Skip to content
Join free
Mike O'Malley
Actor

Mike O'Malley

31 Oct 1966Born
59Age
59Credits
Boston, Massachusetts, USABirthplace

Biography

Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor and writer who has appeared in films and television series. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game show Nickelodeon Guts before moving to Los Angeles later that decade to star in his own sitcom for NBC called The Mike O'Malley Show. He is best known for his role as Jimmy Hughes on Yes, Dear, a CBS series which aired from 2000 to 2006.

Read the full biography

He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Burt Hummel on the Fox series Glee.

O'Malley has also guest-starred in series including My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope, Parenthood and Parks and Recreation, and has appeared in films including 28 Days, Deep Impact, Leatherheads, Eat, Pray, Love, R.I.P.D., Concussion and Sully.

O'Malley is also a published playwright whose plays include Three Years From Thirty and Diverting Devotion. He adapted another play called Searching for Certainty for Peter Askin's film Certainty, which premiered at the Boston Film Festival in 2011. O'Malley is also a writer on Showtime's hit drama Shameless.

O'Malley was the creator and an executive producer of the Starz series Survivor's Remorse, which ran for four seasons between 2014 and 2017.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAPretty/HandsomeSeries: Chip Fromme (1 episode)
  2. TBAFamily AlbumSeries: Dave Bronsky
  3. 2026NemesisSeries: Detective Rick Viggiano (4 episodes)
  4. 2025After AllFilm: Barry
  5. 2025Eenie MeanieFilm: George
  6. 2025Suits LASeries: Avery Jeffers (1 episode)
  7. 2024Doctor OdysseySeries: Rodney Prescott (1 episode)
  8. 2023Extended FamilySeries: Writer, Creator (1 episode)
  9. 2022Fire CountrySeries: Danny Marks (3 episodes)
  10. 2021Grand CrewSeries: Zeb Jenkins (1 episode)
  11. 2021Abbott ElementarySeries: Captain Robinson (7 episodes)
  12. 2021HeelsSeries: Charlie Gully (2 episodes)
  13. 2020SnowpiercerSeries: Sam Roche (27 episodes)
  14. 2019The Morning ShowSeries: Tim Eavers (1 episode)
  15. 20193 Days with DadFilm: Brick
  16. 2019WayneSeries: Cole (10 episodes)
  17. 2016The Good PlaceSeries: Jeff the Doorman (4 episodes)
  18. 2016SullyFilm: Charles Porter
  19. 2015ConcussionFilm: Daniel Sullivan
  20. 2014Survivor's RemorseSeries: Creator
  21. 2014A Good MarriageFilm: Bill Gaines
  22. 2014BoJack HorsemanSeries: Artie (voice) (1 episode)
  23. 2013Welcome to the FamilySeries: Dan Yoder (9 episodes)
  24. 2013R.I.P.D.Film: Elliot
  25. 2013Behind the CandelabraFilm: Tracy Schnelker
  26. 20133 Geezers!Film: Mike
  27. 2012So UndercoverFilm: Sam
  28. 2011CertaintyFilm: Screenplay
  29. 2011When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen MirrenFilm: State Trooper (uncredited)
  30. 2011Cedar RapidsFilm: Mike Pyle
  31. 2011ShamelessSeries: Writer (5 episodes)
  32. 2010Raising HopeSeries: Jim, Jimmy (1 episode)
  33. 2010Eat Pray LoveFilm: Andy Shiraz
  34. 2010JustifiedSeries: Nick "Nicky" Augustine (6 episodes)
  35. 2010ParenthoodSeries: Jim Kazinsky (3 episodes)
  36. 2009Glenn Martin, DDSSeries (1 episode)
  37. 2009GleeSeries: Burt Hummel (47 episodes)
  38. 2009Parks and RecreationSeries: Bill (1 episode)
  39. 2008My Own Worst EnemySeries: Tom Grady / Raymond Carter (9 episodes)
  40. 2008Meet DaveFilm: Knox
  41. 2008LeatherheadsFilm: Mickey
  42. 2007Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red SoxFilm: Narrator
  43. 2007On BroadwayFilm: Father Rolie O'Toole
  44. 2005My Name Is EarlSeries: Stuart Daniels (10 episodes)
  45. 2005The Perfect ManFilm: Lenny Horton
  46. 2005UnscriptedSeries: Mike O'Malley (1 episode)
  47. 2002A Baby Blues Christmas SpecialFilm: Darryl MacPherson (voice)
  48. 2000Yes, DearSeries: Jimmy Hughes, Director (122 episodes)
  49. 2000Baby BluesSeries: (voice) (8 episodes)
  50. 200028 DaysFilm: Oliver
  51. 1999The Mike O'Malley ShowSeries: Mike, Writer, Creator (13 episodes)
  52. 1999Pushing TinFilm: Pete
  53. 1998Above FreezingFilm: Artie
  54. 1998Deep ImpactFilm: Mike Perry
  55. 1998Some GirlFilm: Dan
  56. 1997Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center BombingFilm: Storage Facility Manager
  57. 1996Life with RogerSeries: Roger Hoyt (20 episodes)
  58. 1991Get the PictureSeries (75 episodes)
  59. 1986CasualtySeries: Arthur Drury (1 episode)

Biography and credits from TMDB. This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.