Description:
Timothy Hutton was born in Malibu, California, one of three children born to Maryline (Poole), a teacher, and actor Jim Hutton (Dana James Hutton). He burst onto the acting scene in the late 1970s. After only a few significant roles in TV movies, he bagged the part of Conrad in the Robert Redford-directed Ordinary People (1980).
His performance as a troubled teenager trying to deal with the death of his older brother, won him the 1980 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, making him the youngest actor to date to win that award. With over 70 film, TV, and stage appearances (including an impressive 15 features films between 2006-08), Hutton headlines the television series Leverage (2008) as insurance investigator Nate Ford. He starred in the acclaimed Roman Polanski film The Ghost Writer (2010). Hutton made his Broadway debut in 1989 in "Love Letters".
Birthday
August 16, 1960
Born In
Malibu, California, USA
Alternative names
Tim Hutton
Height
183 cm
Parents
Maryline Barnard Poole
Children
Milo Hutton
Relatives
Punch Hutton (Half Sibling)
Trivia
In "The 10 Li'l Grifters" episode of Leverage (2008) (season 4, episode 2), the crew attends a costume party at which everyone dresses up as a character from a mystery story. Nathan Ford (Timothy Hutton) tells someone that he is dressed up as Ellery Queen, the character played by Hutton's father, Jim Hutton in Ellery Queen (1975), the TV show based on a popular mystery book series. Ford is also wearing the trademark hat worn by Ellery Queen on that show.
Quotes
[9/1/98, in interview in "Daily News", about following his own gut in career choices] I was 18, did a couple of
things on TV, then I did Ordinary People (1980) and when you are
fortunate enough to be in a movie like that, working with
Robert Redford as the director and the movie is as well
received as it was, it would be ludicrous to have a master plan for a
career. So next, I was in Wayne, PA, doing Taps (1981) and then I
was back in New York working with Sidney Lumet doing an ensemble
movie called Daniel (1983). And I turned down a starring role in
Risky Business (1983), even though all my agents and manager
said I was crazy. But I looked at it and asked myself, "What was the
experience going to be like? What will I learn?" And looking back at
myself at 23, being able to work with Sidney Lumet and
E.L. Doctorow, I have absolutely no regrets. I learned stuff
that will stay with me forever.
Nickname
Tim
Trademarks
Blue eyes
