Mike O'Malley
Known for Acting · 64 credits
- Born
- 1966-10-31 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Known For
TV Shows (37)
Conan
2010
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
Glee
2009
as Burt Hummel
Casualty
1986
as Arthur Drury
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Artie (voice)
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Bill
Parenthood
2010
as Jim Kazinsky
Nemesis
2026
as Detective Rick Viggiano
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Stuart Daniels
Justified
2010
as Nick "Nicky" Augustine
Snowpiercer
2020
as Sam Roche
Fire Country
2022
as Danny Marks
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Captain Robinson
The Morning Show
2019
as Tim Eavers
Raising Hope
2010
as Jim / Jimmy
The Good Place
2016
as Jeff the Doorman
Doctor Odyssey
2024
as Rodney Prescott
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Yes, Dear
2000
as Jimmy Hughes
Suits LA
2025
as Avery Jeffers
Heels
2021
as Charlie Gully
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Wayne
2019
as Principal Cole
Figure It Out
1997
as Self
Unscripted
2005
as Mike O'Malley
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
2001
My Own Worst Enemy
2008
as Tom Grady / Raymond Carter
Baby Blues
2000
as (voice)
Welcome to the Family
2013
as Dan Yoder
Nickelodeon GUTS
1992
as Self - Host
Pretty/Handsome
as Chip Fromme
Life with Roger
1996
as Roger Hoyt
The Mike O'Malley Show
1999
as Mike
Get the Picture
1991
Family Album
as Dave Bronsky
Global GUTS
1995
as Self - Host
Movies (27)
Sully
2016
as Charles Porter
Deep Impact
1998
as Mike Perry
Eat Pray Love
2010
as Andy Shiraz
R.I.P.D.
2013
as Elliot
Eenie Meanie
2025
as George
Meet Dave
2008
as Knox
Pushing Tin
1999
as Pete
Concussion
2015
as Daniel Sullivan
28 Days
2000
as Oliver
Behind the Candelabra
2013
as Tracy Schnelker
Leatherheads
2008
as Mickey
The Perfect Man
2005
as Lenny Horton
So Undercover
2012
as Sam
A Good Marriage
2014
as Bill Gaines
After All
2025
as Barry
Cedar Rapids
2011
as Mike Pyle
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
as State Trooper (uncredited)
Some Girl
1998
as Dan
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997
as Storage Facility Manager
3 Geezers!
2013
as Mike
3 Days with Dad
2019
as Brick
Glee: Keep on Believin'
2012
as Self
The Curse of the Bambino
2003
as Himself
On Broadway
2007
as Father Rolie O'Toole
A Baby Blues Christmas Special
2002
as Darryl MacPherson (voice)
Above Freezing
1998
as Artie
Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox
2007
as Narrator
About Mike O'Malley
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'M… With 64 credits spanning from 1986 to 2026, Mike O'Malley has appeared in 27 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mike O'Malley Movies
- Sully (2016) — as Charles Porter
- Deep Impact (1998) — as Mike Perry
- Eat Pray Love (2010) — as Andy Shiraz
- R.I.P.D. (2013) — as Elliot
- Eenie Meanie (2025) — as George
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