(1955– )
a US actor who also directs films. He usually plays characters who are serious and morally good. His films have included Field of Dreams (1989) about baseball , Dances with Wolves (1990) about Native Americans , for which he won an Oscar as Best Director, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Waterworld (1995), The Postman (1997), Thirteen Days (2001) about the Cuban missile crisis and Open Range (2003).