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Gary Cole

Acting

Born September 20, 1956 · Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Also known as Gary Michael Cole

Biography

Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space. In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970. He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.

Filmography50+ titles

The Switch

1993as Larry McAfee

Rick and Morty

2013as Alien Doctor (voice)

TrollsTopia

2020as Sky Toronto (voice)

Chicago Fire

2012as Chief Grissom

Supernatural

2005as Brad Redding

The West Wing

1999as Bob Russell

The Art of Racing in the Rain

2019as Don Kitch

Love, Death & Robots

2019as The Inspector (voice)

The Legend of Korra

2012as Dai Li Sergeant (voice)

Suits

2011as Cameron Dennis

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

2010as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Foreman (voice)

Justice League

2001as J. Allen Carter (voice)

Batman Beyond

1999as Zeta (voice)

Inside Job

2021as Brett's father (voice)

From the Earth to the Moon

1998as Ed Mitchell

Monk

2002as Dexter Larson

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Joe O'Donnell

Archer

2009as Special Agent Hawley (voice)

Phineas and Ferb

2007as Principal Lang (voice)

Psych

2006as Cameron Luntz

The Closer

2005as Major Edward Dorcet

Desperate Housewives

2004as Wayne Davis

Arrested Development

2003as Richard Shaw

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law

2000as Harvey Birdman (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Xander Henry

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

2017as Rafe (voice)

Bob's Burgers

2011as Sergeant Bosco (voice)

Batman: Under the Red Hood

2010as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)

The Venture Bros.

2003as Professor Von Helping (voice)

NCIS: Hawai'i

2021as Alden Parker

Star Trek: Lower Decks

2020as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)

We Bare Bears

2015as CEO (voice)

Chuck

2007as Jack Burton

The Practice

1997as Defense Attorney Solomon Tager

The Outer Limits

1995as Detective Ray Venable

Frasier

1993as Luke Parker

Big Mouth

2017as Edward MacDell (voice)

The Good Wife

2009as Kurt McVeigh

True Blood

2008as Earl Stackhouse

NCIS

2003as Alden Parker

The Good Fight

2017as Kurt McVeigh

Veep

2012as Kent Davison

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009as Alden Parker

30 Rock

2006as Roger

Kim Possible

2002as Dr. James Possible / Cab Driver (voice)

Moonlighting

1985as Alan McClafferty

Miami Vice

1984as Jackson Crane

A Man on the Inside

2024as Brad Vinick

F Is for Family

2015as Roger Dunbarton (voice)

The Penguins of Madagascar

2008as Commissioner (voice)