Peter MacNicol

Acting

Born 1954-04-10 Dallas, Texas, USA 79 credits Primetime Emmy Awards 1 Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 Theatre World Award 1

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won · 2 nominated

2001 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Won Ally McBeal
2000 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Ally McBeal
1999 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Ally McBeal

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 won · 8 nominated

2001 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Ally McBeal
2001 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated Ally McBeal
2000 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Ally McBeal
2000 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated Ally McBeal
1999 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Won Ally McBeal
1999 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Ally McBeal
1998 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated Chicago Hope
1996 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated Chicago Hope
1995 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated Chicago Hope

Theatre World Award 1 won

1982 Theatre World Award Won

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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.

Peter MacNicol

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won · 2 nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 won · 8 nominated

Theatre World Award 1 won

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