
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is a retired American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for Academy Awards 12 times, winning Best Actor for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets, and Best Supporting Actor for Terms of Endearment. He is tied with Walter Brennan for most acting wins by a male actor (three), and second to Katharine Hepburn for most acting wins overall (four).
He is also one of only two actors nominated for an Academy Award for acting (either lead or supporting) in every decade from the 1960s to 2000s (the other one being Michael Caine). He has won seven Golden Globe Awards, and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2001. In 1994, he became one of the youngest actors to be awarded the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. Notable films in which he has starred include, Easy Rider, Chinatown, The Shining, Reds, Batman, A Few Good Men, About Schmidt, Something's Gotta Give, and The Departed.

The Shining
1980 · as Jack Torrance

The Departed
2006 · as Costello

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · as Randle Patrick McMurphy

A Few Good Men
1992 · as Col. Nathan R. Jessep

Batman
1989 · as Jack Napier / The Joker

Carnal Knowledge
1971 · as Jonathan

Mars Attacks!
1996 · as President Dale / Art Land

The Bucket List
2007 · as Edward Periman Cole

Anger Management
2003 · as Dr. Buddy Rydell

Something's Gotta Give
2003 · as Harry Sanborn

As Good as It Gets
1997 · as Melvin Udall

Chinatown
1974 · as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes

Easy Rider
1969 · as George Hanson

The Witches of Eastwick
1987 · as Daryl Van Horne

How Do You Know
2010 · as Charles

Hoffa
1992 · as James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa

Tommy
1975 · as The Specialist

Wolf
1994 · as Will Randall