William H. Macy

Known for ActingBorn 1950-03-13 (age 76)Miami, Florida, USA

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 gained widespread popularity for portraying Frank Gallagher in Showtime's comedy-drama series Shameless (2011–2021). 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Curious George: Rocket Ride and Other Adventures

Curious George: Saves the Day

Dialing Up "Cellular"

Shameless Hall of Shame

Shameless

Batman Beyond

Room

Portraits in Dramatic Time

The True Story of Seabiscuit

Home Fires

The Simpsons

Alive from Off Center

The Dining Room

Fargo

The Coen Brothers

ER

Soul on Fire

Magnolia

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

Superman: The Animated Series

Frasier

Bakersfield P.D.

Boogie Nights

The Dropout

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

Train Dreams

Door to Door

Minnesota Nice

The Unit

Batman Beyond: Tech Wars and Disappearing Inque

King of the Hill

Barton Fink

The Lincoln Lawyer

Rudderless

Somewhere in Time

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Conan

The Awakening Land

Sports Night

Curious George

Thank You for Smoking

Pleasantville

Psycho Path

Law & Order

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Seabiscuit

Accused

Murder in the First