Eric McCormack

ActorDirectorProducer Apr 18 (age 62) Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1975–2025 (50 year career)

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Biography

Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963, height 5' 11" (1,80 m)) is a Canadian American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left Ryerson University in 1985, in order to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in numerous play productions. For much of the late 1990s, he lived in Los Angeles and had minor roles. …

Known For

Film

Travelers

Grant MacLaren

Film

Will & Grace

Will Truman

Film

Perception

Dr. Daniel Pierce

Film

Will & Grace

Will Truman

Film

The Andromeda Strain

Jack Nash

Film

My One and Only

Charlie

Film

Holy Man

Scott Hawkes

Film

Departure

Cole Banks

Filmography

Acting (101)

Movies (44)

Remembering Gene Wilder

as Self

Guiding Emily

as Garth

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe

as Self

Drinkwater

as Hank Drinkwater

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

2022

as Self

7.2

The Baltimore Waltz

2021

as Carl

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

2020

as Self

5.5

The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin

2017

as Self (voice)

6.3

Considering Love and Other Magic

as Uncle Jasper

A Heavenly Christmas

as Max

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

as Self

The Architect

as Colin

Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story

2013

as Detective Sullivan

Knife Fight

as Larry Becker

Barricade

as Terrance Shade

Textuality

as Clive

Who Is Clark Rockefeller?

as Clark Rockefeller

Alien Trespass

as Ted Lewis / Urp

My One and Only

as Charlie

Annul Victory

as Self

Terra Incognita: Making the Andromeda Strain

The Sisters

as Gary Sokol

Break a Leg

as Tad

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

as Self

The Audrey Hepburn Story

2000

as Mel Ferrer

6.0

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special

2000

1.0

Here's to Life!

2000

as Owen Rinard

Holy Man

as Scott Hawkes

Free Enterprise

as Mark

Borrowed Hearts

as Sam Field

Exception to the Rule

as Timothy Bayer

Night Visitors

as Andy Robinson

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

as Jack Sullivan

Island City

as Greg 23

Mood Indigo

as Stu Feltzer

Call Of The Wild

1993

as Hal

6.9

Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

as Don Farmer

Family of Strangers

as Sam

Miracle on Interstate 880

as Tony

The Lost World

as Edward Malone

Giant Steps

as Jack Sims

Return to the Lost World

1992

as Edward Malone

5.5

Much Ado About Nothing

1988

as Balthasar

Love, Again

as Leo

Television (57)

The Hunting Party

2025

as Ron Simms

6.9

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue

as Kevin Anderson

Hell Motel

as Hemmingway

Elsbeth

as Tom Murphy

The Other Black Girl

as Richard Wagner

Slasher: Ripper

as Basil Garvey

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

5.6

Stars in the House

2020

as Self

LEGO Masters

2020

as Self

7.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Departure

as Cole Banks

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

2018

as Self - Special Guest

5.8

Atypical

2017

as Professor Shinerock

Will & Grace

as Will Truman

Travelers

as Grant MacLaren

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2

The Mysteries of Laura

as Dr. Andrew Devlin

Full Circle

as Ken Waltham

Perception

as Dr. Daniel Pierce

Pound Puppies

as Lucky (voice)

Trust Me

as Mason McGuire

The Andromeda Strain

as Jack Nash

The Graham Norton Show

2007

as Self

7.2

The New Adventures of Old Christine

2006

as Dr. Max Kershaw

7.1

The Charlotte Church Show

2006

as Hywl

5.0

Lovespring International

American Dad!

as Swinger (voice)

The Colbert Report

as Self

Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

6.8

Robson Arms

2005

4.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Dead Like Me

as Ray Summers

Monk

as James Novak

American Idol

as Self

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

as Vance Shepard

7.9

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

Will & Grace

as Will Truman

A Will of their Own

as Pierce Peterson

The View

as Self

Ally McBeal

as Kevin Kepler

Veronica's Closet

as Griffin

Jenny

as Jason Slade

Townies

The Outer Limits

as John Virgil

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

1995

as Col. Francis Clay Mosby

5.7

Lonesome Dove: The Series

1994

as Col. Francis Clay Mosby

6.9

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Diagnosis: Murder

as Boyd Merrick

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

Highlander: The Series

as Matthew McCormick

The Hat Squad

The Commish

Street Justice

as Eric Rothman

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Best Thing Ever

as Dean

The Immigrants

Crew (5)

Television (5)

Travelers

Director

Travelers

Producer

Perception

Director

Perception

Producer

Lovespring International

2006

Producer