Acting
Mike O'Malley
Born Oct 31, 1966 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
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Acting
Nemesis
2026
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
After All
2025
Family · Drama
Eenie Meanie
2025
Action · Comedy
Suits LA
2025
Drama
Doctor Odyssey
2024
Drama
Fire Country
2022
Drama · Crime
Grand Crew
2021
Comedy
Abbott Elementary
2021
Comedy
Heels
2021
Drama · Action & Adventure
Snowpiercer
2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Morning Show
2019
Drama
3 Days with Dad
2019
Comedy
Wayne
2019
Drama · Action & Adventure · Comedy
The Good Place
2016
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Comedy
Sully
2016
Drama · History
Concussion
2015
Drama
A Good Marriage
2014
Thriller
BoJack Horseman
2014
Animation · Comedy · Drama
Welcome to the Family
2013
Comedy · Family
R.I.P.D.
2013
Fantasy · Action · Comedy
Behind the Candelabra
2013
Drama · Romance
3 Geezers!
2013
Comedy
So Undercover
2012
Action · Comedy
Glee: Keep on Believin'
2012
Documentary · Music
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
Comedy · Horror
Cedar Rapids
2011
Comedy
Raising Hope
2010
Comedy · Family
Eat Pray Love
2010
Drama · Romance
Justified
2010
Crime · Drama
Parenthood
2010
Drama
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Animation · Comedy
Glee
2009
Comedy · Drama
Parks and Recreation
2009
Comedy
My Own Worst Enemy
2008
Drama
Meet Dave
2008
Comedy · Science Fiction · Adventure
Leatherheads
2008
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Pretty/Handsome
2008
Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox
2007
Documentary
On Broadway
2007
Drama
My Name Is Earl
2005
Comedy
The Perfect Man
2005
Comedy · Drama · Family
Unscripted
2005
Drama · Comedy
The Curse of the Bambino
2003
Documentary
A Baby Blues Christmas Special
2002
Animation · TV Movie
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
2001
Talk
Yes, Dear
2000
Comedy
Baby Blues
2000
Animation · Comedy
28 Days
2000
Comedy · Drama
Pushing Tin
1999
Comedy · Drama
Above Freezing
1998
Comedy
Deep Impact
1998
Action · Drama · Science Fiction
Some Girl
1998
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997
Drama · History
Get the Picture
1991
Casualty
1986
Drama · Soap
Directed
Yes, Dear
2000
Comedy
Written
Extended Family
2023
Comedy
Certainty
2011
Drama
Shameless
2011
Drama · Comedy