Dylan McDermott
Birthdate
October 26, 1961 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
October 26, 1961 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Known For
Acting
Biography
Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott; October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series The Practice, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
McDermott is also known for his roles in four seasons (first, second, eighth and ninth) of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, subtitled Murder House, Asylum, Apocalypse, and 1984 portraying Ben Harmon, Johnny Morgan and Bruce, respectively. He also starred as narcotics crime lord Richard Wheatley on the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime; Lt. Carter Shaw on the TNT series Dark Blue; in two short-lived CBS dramas, Hostages and Stalker; and in the 1994 remake of the film Miracle on 34th Street. In 2022, he joined FBI: Most Wanted as the new lead, replacing the departing Julian McMahon.
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McDermott is also known for his roles in four seasons (first, second, eighth and ninth) of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, subtitled Murder House, Asylum, Apocalypse, and 1984 portraying Ben Harmon, Johnny Morgan and Bruce, respectively. He also starred as narcotics crime lord Richard Wheatley on the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime; Lt. Carter Shaw on the TNT series Dark Blue; in two short-lived CBS dramas, Hostages and Stalker; and in the 1994 remake of the film Miracle on 34th Street. In 2022, he joined FBI: Most Wanted as the new lead, replacing the departing Julian McMahon.
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Dylan McDermott's LGBTQ+ Titles
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Father
Party Monster
Peter Gatien
Acting (79)
Depravity
2021
King Richard as Will Hodges
2021
American Horror Stories as Ben Harmon (1 episode)
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime as Richard Wheatley (15 episodes)
2020
Hollywood as Ernie West (7 episodes)
2020
Stars in the House as Self (1 episode)
2020
FBI: Most Wanted as SSA Remy Scott (41 episodes)
2019
The Politician as Theo Sloan (3 episodes)
2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2018
The Clovehitch Killer as Don
2018
Josie as Hank
2018
LA to Vegas as Captain Dave (15 episodes)
2017
No Activity as Clint Bergman (8 episodes)
2017
Blind as Mark Dutchman
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 episode)
2015
Mercy as Jim Swann
2015
Survivor as Sam Parker
2014
Automata as Wallace
2014
Stalker as Jack Larsen (20 episodes)
2014
Behaving Badly as Jimmy Leach
2014
Freezer as Robert Saunders
2013
Hostages as Agent Duncan Carlisle (15 episodes)
2013
Olympus Has Fallen as Forbes
2012
Nobody Walks as Leroy
2012
Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story as Self
2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Father
2012
The Campaign as Tim Wattley
2011
Vietnam in HD as James Anderson (6 episodes)
2011
American Horror Story as Ben Harmon (13 episodes)
2011
American Horror Story as Bruce (3 episodes)
2011
American Horror Story as Johnny Morgan (5 episodes)
2010
Burning Palms as Dennis Marx
2009
Mercy as Jake
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (3 episodes)
2009
Dark Blue as Carter Shaw (20 episodes)
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2007
Big Shots as Duncan Collinsworth (11 episodes)
2007
Have Dreams, Will Travel as Uncle
2007
The Messengers as Roy
2006
The Tenants as Harry Lesser
2006
Unbeatable Harold as Jake Salamander
2005
The Mistress of Spices as Doug
2005
Edison as Lazerov
2004
The Grid as FBI Agent Max Canary (6 episodes)
2003
Wonderland as David Lind
2003
Party Monster as Peter Gatien
2003
Runaway Jury as Jacob Wood
2001
Texas Rangers as Leander McNelly
1999
Three to Tango as Charles Newman
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Richard Wheatley (1 episode)
1998
Will & Grace as Tom (1 episode)
1997
Ally McBeal (2 episodes)
1997
The View as Self (3 episodes)
1997
The View as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1997
Til There Was You as Nick
1997
The Practice as Bobby Donnell (147 episodes)
1995
Home for the Holidays as Leo Fish
1995
Destiny Turns on the Radio as Julian
1994
Miracle on 34th Street as Bryan Bedford
1994
The Cowboy Way as John Stark
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1993
In the Line of Fire as Secret Service Agent Al D'Andrea
1992
The Fear Inside as Pete Caswell
1992
Jersey Girl as Sal
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 episode)
1991
Where Sleeping Dogs Lie as Bruce Simmons
1991
Into the Badlands as McComas
1990
Hardware as Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter
1989
The Neon Empire as Vic (2 episodes)
1989
Steel Magnolias as Jackson Latcherie
1989
The Neon Empire as Vic
1989
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self
1989
Tales from the Crypt as George Gatlin (1 episode)
1989
Twister as Chris
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (2 episodes)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1988
The Blue Iguana as Vince Holloway
1987
Hamburger Hill as Sgt. Adam Frantz
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (1 episode)
Directing (1)
1997
The Practice (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
Production (1)
2020
FBI: Most Wanted (13 episodes)
• Executive Producer (13 episodes)