William Hurt was born in stage plays and has performed in more than fifty stage plays, including Henry V, Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream. William Hurt was a leading American actor during the eighties. Born on May 20, 1950 in Washington, D.C., the son of a U.S. State Department official, he moved to New York with his mother after his parents divorced, which inspired his keen interest in theater. In college, Tufts University, a recognized university at the top of the national college rankings, and the Juilliard School of Music, Dance and Drama, the most famous school of performing arts in the United States.
William spent his early acting career on stage, seeing him at school, on summer tours, and in local performances! Later, he participated in performances on Broadway, and during this time met his first wife, Mary Beth, a very well-known stage performer.
William Hurt entered the film industry in 1980 with "Doctor Metamorphosis" and was shortlisted for the Gold Medal for "Radio News" and "Daughter of Pity God", William's fame on the big screen can be said to be "Kiss of the Spider-Woman", a Brazilian film directed by Argentine director Babank, which is the sixth film in which William has participated. Because William has a different temperament from the average Hollywood star, treats the actor's work seriously and seriously, does not care about the remuneration, and is good at using his eyes to express his inner feelings, which is the main reason why Buck chose him.
William successfully interpreted homosexuality as real and credible and full of metaphorical meaning, and because of such an outstanding performance, he won the Academy Award for Film Emperor and The Cannes Film Emperor; and in the movie "Daughter of Pity God", William used the playing of Baja's double violin concerto to help the heroine who was deaf from childhood and did not have the opportunity to feel the beauty of music to appreciate the beauty of Baja's music, and also won the Oscar for best actor again because of the successful role of a teacher full of humanistic atmosphere. He also won the British Academy Awards and the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
His 2002 work was "Intertwined Destinies" and "True Love Endless" starring Ben Effleck and Samui Jackson. In 2001, he performed in the independent production "Rare Bird Fake" and the sci-fi masterpiece "AI Artificial Intelligence" by big director Steven Spielberg. In 2000, he performed unforgettablely with Leif Vann in "Sunshine Lover", which won three Canadian Genie Awards.