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Danny Huston

Danny Huston

Actor·b. 1962·Rome, Italy

8 horror credits

Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston.

He is known for his roles in films such as Ivans Xtc (2000), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, 21 Grams (2003), Birth (2004), The Aviator (also 2004), The Constant Gardener (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006), Children of Men (also 2006), The Kingdom (2007), 30 Days of Night (also 2007), Robin Hood (2010), Hitchcock (2012), The Congress (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Wonder Woman (2017), Game Night (2018), Stan & Ollie (also 2018), and Angel Has Fallen (2019).

Huston portrayed The Axeman on the FX series American Horror Story: Coven and Massimo Dolcefino on American Horror Story: Freak Show. He played Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on Magic City (2012–13), Dan Jenkins in the first two seasons of the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone (2018–19), and Jamie Laird on the second season of Succession (2019). His directing credits include the films Mr. North (1988), The Maddening (1995) and The Last Photograph (2017).

Actor7 films

The Crow

The Crow

Vincent Roeg

2024 3.0
Consecration

Consecration

Father Romero

2023
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein

2015
30 Days of Night

30 Days of Night

Marlow

2007 3.6
The Number 23

The Number 23

Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix

2007
Children of Men

Children of Men

Nigel

2006 4.0
Birth

Birth

Joseph

2004 4.0

Director1 film

The Maddening

The Maddening

Director

1996