Peter MacNicol
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
89
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-04-10 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Dallas, Texas, USA
Peter MacNicol
Biography
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.
Known For
Grey's Anatomy
American Dad!
American Dad!
American Dad!
24
The Big Bang Theory
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Young Justice
Young Justice
Young Justice
Star Wars Rebels
Cheers
Numb3rs
Boston Legal
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Veep
Justice League Unlimited
The Wild Thornberrys
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Batman
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Mindy Project
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
The Angry Beavers
Ally McBeal
Tales from the Crypt
Ghostbusters II
CatDog
Doc McStuffins
All's Fair
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Battleship
Danny Phantom
All Rise
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
CSI: Cyber
Addams Family Values
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Roswell
G.I. Joe: Renegades
Housesitter
Mojave Moon
Fairly Legal
Silencing Mary
Bean
Floss
The Lyon's Den
Shell
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Heat
Sophie's Choice
Balto: Wolf Quest
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
The Powers That Be
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Game Change
Secret of the Sundrop
Recess: School's Out
Baby Geniuses
Dragonslayer
Snowden's Christmas
The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue
Breakin' All the Rules
Radioland Murders
American Blue Note
By Dawn's Early Light
Hard Promises
The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
Danny Phantom: Reign Storm
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman
The Pooch and the Pauper
Olive, the Other Reindeer
Veep
Home Delivery
Johnny Bull
Abducted: A Father's Love
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
