Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, musician, and writer best known for The O.C., Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Grace and Frankie.
He is married to Paula Wildash and they have two children.
Film Roles
- The Idolmaker as Guido/Casesare
- Summer Lovers as Michael Pappas
- Dreamchild as Jack Dolan
- My Little Girl as Kai
- Short Cuts as Stormy Weathers
- Last Dance as John Hayes
- While You Were Sleeping as Peter
- American Beauty as Buddy Kane
- The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as Mole King
- Step Up Revolution as William "Bill" Anderson
- A Bad Moms Christmas as Hank Redmond
- Palm Springs as Howard.
Television Roles
- Guiding Light as Chuck Haskell (1979, unknown episodes)
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Chris Rawls (1 episode)
- Superman: The Animated Series as Kurt (1 episode)
- The Secret Lives Of Men as Michael (13 episodes)
- Family Guy as Jared (1 episode)
- The O.C. as Sandy Cohen
- Robot Chicken as various voices (2 episodes)
- Shark as Frank Bell (1 episode)
- Covert Affairs as Arthur Campbell
- The Good Wife as Ethan Carver (3 episodes)
- Togetherness as Larry Kosinski (9 episodes)
- New Girl as Gavin Schmidt (4 episodes)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Deputy Chief William Dodds (19 episodes)
- Grace and Frankie as Nick Skolka (18 episodes)
- The Gifted as Benedict Ryan (9 episodes)
- Murphy Brown as John Haggerty (1 episode)
- The Conners as Brian Foster (1 episode)
- Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist as Mitch Clarke (Season 1)
Tropes relating to his work:
- Big Ol Eye Brows: He has a magnificent pair.
- Hunk: A very handsome man, staying so even into his sixties.
- Lantern Jaw of Justice: Mr. Gallagher has a jawline to die for, just in case if you didn't already find him to be a Hunk.
