
Peter Gallagher
Known for Acting · 138 credits
- Born
- 1955-08-19 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Peter Killian Gallagher · Peter Gallager · ピーター・ギャラガー · 彼得·蓋勒 · Пітер Галлагер · پیتر گالاگر
Biography
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
TV Shows (47)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as William Dodds

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as David Hamilton

Family Guy
1999
as Jared (voice)

How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Professor Vinick

The Good Wife
2009
as Ethan Carver

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self

The View
1997
as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self

New Girl
2011
as Gavin

Californication
2007
as Dean Stacy Koons

The O.C.
2003
as Sandy Cohen

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self - Guest

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Chris Rawls

Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest

Grace and Frankie
2015
as Nick Skolka

Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Kurt (voice)
Good Day Live
2001
as Self

The Owl House
2020
as Del Clawthorne (voice)

Shark
2006
as Frank Bell
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self

Truth Be Told
2019
as Andrew Finney

The Conners
2018
as Brian Foster

Covert Affairs
2010
as Arthur Campbell

Stars in the House
2020
as Self

The Gifted
2017
as Benedict Ryan

On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self - The O.C.

Fallen Angels
1993
as Mitch Allison / Dr. Yorgrau

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Future John Mulaney

The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest

Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self

Man Seeking Woman
2015
as Joel Greenberg

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020
as Mitch Clarke

Mr. Mayor
2021
as Brett (uncredited)

Whitney
2011
as Vince

Togetherness
2015
as Larry

Titanic
1996
as Wynn Park

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Harry

Reboot
2022
as Tyler

The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
as Leo Frank

An Inconvenient Woman
1991
as Philip Quennell

The Gathering
2007
as Dr. Michael Foster
Skag
1980

The Secret Lives of Men
1998
Cruel Intentions
as Edward Valmont
Page to Screen
2002
Movies (91)

After
2019
as Ken Scott

American Beauty
1999
as Buddy Kane

sex, lies, and videotape
1989
as John Mullany

Palm Springs
2020
as Howard

The Player
1992
as Larry Levy

While You Were Sleeping
1995
as Peter Callaghan

Burlesque
2010
as Vince Scali

Mr. Deeds
2002
as Chuck Cedar

Humane
2024
as Charles York

Step Up Revolution
2012
as Bill Anderson

Malice
1993
as Atty. Dennis Riley

Perfume
2001
as Guido

Summer Lovers
1982
as Michael Pappas

A Bad Moms Christmas
2017
as Hank Mitchell

House on Haunted Hill
1999
as Donald W. Blackburn, M.D.

Short Cuts
1993
as Stormy Weathers

Center Stage
2000
as Jonathan Reeves

Bob Roberts
1992
as Dan Riley

Conviction
2010
as Barry Scheck

Cannes Man
1996
as Self

The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
as James Ritchie

The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Vic Tenetta

High Spirits
1988
as Brother Tony

GasHole
2010
as Narrator (voice)

The Underneath
1995
as Michael Chambers

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003
as The Mole King (voice)

Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Willy Williams

Cafe Society
1997
as Jack Kale

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Alan Campbell

Other Voices
2000
as Jordin

Feast of All Saints
2001
as Philippe Ferronaire

Submission
2018
as Len

How to Deal
2003
as Len Martin

TOVAH
2026
as Self

Last Dance
1996
as John Hayes

Adam
2009
as Marty Buchwald

Mother's Boys
1993
as Robert Madigan

Center Stage: Turn It Up
2008
as Jonathan Reeves

American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000
as Self

Brave New World
1998
as Bernard Marx

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
2021
as Mitch Clarke

Jesus Christ Superstar
2000
as First Priest

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
2012
as Paul Sveck

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997
as Gideon Hausner (voice)

Center Stage: On Pointe
2016
as Jonathan Reeves

Cupid & Cate
2000
as Harry

Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017
as Orson Schwartzman

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996
as David Lewis

Cruel Intentions
2016
as Edward Valmont

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997
as John Anticev

Milena
1991
as Pollak

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
as Self

Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self

Skag
1980
as John Skagska

Virtual Obsession
1998
as Dr. Joe Messenger

Brotherhood of Murder
1999
as Bob Matthews

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003
as Self

The War Boys
2009
as Slater

Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
as Richard Quince

Buying a Landslide
1992
as Philip Kautsky

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Sky Masterson (segment "Guys & Dolls")

One December Night
2021
as Mike

White Mile
1994
as Jack Robbins

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
as Self

In a Relationship
2015
as The Interviewer (voice)

Robert Altman's Players
1992
as Self

Johnny Skidmarks
1998
as Johnny Scardino

Terrible Joe Moran
1984
as Nick

My Little Girl
1986
as Kai

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992
as Himself / Sky Masterson

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988
as Lt. Cmdr. John Challee

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020
as Self

The Idolmaker
1980
as Caesare

Late for Dinner
1991
as Bob Freeman
Everybody Just Stay Calm
1994
as Self

Long Day's Journey Into Night
1987
as Edmund Tyrone

Protection
2001
as Ted

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991
as Matt

A Tale of Two Wives
2003
as Bill Goodman

Stepdaddy
2019

The Last Debate
2000
as Tom Chapman

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
as Self

Dreamchild
1985
as Jack Dolan

I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988
as Aaron Copler

Watch It
1993
as John

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2002
as Host

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
2002
as Self

Love and Lies
1990
as David West
Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"
2018
as Self

DeTour
2015
as Professor Zaring
The Great Irish Famine
1996
as narrator
About Peter Gallagher
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). With 138 credits spanning from 1951 to 2026, Peter Gallagher has appeared in 91 films and 47 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Gallagher Movies
- After (2019) — as Ken Scott
- American Beauty (1999) — as Buddy Kane
- sex, lies, and videotape (1989) — as John Mullany
- Palm Springs (2020) — as Howard
- The Player (1992) — as Larry Levy
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