Acting · Park Ridge, Illinois, USA · Born September 20, 1956
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space. In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970. He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.
TVA Man on the Inside
2024
as Brad Vinick
MovieNCISverse: The First 1,000
2024
as Self
TVKrapopolis
2023
as Valley King (voice)
TVWhite House Plumbers
2023
as Mark Felt
TVWaco: The Aftermath
2023
as Gordon Novel
TVAgent Elvis
2023
as President Nixon (voice)
TVVelma
2023
as Lamont (voice)
MovieBeavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
2022
as Mattison (voice)
MovieThe Bob's Burgers Movie
2022
as Sgt. Bosco (voice)
TVInside Job
2021
as Brett's father (voice)
TVNCIS: Hawaiʻi
2021
as Alden Parker
TVQ-Force
2021
as Dirk Chunley (voice)
TVThe Great North
2021
as Elwin Kreb (voice)
TVTrolls: TrollsTopia
2020
as Sky Toronto (voice)
MovieDC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
2020
as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
TVStar Trek: Lower Decks
2020
as Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
MovieTime Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
as Self
MovieTime Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
as Self
MovieDarkness Falls
2020
as Mark Witver
MovieMarvel Rising: Playing with Fire
2019
as Invisibilio (voice)
MovieMarried Young
2019
as Aaron
TVmixed-ish
2019
as Harrison Johnson
MovieThe Art of Racing in the Rain
2019
as Don Kitch
TVLove, Death & Robots
2019
as The Inspector (voice)
MovieUnder the Eiffel Tower
2019
as Gerard
TVFam
2019
as Freddy
MovieSeven in Heaven
2018
as Wallace
MovieUnbroken: Path to Redemption
2018
as Dr. George Bailey
MovieBlockers
2018
as Ron
TVBig Mouth
2017
as Matthew's Father (voice)
TVRoom 104
2017
as Chip Crawford
MovieSmall Crimes
2017
as Lieutenant Pleasant
TVThe Good Fight
2017
as Kurt McVeigh
MovieScooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
2017
as Rafe (voice)
TVJustice League Action
2016
as Black Adam (voice)
MovieHot Air
2016
as Aviator
TVThe $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
TVTo Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
MovieThe Bronze
2016
as Stan Greggory
TVMercy Street
2016
as James Green, Sr.
TVAngie Tribeca
2016
as Professor Everett Lamereau
TVF is for Family
2015
as Roger Dunbarton (voice)
MovieChristmas Eve
2015
as Dr. Roberts
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVWe Bare Bears
2015
as CEO (voice)
TVMr. Robinson
2015
as Neville Rex
MovieDivine Access
2015
as Reverend Guy Roy Davis
MovieEveryday Miracles
2015
as Clay Peakes
TVPenn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014
as Brock (voice)
MovieThe Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
as Chief Deputy Tillman
MovieMarket Hours
2014
as Manager
MovieTammy
2014
as Earl
TVThe Tom and Jerry Show
2014
as Narrator (voice)
MovieDate and Switch
2014
as Dwayne
TVRick and Morty
2013
as Alien Doctor (voice)
MovieVamp U
2013
as Arthur Levine
TVChicago Fire
2012
as Chief Grissom
MovieAn Officer and a Murderer
2012
as Russell Williams
TVVeep
2012
as Kent Davison
TVThe Legend of Korra
2012
as Dai Li Sergeant / Rich Man (voice)
MovieRicochet
2011
as Judge Cato Laird
MovieThe Last Rites of Joe May
2011
as Lenny
TVHart of Dixie
2011
as Dr. Ethan Hart
TVUnforgettable
2011
as Clay Tendler
TVSuits
2011
as Cameron Dennis
MovieThe Chicago 8
2011
as Bill Kunstler
MovieHop
2011
as Henry O'Hare
TVBob's Burgers
2011
as Sergeant Bosco (voice)
MovieDC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
TVPound Puppies
2010
as Slick (voice)
MovieBatman: Under the Red Hood
2010
as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
TVScooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010
as Mayor Fred Jones Sr. / Black Knight (voice)
TVThe Good Guys
2010
as Frank Savage
MovieThe Joneses
2010
as Larry Symonds
MovieWeird: The Al Yankovic Story
2010
as Mr. Yankovic
MovieDC Showcase: The Spectre
2010
as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Kurt McVeigh
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Alden Parker
TVArcher
2009
as Special Agent Hawley (voice)
MovieExtract
2009
as Bar Patron (uncredited)
The Great Debate
2009
MovieA Good Funeral
2009
as Stan Talmadge
TVThe Penguins of Madagascar
2008
as Commissioner (voice)
MovieForever Strong
2008
as Coach Larry Gelwix
TVTrue Blood
2008
as Earl Stackhouse
MoviePineapple Express
2008
as Ted
MovieConspiracy
2008
as Rhodes
Good Behavior
2008
as Dean West
TVChuck
2007
as Jack Burton
TVPhineas and Ferb
2007
as Principal Lang (voice)
MovieAmerican Pastime
2007
as Billy Burrell
MovieThe Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007
as Balladeer
MovieMy Wife Is Retarded
2007
as Dr. Heichmann
MovieBreach
2007
as Rich Garces
TV30 Rock
2006
as Roger
TVShark
2006
as Christian Chambers
MovieTalladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006
as Reese Bobby
TVPsych
2006
as Cameron Luntz
MovieCry_Wolf
2005
as Mr. Matthews
TVSupernatural
2005
as Brad Redding
MovieMozart and the Whale
2005
as Wallace
TVWanted
2005
as Conrad Rose
TVThe Closer
2005
as Major Edward Dorcet
MovieKim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005
as Dr. Possible (voice)
MovieThe Ring Two
2005
as Martin Savide
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Ted Robinson (voice)
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Shepard Crater
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Wayne Davis
MoviePop Rocks
2004
as Jerry "Dagger" Harden
TVThe Venture Bros.
2004
as Professor Von Helping (voice)
TVEntourage
2004
as Andrew Klein
MovieDodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
as Cotton McKnight
MovieWin a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004
as Henry Futch
MovieKim Possible: A Sitch in Time
2003
as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
TVArrested Development
2003
as Richard Shaw
TVKaren Sisco
2003
TVNCIS
2003
as Alden Parker
Criminology 101
2003
as Roy Franks
MovieThe Brady Bunch in the White House
2002
as Mike Brady
MovieI Spy
2002
as Carlos
TVHack
2002
as Johnny Scanlon
TVFamily Affair
2002
as Bill Davis
MovieOne Hour Photo
2002
as Bill Owens
TVMonk
2002
as Dexter Larson
TVKim Possible
2002
as Dr. James Possible (voice)
MovieCadet Kelly
2002
as Sir
TVProject Greenlight
2001
as Self
MovieJustice League: Secret Origins
2001
as J. Allen Carter (voice)
TVJustice League
2001
as J. Allen Carter (voice)
MovieThe Rising Place
2001
as Avery Hodge
TVHarvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
2000
as Harvey Birdman (voice)
MovieThe Gift
2000
as David Duncan
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Joe O'Donnell
American Adventure
2000
as Chuck
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Bob Russell
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Xander Henry
TVFamily Law
1999
as Alan
TVCrusade
1999
as Matthew Gideon
MovieOffice Space
1999
as Bill Lumbergh
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice)
TVBatman Beyond
1999
as Zeta (voice)
MovieA Simple Plan
1998
as Baxter
MovieI'll Be Home for Christmas
1998
as Jake's Dad
MovieKiss the Sky
1998
as Marty
TVFrom the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Ed Mitchell
MovieGang Related
1997
as Richard Simms
MovieSanta Fe
1997
as Paul Thomas
MovieLies He Told
1997
as Dave
TVThe Practice
1997
as Defense Attorney Solomon Tager
TVKing of the Hill
1997
as Vance Gilbert (voice)
MovieCyclops, Baby
1997
as Manks
MovieFor My Daughter's Honor
1996
as Pete Nash
MovieA Very Brady Sequel
1996
as Mike Brady
TVAmerican Gothic
1995
as Sheriff Lucas Buck
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Detective Ray Venable
MovieThe Brady Bunch Movie
1995
as Mike Brady
TVTouched by an Angel
1994
as Charlie Radcliff
MovieFall from Grace
1994
as Maj. Tom O'Neill
MovieThe Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
as James (segment "The Theatre")
MovieA Time to Heal
1994
as Jay Barton
TVFrasier
1993
as Luke Parker
MovieIn the Line of Fire
1993
as Bill Watts
MovieWhen Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn
1993
as John Hearn
MovieThe Switch
1993
as Larry McAfee
TVSon of the Morning Star
1991
as George Armstrong Custer
MovieThe Old Man and the Sea
1990
as Tom Pruitt
MovieThose She Left Behind
1989
as Scott Grimes
TVMidnight Caller
1988
as Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian
MovieEchoes in the Darkness
1987
as Jack Holtz
TVEchoes in the Darkness
1987
as Jack Holtz
MovieLucas
1986
as Assistant Coach
Vital Signs
1986
as Dr. Hayward
MovieTo Live and Die in L.A.
1985
as Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as Daniel Gaddis (segment "Her Pilgrim Soul")
MovieFirst Steps
1985
as Manny
TVMoonlighting
1985
as Alan McClafferty
MovieA Matter of Principle
1984
as Man with Christmas Tree
TVFatal Vision
1984
as Jeffrey MacDonald
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Jackson Crane
MovieHeart of Steel
1983
as Lee
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Man with Xmas Tree
MovieBehind the Lines
as Self
Company Town
as Martin Amberson
