Person

Peter Gallagher

Acting · Born 1955-08-19 · New York City, New York, USA

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).

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  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  William Dodds

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  Family Guy

  Jared (voice)

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  Grey's Anatomy

  David Hamilton

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  How I Met Your Mother

  Professor Vinick

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  The Good Wife

  Ethan Carver

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  Californication

  Dean Stacy Koons

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  The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  Self

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  New Girl

  Gavin

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  The View

  Self

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  The O.C.

  Sandy Cohen

• 2026TOVAHSelf
• 2025Everybody's Live with John MulaneyFuture John Mulaney
• 2024HumaneCharles York
• 2022RebootTyler
• 2022The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"Self
• 2021Zoey's Extraordinary ChristmasMitch Clarke
• 2021One December NightMike
• 2021Mr. MayorBrett (uncredited)
• 2020One Night Only: The Best of BroadwaySelf
• 2020Palm SpringsHoward
• 2020Stars in the HouseSelf
• 2020The Owl HouseDel Clawthorne (voice)
• 2020Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistMitch Clarke
• 2019Truth Be ToldAndrew Finney
• 2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
• 2019AfterKen Scott
• 2019Stepdaddy
• 2018The ConnersBrian Foster
• 2018Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"Self
• 2018SubmissionLen
• 2017The GiftedBenedict Ryan
• 2017A Bad Moms ChristmasHank Mitchell
• 2017Literally, Right Before AaronOrson Schwartzman
• 2016Center Stage: On PointeJonathan Reeves
• 2016Cruel IntentionsEdward Valmont
• 2015Hello, My Name Is DorisWilly Williams
• 2015Grace and FrankieNick Skolka
• 2015In a RelationshipThe Interviewer (voice)
• 2015Man Seeking WomanJoel Greenberg
• 2015TogethernessLarry
• 2015DeTourProfessor Zaring
• 2012Step Up RevolutionBill Anderson
• 2012Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to YouPaul Sveck
• 2011WhitneyVince
• 2011New GirlGavin
• 2010BurlesqueVince Scali
• 2010ConvictionBarry Scheck
• 2010Covert AffairsArthur Campbell
• 2010GasHoleNarrator (voice)
• 2009The Good WifeEthan Carver
• 2009AdamMarty Buchwald
• 2009The War BoysSlater
• 2008Center Stage: Turn It UpJonathan Reeves
• 2007The GatheringDr. Michael Foster
• 2007CalifornicationDean Stacy Koons
• 2006SharkFrank Bell
• 2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - Guest
• 2005How I Met Your MotherProfessor Vinick
• 2005Grey's AnatomyDavid Hamilton
• 2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf
• 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IISky Masterson (segment "Guys & Dolls")
• 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf
• 2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf - The O.C.
• 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf - Guest
• 2003Comedy Central Roast of Denis LearySelf
• 2003Comedy Central RoastsSelf
• 2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and ThumbelinaThe Mole King (voice)
• 2003The O.C.Sandy Cohen
• 2003How to DealLen Martin
• 2003A Tale of Two WivesBill Goodman
• 2002Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack LemmonSelf
• 2002Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'Host
• 2002Page to Screen
• 2002Mr. DeedsChuck Cedar
• 2001Feast of All SaintsPhilippe Ferronaire
• 2001ProtectionTed
• 2001Good Day LiveSelf
• 2001PerfumeGuido
• 2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsSelf
• 2000The Last DebateTom Chapman
• 2000American Beauty: Look Closer...Self
• 2000Jesus Christ SuperstarFirst Priest
• 2000Center StageJonathan Reeves
• 2000Cupid & CateHarry
• 2000Other VoicesJordin
• 1999Brotherhood of MurderBob Matthews
• 1999House on Haunted HillDonald W. Blackburn, M.D.
• 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWilliam Dodds
• 1999American BeautyBuddy Kane
• 1999Family GuyJared (voice)
• 1998The Secret Lives of Men
• 1998Brave New WorldBernard Marx
• 1998Virtual ObsessionDr. Joe Messenger
• 1998Johnny SkidmarksJohnny Scardino
• 1997The Man Who Knew Too LittleJames Ritchie
• 1997The ViewSelf
• 1997Cafe SocietyJack Kale
• 1997Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center BombingJohn Anticev
• 1997The Trial of Adolf EichmannGideon Hausner (voice)
• 1996TitanicWynn Park
• 1996To Gillian on Her 37th BirthdayDavid Lewis
• 1996Superman: The Animated SeriesKurt (voice)
• 1996Cannes ManSelf
• 1996Last DanceJohn Hayes
• 1996The Great Irish Faminenarrator
• 1995The UnderneathMichael Chambers
• 1995While You Were SleepingPeter Callaghan
• 1994Everybody Just Stay CalmSelf
• 1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleAlan Campbell
• 1994White MileJack Robbins
• 1994The Hudsucker ProxyVic Tenetta
• 1993Short CutsStormy Weathers
• 1993Mother's BoysRobert Madigan
• 1993MaliceAtty. Dennis Riley
• 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
• 1993Fallen AngelsMitch Allison
• 1993Watch ItJohn
• 1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountrySelf
• 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetChris Rawls
• 1992Guys and Dolls: Off the RecordHimself / Sky Masterson
• 1992Bob RobertsDan Riley
• 1992Buying a LandslidePhilip Kautsky
• 1992The PlayerLarry Levy
• 1992Robert Altman's PlayersSelf
• 1991The Cabinet of Dr. RamirezMatt
• 1991Late for DinnerBob Freeman
• 1991MilenaPollak
• 1991An Inconvenient WomanPhilip Quennell
• 1990Tune in Tomorrow...Richard Quince
• 1990Love and LiesDavid West
• 1989sex, lies, and videotapeJohn Mullany
• 1988I'll Be Home for ChristmasAaron Copler
• 1988High SpiritsBrother Tony
• 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf
• 1988The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialLt. Cmdr. John Challee
• 1988The Murder of Mary PhaganLeo Frank
• 1987Long Day's Journey Into NightEdmund Tyrone
• 1986My Little GirlKai
• 1985DreamchildJack Dolan
• 1984Terrible Joe MoranNick
• 1982Summer LoversMichael Pappas
• 1982American PlayhouseLogan Melton
• 1980The IdolmakerCaesare
• 1980SkagJohn Skagska
• 1980Skag
• 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Performer
• 1951Hallmark Hall of FameHarry
• —Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
• —New Line: Independent LegaciesSelf (archive footage)
• —Cruel IntentionsEdward Valmont