"If you're going to stick around in this business, you have to have the ability to reinvent yourself, whether consciously or unconsciously."
Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor known for a wide variety of dramatic and comedic roles.
First gaining widespread attention in the 1980s, his career rebounded in the 1990s after he overcame an addiction to drugs and an eating disorder.
Actor Randy Quaid is his older brother. With his ex-wife Meg Ryan, he has a son who is also an actor, Jack Quaid.
Selected Filmography:
- I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
- Breaking Away (1979)
- The Long Riders (1980)
- Caveman (1981)
- Jaws 3D (1983)
- The Right Stuff (1983)
- Dreamscape (1984)
- Enemy Mine (1985)
- The Big Easy (1986)
- Innerspace (1987)
- Suspect (1987)
- D.O.A. (1988)
- Everybodys All American (1988)
- Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
- Postcards from the Edge (1990)
- Wilder Napalm (1993)
- Undercover Blues (1993)
- Flesh And Bone (1993)
- Wyatt Earp (1994)
- Something to Talk About (1995)
- Dragonheart (1996)
- Switchback (1997)
- The Parent Trap (1998)
- Savior (1998)
- Any Given Sunday (1999)
- Frequency (2000)
- Traffic (2000)
- The Rookie (2002)
- Far from Heaven (2002)
- Cold Creek Manor (2003)
- The Alamo (2004)
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
- The Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
- In Good Company (2004)
- Yours, Mine, and Ours (2005)
- American Dreamz (2006)
- Vantage Point (2008)
- The Express (2008)
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
- Pandorum (2009)
- Legion (2010)
- Soul Surfer (2011)
- What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
- The Words (2012)
- Movie 43 (2013)
- Midway (2019)
- American Underdog (2021)
- Reagan (2022)
- Strange World (2022)
- Strays (2023)
Tropes associated with the actor:
- Romance on the Set: He and Meg Ryan fell in love after meeting each other on the set of Innerspace, and they were married from 1991 to 2000.
- Star-Making Role: The Right Stuff was his breakout role (unless you count Breaking Away).
- Those Two Actors: He and Meg Ryan worked together on Innerspace, the remake of D.O.A., and Flesh and Bone.
