Mike O'Malley

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Mike O'Malley

Acting 59 October 31, 1966

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor and writer who has appeared in films and television series. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Mall…

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Sully

Sully

7.2 2016 Movie
Shameless

Shameless

8.2 2011 TV Show
R.I.P.D.

R.I.P.D.

5.9 2013 Movie
BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

8.5 2014 TV Show
Deep Impact

Deep Impact

6.3 1998 Movie
Concussion

Concussion

7.1 2015 Movie
Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love

6.2 2010 Movie
The View

The View

4.3 1997 TV Show
Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation

8.1 2009 TV Show
The Good Place

The Good Place

8.0 2016 TV Show
Conan

Conan

7.2 2010 TV Show
Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer

7.3 2020 TV Show

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Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor and writer who has appeared in films and television series. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game show Nickelodeon Guts before moving to Los Angeles later that decade to star in his own sitcom for NBC called The Mike O'Malley Show. He is best known for his role as Jimmy Hughes on Yes, Dear, a CBS series which aired from 2000 to 2006. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Burt Hummel on the Fox series Glee. O'Malley has also guest-starred in series including My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope, Parenthood and Parks and Recreation, and has appeared in films including 28 Days, Deep Impact, Leatherheads, Eat, Pray, Love, R.I.P.D., Concussion and Sully. O'Malley is also a published playwright whose plays include Three Years From Thirty and Diverting Devotion. He adapted another play called Searching for Certainty for Peter Askin's film Certainty, which premiered at the Boston Film Festival in 2011. O'Malley is also a writer on Showtime's hit drama Shameless. O'Malley was the creator and an executive producer of the Starz series Survivor's Remorse, which ran for four seasons between 2014 and 2017.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Nemesis

    TV show Detective Rick Viggiano

  2. 2025
    After All

    Movie Barry

  3. 2025
    Eenie Meanie

    Movie George

  4. 2025
    Suits LA

    TV show Avery Jeffers

  5. 2024
    Doctor Odyssey

    TV show Rodney Prescott

  6. 2023
    Extended Family

    TV show Writer

  7. 2022
    Fire Country

    TV show Danny Marks

  8. 2021
    Grand Crew

    TV show Zeb Jenkins

  9. 2021
    Abbott Elementary

    TV show Captain Robinson

  10. 2021
    Heels

    TV show Charlie Gully

  11. 2020
    Snowpiercer

    TV show Sam Roche

  12. 2019
    The Morning Show

    TV show Tim Eavers

  13. 2019
    3 Days with Dad

    Movie Brick

  14. 2019
    Wayne

    TV show Principal Cole

  15. 2016
    The Good Place

    TV show Jeff the Doorman

  16. 2016
    Sully

    Movie Charles Porter

More credits
  1. 2015
    Concussion

    Movie Daniel Sullivan

  2. 2014
    Survivor's Remorse

    TV show Creator

  3. 2014
    A Good Marriage

    Movie Bill Gaines

  4. 2014
    BoJack Horseman

    TV show Artie (voice)

  5. 2013
    Welcome to the Family

    TV show Dan Yoder

  6. 2013
    R.I.P.D.

    Movie Elliot

  7. 2013
    Behind the Candelabra

    Movie Tracy Schnelker

  8. 2013
    3 Geezers!

    Movie Mike

  9. 2012
    So Undercover

    Movie Sam

  10. 2012
    Glee: Keep on Believin'

    Movie Self

  11. 2011
    Certainty

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 2011
    When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

    Movie State Trooper (uncredited)

  13. 2011
    Cedar Rapids

    Movie Mike Pyle

  14. 2011
    Shameless

    TV show Writer

  15. 2010
    Conan

    TV show Self

  16. 2010
    Raising Hope

    TV show Jim

  17. 2010
    Eat Pray Love

    Movie Andy Shiraz

  18. 2010
    Justified

    TV show Nick "Nicky" Augustine

  19. 2010
    Parenthood

    TV show Jim Kazinsky

  20. 2009
    Glenn Martin, DDS

    TV show

  21. 2009
    Glee

    TV show Burt Hummel

  22. 2009
    Parks and Recreation

    TV show Bill

  23. 2008
    My Own Worst Enemy

    TV show Tom Grady / Raymond Carter

  24. 2008
    Meet Dave

    Movie Knox