Peter MacNicol

Actor, Director, Writer

Born April 10, 1954 in Dallas, Texas, USA

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All Rise
HBO Max
Harvey Birdman: Attorney General
All 4
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Netflix
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Disney Plus
CSI: Cyber
Paramount Plus
Star Wars: Rebels
Disney Plus
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Disney Plus
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
HBO Max
Veep
Hotstar
Battleship
Amazon Prime Video
The Mindy Project
Netflix
Game Change
HBO Max
Necessary Roughness
Peacock
Fairly Legal
Peacock
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Amazon Prime Video
Young Justice
HBO Max
24: Redemption
Amazon Prime Video
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Netflix
The Big Bang Theory
Netflix
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Netflix
Grey's Anatomy
Disney Plus
American Dad!
Disney Plus
Numb3rs
Disney Plus
The Batman
HBO Max
Boston Legal
Hulu
Justice League Unlimited
HBO Max
Breakin' All the Rules
HBO Max
Danny Phantom
Paramount Plus
All Grown Up!
Paramount Plus
ChalkZone
Paramount Plus
Balto: Wolf Quest
Starz
Recess: School's Out
Disney Plus
24
Disney Plus
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Stan
Baby Geniuses
Netflix
CatDog
Paramount Plus
The Wild Thornberrys
Paramount Plus
Men in Black: The Series
Amazon Prime Video
Ally McBeal
Amazon Prime Video
The Angry Beavers
Paramount Plus
Bean
Amazon Prime Video
The Daily Show
Paramount Plus
Addams Family Values
Amazon Prime Video
HouseSitter
Netflix
Hard Promises
Amazon Prime Video
By Dawn's Early Light
Amazon Prime Video
Ghostbusters II
Netflix
Heat
Amazon Prime Video
Cheers
All 4
Sophie's Choice
Now TV
Dragonslayer
Amazon Prime Video
Good Morning America
Hulu

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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 (1997–2002), 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 television shows, including The West Wing (2001), 24 (2001), 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.