William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Acting
Born 1950-03-13 Miami, Florida, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 2.7
William H. Macy (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy gained widespread popularity for portraying Frank Galla...
0 rank score 0 hearts 0 votes

Biography

Profile information and background.

William H. Macy (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy gained widespread popularity for portraying Frank Gallagher in Showtime's comedy-drama series Shameless (2011–2021). Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.

Known For

Main acting credits and shows.

Accused poster
Accused
as Raymond
2023-01-22
The Dropout poster
The Dropout
as Richard Fuisz
2022-03-03
Shameless Hall of Shame poster
Shameless Hall of Shame
as Frank Gallagher
2020-12-22
Off Camera with Sam Jones poster
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014-02-06
Finding Your Roots poster
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012-03-24
Conan poster
Conan
as Self
2010-11-08
The Talk poster
The Talk
as Self
2010-10-18
Curious George poster
Curious George
as Narrator (voice)
2006-09-04

Crew Credits

Directing, writing, production, and other work.

No crew credits available yet.