Timothy Tarquin Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an
American actor.
[Timothy Hutton Biography (1960-)] He is the youngest actor to win the
Academy Award for
Best Supporting Actor, which he won at the age of 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in
Ordinary People (1980).
Early life
Hutton was born in
Malibu, California. His mother, Maryline Adams (
née Poole), was a teacher and ran a small publishing company, and his father was actor
Jim Hutton, star of NBC TV's
Ellery Queen. Hutton attended
Fairfax High School and
Berkeley High School, and made his acting debut in 1965 at the age of 5, playing a small uncredited role in the film
Never Too Late, which starred his father.
