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Denis O'Hare

Acting

Born January 17, 1962 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Also known as Denis Patrick Seamus O'Hare

Biography

Denis O'Hare (born January 17, 1962) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his roles in the plays Take Me Out and Sweet Charity, for his portrayal of vampire Russell Edgington on the series True Blood and his different roles on American Horror Story, and for his supporting roles in such films as Milk, Changeling, and Dallas Buyers Club.

Awards & recognition

  • Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Featured Actor · 2003
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actor in a Play · 2003
  • Clarence Derwent Awards

Filmography50+ titles

This Is Us

2016as Jessie

American Horror Story

2011as Dr. Andrew Hill

Banshee

2013as Special Agent Robert Phillips

Big Little Lies

2017as Ira Farber

Dallas Buyers Club

2013as Dr. Sevard

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999as Jimmy Walp

American Horror Stories

2021as Van Wirt

Evil

2019as Father Giovanni De Vita

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive

2017as Edgar Allan Poe

The Normal Heart

2014as Hiram Keebler

CSI: Miami

2002as Evan Talbot

The Good Wife

2009as Judge Charles Abernathy

Changeling

2008as Dr. Jonathan Steele

True Blood

2008as Russell Edgington

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001as Chris Shea

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Tom Michaels

The Good Fight

2017as Judge Charles Abernathy

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009as Self - Guest Judge

The Judge

2014as Doc Morris

Bored to Death

2009as David Worth

21 Grams

2003as Dr. Rothberg

Law & Order

1990as Father Richard Hogan

American Masters

1986as Edgar Allan Poe

The Boroughs

2026as Wally Baker

The Proposal

2009as Mr. Gilbertson

Milk

2008as John Briggs

The Goldfinch

2019as Lucius Reeve

American Gods

2017as Tyr

Broad City

2014as Terry Hudson

Brothers and Sisters

2006as Travis March

Garden State

2004as Albert

Private Life

2018as Dr. Dordick

Michael Clayton

2007as Mr. Greer

Sweet and Lowdown

1999as Jake

Swallow

2019as Erwin William

Awake

2007as Financial News Analyst

Half Nelson

2006as Jimbo

Saint Maybe

1998as Reverend Emmett

American Experience

1988as Henry Lee

Charlie Wilson's War

2007as Harold Holt

Late Night

2019as Brad

Novitiate

2017as Archbishop

Edge of Darkness

2010as Moore

A Mighty Heart

2007as John Bussey

Derailed

2005as Jerry the Lawyer

The Postcard Killings

2020as Simon Haysmith

An Englishman in New York

2009as Phillip Steele

Heights

2005as Andrew

Bottom of the 9th

2019as Officer Lonergan

Lizzie

2018as John Morse