William H. Macy
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 13, 1950 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2026 | Brian | |
| 2025 | Soul on FireJack Buck | |
| 2025 | The Running ManMolie Jernigan | |
| 2025 | Frontier CrucibleMajor O'Rourke | |
| 2025 | Train DreamsArn Peeples | |
| 2024 | Ricky StanickySummerhayes | |
| 2024 | Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesTrevathan | |
| 2023 | Maybe I DoSam | |
| 2023 | AccusedRaymond | |
| 2022 | The DropoutRichard Fuisz | |
| 2020 | Shameless Hall of ShameFrank Gallagher | |
| 2019 | Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen CarlsonSelf | |
| 2018 | KrystalWyatt | |
| 2018 | Lady Luck: The Making of The CoolerSelf | |
| 2016 | Blood FatherKirby Curtis | |
| 2016 | Stealing CarsPhilip Wyatt | |
| 2015 | RoomRobert | |
| 2015 | WalterDr. Corman | |
| 2015 | Dial a PrayerBill | |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf | |
| 2014 | Two-Bit WaltzCarl | |
| 2014 | RudderlessTrill | |
| 2014 | CakeLeonard | |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf | |
| 2013 | A Single ShotPitt | |
| 2013 | Trust MeGary | |
| 2013 | Citizen HearstNarrator | |
| 2012 | The SessionsFather Brendan | |
| 2012 | Curious George: Saves the DayThe Narrator (voice) | |
| 2012 | Finding Your RootsSelf | |
| 2011 | The Lincoln LawyerFrank Levin | |
| 2011 | Portraits in Dramatic Time | |
| 2011 | Return to Jurassic ParkSelf | |
| 2011 | ShamelessFrank Gallagher | |
| 2010 | Dirty GirlRay | |
| 2010 | MarmadukeDon Twombly | |
| 2010 | ConanSelf | |
| 2009 | The Maiden HeistGeorge McLendon | |
| 2009 | ShortsDr. Noseworthy | |
| 2009 | Heath Ledger: A TributeSelf | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2008 | Bart Got a RoomErnie Stein | |
| 2008 | The DealCharlie Berns | |
| 2008 | The Tale of DespereauxLester (voice) | |
| 2007 | He Was a Quiet ManGene Shelby | |
| 2007 | Lynch 2Self | |
| 2007 | Wild HogsDudley Frank | |
| 2007 | Curious George: Rocket Ride and Other Adventures | |
| 2006 | Inland EmpireAnnouncer | |
| 2006 | BobbyPaul Ebbers | |
| 2006 | DoogalBrian (voice) | |
| 2006 | Everyone's HeroLefty Maginnis (voice) | |
| 2006 | EdmondEdmond | |
| 2006 | Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable SnowmanRudyard North (voice) | |
| 2006 | Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'Self | |
| 2006 | Curious GeorgeNarrator (voice) | |
| 2006 | The UnitPresident of the United States | |
| 2006 | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen KingClyde Umney / Sam Landry / George Demmick | |
| 2005 | SaharaAdmiral Jim Sandecker | |
| 2005 | Thank You for SmokingSenator Ortolan Finistirre | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf | |
| 2004 | SpartanStoddard | |
| 2004 | In Enemy HandsNathan Travers | |
| 2004 | CellularSgt. Bob Mooney | |
| 2004 | Reversible ErrorsArthur Raven | |
| 2004 | The Wool CapGigot | |
| 2003 | The CoolerBernie Lootz | |
| 2003 | SeabiscuitTick Tock McGlaughlin | |
| 2003 | Stealing SinatraJohn Irwin | |
| 2003 | Minnesota NiceSelf | |
| 2003 | Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved HollywoodSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2003 | The True Story of SeabiscuitNarrator (voice) | |
| 2003 | 'Seabiscuit': The Making of a LegendSelf | |
| 2003 | Winners' Circle: The Heroes Behind the LegendSelf | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 2003 | Out of OrderSteven | |
| 2002 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieGlenn | |
| 2002 | Door to DoorBill Porter | |
| 2002 | Welcome to CollinwoodRiley | |
| 2001 | Jurassic Park IIIPaul Kirby | |
| 2001 | FocusLawrence 'Larry' Newman | |
| 2001 | The Making Of Jurassic Park IIISelf | |
| 2001 | Good Day LiveSelf | |
| 2000 | PanicAlex | |
| 2000 | State and MainWalt Price | |
| 2000 | Psycho PathSelf - Actor / Milton Arbogast | |
| 2000 | That Moment: Magnolia DiarySelf | |
| 2000 | The Coen BrothersSelf | |
| 1999 | MagnoliaQuiz Kid Donnie Smith | |
| 1999 | Happy, TexasSheriff Chappy Dent | |
| 1999 | Mystery MenShoveler / Eddie | |
| 1999 | A Slight Case of MurderTerry Thorpe | |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond: Tech Wars and Disappearing InqueAaron Herbst | |
| 1999 | The Night of the Headless HorsemanIchabod Crane | |
| 1999 | Batman BeyondAaron Herbst (voice) | |
| 1999 | Batman BeyondKarros (voice) | |
| 1998 | PleasantvilleGeorge Parker | |
| 1998 | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the RescueJustin (voice) | |
| 1998 | PsychoMilton Arbogast | |
| 1998 | A Civil ActionJames Gordon | |
| 1998 | Jerry and TomKarl | |
| 1998 | The ConBobby | |
| 1998 | Macy On Mamet | |
| 1998 | Sports Night | |
| 1998 | The Wild ThornberrysSkoot (voice) | |
| 1998 | The LionheartsLeo (voice) | |
| 1997 | Wag the DogCIA Agent Charles Young | |
| 1997 | Boogie NightsLittle Bill | |
| 1997 | Air Force OneMajor Caldwell | |
| 1997 | Colin FitzMr. O'Day | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1997 | King of the HillDr. Rubin (voice) | |
| 1996 | FargoJerry Lundegaard | |
| 1996 | AndersonvilleCol. Chandler | |
| 1996 | Ghosts of MississippiCharlie Crisco | |
| 1996 | Down PeriscopeCaptain Knox | |
| 1996 | Hit MePoliceman | |
| 1996 | The Writing on the WallPetrocelli | |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated SeriesDirector (voice) | |
| 1996 | AndersonvilleCol. Chandler | |
| 1995 | Mr. Holland's OpusVice Principal Gene Wolters | |
| 1995 | Above SuspicionPros. Atty. Schultz | |
| 1995 | Murder in the FirstBill McNeill | |
| 1995 | EvolverEvolver (voice) | |
| 1995 | RoommatesDoctor (uncredited) | |
| 1995 | In the Shadow of EvilDr. Frank Teague | |
| 1995 | Tall Tale: The Unbelievable AdventureRailroad Magnate | |
| 1995 | MADtvSelf | |
| 1994 | The ClientDr. Greenway | |
| 1994 | OleannaJohn | |
| 1994 | Dead on SightSteven Meeker | |
| 1994 | Being HumanBoris | |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors StudioSelf | |
| 1994 | ERDavid Morgenstern | |
| 1993 | Benny & JoonRandy Burch | |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby FischerTunafish Father | |
| 1993 | Twenty BucksProperty Clerk | |
| 1993 | Bakersfield P.D.Russell Karp | |
| 1993 | FrasierRalph (voice) | |
| 1992 | The Heart of JusticeBooth | |
| 1992 | The Water EngineCharles Lang | |
| 1992 | In the Line of Duty: Siege at MarionRay Daniels | |
| 1992 | A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus StorySean Hammel | |
| 1992 | A Private MatterPsychiatrist | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf | |
| 1991 | HomicideTim Sullivan | |
| 1991 | Shadows and FogCop | |
| 1991 | Barton FinkNavy Sailor (uncredited) | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderAssistant U.S. Attorney John McCormack | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderJack Powell | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsWilliam H. Macy (voice) | |
| 1988 | Things ChangeBilly Drake | |
| 1988 | Lip ServiceFarmer | |
| 1988 | The Murder of Mary PhaganRandy | |
| 1987 | House of GamesSgt. John Moran | |
| 1987 | Radio DaysRadio Voice (voice) | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawBernard Ruskin | |
| 1985 | The Last DragonJ.J. | |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire | |
| 1985 | The EqualizerDr. Spaulding | |
| 1985 | Alive from Off Centerunknown | |
| 1984 | The Dining RoomVarious | |
| 1984 | The Boy Who Loved TrollsSocrates | |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie | |
| 1983 | WarGamesNORAD Officer (uncredited) | |
| 1983 | Without a TraceReporter | |
| 1983 | The Cradle Will FallBen Duffy | |
| 1980 | Foolin' AroundBronski | |
| 1980 | Somewhere in TimeCritic [1972] | |
| 1978 | The Awakening LandWill Beagle | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| - | The DeputyChief Krueger | |
| - | Exit RightJohn Randall | |
| - | Kaet Might Die | |
| - | Untitled Eternity Project | |
| - | The LandHank Durkin |
| 2014 | RudderlessExecutive Producer | |
| 2005 | TransamericaExecutive Producer | |
| 2004 | The Wool CapProducer | |
| - | The DeputyExecutive Producer | |
| - | Exit RightExecutive Producer | |
| - | TemperanceProducer |
| 2018 | KrystalDirector | |
| 2017 | The LayoverDirector | |
| 2014 | RudderlessDirector | |
| 2011 | ShamelessDirector | |
| 1988 | Lip ServiceDirector |
| 2014 | RudderlessWriter | |
| 2011 | ShamelessWriter | |
| 2008 | The DealScreenplay | |
| 2004 | The Wool CapTeleplay | |
| 2002 | Door to DoorWriter | |
| 2002 | Just a Walk in the ParkTeleplay | |
| 1999 | A Slight Case of MurderTeleplay | |
| 1999 | A Slight Case of MurderWriter | |
| 1998 | The ConWriter | |
| 1996 | Every Woman's DreamTeleplay | |
| 1995 | Above SuspicionWriter | |
| 1992 | Home FiresWriter | |
| 1987 | thirtysomethingWriter | |
| - | TemperanceWriter |
| - | Ashes to DustThanks |