Peter MacNicol

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

87

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

    Grey's Anatomy

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • 24

    24

  • The Big Bang Theory

    The Big Bang Theory

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Young Justice

    Young Justice

  • Young Justice

    Young Justice

  • Young Justice

    Young Justice

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • All's Fair

    All's Fair

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

    The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

  • Veep

    Veep

  • Star Wars Rebels

    Star Wars Rebels

  • Faerie Tale Theatre

    Faerie Tale Theatre

  • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

    Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

  • Doc McStuffins

    Doc McStuffins

  • The Wild Thornberrys

    The Wild Thornberrys

  • Danny Phantom

    Danny Phantom

  • The Batman

    The Batman

  • The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • All Rise

    All Rise

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events

    A Series of Unfortunate Events

  • Ghostbusters II

    Ghostbusters II

  • CatDog

    CatDog

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

  • The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

  • The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

  • The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

  • The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

  • The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

  • The Spectacular Spider-Man

    The Spectacular Spider-Man

  • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

  • The Angry Beavers

    The Angry Beavers

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

  • Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

  • Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

    Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

  • Addams Family Values

    Addams Family Values

  • Battleship

    Battleship

  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

  • CSI: Cyber

    CSI: Cyber

  • Bean

    Bean

  • Shell

    Shell

  • The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

    The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers

  • G.I. Joe: Renegades

    G.I. Joe: Renegades

  • Baby Geniuses

    Baby Geniuses

  • Heat

    Heat

  • Dracula: Dead and Loving It

    Dracula: Dead and Loving It

  • Hard Promises

    Hard Promises

  • Game Change

    Game Change

  • The Lyon's Den

    The Lyon's Den

  • Mojave Moon

    Mojave Moon

  • Roswell

    Roswell

  • Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

    Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

  • Fairly Legal

    Fairly Legal

  • Sophie's Choice

    Sophie's Choice

  • Dragonslayer

    Dragonslayer

  • Housesitter

    Housesitter

  • Balto: Wolf Quest

    Balto: Wolf Quest

  • Johnny Bull

    Johnny Bull

  • Silencing Mary

    Silencing Mary

  • Recess: School's Out

    Recess: School's Out

  • Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

    Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright

  • The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

    The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

  • Olive, the Other Reindeer

    Olive, the Other Reindeer

  • By Dawn's Early Light

    By Dawn's Early Light

  • The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard

    The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard

  • Abducted: A Father's Love

    Abducted: A Father's Love

  • The Powers That Be

    The Powers That Be

  • Breakin' All the Rules

    Breakin' All the Rules

  • Secret of the Sundrop

    Secret of the Sundrop

  • Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

    Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

  • Radioland Murders

    Radioland Murders

  • Snowden's Christmas

    Snowden's Christmas

  • Floss

    Floss

  • The Pooch and the Pauper

    The Pooch and the Pauper

  • American Blue Note

    American Blue Note

  • Home Delivery

    Home Delivery

  • Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story

    Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story