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Eric McCormack

Eric McCormack

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 18, 1963 (62)
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963, height 5' 11" (1,80 m)) is a Canadian American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left Ryerson University in 1985, in order to ... accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in numerous play productions. For much of the late 1990s, he lived in Los Angeles and had minor roles. He made his feature film debut in the 1992 science fiction The Lost World. McCormack appeared in multiple television series roles, including Top Cops, Street Justice, Lovesome Dove: The Series, Townies, and Ally McBeal. McCormack later gained worldwide recognition for playing Will Truman in the American sitcom Will & Grace, which premiered in September 1998. His performance earned him an Emmy Award in the category for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. Aside from appearing in television, he made his Broadway debut in the 2001 production of The Music Man and starred in the 2005 film The Sisters. Following the series conclusion of Will & Grace in 2006, McCormack starred as the leading role in the New York production of Some Girl(s). He starred in the television mini-series The Andromeda Strain (2008) and returned to television in 2009 in the TNT drama Trust Me, which was cancelled after one season. Also in 2009, McCormack was cast in the science fiction movie Alien Trespass. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric McCormack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Guiding Emily

Guiding Emily

2023

as Garth

Drinkwater

Drinkwater

2022

as Hank Drinkwater

Considering Love and Other Magic

Considering Love and Other Magic

2017

as Uncle Jasper

A Heavenly Christmas

A Heavenly Christmas

2016

as Max

The Architect

The Architect

2016

as Colin

Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story

Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story

2013

as Detective Sullivan

Barricade

Barricade

2012

as Terrance Shade

Textuality

Textuality

2011

as Clive

Who Is Clark Rockefeller?

Who Is Clark Rockefeller?

2010

as Clark Rockefeller

Alien Trespass

Alien Trespass

2009

as Ted Lewis / Urp

My One and Only

My One and Only

2009

as Charlie

Break a Leg

Break a Leg

2005

as Tad

The Sisters

The Sisters

2005

as Gary Sokol

Here's to Life!

Here's to Life!

2000

as Owen Rinard

The Audrey Hepburn Story

The Audrey Hepburn Story

2000

as Mel Ferrer

Free Enterprise

Free Enterprise

1998

as Mark

Borrowed Hearts

Borrowed Hearts

1997

as Sam Field

Exception to the Rule

Exception to the Rule

1997

as Timothy Bayer

Night Visitors

Night Visitors

1996

as Andy Robinson

Island City

Island City

1994

as Greg 23

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

1994

as Jack Sullivan

Call Of The Wild

Call Of The Wild

1993

as Hal

Family of Strangers

Family of Strangers

1993

as Sam

Mood Indigo

Mood Indigo

1993

as Stu Feltzer

Return to the Lost World

Return to the Lost World

1992

as Edward Malone

The Lost World

The Lost World

1992

as Edward Malone

Giant Steps

Giant Steps

1992

as Jack Sims

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Will & Grace

as Will Truman

Episodes: 194

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

Pound Puppies

as Lucky (voice)

Episodes: 65

First Aired: Oct 10, 2010

Will & Grace

as Will Truman

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Sep 28, 2017

Street Justice

as Eric Rothman

Episodes: 44

First Aired: Sep 29, 1991

Perception

as Dr. Daniel Pierce

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Jul 09, 2012

Travelers

as Grant MacLaren

Episodes: 34

First Aired: Oct 17, 2016

Full Circle

as Ken Waltham

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Oct 09, 2013

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

as Col. Francis Clay Mosby

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 21, 1995

Lonesome Dove: The Series

as Col. Francis Clay Mosby

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Sep 09, 1994

Trust Me

as Mason McGuire

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 26, 2009

The Other Black Girl

as Richard Wagner

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 13, 2023

Slasher

as Basil Garvey

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Mar 04, 2016

The New Adventures of Old Christine

as Dr. Max Kershaw

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 13, 2006

Departure

as Cole Banks

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 10, 2019

Dead Like Me

as Ray Summers

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 27, 2003

Atypical

as Professor Shinerock

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 11, 2017

The Andromeda Strain

as Jack Nash

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 26, 2008

A Will of their Own

as Pierce Peterson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 18, 1998

Monk

as James Novak

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 12, 2002

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Vance Shepard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

The Charlotte Church Show

as Hywl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 2006

Diagnosis: Murder

as Boyd Merrick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

The Outer Limits

as John Virgil

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

Jenny

as Jason Slade

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1997

Highlander: The Series

as Matthew McCormick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1992

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue

as Kevin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 2025

American Dad!

as Swinger (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

The Mysteries of Laura

as Dr. Andrew Devlin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2014

Veronica's Closet

as Griffin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1997

Elsbeth

as Tom Murphy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 29, 2024

Best Thing Ever

as Dean

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Unknown

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Townies

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 18, 1996

The Immigrants

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Unknown

LEGO Masters

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 05, 2020

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The View

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Commish

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 28, 1991

Hell's Kitchen

as Self - Restaurant Patron

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 30, 2005

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

Ally McBeal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

Lovespring International

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 05, 2006

Robson Arms

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 17, 2005

American Idol

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 11, 2002

The Colbert Report

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 17, 2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 1999

The Hat Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1992

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

as Self - Special Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 18, 2018

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Stars in the House

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2020

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

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