Peter Gallagher

Acting

Peter Gallagher

Born August 19, 1955New York City, New York, USA138 credits

Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), American Beauty (1999), and Palm Springs (2020).

Known For

TOVAH

TOVAH

Movie

2026

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
5.0

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

TV

2025

Humane
5.4

Humane

Movie

2024

Reboot
6.6

Reboot

TV

2022

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
5.5

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

Movie

2022

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
6.3

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

Movie

2021

Filmography

TOVAH
2026TOVAHas SelfMovie
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025Everybody's Live with John Mulaneyas Future John MulaneyTV
Humane
2024Humaneas Charles YorkMovie
Reboot
2022Rebootas TylerTV
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"as SelfMovie
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
2021Zoey's Extraordinary Christmasas Mitch ClarkeMovie
One December Night
2021One December Nightas MikeMovie
Mr. Mayor
2021Mr. Mayoras Brett (uncredited)TV
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020One Night Only: The Best of Broadwayas SelfMovie
Palm Springs
2020Palm Springsas HowardMovie
Stars in the House
2020Stars in the Houseas SelfTV
The Owl House
2020The Owl Houseas Del Clawthorne (voice)TV
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020Zoey's Extraordinary Playlistas Mitch ClarkeTV
Truth Be Told
2019Truth Be Toldas Andrew FinneyTV
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
After
2019Afteras Ken ScottMovie
Stepdaddy
2019StepdaddyMovie
The Conners
2018The Connersas Brian FosterTV
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2018Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"as SelfMovie
Submission
2018Submissionas LenMovie
The Gifted
2017The Giftedas Benedict RyanTV
A Bad Moms Christmas
2017A Bad Moms Christmasas Hank MitchellMovie
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017Literally, Right Before Aaronas Orson SchwartzmanMovie
Center Stage: On Pointe
2016Center Stage: On Pointeas Jonathan ReevesMovie
Cruel Intentions
2016Cruel Intentionsas Edward ValmontMovie
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015Hello, My Name Is Dorisas Willy WilliamsMovie
Grace and Frankie
2015Grace and Frankieas Nick SkolkaTV
In a Relationship
2015In a Relationshipas The Interviewer (voice)Movie
Man Seeking Woman
2015Man Seeking Womanas Joel GreenbergTV
Togetherness
2015Togethernessas LarryTV
DeTour
2015DeTouras Professor ZaringMovie
Step Up Revolution
2012Step Up Revolutionas Bill AndersonMovie
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
2012Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to Youas Paul SveckMovie
Whitney
2011Whitneyas VinceTV
New Girl
2011New Girlas GavinTV
Burlesque
2010Burlesqueas Vince ScaliMovie
Conviction
2010Convictionas Barry ScheckMovie
Covert Affairs
2010Covert Affairsas Arthur CampbellTV
GasHole
2010GasHoleas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Ethan CarverTV
Adam
2009Adamas Marty BuchwaldMovie
The War Boys
2009The War Boysas SlaterMovie
Center Stage: Turn It Up
2008Center Stage: Turn It Upas Jonathan ReevesMovie
The Gathering
2007The Gatheringas Dr. Michael FosterTV
Californication
2007Californicationas Dean Stacy KoonsTV
Shark
2006Sharkas Frank BellTV
The Megan Mullally Show
2006The Megan Mullally Showas Self - GuestTV
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Motheras Professor VinickTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas David HamiltonTV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIas Sky Masterson (segment "Guys & Dolls")Movie
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2004The Tony Danza Showas SelfTV
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004On Air with Ryan Seacrestas Self - The O.C.TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003Comedy Central Roast of Denis Learyas SelfMovie
Comedy Central Roasts
2003Comedy Central Roastsas SelfTV
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelinaas The Mole King (voice)Movie
The O.C.
2003The O.C.as Sandy CohenTV
How to Deal
2003How to Dealas Len MartinMovie
A Tale of Two Wives
2003A Tale of Two Wivesas Bill GoodmanMovie
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
2002Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmonas SelfMovie
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2002Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'as HostMovie
P
2002Page to ScreenTV
Mr. Deeds
2002Mr. Deedsas Chuck CedarMovie
Feast of All Saints
2001Feast of All Saintsas Philippe FerronaireMovie
Protection
2001Protectionas TedMovie
G
2001Good Day Liveas SelfTV
Perfume
2001Perfumeas GuidoMovie
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songsas SelfMovie
The Last Debate
2000The Last Debateas Tom ChapmanMovie
American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000American Beauty: Look Closer...as SelfMovie
Jesus Christ Superstar
2000Jesus Christ Superstaras First PriestMovie
Center Stage
2000Center Stageas Jonathan ReevesMovie
Cupid & Cate
2000Cupid & Cateas HarryMovie
Other Voices
2000Other Voicesas JordinMovie
Brotherhood of Murder
1999Brotherhood of Murderas Bob MatthewsMovie
House on Haunted Hill
1999House on Haunted Hillas Donald W. Blackburn, M.D.Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas William DoddsTV
American Beauty
1999American Beautyas Buddy KaneMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Jared (voice)TV
The Secret Lives of Men
1998The Secret Lives of MenTV
Brave New World
1998Brave New Worldas Bernard MarxMovie
Virtual Obsession
1998Virtual Obsessionas Dr. Joe MessengerMovie
Johnny Skidmarks
1998Johnny Skidmarksas Johnny ScardinoMovie
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997The Man Who Knew Too Littleas James RitchieMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Cafe Society
1997Cafe Societyas Jack KaleMovie
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombingas John AnticevMovie
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmannas Gideon Hausner (voice)Movie
Titanic
1996Titanicas Wynn ParkTV
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996To Gillian on Her 37th Birthdayas David LewisMovie
Superman: The Animated Series
1996Superman: The Animated Seriesas Kurt (voice)TV
Cannes Man
1996Cannes Manas SelfMovie
Last Dance
1996Last Danceas John HayesMovie
T
1996The Great Irish Famineas narratorMovie
The Underneath
1995The Underneathas Michael ChambersMovie
While You Were Sleeping
1995While You Were Sleepingas Peter CallaghanMovie
E
1994Everybody Just Stay Calmas SelfMovie
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circleas Alan CampbellMovie
White Mile
1994White Mileas Jack RobbinsMovie
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994The Hudsucker Proxyas Vic TenettaMovie
Short Cuts
1993Short Cutsas Stormy WeathersMovie
Mother's Boys
1993Mother's Boysas Robert MadiganMovie
Malice
1993Maliceas Atty. Dennis RileyMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Fallen Angels
1993Fallen Angelsas Mitch AllisonTV
Watch It
1993Watch Itas JohnMovie
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Countryas SelfMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Chris RawlsTV
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992Guys and Dolls: Off the Recordas Himself / Sky MastersonMovie
Bob Roberts
1992Bob Robertsas Dan RileyMovie
Buying a Landslide
1992Buying a Landslideas Philip KautskyMovie
The Player
1992The Playeras Larry LevyMovie
Robert Altman's Players
1992Robert Altman's Playersas SelfMovie
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirezas MattMovie
Late for Dinner
1991Late for Dinneras Bob FreemanMovie
Milena
1991Milenaas PollakMovie
An Inconvenient Woman
1991An Inconvenient Womanas Philip QuennellTV
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990Tune in Tomorrow...as Richard QuinceMovie
Love and Lies
1990Love and Liesas David WestMovie
sex, lies, and videotape
1989sex, lies, and videotapeas John MullanyMovie
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988I'll Be Home for Christmasas Aaron CoplerMovie
High Spirits
1988High Spiritsas Brother TonyMovie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas SelfTV
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988The Caine Mutiny Court-Martialas Lt. Cmdr. John ChalleeMovie
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988The Murder of Mary Phaganas Leo FrankTV
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1987Long Day's Journey Into Nightas Edmund TyroneMovie
My Little Girl
1986My Little Girlas KaiMovie
Dreamchild
1985Dreamchildas Jack DolanMovie
Terrible Joe Moran
1984Terrible Joe Moranas NickMovie
Summer Lovers
1982Summer Loversas Michael PappasMovie
The Idolmaker
1980The Idolmakeras CaesareMovie
Skag
1980Skagas John SkagskaMovie
S
1980SkagTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - PerformerTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas HarryTV
Broadway: The Next Generation
—Broadway: The Next Generationas SelfMovie
C
—Cruel Intentionsas Edward ValmontTV