William Hurt was born on March 20, 1950 in Washington, D.C, USA. He is an Academy Award-winning American actor.

He starred in a succession of off-Broadway productions, then he debuted in Altered States (1980). He won a Best Actor Oscar for Kiss of The Spiderwoman (1985), and Oscar nominations for Children Of A Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (1987).

He also starred in Trial By Jury (1993), Dark City (1998), Syriana (2005) and The Good Shepherd (2006). In 2006 Hurt was again nominated for an Oscar, this time for the small role of a Philadelphia gangster who tangles with Viggo Mortensen in A History of Violence.

Filmography

• Beast of Bataan (2008)
• The Incredible Hulk (2008)
• Yellow Handkerchief (2008)
• Vantage Point (2008)
• Into the Wild (2007)
• Noise (2007)
• Mr. Brooks (2007)
• The Good Shepherd (2006)
• Beautiful Ohio (2006)
• "Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" (2006)
• The Legend of Sasquatch (2006)
• Syriana (2005)
• Neverwas (2005)
• Hunt for Justice (2005)
• A History of Violence (2005)
• The King (2005)
• "Frankenstein" (2004)
• The Village (2004)
• The Blue Butterfly (2004)
• Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story (2002)
• Tuck Everlasting (2002)
• Au plus près du paradis (2002)
• "The King of Queens" (1 episode, 2002)
• Changing Lanes (2002)
• "Rivière-des-Jérémie" (2001)
• Rare Birds (2001)
• Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
• Varian's War (2001)
• The Flamingo Rising (2001)
• "Dune" (2000)
• Contaminated Man (2000)
• The Miracle Maker (2000)
• The Simian Line (2000)
• Do Not Disturb (1999)
• Sunshine (1999)
• The Big Brass Ring (1999)
• The 4th Floor (1999)
• One True Thing (1998)
• Lost in Space (1998)
• The Proposition (1998)
• Dark City (1998)
• Loved (1997)
• Michael (1996)
• Un divan à New York (1996)
• Jane Eyre (1996)
• Smoke (1995)
• Second Best (1994)
• Trial by Jury (1994)
• Ispoved neznakomtsu (1994)
• Mr. Wonderful (1993)
• Peste, La (1992)
• Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991)
• The Doctor (1991)
• Alice (1990)
• Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (1990)
• I Love You to Death (1990)
• The Accidental Tourist (1988)
• A Time of Destiny (1988)
• Broadcast News (1987)
• Children of a Lesser God (1986)
• Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
• Gorky Park (1983)
• The Big Chill (1983)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1982)
• All the Way Home (1981)
• Body Heat (1981)
• Eyewitness (1981)
• Altered States (1980)
• Verna: USO Girl (1978)
• "The Best of Families" (1977)
• "Kojak" (2 episodes, 1977)

Awards

• Los Angeles Film Critics Best Supporting Actor "A History of Violence" 2005
• New York Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actor "A History of Violence" 2005
• Golden Horse Award Best Actor "The Accidental Tourist" 1989
• BAFTA Award Best Actor "Kiss of the Spider Woman" 1985
• Cannes Film Festival Best Actor "Kiss of the Spider Woman" 1985
• Los Angeles Film Critics Best Actor "Kiss of the Spider Woman" 1985
• National Board of Review Best Actor "Kiss of the Spider Woman" 1985
• Oscar Best Actor "Kiss of the Spider Woman" 1985
• Theatre World Award "My Life" 1978
• OBIE Award Performance "My Life" 1976 - 77