
William H. Macy
Born March 13, 1950 · Miami, Florida, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

The Running Man

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

The Deputy

Fargo

Train Dreams

Boogie Nights

Air Force One

Magnolia

The Client

Ricky Stanicky

The Heart of Justice

Wild Hogs

WarGames

Room

Inland Empire

Everyone's Hero

Sahara

Blood Father

The Lincoln Lawyer

Thank You for Smoking

The Tale of Despereaux

Down Periscope

Maybe I Do

Cellular

Murder in the First

Pleasantville

Mystery Men

Wag the Dog

A Civil Action

The Sessions

Marmaduke

Psycho

Mr. Holland's Opus

Benny & Joon

Somewhere in Time

Barton Fink

The Maiden Heist

Radio Days

Cake

Seabiscuit

Shadows and Fog
TV Shows

The View

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Shameless

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Frasier

King of the Hill

ER

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

L.A. Law

60 Minutes

The Equalizer

The Talk

Curious George

The Unit

Batman Beyond

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Superman: The Animated Series

Last Meals

The Oscars

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Finding Your Roots

The Wild Thornberrys

TFI Friday

Kate & Allie

Accused

Sports Night

Spenser: For Hire

The Dropout

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

Bakersfield P.D.

The Murder of Mary Phagan

Shameless Hall of Shame

The Lionhearts

Out of Order

Alive from Off Center

MADtv

Andersonville

The Awakening Land

Inside the Actors Studio

In the Booth with Babish
More Movies

Spartan

Soul on Fire

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

In Enemy Hands

He Was a Quiet Man

The Last Dragon

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

Edmond

Welcome to Collinwood

A Single Shot

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Speed Demon

Trust Me

Dirty Girl

Shorts

Ghosts of Mississippi

The Cooler

State and Main

Bobby

Return to Jurassic Park

Twenty Bucks

The Night of the Headless Horseman

Bart Got a Room

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

Panic

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

House of Games

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Things Change

A Slight Case of Murder

Andersonville

Stealing Cars

Rudderless

The Deal

Batman Beyond: Tech Wars and Disappearing Inque

In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion

Foolin' Around

Happy, Texas

Being Human

Walter

Doogal

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman

Portraits in Dramatic Time

Roommates

Jerry and Tom

Homicide

Brian

Dial a Prayer

Above Suspicion

The Making Of Jurassic Park III

Frontier Crucible

Door to Door

The Cradle Will Fall

Krystal

Without a Trace

Lynch 2

Stealing Sinatra

Minnesota Nice

The Coen Brothers

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

The Water Engine

Evolver

In the Shadow of Evil

Curious George: Saves the Day

The Writing on the Wall

Focus

Hit Me

Oleanna

Curious George: Rocket Ride and Other Adventures

Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'

A Private Matter

Lady Luck: The Making of The Cooler

ER: 24 Hours

The Con

Colin Fitz

The Wool Cap

Reversible Errors

Dead on Sight

Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson

Two-Bit Waltz

Dialing Up "Cellular"

The Dining Room

Lip Service

All That Glitters

Psycho Path

Jurassic Park III




