Eric McCormack

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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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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music, Consultants & Advisors

Born

Eric James McCormack on April 18, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario, CA

Career Milestones

2012

Cast in lead role as schizophrenic genius Daniel Pierce on TNT's "Perception"

2009

Landed recurring role on "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (CBS)

2009

Co-starred with Tom Cavanagh as ad-men on the TNT drama "Trust Me"

2006

Executive produced the Lifetime comedy "Lovespring International"

2006

Replaced David Schwimmer in the U.S. premiere of Neil LaBute's "Some Girl(s)"

2001

Replaced Craig Bierko in the title role of the Broadway revival of "The Music Man"

2000

Played Mel Ferrer in the ABC biopic "The Audrey Hepburn Story"

1999

Co-starred in the feature "Free Enterprise"

1998

Played supporting role in the Eddie Murphy vehicle "Holy Man"

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

1997

Co-starred in the thriller "Exception to the Rule" (HBO)

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"

1994

Featured in the syndicated sci-fi TV movie "Island City"

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"

1991

Made U.S. TV debut on an episode of the CBS series "Top Cops"

1991

First significant acting role, playing a detective on the Canadian series "Street Justice"

1985

Joined the acting company at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario

Raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Awards

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

2004

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

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

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

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

1999

Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Will & Grace