James Howard Woods is an American actor. He is known for fast-talking intense roles on stage and screen. He received various accolades including three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for two Academy Awards. He started his career in minor roles on and off-Broadway. In 1972, he appeared in The Trial of the Catonsville Nine alongside Sam Waterston on Broadway In 1978, he made his television breakthrough alongside Meryl Streep, playing her husband in the acclaimed NBC miniseries Holocaust, which received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series.