List of actors who played the vice president of the United States

This is a partial list of actors and actresses who have played the role of a real or fictitious Vice President of the United States in films or television.

Real[edit]

Documentaries[edit]

President	Actor	Documentary	Year
John Adams	Peter Donaldson	Benjamin Franklin	2002
Theodore Roosevelt	Paul Giamatti	The Roosevelts	2014

Films[edit]

Vice President	Actor	Film	Year
John C. Calhoun	Arliss Howard	Amistad	1997
Martin Van Buren	Nigel Hawthorne	Amistad	1997
Richard Nixon	Anthony Hopkins	Nixon	1995
Richard Nixon	John Cusack	The Butler	2013
Lyndon B. Johnson	Liev Schreiber	The Butler	2013
Lyndon B. Johnson	Woody Harrelson	LBJ	2017
Hubert Humphrey	Doug McKeon	LBJ	2017
Nelson Rockefeller	Bill Pullman	Vice	2018
Gerald Ford	Bill Camp	Vice	2018
Al Gore	Grady Couch	Recount	2008
Dick Cheney	Lawrence Pressman	DC 9/11: Time of Crisis	2003
	Richard Dreyfuss	W.	2008
	Christian Bale	Vice	2018

Television[edit]

Vice President	Actor	Program	Year
John Adams	Paul Giamatti	John Adams	2008
Thomas Jefferson	Stephen Dillane	John Adams	2008
Elbridge Gerry	Tom Beckett	John Adams	2008
Andrew Johnson	Ken McNicol	Timeless	2016
Harry S. Truman	Bob Gunton	Project Blue Book	2019
Lyndon B. Johnson	Nesbitt Blaisdell	Kennedy	1983
Lyndon B. Johnson	Sean McGraw	The Astronaut Wives Club	2015
Dick Cheney	Edmund L. Shaff	That's My Bush	2001

Fictional[edit]

Films[edit]

Actor	Vice President	Film	Year
Phil Austin	Charlie Rodriguez	Olympus Has Fallen	2013
Raymond J. Barry	Daniel Binder	Sudden Death	1995
Ken Camroux	Michael Warner	First Target	2000
Glenn Close	Kathryn Bennett	Air Force One	1997
Ann Coulter	Vice President	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!	2015
Miguel Ferrer	Rodriguez	Iron Man 3	2013
Morgan Freeman	Allan Trumbull	London Has Fallen	2016
Morgan Freeman	Allan Trumbull	Angel Has Fallen	2019^[1]
Victor Garber	Vice President	Big Game	2014
Harry Halcombe	Bill Richards	Kisses for My President	1964
Ben Kingsley	Gary Nance	Dave	1993
Christopher Lawford	Chet Ridgeway	Counterstrike	2002
Michael Murphy	Alvin Hammond	White House Down	2013
Tim Blake Nelson	Martin Kirby	Angel Has Fallen	2019
Joan Van Ark	Elizabeth Lane	Loyal Opposition: Terror in the White House	1998

Television[edit]

Actor	Vice President	Program	Year
Jayne Atkinson	Teresa Hurst	Madam Secretary	2018
Dylan Baker	Fred Collier	Political Animals	2012
Reed Birney	Donald Blythe	House of Cards	2013-present
Powers Boothe	Noah Daniels	24	2007-2008
Bruce Boxleitner	Baker	Supergirl	2018
Gary Cole	Bob Russell	The West Wing	2003-2006
Cameron Daddo	Mitchell Hayworth	24	2009
Alan Dale	James Prescott	24	2003-2004
Aunjanue Ellis	Ellenor Darby	Designated Survivor	2018
Alex Fernandez	Mark Delgado	Madam Secretary	2015
Sean Patrick Flanery	Greg Stillson	The Dead Zone	2002-2007
Gregory Itzin	Charles Logan	24	2005-2010
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Selina Meyer	Veep	2012-2019
Tim Matheson	John Hoynes	The West Wing	1999-2006
Jan Maxwell	Teresa Hurst	Madam Secretary	2017
Phil Reeves	Andrew Doyle	Veep	2012-2019
Mitchell Ryan	Daniel Eastman	Favorite Son	1988
Tessie Santiago	Luna Vargas	Scandal	2017
Campbell Scott	Mark Usher	House of Cards	2017–2018
Timothy Simons	Jonah Ryan	Veep	2012-2019
Kevin Spacey	Frank Underwood	House of Cards	2013-2017
Sharon Stone	Natalie Maccabee	Agent X	2015
Barbara Williams	Joyce Clement	FlashForward	2009-2010
Ray Wise	Hal Gardner	24	2006
Robin Wright	Claire Underwood	House of Cards	2013-2018
Dan Ziskie	Jim Matthews	House of Cards	2013, 2017

Awards[edit]

Real Vice Presidents[edit]

Academy Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film	Result
1976	Best Actor	Harry S. Truman	James Whitmore	Give 'em Hell, Harry!	Nominated
1996	Best Actor	Richard Nixon	Anthony Hopkins	Nixon	Nominated
2009	Best Actor	Richard Nixon	Frank Langella	Frost/Nixon	Nominated
2019	Best Actor	Dick Cheney	Christian Bale	Vice	Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film	Result
2009	Best Actor	Richard Nixon	Frank Langella	Frost/Nixon	Nominated
2014	Best Acting Ensemble	Lyndon B. Johnson	Liev Schreiber	The Butler	Nominated
2014	Best Acting Ensemble	Richard Nixon	John Cusack	The Butler	Nominated
2015	Best Acting Ensemble	Lyndon B. Johnson	Tom Wilkinson	Selma	Nominated
2019	Best Actor	Dick Cheney	Christian Bale	Vice	Won
	Best Actor in a Comedy				Won
	Best Acting Ensemble				Nominated

Critics' Choice Television Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film or Television Series or Miniseries	Result
2016	Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries	Lyndon B. Johnson	Bryan Cranston	All the Way	Nominated

Golden Globe Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film or Television Series or Miniseries	Result
1976	Best Actor - Drama	Harry S. Truman	James Whitmore	Give 'em Hell, Harry!	Nominated
1988	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Lyndon B. Johnson	Randy Quaid	LBJ: The Early Years	Won
1996	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Richard Nixon	Anthony Hopkins	Nixon	Nominated
1996	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Harry S. Truman	Gary Sinise	Truman	Won
2009	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Richard Nixon	Frank Langella	Frost/Nixon	Nominated
2009	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	John Adams	Paul Giamatti	John Adams	Won
2017	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Lyndon B. Johnson	Bryan Cranston	All the Way	Nominated
2019	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Dick Cheney	Christian Bale	Vice	Won

Primetime Emmy Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film or Television Series or Miniseries	Result
1976	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series	John Adams	George Grizzard	The Adams Chronicles	Nominated
1979	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special	Calvin Coolidge	Ed Flanders	Backstairs at the White House	Nominated
1987	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special	Lyndon B. Johnson	Randy Quaid	LBJ: The Early Years	Nominated
1996	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special	Harry S. Truman	Gary Sinise	Truman	Nominated
1996	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special	Richard Nixon	Beau Bridges	Kissinger and Nixon	Nominated
2002	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Lyndon B. Johnson	Michael Gambon	Path to War	Nominated
2008	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	John Adams	Paul Giamatti	John Adams	Won
2008	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Thomas Jefferson	Stephen Dillane	John Adams	Nominated
2016	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie	Lyndon B. Johnson	Bryan Cranston	All the Way	Nominated

Satellite Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film or Television Series or Miniseries	Result
2000	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Richard Nixon	Dan Hedaya	Dick	Nominated
2008	Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Richard Nixon	Frank Langella	Frost/Nixon	Nominated
2008	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	John Adams	Paul Giamatti	John Adams	Won
2017	Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film	Lyndon B. Johnson	Bryan Cranston	All the Way	Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film or Television Series or Miniseries	Result
1996	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Richard Nixon	Anthony Hopkins	Nixon	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Richard Nixon	Anthony Hopkins	Nixon	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Harry S. Truman	Gary Sinise	Truman	Won
2009	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Richard Nixon	Frank Langella	Frost/Nixon	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Richard Nixon	Frank Langella	Frost/Nixon	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	John Adams	Paul Giamatti	John Adams	Won
2014	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Lyndon B. Johnson	Liev Schreiber	The Butler	Nominated
2014	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Richard Nixon	John Cusack	The Butler	Nominated
2017	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Lyndon B. Johnson	Bryan Cranston	All the Way	Won
2019	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Dick Cheney	Christian Bale	Vice	Nominated

TCA Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Television Series or Miniseries	Result
2008	Individual Achievement in Drama	John Adams	Paul Giamatti	John Adams	Won
2016	Individual Achievement in Drama	Lyndon B. Johnson	Bryan Cranston	All the Way	Nominated

Fictional Vice Presidents[edit]

Critics' Choice Television Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film or Television Series or Miniseries	Result
2012	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2013	Best Actor in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
2013	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
2014	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
2014	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
2015	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2016	Best Actor in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2018	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
2020	Best Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Pending

Golden Globe Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film or Television Series or Miniseries	Result
2013	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2014	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Won
	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2015	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Won
	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2016	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
2016	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2017	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film or Television Series or Miniseries	Result
2002	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	John Hoynes	Tim Matheson	The West Wing	Nominated
2003	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	John Hoynes	Tim Matheson	The West Wing	Nominated
2006	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Charles Logan	Gregory Itzin	24	Nominated
2010	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series	Charles Logan	Gregory Itzin	24	Nominated
2012	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
2013	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
2014	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
2015	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
2016	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
2017	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
2019	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
2019	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated

Satellite Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film or Television Series or Miniseries	Result
2013	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2014	Best Actor – Television Series Drama	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Won
	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2015	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
2015	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2016	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
2016	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2018	Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Film or Television Series or Miniseries	Result
2007	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Charles Logan	Gregory Itzin	24	Nominated
2014	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2015	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Won
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2016	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Won
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Andrew Doyle	Phil Reeves	Veep	Nominated
2017	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series	Frank Underwood	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2018	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
2019	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series	Claire Underwood	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Nominated

TCA Awards[edit]

Year	Category	Vice President	Nominee	Television Series or Miniseries	Result
2012	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2013	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2014	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Won
2015	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2016	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2017	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated
2019	Individual Achievement in Comedy	Selina Meyer	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Nominated

References[edit]

↑ N'Duka, Amanda (February 23, 2018). "Tim Blake Nelson Boards 'Angel Has Fallen'". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 23, 2018.

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List of actors who played the vice president of the United States

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Films[edit]

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Critics' Choice Television Awards[edit]

Golden Globe Awards[edit]

Primetime Emmy Awards[edit]

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TCA Awards[edit]

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