Biography
Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), camp counselor Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), and David Langley in Bean (1997).
MacNicol was born in Dallas, Texas, on April 10, 1954. He attended the University of Dallas and the University of Minnesota, where he studied theater. After graduating, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.
MacNicol made his Broadway debut in 1981 in the play Crimes of the Heart. He won a Theatre World Award for his performance. He went on to appear in a number of other Broadway productions, including The Real Thing (1984), The Crucible (1996), and The Pillowman (2005).
MacNicol has also had a successful career in film and television. He has appeared in a number of films, including Sophie's Choice (1982), Ghostbusters II (1989), Addams Family Values (1993), and Bean (1997). He is best known for his role as the eccentric lawyer John Cage in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal (1997β2002), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001.
MacNicol has also appeared in a number of other television shows, including 24 (2001), Numbers (2005), and Veep (2012-2019). He is a versatile actor who has shown his range in a variety of roles.
MacNicol is married to Martha Cumming, and they have two children. He is a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild.
Filmography
all 74
TV Shows 38
Movies 36
Voice 17
Writer 2
Director 2
Narrator 1
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
Our Almost Completely True Story (2023)
All Rise (2019)
CSI: Cyber (2015)
Star Wars Rebels (2014)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright (2013)
The Mindy Project (2012)
Veep (2012)
Battleship (2012)
Doc McStuffins (2012)
Game Change (2012)
Fairly Legal (2011)
Young Justice (2010)
G.I. Joe: Renegades (2010)
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010)
The Spectacular Spider-Man Attack of the Lizard (2008)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008)
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Numb3rs (2005)
Boston Legal (2004)
The Batman (2004)
Justice League Unlimited (2004)
Breakin' All the Rules (2004)
Danny Phantom (2004)
This Just In! (2004)
Balto: Wolf Quest (2002)
24 (2001)
The Ponder Heart (2001)
Recess: School's Out (2001)
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)
Boston Public (2000)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000)
The Wild Thornberrys (1998)
Silencing Mary (1998)
Ally McBeal (1997)
Bean (1997)
Mojave Moon (1996)
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
Radioland Murders (1994)
Roswell (1994)
Addams Family Values (1993)
The Powers That Be (1992)
American Blue Note (1989)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987)
Heat (1986)
Johnny Bull (1986)
Cheers (1982)
Home Delivery
Floss
Crazy Love
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1954-04-10 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceDallas, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsTheatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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