Aaron Edward Eckhart (born March 12, 1968) is a Golden Globe-nominated American film actor. He has played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of movies, and has won awards for his role as a sociopathic ladies' man in the independent Neil LaBute film In the Company of Men (1997).
His father is a computer executive, his mother is a children's book author, and he has two brothers.
Was raised in Cupertino, California and as a teenager, lived with his family in England and Sydney, Australia.
Was engaged to actress Emily Cline, but separated from her in 1998.
Bought a motorcycle after learning to ride one for Erin Brockovich (2000).
Took three years off after high school to surf in Hawaii and to ski in France.
Enrolled as a film major at Brigham Young University, graduating in 1994.
Was Darren Aronofsky's choice for James Gordon for the doomed "Batman: Year One" project.
Frequently cast by director Neil LaBute.
Appears in The Missing with Tommy Lee Jones, who preceded him in the role of Two-Face.
Is the first live-action actor to play both Harvey Dent and his alter ego, Two-Face. Previously, the role had been played by Billy Dee Williams (as Dent) and Tommy Lee Jones (as Two-Face). On Batman: The Animated Series, Richard Moll became the first actor to play both parts.
Has played a character named "Nick" in four films: Thursday (1998), Any Given Sunday (1999), Thank You For Smoking (2005), No Reservations (2007).
One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007.
Appears in Dark Knight, The (2008), the first film in the new Batman series to feature The Joker. Prior to that, he appeared in Black Dahlia, The (2006), in which a major plot element is the film Man Who Laughs, The (1928), which provided the inspiration for The Joker.
