Peter Gallagher

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).

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as William Dodds

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • as David Hamilton

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999 • as Jared (voice)

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

2005 • as Professor Vinick

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009 • as Ethan Carver

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005 • as Self

Filmography

2025

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Future John Mulaney
TV - Released: 3/12/2025

2024

Humane
Humane
as Charles York
Movie - Released: 4/26/2024

2022

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/8/2022
Reboot
Reboot
as Tyler
TV - Released: 9/20/2022

2021

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
as Mitch Clarke
Movie - Released: 12/1/2021
One December Night
One December Night
as Mike
Movie - Released: 11/13/2021
Mr. Mayor
Mr. Mayor
as Brett (uncredited)
TV - Released: 1/7/2021

2020

Palm Springs
Palm Springs
as Howard
Movie - Released: 7/10/2020
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/11/2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self
TV - Released: 3/16/2020
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
as Mitch Clarke
TV - Released: 1/7/2020
The Owl House
The Owl House
as Del Clawthorne (voice)
TV - Released: 1/10/2020

2019

After
After
as Ken Scott
Movie - Released: 4/11/2019
Stepdaddy
Stepdaddy
Movie - Released: 3/9/2019
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/9/2019
Truth Be Told
Truth Be Told
as Andrew Finney
TV - Released: 12/6/2019

2018

Movie
Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/17/2018
Submission
Submission
as Len
Movie - Released: 3/2/2018
The Conners
The Conners
as Brian Foster
TV - Released: 10/16/2018

2017

Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/16/2017
Literally, Right Before Aaron
Literally, Right Before Aaron
as Orson Schwartzman
Movie - Released: 4/22/2017
A Bad Moms Christmas
A Bad Moms Christmas
as Hank Mitchell
Movie - Released: 8/4/2017
The Gifted
The Gifted
as Benedict Ryan
TV - Released: 10/2/2017

2016

Center Stage: On Pointe
Center Stage: On Pointe
as Jonathan Reeves
Movie - Released: 6/25/2016
Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions
as Edward Valmont
Movie - Released: 2/1/2016

2015

Hello, My Name Is Doris
Hello, My Name Is Doris
as Willy Williams
Movie - Released: 11/27/2015
In a Relationship
In a Relationship
as The Interviewer (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/21/2015
Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie
as Nick Skolka
TV - Released: 5/8/2015
Man Seeking Woman
Man Seeking Woman
as Joel Greenberg
TV - Released: 1/14/2015
Togetherness
Togetherness
as Larry
TV - Released: 1/11/2015

2012

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
as Paul Sveck
Movie - Released: 2/24/2012
Step Up Revolution
Step Up Revolution
as Mr. Anderson
Movie - Released: 7/26/2012

2011

Whitney
Whitney
as Vince
TV - Released: 9/22/2011
New Girl
New Girl
as Gavin
TV - Released: 9/20/2011

2010

Burlesque
Burlesque
as Vince Scali
Movie - Released: 11/23/2010
GasHole
GasHole
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/18/2010
Conviction
Conviction
as Barry Scheck
Movie - Released: 10/15/2010
Covert Affairs
Covert Affairs
as Arthur Campbell
TV - Released: 7/13/2010

2009

Adam
Adam
as Marty Buchwald
Movie - Released: 7/7/2009
The War Boys
The War Boys
as Slater
Movie - Released: 5/30/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Ethan Carver
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

Center Stage: Turn It Up
Center Stage: Turn It Up
as Jonathan Reeves
Movie - Released: 10/30/2008

2007

Californication
Californication
as Dean Stacy Koons
TV - Released: 8/13/2007
The Gathering
The Gathering
as Dr. Michael Foster
TV - Released: 10/13/2007

2006

Shark
Shark
TV - Released: 9/21/2006
The Megan Mullally Show
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/18/2006

2005

How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
as Professor Vinick
TV - Released: 9/19/2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
TV - Released: 1/3/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as David Hamilton
TV - Released: 3/27/2005

2004

Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Sky Masterson (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Movie - Released: 10/26/2004
TV
The Tony Danza Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/13/2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self - The O.C.
TV - Released: 1/1/2004

2003

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as The Mole King (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/8/2003
How to Deal
How to Deal
as Len Martin
Movie - Released: 7/18/2003
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/10/2003
A Tale of Two Wives
A Tale of Two Wives
as Bill Goodman
Movie - Released: 2/10/2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/8/2003
The O.C.
The O.C.
as Sandy Cohen
TV - Released: 8/5/2003
Comedy Central Roasts
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
TV - Released: 8/10/2003

2002

Mr. Deeds
Mr. Deeds
as Chuck Cedar
Movie - Released: 6/28/2002
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
as Host
Movie - Released: 10/28/2002
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/19/2002
TV
Page to Screen
TV - Released: 10/28/2002

2001

Protection
Protection
as Ted
Movie - Released: 10/28/2001
Perfume
Perfume
as Guido
Movie - Released: 4/8/2001
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
as Philippe Ferronaire
Movie - Released: 11/11/2001
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/6/2001
TV
Good Day Live
as Self
TV - Released: 9/17/2001

2000

Center Stage
Center Stage
as Jonathan Reeves
Movie - Released: 5/12/2000
Other Voices
Other Voices
as Jordin
Movie - Released: 1/22/2000
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
as First Priest
Movie - Released: 10/16/2000
The Last Debate
The Last Debate
as Tom Chapman
Movie - Released: 11/5/2000
American Beauty: Look Closer...
American Beauty: Look Closer...
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/24/2000
Cupid & Cate
Cupid & Cate
as Harry
Movie - Released: 5/7/2000

1999

American Beauty
American Beauty
as Buddy Kane
Movie - Released: 9/15/1999
House on Haunted Hill
House on Haunted Hill
as Donald W. Blackburn, M.D.
Movie - Released: 10/29/1999
Brotherhood of Murder
Brotherhood of Murder
as Bob Matthews
Movie - Released: 12/12/1999
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Jared (voice)
TV - Released: 1/31/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as William Dodds
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Brave New World
Brave New World
as Bernard Marx
Movie - Released: 4/19/1998
Virtual Obsession
Virtual Obsession
as Dr. Joe Messenger
Movie - Released: 2/1/1998
Johnny Skidmarks
Johnny Skidmarks
as Johnny Scardino
Movie - Released: 1/18/1998
The Secret Lives of Men
The Secret Lives of Men
TV - Released: 9/30/1998

1997

The Man Who Knew Too Little
The Man Who Knew Too Little
as James Ritchie
Movie - Released: 11/14/1997
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
as John Anticev
Movie - Released: 6/14/1997
Cafe Society
Cafe Society
as Jack Kale
Movie - Released: 7/18/1997
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
as Gideon Hausner (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/30/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
as David Lewis
Movie - Released: 10/25/1996
Last Dance
Last Dance
as John Hayes
Movie - Released: 5/2/1996
Movie
The Great Irish Famine
as narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
Cannes Man
Cannes Man
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/3/1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
as Kurt (voice)
TV - Released: 9/6/1996
Titanic
Titanic
as Wynn Park
TV - Released: 11/17/1996

1995

While You Were Sleeping
While You Were Sleeping
as Peter Callaghan
Movie - Released: 4/21/1995
The Underneath
The Underneath
as Michael Chambers
Movie - Released: 4/28/1995

1994

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Alan Campbell
Movie - Released: 9/7/1994
White Mile
White Mile
as Jack Robbins
Movie - Released: 5/21/1994
Movie
Everybody Just Stay Calm
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/26/1994
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Hudsucker Proxy
as Vic Tenetta
Movie - Released: 3/11/1994

1993

Short Cuts
Short Cuts
as Stormy Weathers
Movie - Released: 10/1/1993
Malice
Malice
as Atty. Dennis Riley
Movie - Released: 9/29/1993
Mother's Boys
Mother's Boys
as Robert Madigan
Movie - Released: 10/1/1993
Watch It
Watch It
as John
Movie - Released: 3/26/1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/26/1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV - Released: 1/31/1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/1993
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
as Mitch Allison
TV - Released: 8/1/1993
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
as Dr. Yorgrau
TV - Released: 8/1/1993

1992

The Player
The Player
as Larry Levy
Movie - Released: 5/8/1992
Buying a Landslide
Buying a Landslide
as Philip Kautsky
Movie - Released: 9/2/1992
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts
as Dan Riley
Movie - Released: 9/4/1992
Robert Altman's Players
Robert Altman's Players
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1992
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
as Himself / Sky Masterson
Movie - Released: 12/7/1992

1991

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
as Matt
Movie - Released: 12/4/1991
Milena
Milena
as Pollak
Movie - Released: 7/4/1991
Late for Dinner
Late for Dinner
as Bob Freeman
Movie - Released: 9/20/1991
An Inconvenient Woman
An Inconvenient Woman
as Philip Quennell
TV - Released: 5/12/1991

1990

Love and Lies
Love and Lies
as David West
Movie - Released: 3/18/1990
Tune in Tomorrow...
Tune in Tomorrow...
as Richard Quince
Movie - Released: 10/26/1990

1989

sex, lies, and videotape
sex, lies, and videotape
as John Mullany
Movie - Released: 8/4/1989

1988

High Spirits
High Spirits
as Brother Tony
Movie - Released: 11/18/1988
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
as Lt. Cmdr. John Challee
Movie - Released: 5/8/1988
I'll Be Home for Christmas
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Aaron Copler
Movie - Released: 12/12/1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
TV - Released: 9/5/1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan
The Murder of Mary Phagan
as Leo Frank
TV - Released: 1/24/1988

1987

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night
as Edmund Tyrone
Movie - Released: 4/13/1987

1986

My Little Girl
My Little Girl
as Kai
Movie - Released: 8/31/1986

1985

Dreamchild
Dreamchild
as Jack Dolan
Movie - Released: 10/4/1985

1984

Terrible Joe Moran
Terrible Joe Moran
as Nick
Movie - Released: 3/26/1984

1982

Summer Lovers
Summer Lovers
as Michael Pappas
Movie - Released: 7/16/1982

1980

The Idolmaker
The Idolmaker
as Caesare
Movie - Released: 11/14/1980
Skag
Skag
as John Skagska
Movie - Released: 1/6/1980
TV
Skag
TV - Released: 1/6/1980

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Harry
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Unknown

TV
Cruel Intentions
as Edward Valmont
TV