Biography
An accomplished stage and screen performer, with piercing blue eyes, thick black hair and strong, handsome features, dominated by full, pouty lips, Peter Gallagher received his training at Tufts University and apprenticed at the Boston Shakespeare Company. After appearing in the touring company of "Grease" and subsequently in the Broadway production, he went on to rack up numerous stage credits, including the American premiere of "Another …
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Career Milestones
| Worked with local theater troupes every summer, including the Boston Shakespeare Company, while attending university | ||
1977 | Signed to co-star in the Broadway revival of "Hair" but was released from his contract when cast in the lead of the touring production of "Grease" | |
1978 | Broadway acting debut as Danny Zuko in "Grease" | |
1980 | Feature film debut as a singer in "The Idolmaker" | |
1980 | TV-movie debut, "Skag" (NBC); also regular on the short-lived series | |
1982 | Co-starred in short-lived Broadway musical, "A Doll's Life" | |
1982 | First film in a lead role, "Summer Lovers" | |
1984 | Had small supporting role in the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing" | |
1987 | Reprised stage role of Edmund Tyrone in Showtime production of "Long Day's Journey Into Night" | |
1988 | Co-starred in the CBS remake of "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial", directed by Robert Altman | |
1988 | Portrayed Leo Frank in the NBC miniseries "The Murder of Mary Phagan" | |
1989 | Breakthrough film role in "sex, lies, videotape", directed by Steven Soderbergh | |
1990 | Offered a chilling turn as a murder suspect in the ABC movie "True Betrayal" | |
1992 | Played Sky Masterson in successful Broadway revival of "Guys and Dolls" | |
1992 | Starred as the ambitious studio executive Larry Levy in "The Player", directed by Altman | |
1993 | Co-starred in Altman's "Short Cuts" | |
1995 | Reteamed with Soderbergh for "The Underneath" | |
1996 | Had featured role in the CBS miniseries "Titanic" | |
1996 | Starred a widower still mourning for his dead wife in "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday" | |
1998 | Appeared in the NBC miniseries "Brave New World" | |
1998 | Co-starred in the ABC sitcom "The Secret Lives of Men" | |
1999 | Appeared in the Showtime original "Brotherhood of Murder" | |
1999 | Played an odious real estate agent in "American Beauty" | |
2000 | Had leading role in Showtime original movie "The Last Debate" | |
2000 | Played an imperious dance teacher in "Center Stage" | |
2001 | Starred on Broadway in the revival of "Noises Off" | |
2003 | Cast as Mandy Moore's dad in "How To Deal" | |
2003 | Cast as attorney Sandy Cohn, on the Fox drama "The O.C." | |
2009 | Co-starred opposite Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne in the drama "Adam" | |
2009 | Joined the cast of Showtime's "Californication" as a university dean | |
2010 | Guest-starred as a priest counseling Denis Leary's character on FX's "Rescue Me" | |
Awards
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in American Beauty |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography For a Half-Hour Series in Californication |