Law and Order
Jeff Goldblum
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Character
Zach Nichols
Date of birth
October 22, 1952
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
IMDb profile

Jeff Goldblum is an actor who portrays MCS Detective Zach Nichols on Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Goldblum is known for playing quirky, intense or eccentric characters.

Goldblum has had leading roles in films such as The Fly, The Tall GuyIndependence Day (with Bill Pullman, Harry Connick, Jr., Margaret Colin, Vivica A. Fox, Adam Baldwin, Judd Hirsch, Brent Spiner, James Rebhorn, and Mae Whitman), its sequel Independence Day Resurgence, and Thor: Ragnarok (with Clancy Brown and Idris Elba). He also portrayed Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park (with Samuel L. Jackson), The Lost World (with Camilla Belle), a cameo in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (with James Cromwell), and Jurassic World: Dominion (Park, Fallen Kingdom, and Dominion also starring B.D. Wong). He portrayed Hatch Harrison in the horror film Hideaway (with Jeremy Sisto, Christine Lahti, and Alfred Molina). Goldblum's strong supporting roles include those in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (with Brooke Adams and Veronica Cartwright), The Big Chill, Into the Night, Earth Girls Are Easy, and Wicked and its sequel Wicked: For Good (with Ethan Slater) as the Wizard of Oz (a character orginated in the original Broadway version by Joel Grey).

Goldblum was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Short Film, Live Action for: Little Surprises. He was also nominated for an Emmy Award for his guest appearance in Will & Grace.