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Eric McCormack

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
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Eric McCormack
A coming-of-age story in the John Hughes tradition. Mike Drinkwater is lost. His father, Hank, is hardly the role model Mike deserves. A young woman moves to town, and their friendship gives them the courage to overcome their challenges.
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Drinkwater (2021)
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Eric was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute (the same school Mike Myers attended) and also attended Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate, named after Canada's first Prime Minister. With the support of his parents (his father was also an aspiring actor), Eric spent three years at the Ryerson Theater School in Toronto and the Banff Center for the Arts, and went on to spend five seasons with Canada's Stratford Festival - he graduated 'lead' status in such stage classics as "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Henry V" and "The Three Sisters". Eric then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also moved into television and movies and gained a devoted following of fans. Eric makes his home in both Vancouver and Los Angeles.
BornApril 18, 1963
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BornApril 18, 1963
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 9 wins & 38 nominations total

Photos400

Eric McCormack in Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special (2000)
Eric McCormack in Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special (2000)
Eric McCormack in Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special (2000)
Eric McCormack in Family of Strangers (1993)
Eric McCormack in Family of Strangers (1993)
Taye Diggs and Eric McCormack in Will & Grace (1998)
Eric McCormack and Bobby Cannavale in Will & Grace (1998)
Eric McCormack in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Rob Lowe, Eric McCormack, and Jamie Chung in Knife Fight (2012)
Eric McCormack in Knife Fight (2012)
Eric McCormack and Keir Gilchrist in Atypical (2017)
Eric McCormack in Atypical (2017)

Known for

Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
Will & Grace
7.3
TV Series
  • Will Truman
Eric McCormack, Patrick Gilmore, MacKenzie Porter, Reilly Dolman, Jared Abrahamson, and Nesta Cooper in Travelers (2016)
Travelers
8.0
TV Series
  • Grant MacLaren
Eric McCormack in Perception (2012)
Perception
7.5
TV Series
  • Daniel Pierce
Dead Like Me (2003)
Dead Like Me
8.1
TV Series
  • Ray Summers

Credits

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Actor

  • The Other Black Girl
    • Richard, Richard Wagner
    • In Production
    • TV Series
  • Slasher: Ripper
    • Basil Garvey
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
  • Vacuums and the Whistling Pig
    • Phil
    • Pre-production
  • Slasher (2016)
    Slasher
    • Basil Garvey
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Christopher Plummer, Kris Holden-Ried, Jason O'Mara, and Archie Panjabi in Departure (2019)
    Departure
    • Cole Banks
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Drinkwater (2021)
    Drinkwater
    • Hank Drinkwater
    • 2021
  • Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
    Will & Grace
    • Will Truman
    • TV Series
    • 1998–2020
  • Keir Gilchrist in Atypical (2017)
    Atypical
    • Professor Shinerock
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Eric McCormack, Patrick Gilmore, MacKenzie Porter, Reilly Dolman, Jared Abrahamson, and Nesta Cooper in Travelers (2016)
    Travelers
    • Grant MacLaren
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Will & Grace: Musical (2017)
    Will & Grace: Musical
    • Will Truman
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Shirley MacLaine, Kristin Davis, and Eric McCormack in A Heavenly Christmas (2016)
    A Heavenly Christmas
    • Max
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Eric McCormack, Sheila McCarthy, Ryan Grantham, and Maddie Phillips in Considering Love and Other Magic (2016)
    Considering Love and Other Magic
    • Uncle Jasper
    • 2016
  • The Architect (2016)
    The Architect
    • Colin
    • 2016
  • Studio City
    • Rob
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Ally Sheedy, Billy Campbell, David Boreanaz, Kate Walsh, Tom Felton, Patrick Fugit, Julian McMahon, Minka Kelly, Devon Gearhart, and Keke Palmer in Full Circle (2013)
    Full Circle
    • Ken Waltham
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Eric McCormack in Perception (2012)
    Perception
    • Daniel Pierce
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2015
  • Debra Messing in The Mysteries of Laura (2014)
    The Mysteries of Laura
    • Dr. Andrew Devlin
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Michael Rapaport, Eric McCormack, and John DiMaggio in Pound Puppies (2010)
    Pound Puppies
    • Lucky
    • Ace
    • Mr. Brimley (voice) ...
    • TV Series
    • 2010–2013

Producer

  • Eric McCormack, Patrick Gilmore, MacKenzie Porter, Reilly Dolman, Jared Abrahamson, and Nesta Cooper in Travelers (2016)
    Travelers
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2018
  • Eric McCormack in Perception (2012)
    Perception
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2015
  • Family Beef
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Imperfect Union (2007)
    Imperfect Union
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Mystro Clark, Jennifer Elise Cox, Jane Lynch, Sam Pancake, Jack Plotnick, and Wendi McLendon-Covey in Lovespring International (2006)
    Lovespring International
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2006

Director

  • Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris, and Georgina Reilly in Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
    Murdoch Mysteries
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Eric McCormack, Patrick Gilmore, MacKenzie Porter, Reilly Dolman, Jared Abrahamson, and Nesta Cooper in Travelers (2016)
    Travelers
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2018
  • Eric McCormack in Perception (2012)
    Perception
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Pirates
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2003

Videos46

"Will & Grace" Star Eric McCormack Talks About the Show's Final Episodes
Clip 3:07
"Will & Grace" Star Eric McCormack Talks About the Show's Final Episodes
Nobody's Getting Fired
Clip 1:10
Nobody's Getting Fired
Scoliosis
Clip 0:56
Scoliosis
The Grappa
Clip 0:42
The Grappa
Perception: The Complete First Season
Clip 1:40
Perception: The Complete First Season
Perception: The Complete First Season
Clip 1:19
Perception: The Complete First Season
Perception: The Complete First Season
Clip 1:28
Perception: The Complete First Season
Alien Trespass
Clip 1:13
Alien Trespass
Eric McCormack Planned to Portray Freddie Mercury
Interview 2:11
Eric McCormack Planned to Portray Freddie Mercury
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:54
Official Trailer
Season 3 Official Trailer
Trailer 2:23
Season 3 Official Trailer
Back This Fall
Trailer 5:21
Back This Fall

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • April 18, 1963
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Spouse
    • Janet HoldenAugust 3, 1997 - present (1 child)
  • Children
    • Finnigan Holden McCormack
  • Parents
      Keith McCormack
  • Relatives
    • Ellen McCormack(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Music video: Apppeared in the "Pinch Me" video for Barenaked Ladies.
  • Publicity listings
    • 7 Interviews
    • 6 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 9 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    The producers of the television series Highlander (1992) liked Eric's performance in Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994) so much that they created a character specially for him. In the series episode, Manhunt (1996), McCormack played Matthew McCormick, an immortal working as a federal who tracks serial killers. The producers were so happy with this episode they considered giving Eric his own spin-off series.
  • Quotes
    That's the hard part of television. When you walk into the network tests, you're signing away seven years of your life. That was the only trepidation I had about Will & Grace (1998). It had nothing to do with the sexuality of the character. It was more: this could be the next 7 to 10 years of my life.
  • Nickname
    • E Mack
  • Salaries
      Will & Grace
      (1998)
      about $600,000 per episode for the 2005/ 2006 season.

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