Dylan McDermott

Acting · Born 1961-10-26 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Biography

Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott; October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series The Practice, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. McDermott is also known for his roles in four seasons (first, second, eighth and ninth) of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, subtitled Murder House, Asylum, Apocalypse, and 1984 portraying Ben Harmon, Johnny Morgan and Bruce, respectively. He also starred as narcotics crime lord Richard Wheatley on the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime; Lt. Carter Shaw…

Filmography

• Steel Magnolias as Jackson Latcherie
• In the Line of Fire as Al D'Andrea
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Father
• Runaway Jury as Jacob Wood (victim)
• King Richard as Will Hodges
• Party Monster as Peter Gatien
• Miracle on 34th Street as Bryan Bedford
• Three to Tango as Charles Newman
• Edison as Lazerov
• Hamburger Hill as Sgt. Adam Frantz

TV

• American Horror Story as Ben Harmon
• Law & Order: Organized Crime as Richard Wheatley
• The Practice as Bobby Donnell
• American Horror Story as Johnny Morgan
• American Horror Stories as Ben Harmon
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Richard Wheatley
• FBI: Most Wanted as Remy Scott
• Tales from the Crypt as George Gatlin (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
• American Horror Story as Bruce
• FBI as Remy Scott