Biography for
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Date of Birth

12 March 1968, Cupertino, California, USA

Birth Name

Aaron E. Eckhart

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Trivia

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 served a religious mission for The Church of Jesus Christ for Latter-Day Saints in Switzerland and 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.

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 The Dark Knight (2008), the first film in the new Batman series to feature The Joker. Prior to that, he appeared in The Black Dahlia (2006), in which a major plot element is the film The Man Who Laughs (1928), which provided the inspiration for The Joker.

Is the first and, to date, only live-action actor in the Batman film series to play both Harvey Dent and his villainous alter-ego, Two-Face. Previously, Billy Dee Williams played Harvey Dent in Batman (1989), while Tommy Lee Jones played Two-Face in Batman Forever (1995). Richard Moll played both roles in 'Batman (1992)(TV)', which was animated.

Was considered for the role of Leonard in 'Memento (2000)'.

Personal Quotes

[On his height] Normal...About 6 feet tall and a buck seventy.

Yeah, I've done a lot of smaller stuff before, so it's nice to be in something that people actually see. - on the outstanding success of The Dark Knight.

Where Are They Now

(June 2004) Is co-starring in "Oleanna" at the Garrick Theater in London with Julia Stiles.

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