Aaron E. Eckhart - Actor
ActorAaron E. Eckhart
Birth Name(s) : Aaron E. Eckhart
Date of Birth: March 12, 1968
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Profession: Actor
Aaron Eckhart Biography
A handsome blonde performer capable of transforming himself as the role requires, Aaron Eckhart first caught moviegoers' attention in his film debut as the unctuous businessman Chad in college classmate Neil LaBute's wicked black comedy "In the Company of Men" (1997). Playing off his chiseled good looks, the California native etched a memorably villainous character, one minute seductive and charming, the next sadistic and cruel. In Eckhart's skillful portrayal, Chad emerged as a fully-rounded, if deeply flawed, human being. Eckhart spent part of his formative years living in England, and, after dropping out of high school, in Sydney, Australia. Eventually earning his high school equivalency, he enrolled at Brigham Young University where he met future collaborator LaBute. Following graduation, Eckhart joined the ranks of unemployed actors in Manhattan until he enjoyed a taste of success with a beer commercial that cast him as a construction worker. Returning to California, he began landing small roles, including a turn as Samson in the 1993 CBS special, "Ancient Secrets of the Bible, Part II". After his star-making turn in "In the Company of Men", the actor was offered an opportunity to demonstrate his astonishing range and versatility in LaBute's "Your Friends and Neighbors" (1998). Cast as an overweight, impotent and unhappily married man, Eckhart was virtually unrecognizable.
Eckhart finally landed a more conventional role playing the title character's overprotective brother in "Molly" (1999). All that was a warm-up, though, for his turn as the pony-tailed biker who eventually wins the heart of Julia Roberts' "Erin Brockovich" (2000). In what amounted to his first full-blown romantic role, Eckhart exhibited an affable, easygoing nature and magnetic screen charisma. Reuniting with LaBute, he switched gears and returned to the sleazy side as a used-car salesman who neglects his sweet-natured spouse in "Nurse Betty" (also 2000). Sean Penn then tapped Eckhart to play a young detective partnered with a grizzled veteran on the verge of retirement in "The Pledge" (2001) before the actor once again played De Niro to LaBute's Scorsese in "Possession" (2002). In the latter, he was cast opposite Gwyneth Paltrow as an academic attempting to reconstruct the relationship between two Victorian-era authors. Eckhart then protrayed a geophysicist who, along with Hilary Swank and Bruce Greenwood, set off to detonate a nuclear device and save the world from destruction in the sci-fi thriller feature "The Core" (2003).
Additional Aaron Eckhart Biography
Eckhart, who has two brothers, was born in Cupertino, California, to a children's book author and poet mother and a computer executive father. He had a Latter Day Saint upbringing. As a teenager, he lived with his family in England and Sydney, Australia. He took three years off after high school to surf in Hawaii and to serve a mission for the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France and Switzerland. He enrolled as a film major at Brigham Young University, graduating in 1994. Eckhart was engaged to actress Emily Cline, but separated from her in 1998. He bought a motorcycle after learning to ride one for Erin Brockovich (2000).
During his time at Brigham Young University, Eckhart appeared in the Mormon-themed film "Godly Sorrow". He was nominated for the Golden Globe of Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in Thank You for Smoking.
His next role is that of District Attorney Harvey Dent in the sequel to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, due in 2008.
Date of Birth: March 12, 1968
Status: N/A
Partner: N/A
Profession: Actor
Aaron Eckhart Biography
A handsome blonde performer capable of transforming himself as the role requires, Aaron Eckhart first caught moviegoers' attention in his film debut as the unctuous businessman Chad in college classmate Neil LaBute's wicked black comedy "In the Company of Men" (1997). Playing off his chiseled good looks, the California native etched a memorably villainous character, one minute seductive and charming, the next sadistic and cruel. In Eckhart's skillful portrayal, Chad emerged as a fully-rounded, if deeply flawed, human being. Eckhart spent part of his formative years living in England, and, after dropping out of high school, in Sydney, Australia. Eventually earning his high school equivalency, he enrolled at Brigham Young University where he met future collaborator LaBute. Following graduation, Eckhart joined the ranks of unemployed actors in Manhattan until he enjoyed a taste of success with a beer commercial that cast him as a construction worker. Returning to California, he began landing small roles, including a turn as Samson in the 1993 CBS special, "Ancient Secrets of the Bible, Part II". After his star-making turn in "In the Company of Men", the actor was offered an opportunity to demonstrate his astonishing range and versatility in LaBute's "Your Friends and Neighbors" (1998). Cast as an overweight, impotent and unhappily married man, Eckhart was virtually unrecognizable.
Eckhart finally landed a more conventional role playing the title character's overprotective brother in "Molly" (1999). All that was a warm-up, though, for his turn as the pony-tailed biker who eventually wins the heart of Julia Roberts' "Erin Brockovich" (2000). In what amounted to his first full-blown romantic role, Eckhart exhibited an affable, easygoing nature and magnetic screen charisma. Reuniting with LaBute, he switched gears and returned to the sleazy side as a used-car salesman who neglects his sweet-natured spouse in "Nurse Betty" (also 2000). Sean Penn then tapped Eckhart to play a young detective partnered with a grizzled veteran on the verge of retirement in "The Pledge" (2001) before the actor once again played De Niro to LaBute's Scorsese in "Possession" (2002). In the latter, he was cast opposite Gwyneth Paltrow as an academic attempting to reconstruct the relationship between two Victorian-era authors. Eckhart then protrayed a geophysicist who, along with Hilary Swank and Bruce Greenwood, set off to detonate a nuclear device and save the world from destruction in the sci-fi thriller feature "The Core" (2003).
Additional Aaron Eckhart Biography
Eckhart, who has two brothers, was born in Cupertino, California, to a children's book author and poet mother and a computer executive father. He had a Latter Day Saint upbringing. As a teenager, he lived with his family in England and Sydney, Australia. He took three years off after high school to surf in Hawaii and to serve a mission for the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in France and Switzerland. He enrolled as a film major at Brigham Young University, graduating in 1994. Eckhart was engaged to actress Emily Cline, but separated from her in 1998. He bought a motorcycle after learning to ride one for Erin Brockovich (2000).
During his time at Brigham Young University, Eckhart appeared in the Mormon-themed film "Godly Sorrow". He was nominated for the Golden Globe of Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role in Thank You for Smoking.
His next role is that of District Attorney Harvey Dent in the sequel to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, due in 2008.
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