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Michael Patrick Thornton

Acting 19 credits

Biography

Michael Patrick Thornton is an American actor and theater director. He played the character of Dr. Gabriel Fife in the ABC drama series Private Practice. He is also known for his performances on Broadway including as Lennox in the Sam Gold revival of Macbeth, and Dr. Rank in the Jamie Lloyd revival of A Doll's House.

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Full filmography

  • NCIS (2003) as Jeremy Brighton
  • The Good Doctor (2017) as Clay Porter
  • Private Practice (2007) as Dr. Gabriel Fife
  • Elementary (2012) as Eli Kotite
  • Magnum P.I. (2018) as Charlie Owens
  • All Rise (2019) as Paul Gordon
  • A Million Little Things (2018) as Russ
  • Black Rabbit (2025) as Trevor Turkel
  • The Exorcist (2016) as Dr. John Rexroth
  • Away (2020) as Dr. Fred Putney
  • Let the Right One In (2022) as Father Sean
  • The Red Line (2019) as Jim Evans
  • The Dilemma (2011) as B & V Worker
  • The Spot
  • Ponderosa (2026) as War Dog
  • The Last Day (2026)
  • Being Heumann as Ed Roberts
  • The View from Tall (2016) as Douglas
  • Waiting for Godot (2025) as Lucky