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Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

Acting1961Waterbury, 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 on the TNT series Dark Blue; in two short-lived CBS dramas, Hostages and Stalker; and in the 1994 remake of the film Miracle on 34th Street. In 2022, he joined FBI: Most Wanted as the new lead, replacing the departing Julian McMahon.

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Acting History

2023
FBI
TVas Remy Scott1 eps
2022
FBI: Most Wanted
TVas Remy Scott63 eps
2021
King Richard
as Will Hodges
Law & Order: Organized Crime
TVas Richard Wheatley15 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Richard Wheatley1 eps
American Horror Stories
TVas Ben Harmon1 eps
2020
Hollywood
TVas Ernie West7 eps
Stars in the House
TVas Self1 eps
Tamron Hall
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
FBI: Most Wanted
TVExecutive Producer
2019
No Activity
TVas Clint Bergman8 eps
American Horror Story
TVas Ben Harmon / Johnny Morgan / Bruce3 eps
The Politician
TVas Theo Sloan3 eps
2018
Josie
as Hank
LA to Vegas
TVas Captain Dave
2017
Blind
as Mark Dutchman
2014
Automata
as Wallace
Behaving Badly
as Jimmy Leach
Freezer
as Robert Saunders
Mercy
as Jim Swann
Stalker
TVas Jack Larsen20 eps
2013
Hostages
TVas Agent Duncan Carlisle
2012
2010
Burning Palms
as Dennis Marx
2009
Mercy
as Jake
Dark Blue
TVas Carter Shaw20 eps
2007
Big Shots
TVas Duncan Collinsworth
2006
The Tenants
as Harry Lesser
Unbeatable Harold
as Jake Salamander
2005
2003
Wonderland
as David Lind
Party Monster
as Peter Gatien
Runaway Jury
as Jacob Wood (victim)
Will & Grace
TVas Tom1 eps
2002
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Presenter1 eps
2001
Texas Rangers
as Leander McNelly
1999
Three to Tango
as Charles Newman
1998
Ally McBeal
TVas Bobby Donnell2 eps
1997
The Practice
TVas Bobby Donnell148 eps
The View
TVas Self / Self - Guest
The Practice
TVDirector
1994
Miracle on 34th Street
as Bryan Bedford
The Cowboy Way
as John Stark
1993
1992
The Fear Inside
as Pete Caswell
Tales from the Crypt
TVas George Gatlin (segment "This'll Kill Ya")1 eps
1991
1990
Hardware
as Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter
1989
Steel Magnolias
as Jackson Latcherie
Twister
as Chris
1988
The Blue Iguana
as Vince Holloway
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest
1987
Hamburger Hill
as Sgt. Adam Frantz
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/26/1961(64 years old)
Place of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA