Biography
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 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.
Filmography (37)
The Running Man
as Molie Jernigan
Train Dreams
as Arn Peeples
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
as Trevathan
Ricky Stanicky
as Summerhayes
Maybe I Do
as Sam
Blood Father
as Kirby Curtis
Room
as Robert
Cake
as Leonard
The Sessions
as Father Brendan
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Frank Levin
The Tale of Despereaux
as Lester (voice)
Wild Hogs
as Dudley Frank
Inland Empire
as Announcer
Bobby
as Paul Ebbers
Everyone's Hero
as Lefty Maginnis (voice)
Thank You for Smoking
as Senator Ortolan Finistirre
Sahara
as Admiral Jim Sandecker
Cellular
as Sgt. Bob Mooney
Spartan
as Stoddard
Seabiscuit
as Tick Tock McGlaughlin
Jurassic Park III
as Paul Kirby
Magnolia
as Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
Mystery Men
as Shoveler / Eddie
A Civil Action
as James Gordon
Psycho
as Milton Arbogast
Pleasantville
as George Parker
Wag the Dog
as CIA Agent Charles Young
Boogie Nights
as Little Bill
Air Force One
as Major Caldwell
Fargo
as Jerry Lundegaard
Down Periscope
as Captain Knox
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Vice Principal Gene Wolters
Murder in the First
as Bill McNeill
Searching for Bobby Fischer
as Tunafish Father
Benny & Joon
as Randy Burch
The Heart of Justice
as Booth
Somewhere in Time
as Critic [1972]