Peter Gallagher: movies and TV shows
Peter Gallagher has 143 credits in the archive: 93 films and 50 TV series, from 1951 to 2026. Highest rated: On Air with Ryan Seacrest (9.5/10).
Career timeline
1951 – 2026 · busiest year: 1993 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TOVAH | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 2025 | Everybody's Live with John Mulaney | Future John Mulaney | TV | 6.7 | 69 |
| 2024 | Humane | Charles York | Film | 5.4 | 68 |
| 2022 | Reboot | Tyler | TV | 6.5 | 66 |
| 2022 | The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" | Self | Film | 6.0 | 66 |
| 2021 | Mr. Mayor | Brett (uncredited) | TV | 6.6 | 65 |
| 2021 | Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas | Mitch Clarke | Film | 6.4 | 65 |
| 2021 | One December Night | Mike | Film | 6.4 | 65 |
| 2020 | The Owl House | Del Clawthorne (voice) | TV | 8.7 | 64 |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self | TV | — | 64 |
| 2020 | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Mitch Clarke | TV | 7.5 | 64 |
| 2020 | Palm Springs | Howard | Film | 7.3 | 64 |
| 2020 | One Night Only: The Best of Broadway | Self | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 63 |
| 2019 | After | Ken Scott | Film | 7.1 | 63 |
| 2019 | Truth Be Told | Andrew Finney | TV | 7.1 | 63 |
| 2019 | Stepdaddy | Film | — | 63 | |
| 2018 | The Conners | Brian Foster | TV | 7.0 | 62 |
| 2018 | Submission | Len | Film | 5.9 | 62 |
| 2018 | Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape" | Self | Film | — | 62 |
| 2017 | The Gifted | Benedict Ryan | TV | 7.6 | 61 |
| 2017 | A Bad Moms Christmas | Hank Mitchell | Film | 6.3 | 61 |
| 2017 | Literally, Right Before Aaron | Orson Schwartzman | Film | 4.8 | 61 |
| 2016 | Center Stage: On Pointe | Jonathan Reeves | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 2016 | Cruel Intentions | Edward Valmont | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie | Nick Skolka | TV | 7.7 | 59 |
| 2015 | Man Seeking Woman | Joel Greenberg | TV | 7.0 | 59 |
| 2015 | Togetherness | Larry | TV | 6.7 | 59 |
| 2015 | Hello, My Name Is Doris | Willy Williams | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 2015 | DeTour | Professor Zaring | Film | — | 59 |
| 2015 | In a Relationship | The Interviewer (voice) | Film | 7.7 | 59 |
| 2012 | Step Up Revolution | Bill Anderson | Film | 6.9 | 56 |
| 2012 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You | Paul Sveck | Film | 5.5 | 56 |
| 2011 | New Girl | Gavin | TV | 7.4 | 55 |
| 2011 | Whitney | Vince | TV | 5.2 | 55 |
| 2010 | Covert Affairs | Arthur Campbell | TV | 6.9 | 54 |
| 2010 | Burlesque | Vince Scali | Film | 7.2 | 54 |
| 2010 | GasHole | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.2 | 54 |
| 2010 | Conviction | Barry Scheck | Film | 7.1 | 54 |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Ethan Carver | TV | 7.6 | 53 |
| 2009 | Adam | Marty Buchwald | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 2009 | The War Boys | Slater | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 2008 | Center Stage: Turn It Up | Jonathan Reeves | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 2007 | Californication | Dean Stacy Koons | TV | 7.6 | 51 |
| 2007 | The Gathering | Dr. Michael Foster | TV | 5.4 | 51 |
| 2006 | Shark | Frank Bell | TV | 6.7 | 50 |
| 2006 | The Megan Mullally Show | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 50 |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | David Hamilton | TV | 8.2 | 49 |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self | TV | 6.8 | 49 |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother | Professor Vinick | TV | 8.1 | 49 |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 48 |
| 2004 | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Self - The O.C. | TV | 9.5 | 48 |
| 2004 | Broadway's Lost Treasures II | Sky Masterson (segment "Guys & Dolls") | Film | 8.3 | 48 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Guest | TV | 5.5 | 47 |
| 2003 | The O.C. | Sandy Cohen | TV | 7.7 | 47 |
| 2003 | Comedy Central Roasts | Self | TV | 7.2 | 47 |
| 2003 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina | The Mole King (voice) | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 2003 | How to Deal | Len Martin | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 2003 | A Tale of Two Wives | Bill Goodman | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 2003 | Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary | Self | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 2002 | Mr. Deeds | Chuck Cedar | Film | 5.9 | 46 |
| 2002 | Page to Screen | TV | 8.0 | 46 | |
| 2002 | Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' | Host | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 2002 | Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon | Self | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 2001 | Good Day Live | Self | TV | 3.8 | 45 |
| 2001 | Perfume | Guido | Film | 4.8 | 45 |
| 2001 | Feast of All Saints | Philippe Ferronaire | Film | 4.8 | 45 |
| 2001 | Protection | Ted | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 2001 | My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs | Self | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 2000 | Center Stage | Jonathan Reeves | Film | 6.9 | 44 |
| 2000 | American Beauty: Look Closer... | Self | Film | 7.8 | 44 |
| 2000 | Jesus Christ Superstar | First Priest | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2000 | The Last Debate | Tom Chapman | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 2000 | Other Voices | Jordin | Film | 4.0 | 44 |
| 2000 | Cupid & Cate | Harry | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | William Dodds | TV | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Jared (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 43 |
| 1999 | American Beauty | Buddy Kane | Film | 8.0 | 43 |
| 1999 | House on Haunted Hill | Donald W. Blackburn, M.D. | Film | 5.6 | 43 |
| 1999 | Brotherhood of Murder | Bob Matthews | Film | 3.3 | 43 |
| 1998 | Brave New World | Bernard Marx | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1998 | The Secret Lives of Men | TV | 9.0 | 42 | |
| 1998 | Johnny Skidmarks | Johnny Scardino | Film | 5.5 | 42 |
| 1998 | Virtual Obsession | Dr. Joe Messenger | Film | 4.1 | 42 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 41 |
| 1997 | The Man Who Knew Too Little | James Ritchie | Film | 6.4 | 41 |
| 1997 | Cafe Society | Jack Kale | Film | 4.9 | 41 |
| 1997 | The Trial of Adolf Eichmann | Gideon Hausner (voice) | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1997 | Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing | John Anticev | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1996 | Superman: The Animated Series | Kurt (voice) | TV | 7.7 | 40 |
| 1996 | Titanic | Wynn Park | TV | 5.9 | 40 |
| 1996 | Last Dance | John Hayes | Film | 5.7 | 40 |
| 1996 | Cannes Man | Self | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1996 | To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | David Lewis | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1996 | The Great Irish Famine | narrator | Film | — | 40 |
| 1995 | While You Were Sleeping | Peter Callaghan | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1995 | The Underneath | Michael Chambers | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Vic Tenetta | Film | 7.1 | 38 |
| 1994 | White Mile | Jack Robbins | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Alan Campbell | Film | 5.9 | 38 |
| 1994 | Everybody Just Stay Calm | Self | Film | 9.0 | 38 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Chris Rawls | TV | 8.1 | 37 |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Mitch Allison | TV | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Dr. Yorgrau | TV | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1993 | Malice | Atty. Dennis Riley | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Stormy Weathers | Film | 7.2 | 37 |
| 1993 | Mother's Boys | Robert Madigan | Film | 5.4 | 37 |
| 1993 | Watch It | John | Film | 4.7 | 37 |
| 1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Self | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1992 | The Player | Larry Levy | Film | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Dan Riley | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1992 | Robert Altman's Players | Self | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1992 | Buying a Landslide | Philip Kautsky | Film | — | 36 |
| 1992 | Guys and Dolls: Off the Record | Himself / Sky Masterson | Film | 8.5 | 36 |
| 1991 | An Inconvenient Woman | Philip Quennell | TV | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1991 | Milena | Pollak | Film | 4.3 | 35 |
| 1991 | The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez | Matt | Film | 5.2 | 35 |
| 1991 | The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez | Film | 5.2 | 35 | |
| 1991 | Late for Dinner | Bob Freeman | Film | 5.7 | 35 |
| 1990 | Tune in Tomorrow... | Richard Quince | Film | 5.5 | 34 |
| 1990 | Love and Lies | David West | Film | — | 34 |
| 1989 | sex, lies, and videotape | John Mullany | Film | 6.9 | 33 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self | TV | 5.6 | 32 |
| 1988 | The Murder of Mary Phagan | Leo Frank | TV | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1988 | High Spirits | Brother Tony | Film | 5.8 | 32 |
| 1988 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Lt. Cmdr. John Challee | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1988 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Aaron Copler | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1987 | Long Day's Journey Into Night | Edmund Tyrone | Film | 6.8 | 31 |
| 1986 | My Little Girl | Kai | Film | 4.6 | 30 |
| 1985 | Dreamchild | Jack Dolan | Film | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1984 | Terrible Joe Moran | Nick | Film | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Logan Melton | TV | 6.6 | 26 |
| 1982 | American Playhouse | Charles Castle | TV | 6.6 | 26 |
| 1982 | Summer Lovers | Michael Pappas | Film | 5.3 | 26 |
| 1980 | The Idolmaker | Caesare | Film | 5.6 | 24 |
| 1980 | Skag | John Skagska | Film | — | 24 |
| 1980 | Skag | TV | 7.0 | 24 | |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 0 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Harry | TV | 8.8 | 4 |
| New Line: Independent Legacies | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | — | |
| Broadway: The Next Generation | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Cruel Intentions | Edward Valmont | TV | 8.0 | — |