John Stephen Goodman is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor. Goodman has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Vanity Fair has called Goodman "among our very finest actors."
Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, acting in films such as Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and Inside Llewyn Davis. He took on leading roles in King Ralph, The Babe, Matinee, The Flintstones, and 10 Cloverfield Lane. Goodman also had supporting roles in Revenge of the Nerds, True Stories, Sea of Love, Bringing Out the Dead, Storytelling, Speed Racer, The Artist, Flight, Argo, The Hangover Part III, and Atomic Blonde. He has voiced roles in The Emperor's New Groove franchise, the Monsters, Inc. franchise, The Jungle Book 2, and Bee Movie.
On television, Goodman gained recognition playing the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC comedy series Roseanne, and The Conners.