Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an American-British actor, director and screenwriter. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director
John Huston and half-brother of actress
Anjelica Huston.
He is known for his roles in films such as ''
Ivans Xtc
''ivansxtc'' is a 2000 British-American independent drama film co-written by Bernard Rose and Lisa Enos, produced by Enos and directed by Rose, the first of several Enos-Rose collaborations, including ''Snuff-Movie'' (2005), ''Kreutzer Sonata'' ...
'' (2000),
for which he was nominated for an
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, ''
21 Grams'' (2003), ''
Birth
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'' (2004), ''
The Aviator'' (also 2004),
''
The Constant Gardener'' (2005), ''
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (; ; Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last List of French royal consorts, queen of France before the French Revolution and the establishment of the French First Republic. She was the ...
'' (2006), ''
Children of Men'' (also 2006), ''
The Kingdom'' (2007), ''
30 Days of Night'' (also 2007), ''
Robin Hood
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'' (2010), ''
Hitchcock'' (2012), ''
The Congress'' (2013), ''
Big Eyes'' (2014), ''
Wonder Woman
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'' (2017),
''
Game Night'' (2018), ''
Stan & Ollie'' (also 2018), and ''
Angel Has Fallen'' (2019).
Huston portrayed
The Axeman on the
FX series ''
American Horror Story: Coven'' and Massimo Dolcefino on ''
American Horror Story: Freak Show''.
He played Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on ''
Magic City'' (2012–13), Dan Jenkins in the first two seasons of the
Paramount Network drama series ''
Yellowstone
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'' (2018–19), Jamie Laird on the second season of
''Succession'' (2019), and the voice of Jonas Backstein on the first season of ''
Common Side Effects'' (2025). His directing credits include the films ''
Mr. North'' (1988), ''
The Maddening'' (1995) and ''
The Last Photograph'' (2017).
Early life
Huston was born May 14, 1962, in
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...
, Italy. He is the son of director and actor
John Huston and actress Zoe Sallis. Huston was in Italy directing ''
The Bible: In the Beginning...'', in which Sallis played
Hagar. Through his father, he is the half-brother of actress
Anjelica Huston and screenwriter
Tony Huston. He has two adoptive siblings, Pablo Huston and writer
Allegra Huston. He is the uncle of actor
Jack Huston and grandson of
Walter Huston. He is of Canadian, Welsh, Scots-Irish, Scottish and
Anglo-Indian
Anglo-Indian people are a distinct minority group, minority community of mixed-race British and Indian ancestry. During the colonial period, their ancestry was defined as British paternal and Indian maternal heritage; post-independence, "Angl ...
descent.
He spent much of his early life in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and maintains British citizenship through his mother. He worked as an assistant to his father during the production of
''Under the Volcano'' (1984) and was a second unit director on
''The Dead'' (1987). Huston is a graduate of
London Film School.
Career
Huston made his acting debut at the age of 12 in the
George Kennedy-starring thriller film
''The "Human" Factor'' (1975).
In 1988, Huston directed ''
Mr. North'', which was an adaptation of
Thornton Wilder's ''Theophilus North''. The film was produced by his father, who died before its completion. In 1995, Huston played Bartender #2 in ''
Leaving Las Vegas'' and directed the film ''
The Maddening''.
Huston was nominated for Best Male Performance at the Independent Spirit Awards in 2003 for his performance in the independent film ''
Ivans Xtc
''ivansxtc'' is a 2000 British-American independent drama film co-written by Bernard Rose and Lisa Enos, produced by Enos and directed by Rose, the first of several Enos-Rose collaborations, including ''Snuff-Movie'' (2005), ''Kreutzer Sonata'' ...
''.
Huston appeared in
Martin Scorsese
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's ''
The Aviator''. The ensemble cast was nominated for a 2004 SAG Award.
In 2006, Huston received the Golden Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Sandy Woodrow in Fernando Meirelles' ''
The Constant Gardener''. Huston starred in the Australian western ''
The Proposition''.
Huston starred in ''Alpha Male'' and Oliver Parker's ''
Fade to Black'', in which he played
Orson Welles
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. He starred in ''
The Kreutzer Sonata'', which premiered at the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
His other film credits include ''
Birth
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'', ''
Silver City'', ''
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette (; ; Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last List of French royal consorts, queen of France before the French Revolution and the establishment of the French First Republic. She was the ...
'', ''
The Number 23'', ''
The Kingdom'', ''
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People'', and ''
30 Days of Night''. He portrayed
Samuel Adams in the award-winning
HBO
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miniseries ''
John Adams
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'' and
Colonel William Stryker in ''
X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', a prequel to the
original trilogy of ''X-Men'' films.
Huston has been featured in ''
Boogie Woogie'', ''
The Warrior's Way'', ''
Edge of Darkness'', ''
Clash of the Titans'', ''
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary noble outlaw, heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions o ...
'', ''
You Don't Know Jack'', and ''
Medallion''.
Huston played gangster Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on
Mitch Glazer's ''
Magic City'', for which he was nominated for the
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2013. He portrayed
The Axeman in the
FX thriller series ''
American Horror Story: Coven'' and Massimo Dolcefino in ''
American Horror Story: Freak Show''.
Huston starred as
General Erich Ludendorff in the 2017 film ''
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' Introducing Wonder Woman, #8, published October 21, 1941, with her first feature in ''Sensation Comic ...
'' and as Wade Jennings in ''
Angel Has Fallen''.
Personal life
From 1989 to 1993, Huston was married to actress
Virginia Madsen. In 2001, he married Katie Jane Evans with whom he has a daughter.
Huston and Evans separated in 2006. Evans died by suicide in October 2008 before the divorce was finalized.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male voice actors
American people of Canadian descent
American people of English descent
American male actors of Indian descent
American people of Scotch-Irish descent
American people of Scottish descent
American people of Welsh descent
Film directors from Los Angeles
Film festival founders
Male actors from Rome
Danny
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
Alumni of the London Film School
Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom