Board Member
Mr. Goldwyn joined the board in 2018. An actor, director and producer, he recently made his debut as Nicholas Baxter, the new Manhattan District Attorney on the popular television series “Law & Order.” He is also part of the star-studded ensemble in the Academy Award winning Best Picture, “Oppenheimer.”
Additionally, Mr. Goldwyn showcased his talent in the award-winning ensemble of “King Richard” with Will Smith and appeared in NatGeo’s limited series “The Hot Zone: Anthrax” streaming on Hulu. Previously, he gave a scene stealing guest appearance on HBO’s “Lovecraft Country,” starred in the Broadway production of “Network” with Bryan Cranston and Tatiana Maslany, co-starred with Uma Thurman in the Netflix series “Chambers” and played President Fitzgerald Grant for seven seasons on Shonda Rhimes’ hit series “Scandal.”
Mr. Goldwyn first caught audiences’ attention in the box office smash “Ghost.” He appeared in numerous other films including “The Pelican Brief,” “Kiss The Girls,” “Nixon,” “The Substance of Fire,” “The Last Samurai” and “Divergent.” He is familiar to children as the title voice in Disney’s “Tarzan.”
A longtime Americares supporter, Mr. Goldwyn has served as an Americares ambassador since 2014 and has traveled with the organization to Guatemala and Puerto Rico. He also serves as an ambassador for Stand Up To Cancer and is a trustee for Second Stage Theater. At the same time, Mr. Goldwyn serves on the MPTF Foundation Board of Governors as well as the Board of Trustees at the Innocence Project. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Brandeis University and trained as an actor at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.