[PAR] [TLE] Syriana [SEP] Syriana is a 2005 American geopolitical thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and executive produced by George Clooney, who also stars in the film with an ensemble cast.  Gaghan's screenplay is loosely adapted from Robert Baer's memoir "See No Evil".  The film focuses on petroleum politics and the global influence of the oil industry, whose political, economic, legal, and social effects are experienced by a Central Intelligence Agency operative (George Clooney), an energy analyst (Matt Damon), a Washington, D.C. attorney (Jeffrey Wright), and a young unemployed Pakistani migrant worker (Mazhar Munir) in an Arab state in the Persian Gulf.  The film also features an extensive supporting cast including Amanda Peet, Tim Blake Nelson, Mark Strong, Alexander Siddig, Amr Waked, and Academy Award winners Christopher Plummer, Chris Cooper and William Hurt. [PAR] [TLE] William Hurt [SEP] William McChord Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an American actor.  He received his acting training at the Juilliard School and began acting on stage in the 1970s.  Hurt made his film debut in 1980 as a troubled scientist in Ken Russell's science-fiction feature "Altered States", for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year.  He subsequently played a leading role, as a lawyer who succumbs to the temptations of Kathleen Turner, in the neo-noir "Body Heat" (1981), and, as Arkady Renko, in Gorky Park (1983).
[PAR] [TLE] Syriana [ SEP ] Syriana is a 2005 American geopolitical thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan , and executive produced by George Clooney , who also stars in the film with an ensemble cast . Gaghan 's screenplay is loosely adapted from Robert Baer 's memoir " See No Evil " . The film focuses on petroleum politics and the global influence of the oil industry , whose political , economic , legal , and social effects are experienced by a Central Intelligence Agency operative ( George Clooney ) , an energy analyst ( Matt Damon ) , a Washington , D.C. attorney ( Jeffrey Wright ) , and a young unemployed Pakistani migrant worker ( Mazhar Munir ) in an Arab state in the Persian Gulf . The film also features an extensive supporting cast including Amanda Peet , Tim Blake Nelson , Mark Strong , Alexander Siddig , Amr Waked , and Academy Award winners Christopher Plummer , Chris Cooper and William Hurt . [PAR] [TLE] William Hurt [ SEP ] William McChord Hurt ( born March 20 , 1950 ) is an American actor . He received his acting training at the Juilliard School and began acting on stage in the 1970s . Hurt made his film debut in 1980 as a troubled scientist in Ken Russell 's science - fiction feature " Altered States " , for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year . He subsequently played a leading role , as a lawyer who succumbs to the temptations of Kathleen Turner , in the neo - noir " Body Heat " ( 1981 ) , and , as Arkady Renko , in Gorky Park ( 1983 ) .
Which American actor born in 1950 plays a supporting role in the movie Syriana?
Which American actor born in 1950 plays a supporting role in the movie Syriana ?
William Hurt
William Hurt