William H. Macy

Acting · Born 1950-03-13 in Miami, Florida, USA

Biography

William H. Macy (born March 13, 1950) is 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.

Filmography

• Fargo as Jerry Lundegaard
• Magnolia as Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
• Wag the Dog as CIA Agent Charles Young
• Mr. Holland's Opus as Vice Principal Gene Wolters
• Inland Empire as Announcer
• Pleasantville as George Parker
• Benny & Joon as Randy Burch
• Seabiscuit as Tick Tock McGlaughlin
• Boogie Nights as Little Bill
• Murder in the First as Bill McNeill

TV

• Batman Beyond as Aaron Herbst (voice)
• Superman: The Animated Series as Director (voice)
• ER as David Morgenstern
• Shameless as Frank Gallagher
• Batman Beyond as Karros (voice)
• Frasier as Ralph (voice)
• The Simpsons as William H. Macy (voice)
• L.A. Law as Bernard Ruskin
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self
• Law & Order as Assistant U.S. Attorney John McCormack