Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes
Denis O'Hare

Denis O'Hare

Highest Rated: 100% The Parting Glass (2018)

Lowest Rated: 13% Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical! (2020)

Birthday: Jan 17, 1962

Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

American character actor Denis O'Hare found lasting fame from his roles in supernatural thrillers, especially his partnership with famed producer Ryan Murphy. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but spent the majority of his youth in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. After college at Chicago's Northwestern University, he moved to New York to work in theater. He appeared in Off-Broadway productions before making his Broadway debut in 1995's "Racing Demon." On screen, he began securing small roles in television shows like "New York Undercover" (Fox, 1994-99). In film, Woody Allen cast the actor in a small role in "Sweet and Lowdown" (1999), starring Sean Penn. O'Hare would appear again with Penn in the political drama "Milk" (2008), playing anti-gay California politician John Briggs. Like numerous theater actors, he made numerous appearances on Dick Wolf's "Law & Order" (NBC, 1990-2010). He also had a recurring role on the family drama "Brothers & Sisters" (ABC, 2006-11). After roles in films such as "Charlie Wilson's War" (2007), with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, and "Baby Mama" (2008), with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, he began gaining traction as a film actor. His appearance as an immigration agent investigating the relationship between Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds in "The Proposal" (2009) provided additional audience recognition. He stepped squarely into the limelight, however, when he was cast as Russell Edgington in HBO's "True Blood" (HBO, 2008-14). Playing the ambitious vampire king, he became one of television's most unique villains. He continued his supernatural run with help from Murphy. The producer cast the actor in the first season of "American Horror Story" (Fox, 2011- ) as the "Burned Man." He would return to the series in the third season "American Horror Story: Coven," playing the butler to a coven of witches, in the fourth, "American Horror Story: Freak Show," as the con artist partner of Emma Roberts, and would have roles in the fifth and six seasons as well. The actor had a recurring role as Judge Charles Abernathy in "The Good Wife" (CBS, 2009-16) and its spinoff "The Good Fight" (CBS All Access, 2017- ). Similarly, he lent his talents to the series "The Comedians", "This Is Us" (NBC), and "Big Little Lies" (HBO), in recurring parts. He never stopped working in film, with prominent roles in "J. Edgar" (2011), "Dallas Buyer's Club" (2013), "Late Night" (2019), and "The Goldfinch" (2019). On television, he joined the cast of Joss Whedon's Victorian-themed thriller "The Nevers" (HBO, 2020- ) playing a ruthless surgeon.

Highest rated movies

100% 55% The Parting Glass
94% 88% The Normal Heart
93% 89% Milk 92% 82% From Nowhere 92% 91% Dallas Buyers Club
91% 82% Half Nelson
90% 69% Michael Clayton
90% 59% Stephanie Daley

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Largo Winch 3 Dwight Cochrane (Character) - 2024
56% 55% Infinite Storm Dave (Character) $1.6M 2022
13% 50% Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical! Max (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Second Chance Unknown (Character) - 2019
88% 70% Swallow Erwin (Character) $31.3K 2019
66% 50% The Day Shall Come Andy (Character) $24.9K 2019
25% 72% The Goldfinch Lucius Reeve (Character) $5.3M 2019
69% 62% Bottom of the 9th Officer Lonergan (Character) - 2019
80% 77% Late Night Brad (Character) $15.5M 2019
100% 55% The Parting Glass Daniel (Character),
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2018
66% 48% Lizzie John Morse (Character) $639.2K 2018
No Score Yet 90% Danger One Craddock (Character) - 2018
47% 43% Allure William (Character) - 2017
86% 68% Novitiate Archbishop McCarthy (Character) $556.5K 2017
38% No Score Yet A Worthy Companion Unknown (Character) - 2017
92% 82% From Nowhere Unknown (Character) $7.0K 2016
25% 28% Army of One Agent Doss (Character) - 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive Edgar Allan Poe (Character) - 2016
13% 21% The Pyramid Miles Holden (Character) - 2014
66% 40% The Town That Dreaded Sundown Charles B. Pierce, Jr. (Character) - 2014
49% 72% The Judge Doc Morris (Character) $2.7M 2014
94% 88% The Normal Heart Hiram Keebler (Character) - 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet Families Like Yours Unknown (Character) - 2013
92% 91% Dallas Buyers Club Dr. Sevard (Character) $27.3M 2013
69% 35% C.O.G. Jon (Character) $32.2K 2013
43% 44% J. Edgar Albert Osborne (Character) $37.3M 2011
39% 41% The Eagle Lutorius (Character) $19.5M 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet 5,000 Feet is the Best Pilot (Character) - 2011
55% 49% Edge of Darkness Moore (Character) $43.3M 2010
70% 72% An Englishman in New York Phillip Steele (Character) - 2009
45% 68% The Proposal Mr. Gilbertson (Character) $163.9M 2009
65% 37% Duplicity Duke Monahan (Character) $40.6M 2009
20% 16% Pretty Bird Chuck (Character) - 2008
93% 89% Milk John Briggs (Character) $31.8M 2008
62% 82% Changeling Dr. Jonathan Steele (Character) $35.7M 2008
56% 44% Quarantine Randy (Character) $31.7M 2008
63% 55% Baby Mama Dr. Manheim (Character) $60.3M 2008
No Score Yet 34% Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot Mike (Character) - 2007
82% 73% Charlie Wilson's War Harold Holt (Character) $66.6M 2007
90% 69% Michael Clayton Mr. Greer (Character) $49.0M 2007
84% 72% Rocket Science Doyle Hefner (Character) $712.4K 2007
79% 70% A Mighty Heart John Bussey (Character) $9.2M 2007
90% 59% Stephanie Daley Frank (Character) $25.1K 2006
91% 82% Half Nelson Jimbo (Character) $2.7M 2006
83% 11% Angel Henry (Character) - 2005
No Score Yet 56% Once Upon a Mattress Prince Dauntless (Character) - 2005
21% 58% Derailed Jerry (Character) $36.0M 2005
63% 74% Heights Andrew (Character) $1.2M 2005
86% 88% Garden State Albert (Character) $26.8M 2004
No Score Yet 30% Saint Maybe Reverend Emmett (Character) - 1998
No Score Yet 12% River Red Father (Character) $2.2K 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet St. Patrick's Day Russell (Character) - 1997

TV

Credit
77% 66% American Horror Story Spalding (Character) 2011 2013-2016 2022-2024
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Accidental Wolf Unknown (Character) 2020-2021
48% 83% The Nevers Dr. Edmund Hague (Character) 2021
94% 81% This Is Us Jesse (Guest Star) 2016-2018
95% 66% The Good Fight Judge Charles Abernathy (Guest Star) 2017-2018
No Score Yet No Score Yet American Masters Unknown (Character) 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rupaul's Drag Race: RuVealed Guest 2017
84% 73% RuPaul's Drag Race Guest 2017
82% 79% When We Rise Jim Foster (Guest Star) 2017
93% 91% The Good Wife Judge Charles Abernathy (Guest Star) 2009-2013 2015-2016
90% 92% Banshee Special Agent Robert Phillips (Guest Star) 2015
68% 71% Rake Graham Murray (Guest Star) 2014
78% 83% Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Father Chris Shea (Guest Star) 2000 2013
68% 72% True Blood Russell Edgington (Character) 2010 2012
No Score Yet 65% CSI: Miami Unknown (Guest Star) 2009-2010
79% 85% Brothers & Sisters Travis March (Guest Star) 2007-2009
No Score Yet 72% Law & Order: Criminal Intent Father Shea (Guest Star) 2008
No Score Yet 80% CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Unknown (Guest Star) 2007
63% No Score Yet Justice Unknown (Guest Star) 2006
No Score Yet 83% Law & Order Unknown (Guest Star) 1993 1996-1997 2003