William H. Macy
An American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
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- Born:
- Mar 13, 1950 In Miami, Florida, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 171
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Exit Right
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Deputy 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Exit Right | John Randall | 2026 |
| Movie | On Fire | 2026 | |
| Movie | Frontier Crucible | Unknown | 2026 |
| Movie | The Deputy | Chief Krueger | 2026 |
| Movie | Train Dreams | Unknown | 2025-01-26 |
| Movie | The Running Man | 2025-11-06 | |
| Movie | Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes | Trevathan | 2024-05-08 |
| Movie | Ricky Stanicky | Summerhayes | 2024-02-21 |
| Movie | Maybe I Do | Sam | 2023-01-27 |
| Series | Accused | Raymond | 2023-01-22 |
| Movie | Jurassic World Dominion | Paul Kirby (rumored) | 2022-06-01 |
| Series | The Dropout | Richard Fuisz | 2022-03-03 |
| Series | Shameless Hall of Shame | Frank Gallagher | 2020-12-22 |
| Movie | Lady Luck: The Making of The Cooler | Self | 2018-12-24 |
| Movie | Krystal | Wyatt | 2018-04-13 |
| Movie | The Layover | 2017-09-01 | |
| Movie | Stealing Cars | Philip Wyatt | 2016-04-05 |
| Movie | Blood Father | Kirby Curtis | 2016-08-11 |
| Movie | Walter | Dr. Corman | 2015-03-13 |
| Movie | Dial a Prayer | Bill | 2015-04-07 |
| Series | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015-08-02 |
| Movie | Room | Robert | 2015-10-16 |
| Series | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014-02-06 |
| Movie | Cake | Leonard | 2014-09-07 |
| Movie | Rudderless | Trill | 2014-10-17 |
| Movie | Two-Bit Waltz | Carl | 2014-10-24 |
| Movie | A Single Shot | Pitt | 2013-09-19 |
| Movie | Citizen Hearst | Narrator | 2013-03-14 |
| Movie | The Wind Rises | Satomi (voice) | 2013-07-20 |
| Movie | Trust Me | Gary | 2013-04-20 |
| Movie | Curious George: Saves the Day | The Narrator (voice) | 2012-02-07 |
| Movie | The Sessions | Father Brendan | 2012-05-02 |
| Series | Finding Your Roots | Self | 2012-03-24 |
| Movie | Ernest & Celestine | Head Dentist (voice) | 2012-12-12 |
| Series | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | 2011-01-09 |
| Movie | Return to Jurassic Park | Self | 2011-02-05 |
| Movie | Portraits in Dramatic Time | 2011-07-05 | |
| Movie | The Lincoln Lawyer | Frank Levin | 2011-03-17 |
| Series | Conan | Self | 2010-11-08 |
| Movie | Marmaduke | Don Twombly | 2010-06-03 |
| Movie | Dirty Girl | Ray | 2010-09-12 |
| Movie | The Maiden Heist | George McLendon | 2009-05-09 |
| Series | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | 2009-07-16 |
| Movie | Shorts | Dr. Noseworthy | 2009-08-21 |
| Movie | Heath Ledger: A Tribute | Self | 2009-06-01 |
| Movie | The Tale of Despereaux | Lester (voice) | 2008-12-18 |
| Movie | The Deal | Charlie Berns | 2008-11-20 |
| Movie | Bart Got a Room | Ernie Stein | 2008-04-25 |
| Movie | Curious George: Rocket Ride and Other Adventures | Unknown | 2007-05-15 |
| Movie | He Was a Quiet Man | Gene Shelby | 2007-11-23 |
| Movie | Lynch 2 | Self | 2007-08-14 |
| Movie | Wild Hogs | Dudley Frank | 2007-03-02 |
| Series | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Clyde Umney / Sam Landry / George Demmick | 2006-07-12 |
| Movie | Doogal | Brian (voice) | 2006-02-24 |
| Series | The Unit | President of the United States | 2006-03-07 |
| Movie | Choose Your Own Adventure - The Abominable Snowman | Rudyard North (voice) | 2006-07-25 |
| Movie | Everyone's Hero | Lefty Maginnis (voice) | 2006-08-04 |
| Movie | Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking' | Self | 2006-10-03 |
| Movie | Inland Empire | Announcer | 2006-12-06 |
| Movie | Bobby | Paul Ebbers | 2006-09-05 |
| Series | Curious George | Narrator | 2006-09-04 |
| Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | 2005-01-03 |
| Movie | Edmond | Edmond | 2005-08-31 |
| Movie | Sahara | Admiral Jim Sandecker | 2005-04-06 |
| Movie | Thank You for Smoking | Senator Ortolan Finistirre | 2005-09-09 |
| Movie | In Enemy Hands | Nathan Travers | 2004-02-25 |
| Movie | Spartan | Stoddard | 2004-03-12 |
| Movie | Reversible Errors | Arthur Raven | 2004-05-23 |
| Movie | Cellular | Sgt. Bob Mooney | 2004-09-06 |
| Movie | The Wool Cap | Gigot | 2004-11-20 |
| Movie | Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2003-03-09 |
| Movie | Stealing Sinatra | John Irwin | 2003-01-24 |
| Movie | Minnesota Nice | Self | 2003-04-01 |
| Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
| Series | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Unknown | 2003-12-03 |
| Movie | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Glenn | 2003-12-24 |
| Movie | The Cooler | Bernie Lootz | 2003-11-26 |
| Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | 2003-09-08 |
| Movie | Seabiscuit | Tick Tock McGlaughlin | 2003-07-22 |
| Series | Out of Order | Steven | 2003-06-01 |
| Movie | Welcome to Collinwood | Riley | 2002-10-04 |
| Movie | Door to Door | Bill Porter | 2002-07-14 |
| Movie | Jurassic Park III | Paul Kirby | 2001-07-18 |
| Movie | The Making Of 'Jurassic Park III' | Self | 2001-12-11 |
| Series | Good Day Live | Self | 2001-09-17 |
| Movie | Focus | Lawrence 'Larry' Newman | 2001-10-19 |
| Movie | That Moment: Magnolia Diary | Self | 2000-01-01 |
| Movie | State and Main | Walt Price | 2000-08-26 |
| Movie | Panic | Alex | 2000-12-01 |
| Movie | Psycho Path | Self - Actor / Milton Arbogast | 2000-02-10 |
| Movie | Magnolia | Quiz Kid Donnie Smith | 1999-12-17 |
| Movie | Batman Beyond: Tech Wars / Disappearing Inque | Aaron Herbst | 1999-05-08 |
| Series | Batman Beyond | Karros (voice) | 1999-01-10 |
| Movie | Happy, Texas | Sheriff Chappy Dent | 1999-12-03 |
| Movie | Mystery Men | Shoveler | 1999-08-06 |
| Movie | The Night of the Headless Horseman | Ichabod Crane | 1999-10-28 |
| Movie | A Slight Case of Murder | Terry Thorpe | 1999-09-19 |
| Series | The Wild Thornberrys | Skoot (voice) | 1998-09-01 |
| Movie | The Con | Bobby | 1998-03-04 |
| Movie | Macy On Mamet | 1998-01-01 | |
| Movie | Pleasantville | George Parker | 1998-09-17 |
| Movie | Psycho | Milton Arbogast | 1998-12-04 |
| Movie | A Civil Action | James Gordon | 1998-12-25 |
| Movie | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | Justin (voice) | 1998-12-22 |
| Movie | Jerry and Tom | Karl | 1998-12-04 |
| Series | Sports Night | Unknown | 1998-09-22 |
| Series | The Lionhearts | Leo (voice) | 1998-09-19 |
| Series | King of the Hill | Dr. Rubin (voice) | 1997-01-12 |
| Movie | Colin Fitz | Mr. O'Day | 1997-01-19 |
| Movie | Wag the Dog | CIA Agent Charles Young | 1997-12-25 |
| Movie | Boogie Nights | Little Bill | 1997-10-10 |
| Series | The View | Self | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Air Force One | Major Caldwell | 1997-07-25 |
| Movie | Down Periscope | Captain Knox | 1996-03-01 |
| Series | Andersonville | Col. Chandler | 1996-03-03 |
| Movie | Andersonville | Col. Chandler | 1996-03-03 |
| Movie | Ghosts of Mississippi | Charlie Crisco | 1996-12-20 |
| Movie | Hit Me | Policeman | 1996-09-09 |
| Series | Superman: The Animated Series | Director (voice) | 1996-09-06 |
| Movie | The Writing on the Wall | Petrocelli | 1996-07-21 |
| Movie | Fargo | Jerry Lundegaard | 1996-03-08 |
| Movie | In the Shadow of Evil | Dr. Frank Teague | 1995-02-07 |
| Movie | Murder in the First | Bill McNeill | 1995-01-20 |
| Movie | Evolver | Evolver (voice) | 1995-02-10 |
| Movie | Mr. Holland's Opus | Vice Principal Gene Wolters | 1995-12-29 |
| Series | MADtv | Self | 1995-10-14 |
| Movie | Roommates | Doctor (uncredited) | 1995-03-03 |
| Movie | Above Suspicion | Pros. Atty. Schultz | 1995-05-21 |
| Movie | Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure | Railroad Magnate | 1995-03-24 |
| Movie | Being Human | Boris | 1994-05-06 |
| Movie | The Client | Dr. Greenway | 1994-07-20 |
| Series | ER | David Morgenstern | 1994-09-19 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Self | 1994-08-14 |
| Movie | Oleanna | John | 1994-11-04 |
| Movie | Dead on Sight | Steven Meeker | 1994-10-12 |
| Movie | Benny & Joon | Randy Burch | 1993-04-16 |
| Movie | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Tunafish Father | 1993-08-13 |
| Movie | Twenty Bucks | Property Clerk | 1993-10-21 |
| Series | Frasier | Ralph (voice) | 1993-09-16 |
| Series | Bakersfield P.D. | Russell Karp | 1993-09-14 |
| Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
| Movie | In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion | Ray Daniels | 1992-02-10 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
| Movie | The Water Engine | Charles Lang | 1992-08-24 |
| Movie | A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story | Sean Hammel | 1992-09-13 |
| Movie | The Heart of Justice | Booth | 1992-10-14 |
| Movie | A Private Matter | Psychiatrist | 1992-06-20 |
| Movie | Homicide | Tim Sullivan | 1991-05-28 |
| Movie | Shadows and Fog | Cop | 1991-12-05 |
| Movie | Barton Fink | Navy Sailor (uncredited) | 1991-08-01 |
| Series | Law & Order | Jack Powell | 1990-09-13 |
| Series | The Simpsons | William H. Macy (voice) | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Lip Service | Farmer | 1988-10-17 |
| Movie | Things Change | Billy Drake | 1988-10-21 |
| Series | The Murder of Mary Phagan | Randy | 1988-01-24 |
| Movie | House of Games | Sgt. John Moran | 1987-10-11 |
| Movie | Radio Days | Radio Voice (voice) | 1987-01-30 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Bernard Ruskin | 1986-09-15 |
| Series | Spenser: For Hire | Unknown | 1985-09-20 |
| Series | The Equalizer | Dr. Spaulding | 1985-09-18 |
| Movie | The Last Dragon | J.J. | 1985-03-22 |
| Series | Kate & Allie | Unknown | 1984-03-19 |
| Movie | The Boy Who Loved Trolls | Socrates | 1984-10-29 |
| Movie | The Dining Room | Various | 1984-10-19 |
| Movie | WarGames | NORAD Officer (uncredited) | 1983-06-03 |
| Movie | Without a Trace | Reporter | 1983-02-04 |
| Movie | The Cradle Will Fall | Ben Duffy | 1983-05-24 |
| Movie | Somewhere in Time | Critic | 1980-10-02 |
| Movie | Foolin' Around | Bronski | 1980-10-17 |
| Series | The Awakening Land | Will Beagle | 1978-02-19 |
| Series | The Oscars | Self | 1953-03-19 |