William H. Macy
Actor
- Born
- March 13, 1950 (age 76) · Miami, Florida, USA
William H. Macy (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy gained widespread popularity for portraying Frank Gallagher in Showtime's comedy-drama series Shameless (2011–2021). Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
Known for
Room
October 16, 2015
Fargo
March 8, 1996
Jurassic Park III
July 18, 2001
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
May 8, 2024
Magnolia
December 17, 1999
The Lincoln Lawyer
March 17, 2011
Boogie Nights
October 7, 1997
Air Force One
July 25, 1997
Wild Hogs
March 2, 2007
Thank You for Smoking
September 9, 2005
WarGames
June 3, 1983
Cellular
September 6, 2004
Acting136
- 2026The Deputy as Chief Krueger
- 2026Speed Demon as Father Novak
- 2026Brian
- 2025Frontier Crucible as Major O'Rourke
- 2025The Running Man as Molie
- 2025Train Dreams as Arn Peeples
- 2025Soul on Fire as Jack Buck
- 2024Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes as Trevathan
- 2024Ricky Stanicky as Summerhayes
- 2023Maybe I Do as Sam