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.
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Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
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Remembering Gene Wilder
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Elsbeth
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2023
Guiding Emily
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Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe
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Drinkwater
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
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2022
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
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2022
The Baltimore Waltz
Carl
2021
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
2020
Stars in the House
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2020
LEGO Masters
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2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(2 episodes)
2019
Departure
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2019
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
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2018
Considering Love and Other Magic
Uncle Jasper
2017
Will & Grace
Will Truman · (52 episodes)
2017
Atypical
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2017
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
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2017
A Heavenly Christmas
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2016
Travelers
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2016
The Architect
Colin
2016
Slasher
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2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
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2016
The Mysteries of Laura
Dr. Andrew Devlin · (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Full Circle
Ken Waltham · (24 episodes)
2013
Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story
Detective Sullivan
2013
Knife Fight
Larry Becker
2013
Barricade
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2012
Perception
Dr. Daniel Pierce · (39 episodes)
2012
Textuality
Clive
2011
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
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2010
Pound Puppies
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2010
My One and Only
Charlie
2009
Annul Victory
Self
2009
Alien Trespass
Ted Lewis / Urp
2009
Trust Me
Mason McGuire · (13 episodes)
2009
Terra Incognita: Making the Andromeda Strain
2008
The Andromeda Strain
Jack Nash · (2 episodes)
2008
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
The Charlotte Church Show
Hywl · (1 episode)
2006
Lovespring International
(1 episode)
2006
The New Adventures of Old Christine
Dr. Max Kershaw · (6 episodes)
2006
The Colbert Report
(1 episode)
2005
Robson Arms
(1 episode)
2005
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron · (2 episodes)
2005
The Sisters
Gary Sokol
2005
Break a Leg
Tad
2005
American Dad!
Swinger (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (4 episodes)
2003
Dead Like Me
Ray Summers · (3 episodes)
2003
Monk
James Novak · (1 episode)
2002
American Idol
Self · (1 episode)
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special
2000
Here's to Life!
Owen Rinard
2000
The Audrey Hepburn Story
Mel Ferrer
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Vance Shepard · (1 episode)
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1999
A Will of their Own
Pierce Peterson · (2 episodes)
1998
Will & Grace
Will Truman · (194 episodes)
1998
Free Enterprise
Mark
1998
Borrowed Hearts
Sam Field
1997
Jenny
Jason Slade · (1 episode)
1997
Veronica's Closet
Griffin · (1 episode)
1997
Ally McBeal
Kevin Kepler · (1 episode)
1997
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
Exception to the Rule
Timothy Bayer
1997
Night Visitors
Andy Robinson
1996
Townies
(4 episodes)
1996
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Col. Francis Clay Mosby · (22 episodes)
1995
The Outer Limits
John Virgil · (1 episode)
1995
Lonesome Dove: The Series
Col. Francis Clay Mosby · (21 episodes)
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Jack Sullivan
1994
Island City
Greg 23
1994
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Don Farmer
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Boyd Merrick · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
1993
Call Of The Wild
Hal
1993
Miracle on Interstate 880
Tony
1993
Family of Strangers
Sam
1993
Mood Indigo
Stu Feltzer
1993
Highlander: The Series
Matthew McCormick · (1 episode)
1992
The Hat Squad
(1 episode)
1992
Giant Steps
Jack Sims
1992
Return to the Lost World
Edward Malone
1992
The Lost World
Edward Malone
1992
Street Justice
Eric Rothman · (44 episodes)
1991
The Commish
(2 episodes)
1991
Much Ado About Nothing
Balthasar
1988
The Immigrants
(4 episodes)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Best Thing Ever
Dean · (0 episode)