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.
Career
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Timothy Hutton's career began with parts in several
television movies. For his first
feature film performance, Hutton won both the
Academy Award and the
Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in his role as Conrad in
Ordinary People; for the same role he also received the
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture – Male.
Hutton has since played numerous roles in feature films, television films, and television series. Among other roles, he starred as detective
Archie Goodwin in the
A&E television series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002); he also served as an executive producer, and also directed several episodes of the series. His other directing credits include the family film
Digging to China (1998). In 2001 Hutton starred in the television miniseries
WW3, and in 2006 he had a lead role in the NBC series
Kidnapped, playing Conrad Cain, the wealthy father of a kidnapped teenager. He appeared in 15 feature films from 2006 to 2008.
Hutton is currently starring in the television series
Leverage, where he plays an insurance investigator who becomes a modern-day
Robin Hood.
Other pursuits
Hutton is one of the owners of the New York City restaurant and bar
P. J. Clarke's. In 2003 Hutton became president of the prestigious
Players, a New York actors' club, but he resigned in June 2008 due to work keeping him in Los Angeles.
Personal life
Hutton has married twice. His first marriage (1986-1990) was to actress
Debra Winger; they have a son, Noah. In 2000, he married illustrator
Aurore Giscard d'Estaing, niece of former president of the French Republic
Valery Giscard d'Estaing. Their son Milo was born in Paris on September 11, 2001 (Timothy Hutton interview with Sarah Hampson,
The Toronto Globe and Mail, December 28, 2002). In July 2009,
US Weekly reported that Hutton and his second wife had separated (July 20, 2009, "It's Over!").
Filmography
Actor
Director
