William H. Macy
Birthplace: Miami
Born: 1950-03-13
Occupations recorded in source
actor; character actor; film actor; film director; film producer; screenwriter; stage actor; teacher; television actor; theatre director; writer
Biography from Wikipedia
William Hall Macy Jr. (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is a two-time Emmy Award and four-time Screen Actors Guild Award winner, and has been nominated for an Academy Award, a Drama Critics' Circle Award, and five Golden Globe Awards.
Macy rose to prominence for his collaborations with playwright David Mamet, before building a film career on appearances in small, independent films, earning two Independent Spirit Award nominations. His breakthrough film role was Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo (1996), which brought him critical acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Macy's subsequent mainstream film roles include Boogie Nights (1997), Air Force One (1997), Magnolia (1999), Mystery Men (1999), Jurassic Park III (2001), Bobby (2006), Thank You for Smoking (2005), Room (2015), Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024), and The Running Man (2025). He starred as Dr. David Morgenstern on the television series ER (1994–98, 2009). From 2011 to 2021, he starred as Frank Gallagher on Shameless.
Sources & attribution
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Door to Door (2002) — Bill Porter
- It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) — Glenn
- Welcome to Collinwood (2002) — Riley
- Focus (2001) — Lawrence "Larry" Newman
- Jurassic Park III (2001) — Paul Kirby
- Magnolia (2000) — Donnie Smith
- Panic (2000) — Alex
- State and Main (2000) — Walt Price
- A Slight Case of Murder (1999) — Terry Thorpe
- Happy, Texas (1999) — Sheriff Chappy Dent
- Mystery Men (1999) — The Shoveler
- A Civil Action (1998) — James Gordon
- Jerry and Tom (1998) — Karl
- Pleasantville (1998) — George Parker
- Psycho (1998) — Milton Arbogast
- Air Force One (1997) — Major Caldwell
- Boogie Nights (1997) — Little Bill
- Wag The Dog (1997) — CIA Agent Charles Young
- Fargo (1996) — Jerry Lundegaard
- Ghosts Of Mississippi (1996) — Charlie Crisco
- Hit Me (1996)
- Mr. Holland's Opus (1996) — Vice Principal Gene Wolters
- Murder in the First (1995) — Bill McNeill
- Dead on Sight (1994) — Steven Meeker
- Oleanna (1994) — John
- The Client (1994) — Dr. Greenway
- Benny & Joon (1993) — Randy Burch
- A Private Matter (1992)
- Homicide (1991) — Tim Sullivan
- Everybody's Favorite Bagman (1990)
- House of Games (1987) — Sgt. Moran
Directing
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.