Birth Place: Armonk, NY
Peter Gallagher has delivered critically-acclaimed performances in film, television and theatre for over thirty years. He has starred in over fifty films, including: Sex, Lies and Videotape, American Beauty (SAG Award), The Player, Short Cuts (Golden Globe), The Idolmaker, While You Were Sleeping, The Underneath, To Gillian on her 37th Birthday, Center Stage, Mr. Deeds, Dreamchild, Adam, Conviction, Burlesque, and the upcoming Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You, costarring Marcia Gay Harden, Ellen Burstyn and Lucy Liu.
On television, Gallagher currently portrays Arthur Campbell in USA's hit series "Covert Affairs," and "Vince," Whitney Cummings' father on NBC's "Whitney." Of his many other credits, some favorites include SAndy Cohen on "The OC," Father Phil on "Rescue Me" and Dean Stacy Koons on "Californication." Gallagher has worked with some of the industry's most respected directors including Mike Nichols, Robert Altman, Steven Soderbergh, Sam Mendes, Nicholas Hytner, Jonathan Miller and Hal Prince. His theatre credits include musicals and plays, having starred in award winning Broadway productions of Guys and Dolls (receiving a Drama Desk nomination), Long Day's Journey Into Night (with Jack Lemmon, receiving a Tony Award nomination), The Real Thing (Clarence Derwent Award), The Corn Is Green (Theatre World Award), Noises Off and The Country Girl.
[1980]The Idolmaker Caesare
[1982]Summer Lovers Michael Papp
[1985]Dreamchild Jack Dolan
[1986]My Little Girl Kai
[1988]High Spirits Brother Tony
[1989]Sex, Lies, and Videotape John
[1990]Milena Pollak
[1990]Tune in Tomorrow... Richard Quince
[1991]The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez Matt
[1991]Late for Dinner Bob Freeman
[1992]Bob Roberts Dan Riley
[1992]The Player Larry Levy
[1993]Mother's Boys Robert
[1993]Short Cuts Stormy Weathers
[1993]Malice Dennis Riley
[1993]Watch It John
[1994]Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Alan Campbell
[1994]The Hudsucker Proxy Vic Tenetta
[1995]Cafe Society Jack Kale
[1995]While You Were Sleeping Peter
[1995]The Underneath Michael
[1996]To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday David Lewis
[1996]Last Dance John Hayes
[1997]The Man Who Knew Too Little James Ritchie
[1997]Cannes Man Peter Gallagher
[1998]Johnny Skidmarks Johnny Scardino
[1999]American Beauty Buddy Kane
[1999]House on Haunted Hill Blackburn
[2000]Center Stage Jonathan
[2000]Other Voices Jordin
[2001]Perfume Guido
[2001]Protection Ted
[2002]Mr. Deeds Chuck Cedar
[2008]Center Stage: Turn It Up Jonathan Reeves
[2009]Adam Marty Buchwald
[2009]The War Boys Slater
[2010]Burlesque Vince
[2010]Conviction Barry Scheck
[2011]Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You Paul
[2012]Step Up Revolution Mr. Anderson
[2015]Hello, My Name Is Doris Willy Williams
[2017]Literally, Right Before Aaron Orson Schwartzman
[2017]Submission Len, the agent
[2017]A Bad Moms Christmas Hank
[2019]After Chancellor Ken Scott
[2020]Palm Springs Howard
[2021]Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas Mitch
Covert Affairs Arthur Campbell
Grace and Frankie Nick Skolka
Grey's Anatomy Dr. David Hamilton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Deputy Chief William Dodds
The Gifted Benedict Ryan
The O.C. Sandy Cohen
The Owl House Dell Clawthorn
The Secret Lives of Men Michael
Togetherness Larry
Whitney Vince
Peter Gallagher, On the Twentieth Century
Peter Gallagher, Guys and Dolls
Peter Gallagher , Long Day's Journey Into Night
Peter Gallagher has appeared on Broadway in 10 shows.
Peter Gallagher has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.
Peter Gallagher's first West End show was The Fields of Ambrosia which opened in 1996
Peter Gallagher has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Actor in a Musical by the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "On the Twentieth Century," Outstanding Actor - Musical by the Drama Desk Awards for "Guys and Dolls," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play by the Tony Awards for "Long Day's Journey Into Night."
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