William Hurt is an actor who works on stage as well as in films. His full name is William McChord Hurt. He was born on 20th March 1950. His birth place is Washington D.C. His mother Claire Isabell used to work at Time Inc... His father, Alfred McChord Hurt was working in State Department. He has lived in multiple places with his father including Lahore and Khartoum. His mother got married to Henry Luce III after she took divorce from William’s father. He completed his school education in 1968 from Middlesex School. He has acted in several plays in school and was the vice president of the Dramatics Club. He went on to study theology from Tufts University. Later he turned to acting and went to Juilliard School.
He started acting on stage during 1970s. He was part of Circle Repertory Company from 1977 to 1989. He has won several awards. He was awarded with Obie Award for his first performance in “My Life”. In 1978, he won Theatre World Award for his performance in “Fifth of July”. He played the role of Hamlet in the year 1979. He played the role of a scientist in the movie “Altered States”. He gained popularity after the movie “Body Heat”. He was part of the movie “The Big Chill” in the year 1983. He was awarded with Best Performance Award for movie “Kiss of the Spider Woman” at Cannes Film Festival in the year 1985. He also received Best Actor Award at Academy Awards for the same movie. He has been nominated at the Oscars for his performances in the movies: “Children of a Lesser God”, “Broadcast news” and “A History of Violence” in the years 1986, 1987 and 2005. He played the role of Angus Tuck in the movie “Tuck Everlasting”. He has often seen in roles where he has been seen as a man with intellectual like in the movie “Lost in Space”. He played the role of The Hulk in the movie “The Incredible Hulk” in the year 2008. He was seen in the movie “Into the Wild”. The movie is based on the real life of Christopher McCandless. In the movie “Vantage Point”, he was seen in the role of President Ashton in the year 2008. He was seen regularly in the series “Damages” which aired on FX. He was nominated in the Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Actor in supporting role for his performance in the series.
He got married to Mary Beth Hurt in the year 1971. The couple got divorced in the year 1982. He was involved in a relationship with Sandra Jennings in the year 1981 while he was still married to his wife. She got pregnant in 1982 which led William’s and Mary’s divorce. After that William moved to South Carolina with Sandra Jennings. The couple never got married and later separated. He was dating Marlee Matlin for a year. He has 4 kids from 3 women. He was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in the year 2012. However, he fought it very well and is cured now. His estimated net worth is $15 million.
| Birth Date: | 20 Mar, 1950 |
| Age: | 70 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C. |
| residence: | South Carolina Washington, D.C. |
| Education: | Juilliard School Tufts University Middlesex School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American actor and filmmaker |
| Spouse: | Mary Beth Hurt[1971-1982] Heidi Henderson[1989-1992] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 18 million |
