William Hurt

William Hurt was an American actor known for work in stage, film and television. Born on March 20, 1950 in Washington, D.C., Hurt trained at the Juilliard School in Manhattan, New York. The actor appeared in major productions including Altered States, Body Heat, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Jane Eyre, Dark City, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Winter's Tale, Tuck Everlasting, A History of Violence, Too Big to Fail, and the Marvel films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.

Hurt’s filmography spanned several decades and genres, from psychological dramas to science fiction and crime thrillers. In 1980 he played Professor Eddie Jessup in Altered States, followed by the role of Ned Racine in Body Heat. Hurt portrayed Rochester in Jane Eyre and Inspector Frank Bumstead in Dark City. The act…