Biography
Handsome, charming and blessed with impeccable comic timing, Emmy Award-winning actor Eric McCormack earned accolades as a star on one of television's most ground-breaking and beloved sitcoms. Classically trained on the stage, he performed with the revered Stratford Shakespeare Festival for five seasons prior to earning screen time on such shows as "Lonesome Dove: The Series" (CTV, 1994-95) and in the Eddie Murphy feature comedy "Holy Man" …
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Career Milestones
| Raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
1985 | Joined the acting company at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario | |
1991 | First significant acting role, playing a detective on the Canadian series "Street Justice" | |
1991 | Made U.S. TV debut on an episode of the CBS series "Top Cops" | |
1992 | Appeared in the NBC movie "Miracle on I-880" | |
1992 | Co-starred in the Canadian film "The Lost World" and its sequel "Return to the Lost World" | |
1994 | Featured in the syndicated sci-fi TV movie "Island City" | |
1995 | Featured in the ABC TV movie "The Man Who Wouldn't Die" | |
1995 | Played Col. Francis Clay Mosby on the syndicated series "Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years" | |
1997 | Co-starred in the thriller "Exception to the Rule" (HBO) | |
1998 | Featured in the NBC miniseries "A Will of Their Own" | |
1998 | Landed breakthrough role opposite Debra Messing on the NBC sitcom "Will & Grace" as longtime friends who live together in NYC; earned consecutive Golden Globe nominations from 2000-2004 and Emmy nominations for 2000, 2003 and 2005 | |
1998 | Played supporting role in the Eddie Murphy vehicle "Holy Man" | |
1999 | Co-starred in the feature "Free Enterprise" | |
2000 | Played Mel Ferrer in the ABC biopic "The Audrey Hepburn Story" | |
2001 | Replaced Craig Bierko in the title role of the Broadway revival of "The Music Man" | |
2006 | Executive produced the Lifetime comedy "Lovespring International" | |
2006 | Replaced David Schwimmer in the U.S. premiere of Neil LaBute's "Some Girl(s)" | |
2009 | Co-starred with Tom Cavanagh as ad-men on the TNT drama "Trust Me" | |
2009 | Landed recurring role on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS) | |
2012 | Cast in lead role as schizophrenic genius Daniel Pierce on TNT's "Perception" | |
Awards
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Will & Grace |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Will & Grace |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Will & Grace |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Will & Grace |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Will & Grace |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Will & Grace |