Acting
Michael Rapaport
Born Mar 20, 1970 · New York City, New York, USA
Michael Rapaport is an American actor, comedian, and podcast host who has built a prolific, decades-long career playing memorable characters across film, television, and comedy. Emerging in the early 1990s as a distinct character actor known for his gritty New York persona, fast-talking delivery, and comedic timing, he made his feature film debut in Zebrahead (1992) before landing his breakout dramatic role as a naive marine in Tony Scott's crime classic True Romance (1993). He quickly established himself as a versatile fixture of '90s cinema, delivering standout performances in critically acclaimed films such as Poetic Justice (1993), John Singleton's Higher Learning (1995), Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995), the crime drama Cop Land (1997), and the comedy Deep Blue Sea (1999).
In television, Rapaport has maintained an equally robust presence, starring as Phoebe Buffay's police officer boyfriend Gary in NBC’s Friends, playing the lead role of a suburban father in the Fox sitcom The War at Home, and taking on major dramatic arcs in critically acclaimed series like Boston Public, Justified, Atypical, and Only Murders in the Building. Beyond scripted acting and voice work—including his prominent voice role as Ogre in the animated series The PJs—he has achieved widespread recognition as a sports and political commentator, documentary filmmaker (directing the acclaimed Beats, Rhymes & Travels: A Tribe Called Quest Documentary), and host of several popular podcasts, cementing his status as a ubiquitous and outspoken fixture in modern American entertainment.
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Acting
The Trophy King
Comedy
Last Shot
Drama
Matchmaking 3
2026
Comedy · Drama · Romance
October 8
2025
Documentary
Stealing Jokes
2024
Comedy
Don't F**k with Ghosts
2024
Comedy · Science Fiction · Horror
I'll Be Right There
2024
Comedy · Drama
Fallout
2024
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Carol & the End of the World
2023
Animation · Comedy · Drama
The Choice Is Yours
2023
Documentary
Glisten and the Merry Mission
2023
Adventure · Animation · Family
Life & Beth
2022
Comedy · Drama
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Comedy · Mystery · Crime
kid 90
2021
Documentary
Conflicted
2021
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story
2020
Drama
Five Golden Rings
2020
Horror · Comedy
The Follow-Up
2020
Documentary · Comedy
100%: Julian Edelman
2019
Documentary
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
Comedy · Documentary
The After Party
2018
Comedy · Music
White Famous
2017
Comedy
Atypical
2017
Drama · Comedy
The Guest Book
2017
Comedy
Chuck
2017
Drama
The New Edition Story
2017
Drama
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
2016
Family · Comedy
Crisis in Six Scenes
2016
Comedy
Sully
2016
Drama · History
A Stand Up Guy
2016
Comedy
Public Morals
2015
Crime · Drama
Little Boy
2015
Comedy · Drama · War
black-ish
2014
Comedy
My Man Is a Loser
2014
Comedy
NB90s
2013
Documentary
The Heat
2013
Action · Comedy · Crime
Last I Heard
2013
Drama · Comedy
Kiss of the Damned
2012
Thriller · Horror · Romance
The Mob Doctor
2012
Drama · Mystery
The Baytown Outlaws
2012
Action · Comedy · Crime
Should've Been Romeo
2012
Comedy · Drama
NB80s
2011
Documentary
Inside Out
2011
Crime · Action
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011
Music · Documentary
Pound Puppies
2010
Animation · Kids
Raising Hope
2010
Comedy · Family
The Deported
2010
Comedy · Family
Justified
2010
Crime · Drama
Accidentally on Purpose
2009
Comedy
A Day in the Life
2009
Crime · Music
Big Fan
2009
Comedy · Drama · Crime
The Miley and Mandy Show
2008
Assassination of a High School President
2008
Comedy · Mystery · Crime
The Big Bang Theory
2007
Comedy
Special
2006
Drama · Fantasy · Science Fiction
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
2006
Comedy · Talk
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
2006
Animation · Comedy · Family
Grilled
2006
Drama · Action · Comedy
Push
2006
Drama
It Ain't Easy
2006
Drama
Live Free or Die
2006
Action · Comedy · Crime
America Brown
2005
Drama
My Name Is Earl
2005
Comedy
The War at Home
2005
Comedy
Prison Break
2005
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Hitch
2005
Comedy · Drama · Romance
This Girl's Life
2004
Drama
Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western
2004
Documentary
Eretz Nehederet
2003
News · Comedy
A Good Night to Die
2003
Action · Comedy · Thriller
Comic Book Villains
2002
Comedy · Crime
29 Palms
2002
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Triggermen
2002
Action · Comedy · Thriller
Paper Soldiers
2002
Action · Comedy
Night Visions
2001
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
Dinner for Five
2001
Comedy · Talk
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
Comedy · Family · Romance
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
2001
Documentary
Chain of Fools
2001
Crime · Comedy
The 6th Day
2000
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
Lucky Numbers
2000
Comedy · Crime
Boston Public
2000
Drama
King of the Jungle
2000
Drama · Thriller
Bamboozled
2000
Comedy · Drama
Men of Honor
2000
Drama
Small Time Crooks
2000
Comedy · Crime
Next Friday
2000
Comedy
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
1999
Action · Comedy · Thriller
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Deep Blue Sea
1999
Action · Horror · Science Fiction
The Naked Man
1998
Drama · Comedy
Rude Awakening
1998
Comedy
Some Girl
1998
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Palmetto
1998
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families
1998
History · War · Drama
Kicked in the Head
1997
Comedy · Crime · Drama
EP Daily
1997
News · Comedy · Documentary
Cop Land
1997
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Subway Stories
1997
TV Movie · Comedy · Drama
A Brother's Kiss
1997
Drama
Metro
1997
Action · Comedy · Crime
Illtown
1996
Crime · Drama
The Pallbearer
1996
Comedy · Romance
Beautiful Girls
1996
Comedy · Drama · Romance
MADtv
1995
Comedy
Mighty Aphrodite
1995
Comedy · Romance
Kiss of Death
1995
Crime · Thriller · Drama
The Basketball Diaries
1995
Drama · Crime
Higher Learning
1995
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Hand Gun
1994
Crime · Action · Thriller
The Scout
1994
Comedy
Friends
1994
Comedy
ER
1994
Drama
The Foot Shooting Party
1994
Drama
Money for Nothing
1993
Drama · Comedy · Crime
True Romance
1993
Action · Crime · Romance
Poetic Justice
1993
Drama · Romance
Point of No Return
1993
Action · Crime · Thriller
Zebrahead
1992
Drama · Romance
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Comedy · Family
The Simpsons
1989
Animation · Comedy
China Beach
1988
Drama · War & Politics
