Peter MacNicol
Actor, Escritor, Director
10 de abril de 1954 (71 years)
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 other television shows, including 24 (2001), Numbers (2005), 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.
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 other television shows, including 24 (2001), Numbers (2005), 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.
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Filmography
| 2025 | All's Fair (2025) · as Robert Delancie |
| 2025 | Home Delivery · as Howard Evans |
| 2024 | Shell · as Dr. Thaddeus Brand |
| 2024 | The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie · as The Invader (voice) |
| 2021 | Our Almost Completely True Story · as Psycho Date |
| 2021 | Birdgirl · as Cast |
| 2019 | All Rise · as Albert Campbell |
| 2018 | Harvey Birdman: Attorney General · as X The Eliminator |
| 2017 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure · as Nigel The Advisor (voice) |
| 2017 | A Series of Unfortunate Events · as Ishmael |
| 2015 | CSI: Cyber · as Simon Sifter |
| 2014 | Star Wars Rebels · as Tseebo (voice) |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. · as Professor Elliott Randolph |
| 2013 | Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright · as Dewey Ottman (voices) |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project · as Rabbi Adler |
| 2012 | Veep · as Jeff Kane |
| 2012 | Battleship · as Secretary Of Defense |
| 2012 | Doc McStuffins · as Egghead (voice) |
| 2012 | Game Change · as Rick Davis |
| 2011 | Necessary Roughness · as Dr. Albert Gunner |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal · as Judge Smollet |
| 2010 | Young Justice · as Professor Ivo / Amazo / M.o.n.q.i. (voice) |
| 2010 | G.I. Joe: Renegades · as Firefly (voice)En Plex |
| 2010 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien · as Oliver / Forever Knight #1 (voice) |
| 2009 | Micmacs · as Fracasse |
| 2008 | 24: Redemption · as Tom Lennox |
| 2008 | The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard · as Otto Octavius/doctor Octopus (voice) |
| 2008 | The Spectacular Spider-Man · as Otto Octavius (voice) |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory · as Robert Wolcott |
| 2007 | Bean: Scenes Unseen · as David Langley |
| 2005 | Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild · as Troopmaster (voice) |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy · as Robert Stark |
| 2005 | American Dad! · as Santa's Elf (voice) |
| 2005 | Numb3rs · as Larry Fleinhardt |
| 2004 | Boston Legal · as Dr. Sydney Field |
| 2004 | The Batman · as Langstrom (voice) |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited · as David Clinton (voice) |
| 2004 | Breakin' All the Rules · as Philip Gascon |
| 2004 | This Just In · as Craig Tindle |
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| 2003 | Danny Phantom · as Sidney Poindexter (voice) |
| 2003 | All Grown Up! · as Armadillo Dave |
| 2003 | Crazy Love · as Husband |
| 2001 | Balto: Wolf Quest · as Muru (voice) |
| 2001 | 24 · as Tom Lennox |
| 2001 | The Ponder Heart · as Uncle Daniel |
| 2001 | Recess: School's Out · as Fenwick (voice) |
| 2000 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law · as X The Eliminator (voice) |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command · as Major (voice) |
| 1999 | Olive, the Other Reindeer · as Fido (voice) |
| 1999 | Snowden's Christmas · as Snowden (voice) |
| 1999 | Ally · as John 'the Biscuit' Cage |
| 1999 | Baby Geniuses · as Dan |
| 1999 | The Pooch and the Pauper · as Liberty (voice) |
| 1998 | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys · as Raju / Monkey (voice) |
| 1998 | ChalkZone · as Gore |
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| 1998 | Silencing Mary · as Lawrence Dixon |
| 1997 | Men in Black: The Series · as Cast |
| 1997 | Pepper Ann · as Balladeer |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal · as John Cage |
| 1997 | Bean · as David Langley |
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| 1996 | Mojave Moon · as Tire Repairman |
| 1996 | Abducted: A Father's Love · as Roy Dowd |
| 1995 | Dracula: Dead and Loving It · as Thomas RenfieldEn Plex |
| 1994 | Radioland Murders · as Son Writer |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope · as Alan Birch |
| 1994 | Roswell · as Lewis Rickett |
| 1993 | Addams Family Values · as Gary Granger |
| 1992 | HouseSitter · as Marty |
| 1992 | The Powers That Be · as Bradley Grist |
| 1991 | Hard Promises · as Stuart |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early Light · as Sedgwick |
| 1989 | American Blue Note · as Jack Solow |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II · as Dr. Janosz Poha |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt · as Austin Haggard (segment "let The Punishment Fit The Crime") |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd · as Steve Cooper |
| 1986 | Heat · as Cyrus KinnickEn Plex |
| 1986 | Johnny Bull · as Joe Kovacs |
| 1982 | Sophie's Choice · as StingoEn Plex |
| 1982 | Cheers · as Mario |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre · as Martin |
| 1981 | Dragonslayer · as Galen |
| 2024 | The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2001 | The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2001 | 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2000 | 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1998 | El informal · as Self - Guest |
| 1998 | 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | The Story of Bean · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | TFI Friday · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson · as Self - Guest |
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| 1997 | Ally McBeal · as Written By |