Mike O'Malley
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.
Acted in
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Captain Robinson
Heels
2021
as Charlie Gully
Snowpiercer
2020
as Sam Roche
The Morning Show
2019
as Tim Eavers
3 Days with Dad
2019
as Brick
Wayne
2019
as Principal Cole
The Good Place
2016
as Jeff the Doorman
Sully
2016
as Charles Porter
Concussion
2015
as Daniel Sullivan
A Good Marriage
2014
as Bill Gaines
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Artie (voice)
Welcome to the Family
2013
as Dan Yoder
R.I.P.D.
2013
as Elliot
Behind the Candelabra
2013
as Tracy Schnelker
3 Geezers!
2013
as Mike
So Undercover
2012
as Sam
Glee: Keep on Believin'
2012
as Self
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
as State Trooper (uncredited)
Cedar Rapids
2011
as Mike Pyle
Raising Hope
2010
as Jim
Eat Pray Love
2010
as Andy Shiraz
Justified
2010
as Nick "Nicky" Augustine
Parenthood
2010
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Glee
2009
as Burt Hummel
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Bill
My Own Worst Enemy
2008
as Tom Grady / Raymond Carter
Meet Dave
2008
as Knox
Leatherheads
2008
as Mickey
Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox
2007
as Narrator
On Broadway
2007
as Father Rolie O'Toole
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Stuart Daniels
The Perfect Man
2005
as Lenny Horton
Unscripted
2005
as Self
The Curse of the Bambino
2003
as Himself
A Baby Blues Christmas Special
2002
as Darryl MacPherson (voice)
Yes, Dear
2000
as Jimmy Hughes
Baby Blues
2000
as (voice)
28 Days
2000
as Oliver
The Mike O'Malley Show
1999
as Mike
Pushing Tin
1999
as Pete
Above Freezing
1998
as Artie
Deep Impact
1998
as Mike Perry
Some Girl
1998
as Dan
Figure It Out
1997
as Self
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997
as Storage Facility Manager
Life with Roger
1996
as Roger Hoyt
Nickelodeon GUTS
1992
as Self - Host
Get the Picture
1991
Casualty
1986
as Arthur Drury
Eenie Meanie
as George
Pretty/Handsome
as Chip Fromme
Family Album
as Dave Bronsky