Danny Huston

Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston. He is known for his roles in films such as Ivans Xtc (2000), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, 21 Grams (2003), Birth (2004), The Aviator (also 2004), The Constant Gardener (2005), Marie Antoinette (2006), Children of Men (also 2006), The Kingdom (2007), 30 Days of Night (also 2007), Robin Hood (2010), Hitchcock (2012), The Congress (2013), Big Eyes (2014), Wonder Woman (2017), Game Night (2018), Stan & Ollie (also 2018), and Angel Has Fallen (2019). Huston portrayed The Axeman on the FX series American Horror Story: Coven and Massimo Dolcefino on American Horror Story: Freak Show. He played Ben "The Butcher" Diamond on Magic City (2012–13), Dan Jenkins in the first two seasons of the Paramount Network drama series Yellowstone (2018–19), and Jamie Laird on the second season of Succession (2019). His directing credits include the films Mr. North (1988), The Maddening (1995) and The Last Photograph (2017). Early life Huston was born May 14, 1962, in Rome, Italy. He is the son of director and actor John Huston and actress Zoe Sallis. At the time, Huston was in Italy directing The Bible: In the Beginning..., in which Sallis played Hagar. Through his father, he is the half-brother of actress Anjelica Huston and screenwriter Tony Huston. He has two adoptive siblings, Pablo Huston and writer Allegra Huston. He is the uncle of actor Jack Huston and grandson of Academy Award-winning actor Walter Huston. He is of Canadian, Welsh, Scots-Irish, Scottish, and Anglo-Indian descent.