Mike O'Malley

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1966-10-31 (57 years old)

Place of Birth Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Mike O'Malley

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

Actor

Pretty/Handsome

as Chip Fromme

Family Album

as Dave Bronsky

2021
Abbott Elementary

as Captain Robinson

2021
Heels

as Charlie Gully

2020
Snowpiercer

as Sam Roche

2019
2019
Wayne

as Principal Tom Cole

2019
The Morning Show

as Tim Eavers

2019
Wayne

as Principal Cole

2016
Sully

as Charles Porter

2016
The Good Place

as Jeff the Doorman

2015
Concussion

as Daniel Sullivan

2014
A Good Marriage

as Bill Gaines

2014
BoJack Horseman

as Artie (voice)

2013
R.I.P.D.

as Elliot

2013
Behind the Candelabra

as Tracy Schnelker

2013
3 Geezers!

as Mike

2013
2012
2011
Cedar Rapids

as Mike Pyle

2010
Eat Pray Love

as Andy Shiraz

2010
Conan

as Self

2010
2010
Justified

as Nick "Nicky" Augustine

2009
Glee

as Burt Hummel

2008
Meet Dave

as Knox

2008
Leatherheads

as Mickey

2008
My Own Worst Enemy

as Tom Grady / Raymond Carter

2007
On Broadway

as Father Rolie O'Toole

2005
The Perfect Man

as Lenny Horton

2005
My Name Is Earl

as Stuart Daniels

2005
Unscripted

as Self

2002
A Baby Blues Christmas Special

as Darryl MacPherson (voice)

2000
28 Days

as Oliver

2000
Yes, Dear

as Jimmy Hughes

1999
Pushing Tin

as Pete

1998
1998
Deep Impact

as Mike Perry

1998
Some Girl

as Dan

1997
The View

as Self

1997
1996
Life with Roger

as Roger Hoyt

1986
Casualty

as Arthur Drury

Writer

2023
Extended Family

as Writer

2011
Certainty

as Screenplay

2011
Shameless

as Writer

Producer

2023
Extended Family

as Executive Producer

2021
Heels

as Executive Producer

2011
Certainty

as Producer

Creator

2023
Extended Family

as Creator

2014
1999

Director

2000
Yes, Dear

as Director