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Mike O'Malley

Mike O'Malley

Birthday: 1966-10-31 | Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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. 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
Wayne

as    Principal Cole

2016
Sully

as    Charles Porter

2015
Concussion

as    Daniel Sullivan

2014
A Good Marriage

as    Bill Gaines

2013
Welcome to the Family

as    Dan Yoder

2013
R.I.P.D.

as    Elliot

2013
3 Geezers!

as    Mike

2012
So Undercover

as    Sam

2011
Cedar Rapids

as    Mike Pyle

2010
Eat Pray Love

as    Andy Shiraz

2008
Meet Dave

as    Knox

2008
My Own Worst Enemy

as    Tom Grady / Raymond Carter

2005
The Perfect Man

as    Lenny Horton

2003
The Curse of the Bambino

as    Himself

2000
28 Days

as    Oliver

1999
Pushing Tin

as    Pete

1997
Figure It Out

as    Self

1996
Life with Roger

as    Roger Hoyt