Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 20, 1956 (age 70)
Place of Birth
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Gary Michael Cole
Gary Cole
Biography
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space.
In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970.
He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.
Known For - Movies
Hop
as Henry O'Hare
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Cotton McKnight
In the Line of Fire
as Bill Watts
Blockers
as Ron
Office Space
as Bill Lumbergh
The Ring Two
as Martin Savide
To Live and Die in L.A.
as Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)
The Gift
as David Duncan
Tammy
as Earl
Pineapple Express
as Ted
Known For - TV Shows
Supernatural
as Brad Redding
NCIS
as Alden Parker
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Xander Henry
Family Guy
as Bill Lumbergh / Priest (voice)
Family Guy
as NCIS Fan (voice)
Family Guy
as Father O'Leary (voice)
Family Guy
as Billy's Father (voice)
Family Guy
as Principal Shepherd / Optometrist (voice)
Family Guy
as Jerry Nelson / Various (voice)
Family Guy
as Chairman (voice)