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Peter Gallagher
Highest Rated: 100% Dreamchild (1985)
Lowest Rated: 9% Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (2011)
Birthday: Aug 19, 1955
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
An accomplished stage and screen performer, Peter Gallagher received his training at Tufts University and apprenticed at the Boston Shakespeare Company. After appearing in the touring company of "Grease" and subsequently in the Broadway production, he went on to rack up numerous stage credits, including the American premiere of "Another Country" (1982), the short-lived musical "A Doll's Life" (also 1982) and a small role as Glenn Close's lover in Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" (1984). He won praise and a Tony nomination as Edmund Tyrone (alongside Jack Lemmon and Kevin Spacey) in Jonathan Miller's controversial production of "Long Day's Journey Into Night," presented in 1987 on Broadway, London's West End and cable TV. In 1992, he triumphed as Sky Masterson in the successful revival of "Guys and Dolls." More recently, he made a memorable Joey opposite Patti LuPone in the four-day run of City Center Encores' "Pal Joey" in 1995. He and LuPone also reteamed for a one-night only benefit staging of "Annie Get Your Gun" (1998).
Photos
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67% | 31% | Humane | Charles York (Character) | - | 2024 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round | Letter to the Editor (Voice) | - | 2024 |
| 70% | 70% | The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's American Pie | Self | - | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 85% | Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas | Mitch (Character) | - | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | 60% | One December Night | Mike Sullivan (Character) | - | 2021 |
| 94% | 89% | Palm Springs | Howard (Character) | - | 2020 |
| 18% | 65% | After | Chancellor Ken Scott (Character) | $12.1M | 2019 |
| 32% | 43% | A Bad Moms Christmas | Hank (Character) | $72.1M | 2017 |
| 25% | 47% | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Orson Schwartzman (Character) | - | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 41% | Center Stage: On Pointe | Peter Gallagher (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 85% | 76% | Hello, My Name Is Doris | Willy Williams (Character) | $14.4M | 2015 |
| 41% | 68% | Step Up Revolution | Mr. Anderson (Character) | $35.1M | 2012 |
| 9% | 35% | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Paul Sveck (Character) | - | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gas Hole | Narrator | - | 2010 |
| 37% | 64% | Burlesque | Vince (Character) | $39.4M | 2010 |
| 68% | 70% | Conviction | Barry Scheck (Character) | $6.8M | 2010 |
| 65% | 72% | Adam | Marty Buchwald (Character) | $2.3M | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | The War Boys | Slater (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 60% | 58% | Center Stage: Turn It Up | Jonathan Reeves (Character) | - | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 57% | GasHole | Unknown (Character) | - | 2008 |
| 27% | 64% | How to Deal | Len Martin (Character) | $14.1M | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Tale of Two Wives | Bill Goodman (Character) | - | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 39% | The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina | The Mole King (Voice) | - | 2002 |
| 22% | 59% | Mr. Deeds | Chuck Cedar (Character) | $126.2M | 2002 |
| 11% | 51% | Perfume | Guido (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 23% | Protection | Ted (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | The Feast of All Saints | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
| 67% | 63% | Jesus Christ Superstar | First Priest (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 17% | Other Voices | Jordin (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 53% | Cupid & Cate | Harry (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 41% | 82% | Center Stage | Jonathan Reeves (Character) | $17.2M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Last Debate | Tom Chapman (Character) | - | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | Brotherhood of Murder | Bob Mathews (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 31% | 42% | House on Haunted Hill | Donald W. Blackburn, M.D. (Character) | $40.8M | 1999 |
| 87% | 93% | American Beauty | Buddy Kane (Character) | $130.1M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Virtual Obsession | Dr. Joe Messenger (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 25% | Johnny Skidmarks | Johnny Scardino (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Host | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 46% | Brave New World | Bernard Marx (Character) | - | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing | John Anticev (Character) | - | 1997 |
| 37% | 69% | The Man Who Knew Too Little | James 'Jimmy' Ritchie (Character) | $13.8M | 1997 |
| 14% | 41% | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | David Lewis (Character) | $4.1M | 1996 |
| 30% | 58% | Last Dance | John Hayes (Character) | $5.9M | 1996 |
| 62% | 39% | The Underneath | Michael Chambers (Character) | $386.9K | 1995 |
| 81% | 79% | While You Were Sleeping | Peter Callaghan (Character) | $81.1M | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cafe Society | Jack Kale (Character) | - | 1995 |
| 76% | 61% | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Alan Campbell (Character) | $2.1M | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | 23% | White Mile | Jack Robbins (Character) | - | 1994 |
| 43% | 29% | Mother's Boys | Robert Madigan (Character) | $531.4K | 1994 |
| 63% | 79% | The Hudsucker Proxy | Vic Tenetta, Party Singer (Character) | $2.1M | 1994 |
| 57% | 46% | Malice | Atty. Dennis Riley (Character) | $46.0M | 1993 |
| 95% | 88% | Short Cuts | Stormy Weathers (Character) | $6.1M | 1993 |
| 56% | 54% | Watch It | John (Character) | $28.3K | 1993 |
| 97% | 84% | The Player | Larry Levy (Character) | $21.7M | 1992 |
| 58% | 67% | Late for Dinner | Bob Freeman (Character) | $8.2M | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | An Inconvenient Woman | Philip Quennell (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez | Matt (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lover | Pollak (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love and Lies | David West (Character) | - | 1990 |
| 50% | 53% | Tune in Tomorrow... | Richard Quince (Character) | - | 1990 |
| 96% | 79% | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | John (Character) | $22.7M | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 76% | The Murder of Mary Phagan | Leo Frank (Character) | - | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 77% | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Lt. Com. John Challee (Character) | - | 1988 |
| 31% | 59% | High Spirits | Brother Tony (Character) | $7.9M | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | Long Day's Journey into Night | Edmund Tyrone (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | My Little Girl | Kai (Character) | - | 1986 |
| 100% | 80% | Dreamchild | Jack Dolan (Character) | $38.5K | 1985 |
| 25% | 55% | Summer Lovers | Michael Pappas (Character) | - | 1982 |
| 90% | 85% | The Idolmaker | Caesare (Character) | - | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Skag | John Skagska (Character) | - | 1980 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84% | 73% | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. David Hamilton (Guest Star) | 2021-2022 |
| No Score Yet | 64% | Mr. Mayor | Brett (Guest Star) | 2022 |
| 81% | 81% | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Mitch Clarke (Character) | 2020-2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2011-2012 2020 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2020 |
| 78% | 81% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Chief Dodds (Guest Star) | 2014-2019 |
| 79% | 68% | The Gifted | Benedict Ryan (Guest Star) | 2018-2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murphy Brown | John Haggerty (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| 90% | 87% | Grace and Frankie | Nick (Guest Star) | 2017-2018 |
| 94% | 87% | Man Seeking Woman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| 95% | 85% | New Girl | Gavin (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 93% | 90% | The Good Wife | Ethan Carver (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| 93% | 76% | Covert Affairs | Arthur Campbell (Character) | 2010-2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2013 |
| 84% | 84% | How I Met Your Mother | Professor Vinick (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 21% | 44% | Whitney | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 |
| 88% | 90% | Rescue Me | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| 57% | 78% | Californication | Dean Stacy Koons (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| 52% | 50% | Shark | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 68% | 71% | The O.C. | Sandy Cohen (Character) | 2003-2007 |
| No Score Yet | 91% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | Family Guy | Jared (Guest Voice) | 2001 |
| 38% | No Score Yet | The Secret Lives of Men | Unknown (Character) | 1998 |
| 91% | 90% | Homicide: Life on the Street | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fallen Angels | Mitch Allison (Character) | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bergerac | Unknown (Character) | 1990 |