Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Born October 31, 1966
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.
TVNemesis
2026
as Detective Rick Viggiano
MovieAfter All
2025
as Barry
MovieEenie Meanie
2025
as George
TVSuits LA
2025
as Avery Jeffers
TVDoctor Odyssey
2024
as Rodney Prescott
TVFire Country
2022
as Danny Marks
TVGrand Crew
2021
as Zeb Jenkins
TVAbbott Elementary
2021
as Captain Robinson
TVHeels
2021
as Charlie Gully
TVSnowpiercer
2020
as Sam Roche
TVThe Morning Show
2019
as Tim Eavers
Movie3 Days with Dad
2019
as Brick
TVWayne
2019
as Principal Cole
TVThe Good Place
2016
as Jeff the Doorman
MovieSully
2016
as Charles Porter
MovieConcussion
2015
as Daniel Sullivan
MovieA Good Marriage
2014
as Bill Gaines
TVBoJack Horseman
2014
as Artie (voice)
TVWelcome to the Family
2013
as Dan Yoder
MovieR.I.P.D.
2013
as Elliot
MovieBehind the Candelabra
2013
as Tracy Schnelker
Movie3 Geezers!
2013
as Mike
MovieSo Undercover
2012
as Sam
MovieGlee: Keep on Believin'
2012
as Self
MovieWhen Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
as State Trooper (uncredited)
MovieCedar Rapids
2011
as Mike Pyle
TVConan
2010
as Self
TVRaising Hope
2010
as Jim
MovieEat Pray Love
2010
as Andy Shiraz
TVJustified
2010
as Nick "Nicky" Augustine
TVParenthood
2010
as Jim Kazinsky
TVGlenn Martin, DDS
2009
TVGlee
2009
as Burt Hummel
TVParks and Recreation
2009
as Bill
TVMy Own Worst Enemy
2008
as Tom Grady / Raymond Carter
MovieMeet Dave
2008
as Knox
MovieLeatherheads
2008
as Mickey
MovieImpossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox
2007
as Narrator
MovieOn Broadway
2007
as Father Rolie O'Toole
TVMy Name Is Earl
2005
as Stuart Daniels
MovieThe Perfect Man
2005
as Lenny Horton
TVUnscripted
2005
as Mike O'Malley
TVOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
The Curse of the Bambino
2003
as Himself
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieA Baby Blues Christmas Special
2002
as Darryl MacPherson (voice)
TVThe Best Damn Sports Show Period
2001
TVYes, Dear
2000
as Jimmy Hughes
TVBaby Blues
2000
as (voice)
Movie28 Days
2000
as Oliver
The Mike O'Malley Show
1999
as Mike
MoviePushing Tin
1999
as Pete
MovieAbove Freezing
1998
as Artie
MovieDeep Impact
1998
as Mike Perry
MovieSome Girl
1998
as Dan
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVFigure It Out
1997
as Self
MoviePath to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997
as Storage Facility Manager
Life with Roger
1996
as Roger Hoyt
TVGlobal GUTS
1995
as Self - Host
TVNickelodeon GUTS
1992
as Self - Host
Get the Picture
1991
TVCasualty
1986
as Arthur Drury
TVPretty/Handsome
as Chip Fromme
Family Album
as Dave Bronsky
