William Hurt

William Hurt
Hurt signing autographs at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	William McChord Hurt (1950-03-20) March 20, 1950 (age 66) Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality	American
Education	Tufts University Juilliard School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1977–present
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Spouse(s)	Mary Beth Hurt (m. 1971; div. 1982) Heidi Henderson (m. 1989; div. 1992)
Partner(s)	Sandra Jennings (1981–1984) Marlee Matlin (1985–1986) Sandrine Bonnaire (1992–1997)

William McChord Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an American actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the science-fiction feature Altered States (1980), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. He subsequently played a leading role, as a lawyer who succumbs to the temptations of Kathleen Turner, in the neo-noir Body Heat (1981).

In 1985, Hurt garnered critical acclaim and multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor, for Kiss of the Spider Woman. He received another two Academy Award nominations for his lead performances in Children of a Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (1987). Hurt remained an active stage actor throughout the 1980s, appearing in Off-Broadway productions, including Henry V, Fifth of July, Richard II and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hurt received his first Tony Award nomination in 1985 for the Broadway production of Hurlyburly.

After playing a diversity of character roles in the following decade, Hurt earned his fourth Academy Award nomination for his supporting performance in David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence (2005). Other notable films in recent years have included A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), The Village (2004), Syriana (2005), The Good Shepherd (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), Into the Wild (2007), The Incredible Hulk (2008), Robin Hood (2010) and Captain America: Civil War (2016).