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John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He has received several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Malkovich started his career as a charter member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago in 1976. He moved to New York City, acting in a Steppenwolf production of the Sam Shepard play True West (1980). He made his Broadway debut as Biff in the revival of the Arthur Miller play Death of a Salesman (1984). He directed the Harold Pinter play The Caretaker(1986) and acted in Lanford Wilson's Burn This(1987). Malkovich has received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor nominations for his performances in Places in the Heart (1984) and In the Line of Fire (1993). Other films include The Killing Fields (1984), Empire of the Sun (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Of Mice and Men (1992), Con Air (1997), Rounders (1998), Being John Malkovich (1999), Shadow of the Vampire (2000), Ripley's Game (2002), Johnny English (2003), Burn After Reading (2008), and Red (2010). He has also produced films such as Ghost World (2001), Juno (2007), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). For his work on television, he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for Death of a Salesman (1985). His other Emmy-nominated roles were for portraying Herman J. Mankiewicz in RKO 281 (1999) and Charles Talleyrand in Napoléon (2002). Other television roles include Crossbones (2014), Billions (2018–19), The New Pope (2020), and Space Force (2020–2022).
John Malkovich
Brooks Hatlen
for Brooks Hatlen in The Shawshank Redemption (2025)
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Accused of murdering his wife, brilliant but reserved banker Andy Dufresne is sentenced to life in Shawshank Prison, where corruption and brutality rule behind stone walls. As years pass, Andy forms an unlikely bond with Ellis "Red" Redding, a seasoned inmate who helps him navigate the harsh realities of life inside. Outside the prison, Clara Hawthorne, Andy’s sharp and determined young attorney, begins to uncover cracks in the case that condemned him. As Andy clings to hope in a hopeless place, his quiet resilience sparks change in those around him—leading to a daring plan that will test the limits of justice, friendship, and freedom. A powerful reimagining of a timeless story, this remake honors the original while bringing new voices and emotional depth to its enduring themes.
