Mike O'Malley

Mike O'Malley

Known for
Acting
Born
October 31, 1966 (age 60)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor and writer who has appeared in films and television series. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game show Nickelodeon Guts before moving to Los Angeles later that decade to star in his own sitcom for NBC called The Mike O'Malley Show. He is best known for his role as Jimmy Hughes on Yes, Dear, a CBS series which aired from 2000 to 2006. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Burt Hummel on the Fox series Glee. O'Malley has also guest-starred in series including My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope, Parenthood and Parks and Recreation, and has appeared in films including 28 Days, Deep Impact, Leatherheads, Eat, Pray, Love, R.I.P.D., Concussion and Sully. O'Malley is also a published playwright whose plays include Three Years From Thirty and Diverting Devotion. He adapted another play called Searching for Certainty for Peter Askin's film Certainty, which premiered at the Boston Film Festival in 2011. O'Malley is also a writer on Showtime's hit drama Shameless. O'Malley was the creator and an executive producer of the Starz series Survivor's Remorse, which ran for four seasons between 2014 and 2017.

Known For

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Filmography

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Pretty/Handsome

Pretty/Handsome

TV · as Chip Fromme · 1 ep

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Family Album

Family Album

TV · as Dave Bronsky

2026
Nemesis poster

Nemesis

TV · as Detective Rick Viggiano · 4 eps

2025
Eenie Meanie poster

Eenie Meanie

Movie · as George

2025
After All poster

After All

Movie · as Barry

2025
Suits LA poster

Suits LA

TV · as Avery Jeffers · 1 ep

2024
Doctor Odyssey poster

Doctor Odyssey

TV · as Rodney Prescott · 1 ep

2022
Fire Country poster

Fire Country

TV · as Danny Marks · 3 eps

2021
Heels poster

Heels

TV · as Charlie Gully · 2 eps

2021
Abbott Elementary poster

Abbott Elementary

TV · as Captain Robinson · 8 eps

2021
Grand Crew poster

Grand Crew

TV · as Zeb Jenkins · 1 ep

2020
Snowpiercer poster

Snowpiercer

TV · as Sam Roche · 27 eps

2019
3 Days with Dad poster

3 Days with Dad

Movie · as Brick

2019
The Morning Show poster

The Morning Show

TV · as Tim Eavers · 1 ep

2019
Wayne poster

Wayne

TV · as Cole · 10 eps

2016
Sully poster

Sully

Movie · as Charles Porter

2016
The Good Place poster

The Good Place

TV · as Jeff the Doorman · 4 eps

2015
Concussion poster

Concussion

Movie · as Daniel Sullivan

2014
A Good Marriage poster

A Good Marriage

Movie · as Bill Gaines

2014
BoJack Horseman poster

BoJack Horseman

TV · as Artie (voice) · 1 ep

2013
R.I.P.D. poster

R.I.P.D.

Movie · as Elliot

2013
Behind the Candelabra poster

Behind the Candelabra

Movie · as Tracy Schnelker

2013
3 Geezers! poster

3 Geezers!

Movie · as Mike

2013
Welcome to the Family poster

Welcome to the Family

TV · as Dan Yoder · 9 eps

2012
Glee: Keep on Believin' poster

Glee: Keep on Believin'

Movie · as Self

2012
So Undercover poster

So Undercover

Movie · as Sam

2011
Cedar Rapids poster

Cedar Rapids

Movie · as Mike Pyle

2011
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren poster

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren

Movie · as State Trooper (uncredited)

2010
Eat Pray Love poster

Eat Pray Love

Movie · as Andy Shiraz

2010
Parenthood poster

Parenthood

TV · as Jim Kazinsky · 3 eps

2010
Raising Hope poster

Raising Hope

TV · as Jim, Jimmy · 1 ep

2010
Justified poster

Justified

TV · as Nick "Nicky" Augustine · 6 eps

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Glee poster

Glee

TV · as Burt Hummel · 47 eps

2009
Glenn Martin, DDS poster

Glenn Martin, DDS

TV · 1 ep

2009
Parks and Recreation poster

Parks and Recreation

TV · as Bill · 1 ep

2008
Meet Dave poster

Meet Dave

Movie · as Knox

2008
Leatherheads poster

Leatherheads

Movie · as Mickey

2008
Pretty/Handsome poster

Pretty/Handsome

Movie · as Chip Fromme

2008
My Own Worst Enemy poster

My Own Worst Enemy

TV · as Tom Grady / Raymond Carter · 9 eps

2007
On Broadway poster

On Broadway

Movie · as Father Rolie O'Toole

2007
Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox poster

Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox

Movie · as Narrator

2005
The Perfect Man poster

The Perfect Man

Movie · as Lenny Horton

2005
My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl

TV · as Stuart Daniels · 10 eps

2005
Unscripted poster

Unscripted

TV · as Mike O'Malley · 1 ep

2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest poster

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
The Curse of the Bambino poster

The Curse of the Bambino

Movie · as Himself

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2002
A Baby Blues Christmas Special poster

A Baby Blues Christmas Special

Movie · as Darryl MacPherson (voice)

2001
The Best Damn Sports Show Period poster

The Best Damn Sports Show Period

TV · 1 ep

2000
28 Days poster

28 Days

Movie · as Oliver

2000
Yes, Dear poster

Yes, Dear

TV · as Jimmy Hughes · 122 eps

2000
Baby Blues poster

Baby Blues

TV · as (voice) · 8 eps

1999
Pushing Tin poster

Pushing Tin

Movie · as Pete

1999
The Mike O'Malley Show

The Mike O'Malley Show

TV · as Mike · 13 eps

1998
Deep Impact poster

Deep Impact

Movie · as Mike Perry

1998
Above Freezing poster

Above Freezing

Movie · as Artie

1998
Some Girl poster

Some Girl

Movie · as Dan

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 Storage Facility Manager

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1997
Figure It Out poster

Figure It Out

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1996
Life with Roger

Life with Roger

TV · as Roger Hoyt · 20 eps

1995
Global GUTS poster

Global GUTS

TV · as Self - Host · 33 eps

1992
Nickelodeon GUTS poster

Nickelodeon GUTS

TV · as Self - Host · 125 eps

1991
Get the Picture poster

Get the Picture

TV · 75 eps

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Arthur Drury · 1 ep