Oliver Platt | Rotten Tomatoes (2025)

Highest Rated: 100% The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)

Lowest Rated: 5% Shut In (2016)

Birthday: Jan 12, 1960

Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

The definitive scene-stealing supporting player, Oliver Platt built a steady acting career with his knack for taking unappealing characters, like Russell Tupper on "Huff" (Showtime, 2004-06) and making them funny and unexpectedly empathetic. Platt's large frame, expressive face, and booming, gravelly voice were leveraged to great effect in countless roles as attorneys and other educated professionals, with the actor earning acclaim for guest stints on TV's "The West Wing" (NBC, 1999-2006) and "Nip/Tuck" (FX, 2003-10). On the movie screen, he made pompous, amoral scoundrels his calling card in "A Time to Kill" (1996), "Bulworth,"(1999) and "Frost/Nixon" (2008), while occasionally getting the chance to steal the spotlight in the madcap comedy "Impostors" (1997) and on Broadway with his Tony-nominated performance in "Shining City." Platt's unique talent for balancing imposing physical presence with subtle wit, while hinting at the vulnerable side of the over-confident blowhard made him one of the most interesting, craft-oriented actors on stage and screen.

Highest rated movies

100% 90% The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Watchlist 93% 88% Frost/Nixon Watchlist 91% 68% Bessie Watchlist 90% 75% Kinsey Watchlist Watchlist 87% 78% Babes Watchlist 87% 85% Chef Watchlist 86% 87% X-Men: First Class Watchlist 85% 64% Please Give Watchlist 85% 78% Wonder Woman Watchlist

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Oliver Platt Oliver Platt Oliver Platt at arrivals for NBC Entertainment Upfronts 2019, The Four Seasons, New York, NY May 13, 2019. Photo By: Kristin Callahan/Everett Collection Oliver Platt at arrivals for NBC Mid-Season Event, Four Seasons Hotel, New York, NY March 2, 2017. Photo By: RCF/Everett Collection Oliver Platt at arrivals for ALL IS LOST Premiere at the 2013 New York Film Festival (NYFF), Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY October 8, 2013. Photo By: Gregorio T. Binuya/Everett Collection Oliver Platt at arrivals for Premiere of FROST/NIXON, The Ziegfeld Theatre, New York, NY, November 17, 2008. Photo by: Lee/Everett Collection Oliver Platt at arrivals for FROST/NIXON Premiere, The Ziegfeld Theatre, New York, NY, November 17, 2008. Photo by: Jason Smith/Everett Collection Oliver Platt at arrivals for FROST/NIXON Premiere, The Ziegfeld Theatre, New York, NY, November 17, 2008. Photo by: Jason Smith/Everett Collection READY TO RUMBLE, Oliver Platt, David Arquette, 2000 SIMON BIRCH, top from left: Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, bottom from left: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, 1998, © Buena Vista View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
87% 78% Babes Bernie (Character) $3.7M 2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet American Experience: The Bombing of Wall Street Unknown (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet American Experience: The Gilded Age Unknown (Character) - 2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet American Experience: Into the Amazon Unknown (Character) - 2018
87% 77% M.C. Gaines (Character) $1.6M 2017
79% 36% The Cleanse Ken Roberts (Character) - 2016
53% 30% The Ticket Bob (Character) - 2016
55% 34% Rules Don't Apply Forester (Character) $3.6M 2016
4% 23% Shut In Dr. Wilson (Character) $6.9M 2016
38% 39% The 9th Life of Louis Drax Dr. Perez (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Emperor The Pope Clement VII (Character) - 2016
53% 25% One More Time Alan (Character) - 2015
No Score Yet 86% Frank and Cindy Frank (Character) - 2015
91% 68% Bessie Carl Van Vechten (Character) - 2015
38% 29% Cut Bank Joe Barrett (Character) - 2014
14% 21% A Merry Friggin' Christmas Hobo Santa (Character) - 2014
76% 69% Kill the Messenger Jerry Ceppos (Character) $2.4M 2014
16% 68% Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return Wiser the Owl (Voice) $8.5M 2014
87% 85% Chef Ramsey Michel (Character) $31.2M 2014
100% 90% The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Lord Minster of the Right Abe (Voice) $681.1K 2013
78% 57% Lucky Them Giles (Character) $32.9K 2013
25% 45% CZ12 Lawrence Morgan (Character) - 2012
65% 58% Love, Marilyn Unknown (Character) - 2012
78% 50% Mark Two (Character) $1.0M 2012
31% 32% The Oranges Terry (Character) $319.4K 2011
86% 87% X-Men: First Class Man in Black Suit (Character) $146.4M 2011
49% 53% Bruce Winston (Character) $32.4M 2010
42% 62% Letters to Juliet Bobby (Character) $53.0M 2010
85% 64% Please Give Alex (Character) $4.0M 2010
85% 78% Wonder Woman Hades (Voice) - 2009
40% 47% 2012 Carl Anheuser (Character) $166.1M 2009
14% 24% Year One High Priest (Character) $43.3M 2009
93% 88% Frost/Nixon Bob Zelnick (Character) $18.6M 2008
35% 72% Martian Child Jeff (Character) $7.5M 2007
35% 40% The Ten Marc Jacobson (Character) $766.5K 2007
18% 35% Loverboy Mr. Pomeroy (Character) $29.7K 2005
45% 57% Casanova Papprizzio (Character) $11.3M 2005
47% 43% The Ice Harvest Pete (Character) $8.8M 2005
90% 75% Kinsey Herman Wells (Character) $10.2M 2004
84% 73% Pieces of April Jim Burns (Character) $2.4M 2003
25% 27% Hope Springs Doug Reed (Character) - 2003
25% 44% Ash Wednesday Moran (Character) $2.9K 2002
20% 36% Liberty Stands Still Victor Wallace (Character) - 2002
44% 45% ZigZag Toad (Character) - 2002
24% 49% Don't Say a Word Dr. Louis Sachs (Character) $55.0M 2001
23% 52% Ready to Rumble Jimmy King (Character) $12.4M 2000
26% 36% Gun Shy Fulvio Nesstra (Character) $1.6M 2000
47% 37% Lake Placid Hector Cyr (Character) $31.8M 1999
37% 59% Bicentennial Man Rupert Burns (Character) $58.2M 1999
29% 48% Three to Tango Peter Steinberg (Character) $10.5M 1999
44% 77% Simon Birch Ben Goodrich (Character) $18.3M 1998
63% 73% The Impostors Maurice (Character) $2.2M 1998
43% 35% Dr. Dolittle Dr. Mark Weller (Character) $144.2M 1998
76% 68% Bulworth Dennis Murphy (Character) $26.4M 1998
70% 85% Dangerous Beauty Maffio Venier (Character) $4.6M 1998
62% 53% Executive Decision Dennis Cahill (Character) $55.7M 1996
67% 85% A Time to Kill Harry Rex Vonner (Character) $108.7M 1996
No Score Yet 58% The Infiltrator Yaron Svoray (Character) - 1995
63% 81% Funny Bones Tommy Fawkes (Character) $527.0K 1995
48% 52% Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill Paul Bunyan (Character) $8.2M 1995
76% 85% Eric (Character) $23.1M 1993
30% 62% The Three Musketeers Porthos (Character) $53.7M 1993
34% 47% Indecent Proposal Jeremy (Character) $104.9M 1993
32% 19% The Temp Jack Hartsell (Character) $6.0M 1993
63% 78% Diggstown Fitz (Character) $4.0M 1992
31% 36% Beethoven Harvey (Character) $56.5M 1992
50% 59% Flatliners Randy Steckle (Character) $58.7M 1990
83% 67% Working Girl Lutz (Character) $62.2M 1988

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 75% Chicago Med Dr. Daniel Charles (Character) 2015-2024
96% 79% The Bear Jimmy "Cicero" Kalinowski (Character) 2024
No Score Yet 88% Chicago Fire Daniel Charles (Character),
Dr. Daniel Charles (Guest Star)
2015-2017 2023
No Score Yet 96% Sofia the First Everburn (Guest Voice) 2014 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet American Experience Narrator 2015 2017
73% 69% Chicago Justice Unknown (Guest Star) 2017
85% 90% Modern Family Martin (Guest Star) 2015 2017
No Score Yet 88% Chicago P.D. Daniel Charles (Guest Star) 2015-2016
No Score Yet 90% American Dad! Ken Burns (Guest Voice) 2016
No Score Yet 61% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2015
93% 91% The Good Wife R.D. (Guest Star) 2015
93% 85% Fargo Stavros Milos (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet JFK: American Experience Narrator 2013
55% 77% The Big C Paul Jamison (Character) 2010-2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Guest 2010
74% 82% Nip/Tuck Freddy Prune (Guest Star) 2007-2008
67% No Score Yet HUFF Russell Tupper (Character) 2004-2006
81% 95% The West Wing Oliver Babish (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2001 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet Queens Supreme Judge Jack Moran (Character) 2003
58% No Score Yet Deadline Wallace Benton (Character) 2000-2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wiseguy Sy Brenner (Guest Star) 1990
71% 89% Miami Vice Unknown (Guest Star) 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Equalizer Norm Jameson (Guest Star) 1987
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