Peter Gallagher
Known for acting · Born 19 August 1955 · 71 · New York City, New York, USA
141 credits
Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), American Beauty (1999), and Palm Springs (2020).
Known for
The O.C.
2003
Covert Affairs
2010
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
While You Were Sleeping
1995
American Beauty
1999
sex, lies, and videotape
1989
Palm Springs
2020
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
Mr. Deeds
2002
Grace and Frankie
2015
Adam
2009
Acting (140)
2026TOVAHSelfFilm
2025Everybody's Live with John MulaneyFuture John MulaneySeries
2024HumaneCharles YorkFilm
2022RebootTylerSeries
2022The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"SelfFilm
2021Zoey's Extraordinary ChristmasMitch ClarkeFilm
2021Mr. MayorBrett (uncredited)Series
2021One December NightMikeFilm
2020Palm SpringsHowardFilm
2020The Owl HouseDel Clawthorne (voice)Series
2020Zoey's Extraordinary PlaylistMitch Clarke · 15 episodesSeries
2020One Night Only: The Best of BroadwaySelfFilm
2020Stars in the HouseSelfSeries
2019AfterKen ScottFilm
2019Truth Be ToldAndrew Finney · 5 episodesSeries
2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2019StepdaddyFilm
2018The ConnersBrian FosterSeries
2018SubmissionLenFilm
2018Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"SelfFilm
2017A Bad Moms ChristmasHankFilm
2017The GiftedBenedict Ryan · 5 episodesSeries
2017Literally, Right Before AaronOrson SchwartzmanFilm
2016Center Stage: On PointeJonathan ReevesFilm
2016Cruel IntentionsEdward ValmontFilm
2015Hello, My Name Is DorisWilly WilliamsFilm
2015Grace and FrankieNick Skolka · 24 episodesSeries
2015Man Seeking WomanJoel GreenbergSeries
2015TogethernessLarry · 9 episodesSeries
2015In a RelationshipThe Interviewer (voice)Film
2015DeTourProfessor ZaringFilm
2012Step Up RevolutionBill AndersonFilm
2012Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to YouPaul SveckFilm
2011New GirlGavin · 4 episodesSeries
2011WhitneyVince · 3 episodesSeries
2010BurlesqueVince ScaliFilm
2010ConvictionBarry ScheckFilm
2010Covert AffairsArthur Campbell · 75 episodesSeries
2010GasHoleNarrator (voice)Film
2009The Good WifeEthan Carver · 3 episodesSeries
2009AdamMarty BuchwaldFilm
2009The War BoysSlaterFilm
2008Center Stage: Turn It UpJonathan ReevesFilm
2007CalifornicationDean Stacy Koons · 8 episodesSeries
2007The GatheringDr. Michael Foster · 6 episodesSeries
2006SharkFrank BellSeries
2006The Megan Mullally ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2005Grey's AnatomyDavid Hamilton · 9 episodesSeries
2005How I Met Your MotherProfessor VinickSeries
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelfSeries
2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf - The O.C.Series
2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IISky Masterson (segment "Guys & Dolls")Film
2003The O.C.Sandy Cohen · 92 episodesSeries
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2003How to DealLen MartinFilm
2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and ThumbelinaThe Mole King (voice)Film
2003Comedy Central Roast of Denis LearySelfFilm
2003Comedy Central RoastsSelfSeries
2003A Tale of Two WivesBill GoodmanFilm
2002Mr. DeedsChuck CedarFilm
2002Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'HostFilm
2002Page to Screen · 12 episodesSeries
2002Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack LemmonSelfFilm
2001PerfumeGuidoFilm
2001Feast of All SaintsPhilippe FerronaireFilm
2001ProtectionTedFilm
2001Good Day LiveSelfSeries
2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsSelfFilm
2000Center StageJonathan ReevesFilm
2000Jesus Christ SuperstarFirst PriestFilm
2000Cupid & CateHarryFilm
2000American Beauty: Look Closer...SelfFilm
2000Other VoicesJordinFilm
2000The Last DebateTom ChapmanFilm
1999American BeautyBuddy KaneFilm
1999Family GuyJared (voice)Series
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitWilliam Dodds · 19 episodesSeries
1999House on Haunted HillDonald W. Blackburn, M.D.Film
1999Brotherhood of MurderBob MatthewsFilm
1998Brave New WorldBernard MarxFilm
1998Johnny SkidmarksJohnny ScardinoFilm
1998Virtual ObsessionDr. Joe MessengerFilm
1998The Secret Lives of Men · 13 episodesSeries
1997The Man Who Knew Too LittleJames RitchieFilm
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1997Cafe SocietyJack KaleFilm
1997The Trial of Adolf EichmannGideon Hausner (voice)Film
1997Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center BombingJohn AnticevFilm
1996Superman: The Animated SeriesKurt (voice)Series
1996TitanicWynn Park · 2 episodesSeries
1996Last DanceJohn HayesFilm
1996To Gillian on Her 37th BirthdayDavid LewisFilm
1996Cannes ManSelfFilm
1996The Great Irish FaminenarratorFilm
1995While You Were SleepingPeter CallaghanFilm
1995The UnderneathMichael ChambersFilm
1994The Hudsucker ProxyVic TenettaFilm
1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious CircleAlan CampbellFilm
1994White MileJack RobbinsFilm
1994Everybody Just Stay CalmSelfFilm
1993Short CutsStormy WeathersFilm
1993MaliceAtty. Dennis RileyFilm
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 7 episodesSeries
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetChris RawlsSeries
1993Mother's BoysRobert MadiganFilm
1993Fallen AngelsMitch Allison, Dr. YorgrauSeries
1993Watch ItJohnFilm
1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver CountrySelfFilm
1992The PlayerLarry LevyFilm
1992Bob RobertsDan RileyFilm
1992Robert Altman's PlayersSelfFilm
1992Guys and Dolls: Off the RecordHimself / Sky MastersonFilm
1992Buying a LandslidePhilip KautskyFilm
1991Late for DinnerBob FreemanFilm
1991The Cabinet of Dr. RamirezMattFilm
1991An Inconvenient WomanPhilip Quennell · 2 episodesSeries
1991MilenaPollakFilm
1990Tune in Tomorrow...Richard QuinceFilm
1990Love and LiesDavid WestFilm
1989sex, lies, and videotapeJohn MullanyFilm
1988High SpiritsBrother TonyFilm
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelfSeries
1988The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialLt. Cmdr. John ChalleeFilm
1988The Murder of Mary PhaganLeo Frank · 2 episodesSeries
1988I'll Be Home for ChristmasAaron CoplerFilm
1987Long Day's Journey Into NightEdmund TyroneFilm
1986My Little GirlKaiFilm
1985DreamchildJack DolanFilm
1984Terrible Joe MoranNickFilm
1982Summer LoversMichael PappasFilm
1982American PlayhouseLogan Melton, Charles CastleSeries
1980The IdolmakerCaesareFilm
1980Skag · 6 episodesSeries
1980SkagJohn SkagskaFilm
1956Tony AwardsSelf - PerformerSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameHarrySeries
—Cruel IntentionsEdward ValmontSeries
—Broadway: The Next GenerationSelfFilm
—New Line: Independent LegaciesSelf (archive footage)Film
Writing (1)
1991The Cabinet of Dr. RamirezStoryFilm