Mike O'Malley
Born: 1966-10-31 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- Eenie Meanie as George
- Suits LA as Avery Jeffers
- After All as Barry
2024
- Doctor Odyssey as Rodney Prescott
2023
- Extended Family ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Abbott Elementary as Captain Robinson
- Heels as Charlie Gully
2020
- Snowpiercer as Sam Roche
2019
- The Morning Show as Tim Eavers
- Wayne as Principal Cole
- 3 Days with Dad as Brick
2016
- The Good Place as Jeff the Doorman
- Sully as Charles Porter
2015
- Concussion as Daniel Sullivan
2014
- BoJack Horseman as Artie (voice)
- Survivor's Remorse ... (Creator)
- A Good Marriage as Bill Gaines
2013
- R.I.P.D. as Elliot
- 3 Geezers! as Mike
- Behind the Candelabra as Tracy Schnelker
- Welcome to the Family as Dan Yoder
2012
- So Undercover as Sam
- Glee: Keep on Believin' as Self
2011
- Shameless ... (Writer)
- Certainty ... (Producer)
- Cedar Rapids as Mike Pyle
- When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren as State Trooper (uncredited)
2010
- Conan as Self
- Justified as Nick "Nicky" Augustine
- Parenthood as Jim Kazinsky
- Raising Hope as Jim
- Eat Pray Love as Andy Shiraz
2009
- Glee as Burt Hummel
- Parks and Recreation as Bill
- Glenn Martin, DDS
2008
- Leatherheads as Mickey
- Meet Dave as Knox
- My Own Worst Enemy as Tom Grady / Raymond Carter
2007
- On Broadway as Father Rolie O'Toole
- Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox as Narrator
2005
- My Name Is Earl as Stuart Daniels
- The Perfect Man as Lenny Horton
- Unscripted as Self
2004
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
2003
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- The Curse of the Bambino as Himself
2002
- A Baby Blues Christmas Special as Darryl MacPherson (voice)
2000
- Yes, Dear as Jimmy Hughes
- 28 Days as Oliver
- Baby Blues as (voice)
1999
- Pushing Tin as Pete
- The Mike O'Malley Show as Mike
1998
- Above Freezing as Artie
- Deep Impact as Mike Perry
- Some Girl as Dan
1997
- The View as Self
- Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing as Storage Facility Manager
1996
- Life with Roger as Roger Hoyt
1995
- Global GUTS as Self - Host
1992
- Nickelodeon GUTS as Self - Host
1991
1986
- Casualty as Arthur Drury