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Eric McCormack Biography (1963-)

Born April 18, 1963, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; naturalized U.S. citizen, 2000; son of Keith (an oil company financial analyst) and Doris (a homemaker)McCormack; married Janet Holden (a director and fund-raiser), August, 1997; children: Finnigan Holden. Addresses: Agent: Endeavor Talent Agency, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Hyler Management, 25 Sea Colony Dr., Santa Monica, CA 90405-5321.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

April 18, 1963

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Eric Rothman, Street Justice, syndicated, 1992-1993
• Blake Devaroe, Cobra, syndicated, beginning 1993
• Colonel Francis Clay Mosby, Lonesome Dove: The Series, syndicated,c. 1994-1995
• Colonel Francis Clay Mosby, Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, syndicated, beginning c. 1995
• Scott, a recurring role, Townies, ABC, 1996
• Will Truman, Will & Grace, NBC, 1998-
• Movies
• Don Farmer, Double, Double, Toil and Trouble, ABC, 1993
• Hal, Call of the Wild, CBS, 1993
• Sam, A Family of Strangers, CBS, 1993
• Stu Feltzer, Relentless: Mind of a Killer, NBC, 1993
• Tony, Miracle on Interstate 880 (also known as Miracle on I-880), NBC, 1993
• Greg 23, Island City, syndicated, 1994
• Bill (some sources cite Jack) Sullivan, The Man Who Wouldn't Die,ABC, 1995
• Andy Robinson, Night Visitors, NBC, 1996
• Sam Field, Borrowed Hearts (also known as Borrowed Hearts: A Holiday Romance), CBS, 1997
• Timothy Bayer, Exception to the Rule (also known as Nach gefaehrlichen Regeln), HBO, 1997
• Mel Ferrer, The Audrey Hepburn Story, ABC, 2000
• Miniseries
• Pierce Peterson, A Will of Their Own, NBC, 1998
• Specials
• Tailor's apprentice, The Boys from Syracuse, 1986
• Balthasar, Much Ado about Nothing, 1987
• Himself, Rocky Horror: 25th Anniversary Special (also known as Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special), PBS, 2000
• Himself, Inside TV Land: The Pitch, TV Land, 2001
• Himself, NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002
• Host, 20 Years of Must See TV, NBC, 2002
• Awards Presentations
• Presenter, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
• Himself, The Stars Come Out: The GLAAD Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
• Presenter, The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
• Presenter, The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2000
• Host, My VH1 Music Awards '01, VH1, 2001
• Presenter, The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
• The First Ten Awards: Tony 2001, PBS, 2001
• The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 2002
• Episodic
• David Baxter, "The Fugitive," Katts and Dog (also known as RinTin Tin K-9 Cop), CTV and The Family Channel, 1990
• "Bones," E.N.G., CTV and Lifetime, 1990
• "Lest You Be Judged," E.N.G., CTV and Lifetime, 1990
• Barry Taylor, "On Women and Independence," Street Legal, [Canada],1991
• Ted Eckels, The Commish, ABC, 1991
• Top Cops, CBS, 1991
• Reg Flynn, The Hat Squad, CBS, 1992
• "A Perfect 10," Neon Rider, CTV, 1992
• Michael O'Hara, "Ladies Night Out," Silk Stalkings, USA Network, 1993
• Officer Danny Nolan, "The Ides of March," The Commish, ABC, 1993
• Boyd Merrick, "An Explosive Murder," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1996
• Matthew McCormick, "Manhunt," Highlander, syndicated, 1996
• Griffin, "Veronica's Brotherly Love," Veronica's Closet, NBC, 1997
• John Virgil, "Tempests," The Outer Limits, Showtime, 1997
• Kevin Kepler, "Being There," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
• Himself, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
• Panelist, The List, VH1, 1999
• Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2000
• Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001 and 2002
• Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 2002
• Pilots
• Jason Slade, Jenny, NBC, 1997
• Film Appearances
• Edward Malone, The Lost World, Worldvision Home Video, 1992
• Edward Malone, Return to the Lost World, Worldvision Home Video, 1992
• Jack Sims, Giant Steps, Monarch Home Video, 1992
• Scott Hawkes, Holy Man, Buena Vista, 1998
• Mark, Free Enterprise (also known as Trekkers), Regent Entertainment, 1999
• Owen Rinard, Here's to Life!, Red Sky Entertainment, 2000
• Fourth judge, Queen of the Whole Wide World, 2001
• Dark-haired actor, Break a Leg, Catchlight Films, 2003
• Also appeared in Torrents.
• Stage Appearances
• King Lear, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, 1985-1986
• Hotspur, Falstaff, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1988-1989
• Demetrius, A Midsummer's Night Dream, Stratford Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1989
• Tusenbach, Three Sisters, Stratford Festival, 1989
• Burn This, Warehouse Theatre, Manitoba Theatre Centre, 1991
• Professor Harold Hill, The Music Man (musical), Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 2001
• Appeared in Biloxi Blues, Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; appeared in Henry V, Measure for Measure, and Murder in the Cathedral, all Stratford Festival; appeared in Canadian productions of Loot and The Passion of Dracula; also appeared in dinner theatre productions.
• Major Tours
• Friedrich, The Sound of Music, U.S. cities, 1993-1994
• RECORDINGS
• Music Videos
• Burger Palace customer, "Pinch Me," by the Barenaked Ladies, c. 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Advocate, September 15, 1998, pp. 32-34; January 19, 1999, pp. 103-104
• Boston Globe, December 4, 1999
• Entertainment Weekly, May 14, 1999
• Genre, September, 1999, pp. 40-43, 86, 87
• Maclean's, September 20, 1999, p. 50; September 23, 2002, p. 38
• New Weekly, August, 1999
• New York Post, September 28, 1998
• Out, November, 2000, pp. 80-85, 116-19
• People Weekly, April 30, 2001, p. 18
• TV Guide, March 13, 1999, p. 25
• Us, October 16, 2000

Electronic

• Eric McCormack, http://www.ericmccormack.com, November 8, 2002