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Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

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Biography

Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott; October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series The Practice, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. McDermott is also known for his roles in four seasons (first, second, eighth and ninth) of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, subtitled Murder House, Asylum, Apocalypse, and 1984 portraying Ben Harmon, Johnny Morgan and Bruce, respectively. He also starred as narcotics crime lord Richard Wheatley on the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime; Lt. Carter Shaw on the TNT series Dark Blue; in two short-lived CBS dramas, Hostages and Stalker; and in the 1994 remake of the film Miracle on 34th Street. In 2022, he joined FBI: Most Wanted as the new lead, replacing the departing Julian McMahon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dylan McDermott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Party Monster

Party Monster

2003

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1994

Three to Tango

Three to Tango

1999

Edison

Edison

2005

Hamburger Hill

Hamburger Hill

1987

Steel Magnolias

Steel Magnolias

1989

Wonderland

Wonderland

2003

Hardware

Hardware

1990

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

1995

The Tenants

The Tenants

2006

The Mistress of Spices

The Mistress of Spices

2005

'Til There Was You

'Til There Was You

1997

The Messengers

The Messengers

2007

In the Line of Fire

In the Line of Fire

1993

Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers

2001

Have Dreams, Will Travel

Have Dreams, Will Travel

2007

Where Sleeping Dogs Lie

Where Sleeping Dogs Lie

1991

Destiny Turns on the Radio

Destiny Turns on the Radio

1995

Burning Palms

Burning Palms

2010

The Cowboy Way

The Cowboy Way

1994

Jersey Girl

Jersey Girl

1992

Nobody Walks

Nobody Walks

2012

The Campaign

The Campaign

2012

Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

2013

Mercy

Mercy

2014

Into the Badlands

Into the Badlands

1991

The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire

1989

Freezer

Freezer

2014

Behaving Badly

Behaving Badly

2014

Automata

Automata

2014

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

1989

The Fear Inside

The Fear Inside

1992

Survivor

Survivor

2015

Mercy

Mercy

2009

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012

Unbeatable Harold

Unbeatable Harold

2006

Blind

Blind

2017

The Blue Iguana

The Blue Iguana

1988

Josie

Josie

2018

Twister

Twister

1989

Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury

2003

Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story

Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story

2012

The Clovehitch Killer

The Clovehitch Killer

2018

King Richard

King Richard

2021

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

1997

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The View

The View

1997

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Law & Order: Organized Crime

2021

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

2019

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Big Shots

Big Shots

2007

The Practice

The Practice

1997

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

1998

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The Grid

The Grid

2004

Dark Blue

Dark Blue

2009

Vietnam in HD

Vietnam in HD

2011

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Hostages

Hostages

2013

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

American Horror Stories

American Horror Stories

2021

Stalker

Stalker

2014

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Neon Empire

The Neon Empire

1989

LA to Vegas

LA to Vegas

2018

FBI: Most Wanted

FBI: Most Wanted

2020

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989

The View

The View

1997

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

2020

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011

FBI

FBI

2018

Hollywood

Hollywood

2020

The Politician

The Politician

2019

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009

No Activity

No Activity

2017

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Ride with Norman Reedus

Ride with Norman Reedus

2016