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Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

Birthday: 1954-04-10 | Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

as    The Invader (voice)

2024
Home Delivery

as    Howard Evans

2023
2018
Harvey Birdman, Attorney General

as    X the Eliminator (voice)

2012
Game Change

as    Rick Davis

2012
Battleship

as    Secretary of Defense

2008
24: Redemption

as    Tom Lennox

2008
24: Redemption

as    Tom Lennox

2008
24: Redemption

as    Tom Lennox

2008
24: Redemption

as    Tom Lennox

2006
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

as    Troopmaster (voice)

2004
Breakin' All the Rules

as    Philip Gascon

2002
Balto: Wolf Quest

as    Muru (voice)

2000
The Pooch and the Pauper

as    Liberty (voice)

2000
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

as    X the Eliminator (voice)

1999
Baby Geniuses

as    Dan

1999
Olive, the Other Reindeer

as    Fido (voice)

1999
Snowden's Christmas

as    Snowden (voice)

1998
Silencing Mary

as    Lawrence Dixon

1998
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

as    Narrator (voice)

1997
Bean

as    David Langley

1997
Ally McBeal

as    John Cage

1996
Abducted: A Father's Love

as    Roy Dowd

1996
Mojave Moon

as    Tire Repairman