My Take
Few actors can make you lean in just by lowering their voice the way John Malkovich does. There's this dry, almost amused menace to him, like he knows something you don't and isn't in any hurry to share it. I love that he came up through Steppenwolf in Chicago, because you can feel that stage discipline in everything he does, even when he's playing a total weirdo. He turned a fictionalized version of himself into a whole movie premise with Being John Malkovich, which is the kind of self-aware swing only he could pull off. Whether he's the chilling villain in In the Line of Fire or seducing in Dangerous Liaisons, he never quite plays it straight, and that mischief is exactly why I keep watching.
Overview
John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor, producer and director. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, two Actor Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. Malkovich started his career as a charter member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago in 1976.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Malkovich
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・マルコヴィッチ
- Reading
- じょん・まるこゔぃっち
- Born
- December 9, 1953 (age 72)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Snake
- Origin
- Christopher, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / television actor / film actor / film director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Benton Consolidated High School
- University
- Illinois State University
Awards & achievements
- 1998 Donostia Award
- 1983 Theatre World Award
- 1986 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Order of Danica Hrvatska
- Clarence Derwent Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.