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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 26, 1961
Place of Birth:
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
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Dylan McDermott
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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | King Richard | Will Hodges |
| 2018 | Josie | Hank |
| 2018 | The Clovehitch Killer | Don |
| 2017 | Blind | Mark Dutchman |
| 2015 | Survivor | Sam Parker |
| 2014 | Mercy | Jim Swann |
| 2014 | Freezer | Robert Saunders |
| 2014 | Behaving Badly | Jimmy Leach |
| 2014 | Automata | Wallace |
| 2013 | Olympus Has Fallen | Forbes |
| 2012 | Nobody Walks | Leroy |
| 2012 | The Campaign | Tim Wattley |
| 2012 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Father |
| 2012 | Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story | Self |
| 2010 | Burning Palms | Dennis Marx |
| 2009 | Mercy | Jake |
| 2007 | The Messengers | Roy |
| 2007 | Have Dreams, Will Travel | Uncle |
| 2006 | The Tenants | Harry Lesser |
| 2006 | Unbeatable Harold | Jake Salamander |
| 2005 | Edison | Lazerov |
| 2005 | The Mistress of Spices | Doug |
| 2003 | Party Monster | Peter Gatien |
| 2003 | Wonderland | David Lind |
| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Jacob Wood (victim) |
| 2001 | Texas Rangers | Leander McNelly |
| 1999 | Three to Tango | Charles Newman |
| 1997 | 'Til There Was You | Nick |
| 1995 | Home for the Holidays | Leo Fish |
| 1995 | Destiny Turns on the Radio | Julian |
| 1994 | Miracle on 34th Street | Bryan Bedford |
| 1994 | The Cowboy Way | John Stark |
| 1993 | In the Line of Fire | Al D'Andrea |
| 1992 | Jersey Girl | Sal |
| 1992 | The Fear Inside | Pete Caswell |
| 1991 | Where Sleeping Dogs Lie | Bruce Simmons |
| 1991 | Into the Badlands | McComas |
| 1990 | Hardware | Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter |
| 1989 | Steel Magnolias | Jackson Latcherie |
| 1989 | The Neon Empire | Vic |
| 1989 | Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre | Self |
| 1989 | Twister | Chris |
| 1988 | The Blue Iguana | Vince Holloway |
| 1987 | Hamburger Hill | Sgt. Adam Frantz |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Richard Wheatley |
| 2021 | American Horror Stories | Ben Harmon |
| 2020 | FBI: Most Wanted | SSA Remy Scott |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self |
| 2020 | Hollywood | Ernie West |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | The Politician | Theo Sloan |
| 2018 | LA to Vegas | Captain Dave |
| 2018 | FBI | Remy Scott |
| 2017 | No Activity | Clint Bergman |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | |
| 2014 | Stalker | Jack Larsen |
| 2013 | Hostages | Agent Duncan Carlisle |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Ben Harmon |
| 2011 | Vietnam in HD | James Anderson |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Johnny Morgan |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Bruce |
| 2009 | Dark Blue | Carter Shaw |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2007 | Big Shots | Duncan Collinsworth |
| 2004 | The Grid | FBI Agent Max Canary |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Richard Wheatley |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Tom |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Bobby Donnell |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | The Practice | Bobby Donnell |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1989 | The Neon Empire | Vic |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | George Gatlin (segment "This'll Kill Ya") |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee/Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |