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Director
Mike O'Malley
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 1All crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 87192
IMDb ID: nm0005282
Known for: Acting
Born: October 31, 1966
Age: 59
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1986 - 2026
Years active: 41
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q703484
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Writer (2)Creator (1)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)
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.
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Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Mike O'Malley.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Mike O'Malley.
as Charles Porter
Sully
2016 • Movie
as Daniel Sullivan
Concussion
2015 • Movie
as Tracy Schnelker
Behind the Candelabra
2013 • Movie
as George
Eenie Meanie
2025 • Movie
as Mike Perry
Deep Impact
1998 • Movie
as Andy Shiraz
Eat Pray Love
2010 • Movie
as Lenny Horton
The Perfect Man
2005 • Movie
as Oliver
28 Days
2000 • Movie
as Sam
So Undercover
2012 • Movie
as Mike Pyle
Cedar Rapids
2011 • Movie
as Pete
Pushing Tin
1999 • Movie
as Elliot
R.I.P.D.
2013 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Mike O'Malley.
as Artie (voice) • 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
2014 • Series
as Principal Cole • 10 eps
Wayne
2019 • Series
Writer • 5 eps
Shameless
2011 • Series
as Danny Marks • 3 eps
Fire Country
2022 • Series
as Bill • 1 eps
Parks and Recreation
2009 • Series
as Nick "Nicky" Augustine • 6 eps
Justified
2010 • Series
as Jeff the Doorman • 4 eps
The Good Place
2016 • Series
as Tim Eavers • 1 eps
The Morning Show
2019 • Series
as Stuart Daniels • 10 eps
My Name Is Earl
2005 • Series
as Detective Rick Viggiano • 4 eps
Nemesis
2026 • Series
as Jim Kazinsky • 3 eps
Parenthood
2010 • Series
as Captain Robinson • 7 eps
Abbott Elementary
2021 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Mike O'Malley.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Mike O'Malley.
Writer • 5 eps
Shameless
2011 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Conan
2010 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Arthur Drury • 1 eps
Casualty
1986 • Series
as Burt Hummel • 47 eps
Glee
2009 • Series
as Artie (voice) • 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
2014 • Series
as Bill • 1 eps
Parks and Recreation
2009 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 • Series
as Stuart Daniels • 10 eps
My Name Is Earl
2005 • Series
as Jim Kazinsky • 3 eps
Parenthood
2010 • Series
as Nick "Nicky" Augustine • 6 eps
Justified
2010 • Series
as Captain Robinson • 7 eps
Abbott Elementary
2021 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Mike O'Malley.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Mike O'Malley.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Mike O'Malley.
as Barry
After All
2025 • Movie
as George
Eenie Meanie
2025 • Movie
as Brick
3 Days with Dad
2019 • Movie
as Charles Porter
Sully
2016 • Movie
as Daniel Sullivan
Concussion
2015 • Movie
as Bill Gaines
A Good Marriage
2014 • Movie
as Elliot
R.I.P.D.
2013 • Movie
as Tracy Schnelker
Behind the Candelabra
2013 • Movie
as Mike
3 Geezers!
2013 • Movie
as Sam
So Undercover
2012 • Movie
as Self
Glee: Keep on Believin'
2012 • Movie
as State Trooper (uncredited)
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Mike O'Malley.
as Detective Rick Viggiano • 4 eps
Nemesis
2026 • Series
as Avery Jeffers • 1 eps
Suits LA
2025 • Series
as Rodney Prescott • 1 eps
Doctor Odyssey
2024 • Series
as Danny Marks • 3 eps
Fire Country
2022 • Series
as Zeb Jenkins • 1 eps
Grand Crew
2021 • Series
as Captain Robinson • 7 eps
Abbott Elementary
2021 • Series
as Charlie Gully • 2 eps
Heels
2021 • Series
as Sam Roche • 27 eps
Snowpiercer
2020 • Series
as Tim Eavers • 1 eps
The Morning Show
2019 • Series
as Principal Cole • 10 eps
Wayne
2019 • Series
as Jeff the Doorman • 4 eps
The Good Place
2016 • Series
as Artie (voice) • 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
2014 • Series