Timothy Tarquin Hutton (born August 16, 1960)
is an American actor and film director. He is the
youngest recipient of the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while worki ...
, which he won at age 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in ''
Ordinary People
''Ordinary People'' is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest. The film follows the disintegration of an uppe ...
'' (1980). Hutton has since appeared regularly in feature films and on television, with featured roles in the drama ''
Taps'' (1981), the spy film ''
The Falcon and the Snowman'' (1985), and the horror film ''
The Dark Half'' (1993), among others.
Between 2000 and 2002, Hutton starred as
Archie Goodwin in the A&E drama series ''
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
''Nero Wolfe'' is a television series adapted from Rex Stout's series of detective stories that aired for two seasons (2001–2002) on A&E. Set in New York City sometime in the 1940s–1950s, the stylized period drama stars Maury Chaykin as Ne ...
''. Between 2008 and 2012, he starred as Nathan "Nate" Ford on the
TNT drama series ''
Leverage''. He also had a role in the first season of the
Amazon
Amazon most often refers to:
* Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology
* Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin
* Amazon River, in South America
* Amazon (company), an American multinational technolog ...
streaming drama series ''
Jack Ryan''.
Early life
Timothy Hutton was born in
Malibu, California
Malibu ( ; es, Malibú; Chumash: ) is a beach city in the Santa Monica Mountains region of Los Angeles County, California, situated about west of Downtown Los Angeles. It is known for its Mediterranean climate and its strip of the Malib ...
. His father was actor
Jim Hutton; his mother, Maryline Adams (née Poole), was a teacher. His parents divorced when Hutton was three years old, and his mother took him and his older sister, Heidi (born in 1959), with her to Boston, and then to her hometown
Harwinton, Connecticut
Harwinton is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,484 at the 2020 census. The high school is Lewis S. Mills.
History
The town incorporated in 1737. The name of the town alludes to Hartford and Windsor, Con ...
. The family returned to California when Hutton was 12.
"A lot of people think that because my father was an actor, I come from this big show-business background," Hutton told
Bruce Cook of ''
American Film'' magazine in 1981.
"But that's not how I grew up at all. My mother took us to Cambridge
Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...
because she wanted to get her M.A. She wound up teaching in Connecticut, but the way she saw it, after a while, if we all stayed there, my sister and I would just wind up as the proprietors of the local drugstore or something, so that was why she took us to Berkeley, California - to get us into the world, I guess. Now she's given up teaching and she's into printing miniature books."
In 1976 when he was 15, Hutton sought out his father and moved in with him in Los Angeles.
["Timothy Hutton is Too Good to Be True," ''Rolling Stone'', February 1982] At
Fairfax High School, while playing Nathan Detroit in a school production of ''
Guys and Dolls
''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on " The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also b ...
'', he realized he wanted to become an actor. With encouragement from both of his parents, he began acting in television.
[ Cook, Bruce, "Doing What Comes Naturally." ''American Film'', March 1981, pp. 62–65 and 74.]
On June 2, 1979, Jim Hutton died in Los Angeles from
liver cancer
Liver cancer (also known as hepatic cancer, primary hepatic cancer, or primary hepatic malignancy) is cancer that starts in the liver. Liver cancer can be primary (starts in liver) or secondary (meaning cancer which has spread from elsewhere to th ...
, two days after his 45th birthday. In 1981, Hutton thanked his father during his
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
speech, which he had won for his role in the movie ''
Ordinary People
''Ordinary People'' is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest. The film follows the disintegration of an uppe ...
''.
Acting career
Timothy Hutton's career began with parts in several television movies, most notably the 1979 ABC TV film ''
Friendly Fire
In military terminology, friendly fire or fratricide is an attack by belligerent or neutral forces on friendly troops while attempting to attack enemy/hostile targets. Examples include misidentifying the target as hostile, cross-fire while en ...
''. That year, he also played the son of
Donna Reed in the
Ross Hunter
Ross Hunter (born Martin Terry Fuss; May 6, 1916 or 1920 – March 10, 1996) was an American film and television producer and actor. He is best known for producing light comedies such as '' Pillow Talk'' (1959), and the glamorous melodramas '' ...
NBC television film ''The Best Place to Be''. He then made two CBS made-for TV films in 1980: ''Young Love, First Love'' with
Valerie Bertinelli, and ''Father Figure'' with
Hal Linden. For his first feature film performance, as Conrad Jarrett in ''
Ordinary People
''Ordinary People'' is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest. The film follows the disintegration of an uppe ...
'' (1980), Hutton won both the
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
and the
Golden Globe
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of ...
for Best Supporting Actor. His performance also earned him the
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – Male. Immediately following his success, he starred in the acclaimed 1981 ABC television film ''
A Long Way Home'' co-starring
Brenda Vaccaro
Brenda is a feminine given name in the English language.
Origin
The overall accepted origin for the female name Brenda is the Old Nordic male name ''Brandr'' meaning both ''torch'' and ''sword'': evidently the male name Brandr took root in area ...
.
Hutton's next feature film, ''
Taps'' (with
George C. Scott,
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008).
Penn began his acting career in televisi ...
, and
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Go ...
), was popular with critics and audiences, but during the next several years, his motion pictures, such as ''
Iceman'', ''
Daniel
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...
'', ''
Turk 182'', ''
Made in Heaven'', and ''
Q&A'', struggled at the box office. His only substantial hit was 1985's ''
The Falcon and the Snowman'' which teamed him again with
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008).
Penn began his acting career in televisi ...
.
In 1984, he directed the music video for the song "
Drive
Drive or The Drive may refer to:
Motoring
* Driving, the act of controlling a vehicle
* Road trip, a journey on roads
Roadways
Roadways called "drives" may include:
* Driveway, a private road for local access to structures, abbreviated "drive"
* ...
" by
The Cars
The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek ( rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr ( bass guitar), Elliot Easton ( lead guitar), Greg Hawkes ( keyboar ...
.
In 1989, he made his Broadway stage debut opposite his ''
Ordinary People
''Ordinary People'' is a 1980 American drama film directed by Robert Redford in his directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Judith Guest. The film follows the disintegration of an uppe ...
'' co-star
Elizabeth McGovern in the
A.R. Gurney play ''
Love Letters''. He followed this with another Broadway role in the
Craig Lucas hit comedy, ''
Prelude to a Kiss'', which also starred
Mary-Louise Parker and
Barnard Hughes
Bernard Aloysius Kiernan Hughes (July 16, 1915 – July 11, 2006), known professionally as Barnard Hughes, was an American actor of television, theater and film. Hughes became famous for a variety of roles; his most notable roles came after m ...
.
During the late 1980s and into the 1990s, Hutton began to take large supporting parts in films, most notably in ''
Everybody's All-American
''Everybody's All-American'' is a novel by longtime ''Sports Illustrated'' contributor Frank Deford, published in 1981. It was made into a motion picture, directed by Taylor Hackford.
Plot summary
The novel tells the story of a fictional famous ...
'' with
Jessica Lange and
Dennis Quaid and ''
French Kiss
A French kiss, also known as cataglottism or a tongue kiss, is an amorous kiss in which the participants' tongues extend to touch each other's lips or tongue. A kiss with the tongue stimulates the partner's lips, tongue and mouth, which are se ...
'' with
Meg Ryan and
Kevin Kline
Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is the recipient of an Academy Award and three Tony Awards. In addition, he has received nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five ...
. In 1996, he starred in the popular ensemble film, ''
Beautiful Girls'', playing opposite 14-year-old
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman (born Natalie Hershlag, he, נטע-לי הרשלג, ) is an Israeli-born American actress. She has had a prolific film career since her teenage years and has starred in various blockbusters and independent films, receiving mu ...
in one of her early standout film roles.
Moving on to television, he starred as Nero Wolfe's assistant and leg-man
Archie Goodwin in the
A&E television series ''
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
''Nero Wolfe'' is a television series adapted from Rex Stout's series of detective stories that aired for two seasons (2001–2002) on A&E. Set in New York City sometime in the 1940s–1950s, the stylized period drama stars Maury Chaykin as Ne ...
'' (2001–2002); he also served as an executive producer, and also directed several episodes of the series. His other directing credits include the family film ''
Digging to China
''Digging to China'' is a 1997 American drama film that marked the cinematic directorial debut of actor Timothy Hutton and the screen debut of Evan Rachel Wood. The screenplay by Karen Janszen focuses on the friendship forged between a pre-teen gi ...
'' (1997). In 2001 Hutton starred in the television miniseries ''
WW3'', and in 2006 he had a lead role in the NBC series ''
Kidnapped
Kidnapped may refer to:
* subject to the crime of kidnapping
Literature
* ''Kidnapped'' (novel), an 1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
* ''Kidnapped'' (comics), a 2007 graphic novel adaptation of R. L. Stevenson's novel by Alan Grant and Cam ...
'', playing Conrad Cain, the wealthy father of a kidnapped teenager. He appeared in 13 feature films from 2006 to 2008.
Hutton starred in the television series ''
Leverage'' from 2008 to 2012, where he played former insurance investigator Nate Ford who led a group of thieves who acted as modern-day
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is dep ...
s.
In 2014, Hutton was cast opposite
Felicity Huffman
Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American actress.
Huffman began her acting career in theatre, and in the 1990s also had many supporting roles in film and television. She starred as Dana Whitaker in the comedy-drama '' Spor ...
in
John Ridley's ABC crime drama ''
American Crime''.
Other pursuits
Hutton is one of the owners of the New York City restaurant and bar
P. J. Clarke's. In 2003 he became president of
Players
Players may refer to:
Art, entertainment, and media
* ''Players'' (1979 film), a film starring Ali MacGraw
* ''Players'' (2012 film), a Bollywood film
* ''Players'' (Dicks novel), a novel by Terrance Dicks, based on the television series ''Doc ...
, a New York actors' club, but he resigned in June 2008 due to work keeping him in Los Angeles. He has also made a few forays into directing, the most famous of which includes the music video for
the Cars
The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek ( rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr ( bass guitar), Elliot Easton ( lead guitar), Greg Hawkes ( keyboar ...
' hit single "
Drive
Drive or The Drive may refer to:
Motoring
* Driving, the act of controlling a vehicle
* Road trip, a journey on roads
Roadways
Roadways called "drives" may include:
* Driveway, a private road for local access to structures, abbreviated "drive"
* ...
" in 1984. In 2010, he directed the music video for "The House Rules" by
country rock
Country rock is a genre of music which fuses rock and country. It was developed by rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s. These musicians recorded rock records using country themes, vocal ...
er/Leverage co-star
Christian Kane. He also directed several episodes of A&E's ''
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
''Nero Wolfe'' is a television series adapted from Rex Stout's series of detective stories that aired for two seasons (2001–2002) on A&E. Set in New York City sometime in the 1940s–1950s, the stylized period drama stars Maury Chaykin as Ne ...
'', in which he also starred.
Hutton starred in a
Groupon
Groupon is an American global e-commerce marketplace connecting subscribers with local merchants by offering activities, travel, goods and services in 13 countries. Based in Chicago, Groupon was launched there in November 2008, launching soon af ...
commercial during the 2011
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the annual final playoff game of the National Football League (NFL) to determine the league champion. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the gam ...
which drew public ire for the parodying of the
Tibetan resistance movement. The commercials were pulled from rotation on February 10 after continued negative response from the public and activist groups.
Personal life
Hutton has been married twice. His first marriage (1986–1990) was to actress
Debra Winger; they have a son, Noah, born in 1987.
Hutton dated
Demi Moore
Demi Gene Moore ( ; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After making her film debut in 1981, Moore appeared on the soap opera '' General Hospital'' (1982–1984) and subsequently gained recognition as a member of the Br ...
,
Uma Thurman, and
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie (; born Angelina Jolie Voight; June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian and former Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award ...
.
In 2000, he married illustrator Aurore Giscard d'Estaing, niece of former French president
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (, , ; 2 February 19262 December 2020), also known as Giscard or VGE, was a French politician who served as President of France from 1974 to 1981.
After serving as Minister of Finance under prime ...
. Their son Milo was born in Paris in 2001. In July 2009, ''
Us Weekly
''Us Weekly'' is a weekly celebrity and entertainment magazine based in New York City. ''Us Weekly'' was founded in 1977 by The New York Times Company, who sold it in 1980. It was acquired by Wenner Media in 1986, and sold to American Media Inc ...
'' reported that Hutton and Giscard d'Estaing had separated.
["It's Over!" ''US Weekly'' (July 20, 2009).]
Hutton became a
Freemason
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
at Herder Lodge No. 698 in New York City in 2005.
Rape accusation
In March 2020, Sera Johnston, a former child model and actress, accused Hutton of
raping her in 1983, when she was 14. Johnston filed a criminal complaint against Hutton with the Vancouver Police Department the previous November. Hutton, who was 22 when the alleged incident occurred, "completely and unequivocally" denied the accusations and filed a criminal complaint against Johnston for extortion. In July 2021, Canadian authorities closed their investigation into Johnston's accusations without filing charges.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Television films
Director
See also
*
Lists of American actors
*
List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees – Youngest winners for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
*
List of actors with Academy Award nominations
References
External links
*
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hutton, Timothy
1960 births
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
American music video directors
American television directors
Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winners
Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe (film) winners
Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) alumni
Film directors from Los Angeles
Film directors from Massachusetts
Living people
Male actors from Malibu, California
New Star of the Year (Actor) Golden Globe winners
People from Arlington, Massachusetts