Peter Gallagher

Peter Gallagher

Known for
Acting
Born
August 19, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), American Beauty (1999), and Palm Springs (2020).

Known For

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Filmography

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Broadway: The Next Generation poster

Broadway: The Next Generation

Movie · as Self

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New Line: Independent Legacies

New Line: Independent Legacies

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

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Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest

Movie

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Cruel Intentions

Cruel Intentions

TV · as Edward Valmont · 1 ep

2026
TOVAH poster

TOVAH

Movie · as Self

2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney poster

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

TV · as Future John Mulaney · 1 ep

2024
Humane poster

Humane

Movie · as Charles York

2022
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" poster

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

Movie · as Self

2022
Reboot poster

Reboot

TV · as Tyler · 1 ep

2021
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas poster

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

Movie · as Mitch Clarke

2021
One December Night poster

One December Night

Movie · as Mike

2021
Mr. Mayor poster

Mr. Mayor

TV · as Brett (uncredited) · 1 ep

2020
Palm Springs poster

Palm Springs

Movie · as Howard

2020
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway poster

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

Movie · as Self

2020
Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist poster

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

TV · as Mitch Clarke · 15 eps

2020
The Owl House poster

The Owl House

TV · as Del Clawthorne (voice) · 1 ep

2019
After poster

After

Movie · as Ken Scott

2019
Stepdaddy poster

Stepdaddy

Movie

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
Truth Be Told poster

Truth Be Told

TV · as Andrew Finney · 5 eps

2018
Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape" poster

Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"

Movie · as Self

2018
Submission poster

Submission

Movie · as Len

2018
The Conners poster

The Conners

TV · as Brian Foster · 1 ep

2017
Literally, Right Before Aaron poster

Literally, Right Before Aaron

Movie · as Orson Schwartzman

2017
A Bad Moms Christmas poster

A Bad Moms Christmas

Movie · as Hank

2017
The Gifted poster

The Gifted

TV · as Benedict Ryan · 5 eps

2016
Center Stage: On Pointe poster

Center Stage: On Pointe

Movie · as Jonathan Reeves

2016
Cruel Intentions poster

Cruel Intentions

Movie · as Edward Valmont

2015
Hello, My Name Is Doris poster

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Movie · as Willy Williams

2015
In a Relationship poster

In a Relationship

Movie · as The Interviewer (voice)

2015
DeTour poster

DeTour

Movie · as Professor Zaring

2015
Grace and Frankie poster

Grace and Frankie

TV · as Nick Skolka · 24 eps

2015
Man Seeking Woman poster

Man Seeking Woman

TV · as Joel Greenberg · 1 ep

2015
Togetherness poster

Togetherness

TV · as Larry · 9 eps

2012
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You poster

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

Movie · as Paul Sveck

2012
Step Up Revolution poster

Step Up Revolution

Movie · as Bill Anderson

2011
Whitney poster

Whitney

TV · as Vince · 3 eps

2011
New Girl poster

New Girl

TV · as Gavin · 4 eps

2010
Burlesque poster

Burlesque

Movie · as Vince Scali

2010
GasHole poster

GasHole

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2010
Conviction poster

Conviction

Movie · as Barry Scheck

2010
Covert Affairs poster

Covert Affairs

TV · as Arthur Campbell · 75 eps

2009
Adam poster

Adam

Movie · as Marty Buchwald

2009
The War Boys poster

The War Boys

Movie · as Slater

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Ethan Carver · 3 eps

2008
Center Stage: Turn It Up poster

Center Stage: Turn It Up

Movie · as Jonathan Reeves

2007
Californication poster

Californication

TV · as Dean Stacy Koons · 8 eps

2007
The Gathering poster

The Gathering

TV · as Dr. Michael Foster · 6 eps

2006
Shark poster

Shark

TV · as Frank Bell · 1 ep

2006
The Megan Mullally Show poster

The Megan Mullally Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2005
How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother

TV · as Professor Vinick · 1 ep

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as David Hamilton · 9 eps

2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II poster

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

Movie · as Sky Masterson (segment "Guys & Dolls")

2004
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest poster

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

TV · as Self - The O.C. · 1 ep

2003
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina poster

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

Movie · as The Mole King (voice)

2003
How to Deal poster

How to Deal

Movie · as Len Martin

2003
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary poster

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

Movie · as Self

2003
A Tale of Two Wives poster

A Tale of Two Wives

Movie · as Bill Goodman

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2003
The O.C. poster

The O.C.

TV · as Sandy Cohen · 92 eps

2003
Comedy Central Roasts poster

Comedy Central Roasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Mr. Deeds poster

Mr. Deeds

Movie · as Chuck Cedar

2002
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' poster

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Movie · as Host

2002
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon poster

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

Movie · as Self

2002
Page to Screen poster

Page to Screen

TV · 12 eps

2001
Protection poster

Protection

Movie · as Ted

2001
Perfume poster

Perfume

Movie · as Guido

2001
Feast of All Saints poster

Feast of All Saints

Movie · as Philippe Ferronaire

2001
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs poster

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs

Movie · as Self

2001
Good Day Live poster

Good Day Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2000
Center Stage poster

Center Stage

Movie · as Jonathan Reeves

2000
Other Voices poster

Other Voices

Movie · as Jordin

2000
Jesus Christ Superstar poster

Jesus Christ Superstar

Movie · as First Priest

2000
The Last Debate poster

The Last Debate

Movie · as Tom Chapman

2000
American Beauty: Look Closer... poster

American Beauty: Look Closer...

Movie · as Self

2000
Cupid & Cate poster

Cupid & Cate

Movie · as Harry

1999
American Beauty poster

American Beauty

Movie · as Buddy Kane

1999
House on Haunted Hill poster

House on Haunted Hill

Movie · as Donald W. Blackburn, M.D.

1999
Brotherhood of Murder poster

Brotherhood of Murder

Movie · as Bob Matthews

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Jared (voice) · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as William Dodds · 19 eps

1998
Brave New World poster

Brave New World

Movie · as Bernard Marx

1998
Virtual Obsession poster

Virtual Obsession

Movie · as Dr. Joe Messenger

1998
Johnny Skidmarks poster

Johnny Skidmarks

Movie · as Johnny Scardino

1998
The Secret Lives of Men poster

The Secret Lives of Men

TV · 13 eps

1997
The Man Who Knew Too Little poster

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Movie · as James Ritchie

1997
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing poster

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing

Movie · as John Anticev

1997
Cafe Society poster

Cafe Society

Movie · as Jack Kale

1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann poster

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

Movie · as Gideon Hausner (voice)

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday poster

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

Movie · as David Lewis

1996
Last Dance poster

Last Dance

Movie · as John Hayes

1996
The Great Irish Famine

The Great Irish Famine

Movie · as narrator

1996
Cannes Man poster

Cannes Man

Movie · as Self

1996
Superman: The Animated Series poster

Superman: The Animated Series

TV · as Kurt (voice) · 1 ep

1996
Titanic poster

Titanic

TV · as Wynn Park · 2 eps

1995
While You Were Sleeping poster

While You Were Sleeping

Movie · as Peter Callaghan

1995
The Underneath poster

The Underneath

Movie · as Michael Chambers

1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle poster

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Movie · as Alan Campbell

1994
White Mile poster

White Mile

Movie · as Jack Robbins

1994
Everybody Just Stay Calm

Everybody Just Stay Calm

Movie · as Self

1994
The Hudsucker Proxy poster

The Hudsucker Proxy

Movie · as Vic Tenetta

1993
Short Cuts poster

Short Cuts

Movie · as Stormy Weathers

1993
Malice poster

Malice

Movie · as Atty. Dennis Riley

1993
Mother's Boys poster

Mother's Boys

Movie · as Robert Madigan

1993
Watch It poster

Watch It

Movie · as John

1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country poster

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Movie · as Self

1993
Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV · as Chris Rawls · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps

1993
Fallen Angels poster

Fallen Angels

TV · as Mitch Allison, Dr. Yorgrau · 1 ep

1992
The Player poster

The Player

Movie · as Larry Levy

1992
Buying a Landslide poster

Buying a Landslide

Movie · as Philip Kautsky

1992
Bob Roberts poster

Bob Roberts

Movie · as Dan Riley

1992
Robert Altman's Players poster

Robert Altman's Players

Movie · as Self

1992
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record poster

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

Movie · as Himself / Sky Masterson

1991
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez poster

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

Movie · as Matt

1991
Milena poster

Milena

Movie · as Pollak

1991
Late for Dinner poster

Late for Dinner

Movie · as Bob Freeman

1991
An Inconvenient Woman poster

An Inconvenient Woman

TV · as Philip Quennell · 2 eps

1990
Love and Lies poster

Love and Lies

Movie · as David West

1990
Tune in Tomorrow... poster

Tune in Tomorrow...

Movie · as Richard Quince

1989
sex, lies, and videotape poster

sex, lies, and videotape

Movie · as John Mullany

1988
High Spirits poster

High Spirits

Movie · as Brother Tony

1988
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial poster

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

Movie · as Lt. Cmdr. John Challee

1988
I'll Be Home for Christmas poster

I'll Be Home for Christmas

Movie · as Aaron Copler

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan poster

The Murder of Mary Phagan

TV · as Leo Frank · 2 eps

1987
Long Day's Journey Into Night poster

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Movie · as Edmund Tyrone

1986
My Little Girl poster

My Little Girl

Movie · as Kai

1985
Dreamchild poster

Dreamchild

Movie · as Jack Dolan

1984
Terrible Joe Moran poster

Terrible Joe Moran

Movie · as Nick

1982
Summer Lovers poster

Summer Lovers

Movie · as Michael Pappas

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Logan Melton, Charles Castle · 1 ep

1980
The Idolmaker poster

The Idolmaker

Movie · as Caesare

1980
Skag poster

Skag

Movie · as John Skagska

1980
Skag

Skag

TV · 6 eps

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Harry · 1 ep