Nemesis
2026 · TV Show
as Detective Rick Viggiano
Mike O'Malley
1966-10-31
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Writers: Shameless, The Mike O'Malley Show
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.
Filmography
Eenie Meanie
2025 · Movie
as George
After All
2025 · Movie
as Barry
Suits LA
2025 · TV Show
as Avery Jeffers
Doctor Odyssey
2024 · TV Show
as Rodney Prescott
Fire Country
2022 · TV Show
as Danny Marks
Heels
2021 · TV Show
as Charlie Gully
Abbott Elementary
2021 · TV Show
as Captain Robinson
Grand Crew
2021 · TV Show
as Zeb Jenkins
Snowpiercer
2020 · TV Show
as Sam Roche
3 Days with Dad
2019 · Movie
as Brick
The Morning Show
2019 · TV Show
as Tim Eavers
Wayne
2019 · TV Show
as Principal Cole
Sully
2016 · Movie
as Charles Porter
The Good Place
2016 · TV Show
as Jeff the Doorman
Concussion
2015 · Movie
as Daniel Sullivan
A Good Marriage
2014 · Movie
as Bill Gaines
BoJack Horseman
2014 · TV Show
as Artie (voice)
R.I.P.D.
2013 · Movie
as Elliot
Behind the Candelabra
2013 · Movie
as Tracy Schnelker
3 Geezers!
2013 · Movie
as Mike
Welcome to the Family
2013 · TV Show
as Dan Yoder
Glee: Keep on Believin'
2012 · Movie
as Self
So Undercover
2012 · Movie
as Sam
Cedar Rapids
2011 · Movie
as Mike Pyle
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011 · Movie
as State Trooper (uncredited)
Eat Pray Love
2010 · Movie
as Andy Shiraz
Parenthood
2010 · TV Show
as Jim Kazinsky
Raising Hope
2010 · TV Show
as Jim, Jimmy
Justified
2010 · TV Show
as Nick "Nicky" Augustine
Conan
2010 · TV Show
as Self
Glee
2009 · TV Show
as Burt Hummel
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009 · TV Show
Parks and Recreation
2009 · TV Show
as Bill
Meet Dave
2008 · Movie
as Knox
Leatherheads
2008 · Movie
as Mickey
My Own Worst Enemy
2008 · TV Show
as Tom Grady / Raymond Carter
On Broadway
2007 · Movie
as Father Rolie O'Toole
Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox
2007 · Movie
as Narrator
The Perfect Man
2005 · Movie
as Lenny Horton
My Name Is Earl
2005 · TV Show
as Stuart Daniels
Unscripted
2005 · TV Show
as Mike O'Malley
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · TV Show
as Self
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The Curse of the Bambino
2003 · Movie
as Himself
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
A Baby Blues Christmas Special
2002 · Movie
as Darryl MacPherson (voice)
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
2001 · TV Show
28 Days
2000 · Movie
as Oliver
Yes, Dear
2000 · TV Show
as Jimmy Hughes
Baby Blues
2000 · TV Show
as (voice)
Pushing Tin
1999 · Movie
as Pete
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The Mike O'Malley Show
1999 · TV Show
as Mike
Deep Impact
1998 · Movie
as Mike Perry
Above Freezing
1998 · Movie
as Artie
Some Girl
1998 · Movie
as Dan
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997 · Movie
as Storage Facility Manager
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self
Figure It Out
1997 · TV Show
as Self
No image
Life with Roger
1996 · TV Show
as Roger Hoyt
Global GUTS
1995 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Nickelodeon GUTS
1992 · TV Show
as Self - Host
No image
Get the Picture
1991 · TV Show
Casualty
1986 · TV Show
as Arthur Drury
Pretty/Handsome
· TV Show
as Chip Fromme
No image
Family Album
· TV Show
as Dave Bronsky
Crew Credits
Extended Family
2023 · TV Show
Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
Heels
2021 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Survivor's Remorse
2014 · TV Show
Creator
Welcome to the Family
2013 · TV Show
Producer
Certainty
2011 · Movie
Producer, Screenplay
Shameless
2011 · TV Show
Writer
Yes, Dear
2000 · TV Show
Director
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The Mike O'Malley Show
1999 · TV Show
Writer, Creator
