Eric McCormack

Biography

Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963, height 5' 11" (1,80 m)) is a Canadian American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left Ryerson University in 1985, in order to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in numerous play productions. For much of the late 1990s, he lived in Los Angeles and had minor roles. He made his feature film debut in the 1992 science fiction The Lost World. McCormack appeared in multiple television series roles, including Top Cops, Street Justice, Lovesome Dove: The Series, Townies, and Ally McBeal. McCormack later gained worldwide recognition for playing Will Truman in the American sitcom Will & Grace, which premiered in September 1998. His performance earned him an Emmy Award in the category for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. Aside from appearing in television, he made his Broadway debut in the 2001 production of The Music Man and starred in the 2005 film The Sisters. Following the series conclusion of Will & Grace in 2006, McCormack starred as the leading role in the New York production of Some Girl(s). He starred in the television mini-series The Andromeda Strain (2008) and returned to television in 2009 in the TNT drama Trust Me, which was cancelled after one season. Also in 2009, McCormack was cast in the science fiction movie Alien Trespass. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric McCormack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

American Dad!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Monk

The Graham Norton Show

Saturday Night Live

All Movies (44)

• Love, Again2026 · as Leo
• Remembering Gene Wilder2024 · as Self
• Guiding Emily2023 · as Garth
• Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe2023 · as Self
• Drinkwater2022 · as Hank Drinkwater
• The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks2022 · as Self
• The Baltimore Waltz2021 · as Carl
• Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble2020 · as Self
• Considering Love and Other Magic2017 · as Uncle Jasper
• The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin2017 · as Self (voice)
• A Heavenly Christmas2016 · as Max
• The Architect2016 · as Colin
• Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows2016 · as Self
• Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story2013 · as Detective Sullivan
• Knife Fight2013 · as Larry Becker
• Barricade2012 · as Terrance Shade
• Textuality2011 · as Clive
• Who Is Clark Rockefeller?2010 · as Clark Rockefeller
• My One and Only2009 · as Charlie
• Annul Victory2009 · as Self
• Alien Trespass2009 · as Ted Lewis / Urp
• Terra Incognita: Making the Andromeda Strain2008
• The Sisters2005 · as Gary Sokol
• Break a Leg2005 · as Tad
• NBC 75th Anniversary Special2002 · as Self
• Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special2000
• Here's to Life!2000 · as Owen Rinard
• The Audrey Hepburn Story2000 · as Mel Ferrer
• Holy Man1998 · as Scott Hawkes
• Free Enterprise1998 · as Mark
• Borrowed Hearts1997 · as Sam Field
• Exception to the Rule1997 · as Timothy Bayer
• Night Visitors1996 · as Andy Robinson
• The Man Who Wouldn't Die1994 · as Jack Sullivan
• Island City1994 · as Greg 23
• Double, Double, Toil and Trouble1993 · as Don Farmer
• Call Of The Wild1993 · as Hal
• Miracle on Interstate 8801993 · as Tony
• Family of Strangers1993 · as Sam
• Mood Indigo1993 · as Stu Feltzer
• Giant Steps1992 · as Jack Sims
• Return to the Lost World1992 · as Edward Malone
• The Lost World1992 · as Edward Malone
• Much Ado About Nothing1988 · as Balthasar

All TV Shows (59)

• Best Thing Ever2026 · as Dean
• Hell Motel2025 · as Hemmingway
• Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue2025 · as Kevin Anderson
• The Hunting Party2025 · as Ron Simms
• Elsbeth2024 · as Tom Murphy
• The Other Black Girl2023 · as Richard Wagner
• Slasher: Ripper2023 · as Basil Garvey
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• Stars in the House2020 · as Self
• LEGO Masters2020 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Departure2019 · as Cole Banks
• The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale2018 · as Self - Special Guest
• Will & Grace2017 · as Will Truman
• Atypical2017 · as Professor Shinerock
• Travelers2016 · as Grant MacLaren
• Slasher2016 · as Basil Garvey
• The Mysteries of Laura2014 · as Dr. Andrew Devlin
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Full Circle2013 · as Ken Waltham
• Perception2012 · as Dr. Daniel Pierce
• Pound Puppies2010 · as Lucky (voice)
• Trust Me2009 · as Mason McGuire
• The Andromeda Strain2008 · as Jack Nash
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• The Charlotte Church Show2006 · as Hywl
• Lovespring International2006
• The New Adventures of Old Christine2006 · as Dr. Max Kershaw
• The Colbert Report2005 · as Self
• Robson Arms2005
• Hell's Kitchen2005 · as Self - Restaurant Patron
• American Dad!2005 · as Swinger (voice)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Dead Like Me2003 · as Ray Summers
• Monk2002 · as James Novak
• American Idol2002 · as Self
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Vance Shepard
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self - Guest
• A Will of their Own1998 · as Pierce Peterson
• Will & Grace1998 · as Will Truman
• Jenny1997 · as Jason Slade
• Veronica's Closet1997 · as Griffin
• Ally McBeal1997 · as Kevin Kepler
• The View1997 · as Self
• Townies1996
• Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years1995 · as Col. Francis Clay Mosby
• The Outer Limits1995 · as John Virgil
• Lonesome Dove: The Series1994 · as Col. Francis Clay Mosby
• Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
• Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as Boyd Merrick
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Highlander: The Series1992 · as Matthew McCormick
• The Hat Squad1992
• Street Justice1991 · as Eric Rothman
• The Commish1991
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• The Immigrants—