce Altman Movies
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- 2025 |
- 2022 | Last Seen Aliveas Barry Adams
- 2020 | Chemical Heartsas Toby Page
- 2019 |
The Sound of Silence
asHarold Carlyle
A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.
- 2018 |
Fifty Shades Freed
asJerry Roach
Anastasia and Christian get married, but Jack Hyde continues to threaten their relationship.
- 2017 |
Fifty Shades Darker
asJerry Roach
While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.
- 2016 | C Streetas Governor Empire
- 2016 |
- 2013 | Kilimanjaroas Milton
- 2013 | The Odd Way Homeas James Richards
- 2012 | Arbitrageas Chris Vogler
- 2011 |
The Sitter
asJim Griffith
A college student on suspension is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him.
- 2009 | Peter and Vandyas Dad
- 2009 | The Skepticas Dr. Koven
- 2008 | Deceptionas Lawyer #1
- 2007 | Bagboyas Norman
- 2006 | Running Scaredas Dez
- 2003 | Matchstick Menas Dr. Klein
- 2001 | L.I.E.as Marty Blitzer
- 1996 | Rescuing Desireas Dr. Ralph Mallory
- 1996 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthdayas Paul Wheeler
- 1993 |
- 1993 | Rookie of the Yearas Jack Bradfield
- 1992 | My New Gunas Irwin Bloom
- 1992 | Glengarry Glen Rossas Mr. Spannel
- 1991 | Regarding Henryas Bruce, Henry's Partner
Facts About Bruce Altman
Acting Teacher: Bruce Altman has regularly taught Shakespeare workshops at schools in Connecticut, where he lives.
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