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Peter Gallagher

Born 1955-08-19
New York City, New York, USA

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

TOVAH

2026 · Movie

6.7

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

2025 · TV Show

5.4

Humane

2024 · Movie

6.5

Reboot

2022 · TV Show

5.9

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

2022 · Movie

6.4

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

2021 · Movie

6.4

One December Night

2021 · Movie

6.6

Mr. Mayor

2021 · TV Show

6.0

One Night Only: The Best of Broadway

2020 · Movie

7.3

Palm Springs

2020 · Movie

Stars in the House

2020 · TV Show

8.7

The Owl House

2020 · TV Show

7.5

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

2020 · TV Show

7.0

Truth Be Told

2019 · TV Show

4.7

The Tamron Hall Show

2019 · TV Show

7.1

After

2019 · Movie

Stepdaddy

2019 · Movie

7.0

The Conners

2018 · TV Show

Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"

2018 · Movie

5.9

Submission

2018 · Movie

7.6

The Gifted

2017 · TV Show

6.3

A Bad Moms Christmas

2017 · Movie

4.8

Literally, Right Before Aaron

2017 · Movie

6.4

Center Stage: On Pointe

2016 · Movie

6.7

Cruel Intentions

2016 · Movie

6.4

Hello, My Name Is Doris

2015 · Movie

7.7

Grace and Frankie

2015 · TV Show

7.7

In a Relationship

2015 · Movie

7.0

Man Seeking Woman

2015 · TV Show

6.8

Togetherness

2015 · TV Show

DeTour

2015 · Movie

6.9

Step Up Revolution

2012 · Movie

5.5

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You

2012 · Movie

5.2

Whitney

2011 · TV Show

7.4

New Girl

2011 · TV Show

7.2

Burlesque

2010 · Movie

7.1

Conviction

2010 · Movie

6.9

Covert Affairs

2010 · TV Show

6.2

GasHole

2010 · Movie

7.6

The Good Wife

2009 · TV Show

6.8

Adam

2009 · Movie

5.9

The War Boys

2009 · Movie

6.9

Center Stage: Turn It Up

2008 · Movie

5.4

The Gathering

2007 · TV Show

7.6

Californication

2007 · TV Show

6.7

Shark

2006 · TV Show

4.7

The Megan Mullally Show

2006 · TV Show

8.1

How I Met Your Mother

2005 · TV Show

8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005 · TV Show

6.9

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005 · TV Show

8.2

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004 · Movie

6.4

The Tony Danza Show

2004 · TV Show

9.5

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

2004 · TV Show

5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · TV Show

7.2

Comedy Central Roasts

2003 · TV Show

5.8

Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary

2003 · Movie

5.3

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina

2003 · Movie

7.7

The O.C.

2003 · TV Show

5.5

How to Deal

2003 · Movie

6.5

A Tale of Two Wives

2003 · Movie

10.0

Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon

2002 · Movie

6.5

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

2002 · Movie

8.0

Page to Screen

2002 · TV Show

5.9

Mr. Deeds

2002 · Movie

4.8

Feast of All Saints

2001 · Movie

5.9

Protection

2001 · Movie

3.8

Good Day Live

2001 · TV Show

4.8

Perfume

2001 · Movie

6.5

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs

2001 · Movie

9.0

The Last Debate

2000 · Movie

7.8

American Beauty: Look Closer...

2000 · Movie

7.0

Jesus Christ Superstar

2000 · Movie

6.9

Center Stage

2000 · Movie

6.0

Cupid & Cate

2000 · Movie

4.0

Other Voices

2000 · Movie

3.5

Brotherhood of Murder

1999 · Movie

5.6

House on Haunted Hill

1999 · Movie

8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · TV Show

8.0

American Beauty

1999 · Movie

7.4

Family Guy

1999 · TV Show

9.0

The Secret Lives of Men

1998 · TV Show

5.5

Brave New World

1998 · Movie

3.9

Virtual Obsession

1998 · Movie

5.4

Johnny Skidmarks

1998 · Movie

6.4

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997 · Movie

4.3

The View

1997 · TV Show

4.9

Cafe Society

1997 · Movie

6.3

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing

1997 · Movie

5.6

The Trial of Adolf Eichmann

1997 · Movie

6.0

Titanic

1996 · TV Show

5.5

To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday

1996 · Movie

7.7

Superman: The Animated Series

1996 · TV Show

5.3

Cannes Man

1996 · Movie

5.7

Last Dance

1996 · Movie

The Great Irish Famine

1996 · Movie

5.7

The Underneath

1995 · Movie

7.0

While You Were Sleeping

1995 · Movie

9.0

Everybody Just Stay Calm

1994 · Movie

5.9

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994 · Movie

5.9

White Mile

1994 · Movie

Full Filmography

100 titles, newest first

TOVAH

2026 · Movie

6.7

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

2025 · TV Show

5.4

Humane

2024 · Movie

6.5

Reboot

2022 · TV Show

5.9

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

2022 · Movie

6.4

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

2021 · Movie

6.4

One December Night

2021 · Movie

6.6

Mr. Mayor

2021 · TV Show