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Acting
Gary Cole
- Born
- (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 183 titles
Biography
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space.
In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970.
He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.
Signature work
Known For
8.7
TV
8.3
TV
Supernatural
8.2
TV
Suits
7.4
TV
Family Guy
8.0
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
6.6
Movie
Pineapple Express
8.2
TV
Love, Death & Robots
6.4
Movie
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
7.4
Movie
Office Space
7.6
TV
NCIS
5.8
Movie
The Ring Two
7.0
TV
American Dad!
8.4
TV
Chicago Fire
8.2
TV
The Legend of Korra
6.3
Movie
Blockers
7.6
TV
True Blood
7.9
TV
Desperate Housewives
6.7
Movie
One Hour Photo
Acting credits 183
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Company Town TV | Martin Amberson (1 ep) |
| 2024 | A Man on the Inside TV | Brad Vinick (4 ep) |
| 2024 | Behind the Lines Film | Self |
| 2024 | NCISverse: The First 1,000 Film | Self |
| 2023 | Krapopolis TV | Valley King (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2023 | White House Plumbers TV | Mark Felt (1 ep) |
| 2023 | Waco: The Aftermath TV | Gordon Novel (5 ep) |
| 2023 | Agent Elvis TV | President Nixon (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2023 | Velma TV | Lamont (voice), Lamont / General Meeting (voice) (12 ep) |
| 2022 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe Film | Mattison (voice) |
| 2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie Film | Sgt. Bosco (voice) |
| 2021 | Inside Job TV | Brett's father (voice), Sitcom Dad / Male Cop (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2021 | NCIS: Hawaiʻi TV | Alden Parker (3 ep) |
| 2021 | Q-Force TV | Dirk Chunley (voice) (10 ep) |
| 2021 | The Great North TV | Elwin Kreb (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Trolls: TrollsTopia TV | Sky Toronto (voice) (5 ep) |
| 2020 | DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family Film | Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice) |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Lower Decks TV | Leonardo da Vinci (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp Film | Self |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness Film | Self |
| 2020 | Darkness Falls Film | Mark Witver |
| 2019 | Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire Film | Invisibilio (voice) |
| 2019 | Married Young Film | Aaron |
| 2019 | mixed-ish TV | Harrison Johnson (36 ep) |
| 2019 | The Art of Racing in the Rain Film | Don Kitch |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots TV | The Inspector (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2019 | Under the Eiffel Tower Film | Gerard |
| 2019 | Fam TV | Freddy (7 ep) |
| 2018 | Seven in Heaven Film | Wallace |
| 2018 | Unbroken: Path to Redemption Film | Dr. George Bailey |
| 2018 | Blockers Film | Ron |
| 2017 | Big Mouth TV | Matthew's Father (voice), Andrew's Father (voice), Edward MacDell (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Room 104 TV | Chip Crawford (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Small Crimes Film | Lieutenant Pleasant |
| 2017 | The Good Fight TV | Kurt McVeigh (24 ep) |
| 2017 | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown Film | Rafe (voice) |
| 2016 | Justice League Action TV | Black Adam (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2016 | Hot Air Film | Aviator |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2016 | To Tell the Truth TV | Self - Panelist (1 ep) |
| 2016 | The Bronze Film | Stan Greggory |
| 2016 | Mercy Street TV | James Green, Sr. (12 ep) |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca TV | Professor Everett Lamereau (1 ep) |
| 2015 | F is for Family TV | Roger Dunbarton (voice) (6 ep) |
| 2015 | Christmas Eve Film | Dr. Roberts |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2015 | We Bare Bears TV | CEO (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Mr. Robinson TV | Neville Rex (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Divine Access Film | Reverend Guy Roy Davis |
| 2015 | Everyday Miracles Film | Clay Peakes |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero TV | Brock (voice) (61 ep) |
| 2014 | The Town that Dreaded Sundown Film | Chief Deputy Tillman |
| 2014 | Market Hours Film | Manager |
| 2014 | Tammy Film | Earl |
| 2014 | The Tom and Jerry Show TV | Narrator (voice) (325 ep) |
| 2014 | Date and Switch Film | Dwayne |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty TV | Alien Doctor (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Vamp U Film | Arthur Levine |
| 2012 | Chicago Fire TV | Chief Grissom (13 ep) |
| 2012 | An Officer and a Murderer Film | Russell Williams |