Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963 in Alexandra, Virginia) is an American actor, musician, and voice actor best known for his supporting roles in such films and TV series as My Best Friend's Wedding, About Schmidt, Point of No Return, Friends, and New Girl.
He was married to actress Catherine Keener, is currently married to producer Tharita Cesaroni and has three children, including a son with Keener and two daughters with Cesaroni.
Filmography:
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Film roles
- Sunset (1988) as Michael Alperin
- Young Guns (1988) as Dirty Steve Stephens
- Staying Together (1989) as Kit McDermott
- Survival Quest (1989) as Gray Atkinson
- Longtime Companion (1989) as John
- Bright Angel as (1990) George Russell
- Career Opportunities (1991) as Nestor Pyle
- Samantha (1991) as Henry
- Where The Day Takes You (1992) as King
- Silent Tongue (1993) as Reeves McCree
- Point of No Return (1993) as J.P.
- The Thing Called Love (1993) as Kyle Davidson
- Bad Girls (1994) as Josh McCoy
- There Goes My Baby (1994) as Pirate
- Angels in the Outfield (1994) as Mr. Bomman
- Copycat (1995) as Rueben Goetz
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995) as Sam
- Living in Oblivion (1995) as Wolf Uberman (also associate producer)
- Kansas City (1996) as Johnny O'Hara
- The Trigger Effect (1996) as Joe
- Box of Moonlight as (1996) Wick
- Bastard out of Carolina (1996) as Lyle Parsons
- My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) as Michael O'Neal
- Goodbye Lover (1999) as Jake Dunmore
- Trixie (2000) as Dexter 'Dex' Lang
- Where The Money Is (2000) as Wayne MacKay
- The Safety Of Ojbects (2001) as Jim Train
- Investigating Sex (2001) as Edgar Faldo
- Lovely And Amazing (2001) as Kevin McCabe
- About Schmidt as (2002) Randall Hertzel
- Undertow (2004) as John Munn
- Hair High (2004) as Rod
- The Wedding Date (2005) as Nick Mercer
- Must Love Dogs (2005) as Bob Connor
- The Family Stone (2005) as Everett Stone
- Griffin And Phoenix (2006) as Henry Griffin
- Dante's Inferno (2007) as Dante Alighieri
- Zodiac (2007) as Capt. Marty Lee
- Georgia Rule (2007) as Dr. Simon Ward
- Gracie (2007) as Bryan Bowen
- Jolene (2008) as Uncle Phil
- Burn After Reading (2008) as Star of 'Coming Up Daisy'
- Flash of Genius (2008) as Gil Previck
- Inhale (2010) as Paul Stanton
- Abduction (2011) as Martin Price
- J. Edgar (2011) as Col. Schwarzkopf
- The Family Tree (2011) as Jack Burnett
- Struck by Lighting (2012) as Neal Phillips
- The Grey (2012) as Jerome Talget
- Big Miracle (2012) as Col. Scott Boyer
- Trade Of Innocents (2012) as Alex Becker
- Space Warriors (2013) as Andy Hawkins
- Stoker (2013) as Richard Stoker
- The Rambler (2013) as The Rambler
- Jobs (2013) as Mike Markkula
- August: Osage County (2013) as Steve Heidebrecht
- Careful What You Wish For (2015) as Elliott Harper
- Truth (2015) as Lawrence Lanpher
- Insidious Chapter 3 (2015) as Sean Brenner
- The D Train as (2015) Himself
- Dirty Grandpa (2016) as David Kelly
- Lavender (2016) as Patrick
- Sleepless (2017) as Stanley Rubino
- The Mountain Between Us (2017) as Mark
- I Still See You as (2018) August Bittner
- Sgt Will Gardner (2019) as Buddy
- The Courier (2019) as Special Agent Roberts
- Scream VI (2023) as Detective Wayne Bailey
Television roles
- Fame as Max (1 episode)
- Long Gone as Jamie Weeks (TV Movie)
- The Heart Of Justice as Elliot Burgess (TV Movie)
- The Last Outlaw as Eustis (TV Movie)
- Friends as Gavin Mitchell (3 episodes)
- The Batman as Green Lantern/Hal Jordan (3 episodes)
- New Girl as Russell Schiller (recurring)
- Saturday Night Live as Himself (1 episode)
- Enlightened as Jeff Flender (recurring)
- Crisis as Francis Gibson
- Shameless (US) as Sean Pierce (recurring)
- Pure Genius as Dr. Walter Wallace
- Sound Breaking as Narrator
- American Dad! as Jesse (1 episode)
- American Horror Story
- American Horror Story: Cult as Bob Thompson (3 episodes)
- The Christmas Train as Tom Langdon (TV Movie)
- The Purge as Bobby Sheridan (recurring)
- Arrested Development as Dusty (1 episode)
- Station 19 as Greg Tanner (2 episodes)
- LA To Vegas as Capt. Steve Jasser (2 episodes)
- Rob Riggles Ski Master Academy as Himself (1 episode)
- Into the Dark as Henry Tooms (1 episode)
- Homecoming as Anthony (3 episodes)
- Hanna as John Carmichael (8 episodes)
- The Righteous Gemstones as Johnny Seasons (recurring)
- Four Weddings And A Funeral as Bryce Dylan (recurring)
- Messiah as Pres. Young (2 episodes)
- Prodigal Son as Nicholas Endicott (3 episodes)
- The Eric Andre Show as Himself (1 episode)
- Secret Invasion (2023)
Tropes associated with Dermot Mulroney include:
- Silver Fox: Aging becomes him really well.
- Typecasting: If your female protagonist is in for a brief fling with an attractive older man, he's the one to call.
