Peter Gallagher

Known for: Acting

Born: 1955-08-19 (age 71)

From: New York City, New York, USA

Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), American Beauty (1999), and Palm Springs (2020).

Filmography (140)

MOVIE
TOVAH
2026
as Self
TV★ 6.7
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
2025
as Future John Mulaney
MOVIE★ 5.4
Humane
2024
as Charles York
TV★ 6.5
Reboot
2022
as Tyler
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
2021
as Mitch Clarke
MOVIE★ 6.4
One December Night
2021
as Mike
TV★ 6.6
Mr. Mayor
2021
as Brett (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.0
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
Palm Springs
2020
as Howard
TV
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
TV★ 8.7
The Owl House
2020
as Del Clawthorne (voice)
TV★ 7.5
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020
as Mitch Clarke
TV★ 7.0
Truth Be Told
2019
as Andrew Finney
TV★ 4.5
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 7.1
After
2019
as Ken Scott
MOVIE
Stepdaddy
2019
TV★ 7.0
The Conners
2018
as Brian Foster
MOVIE
Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape"
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Submission
2018
as Len
TV★ 7.6
The Gifted
2017
as Benedict Ryan
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Bad Moms Christmas
2017
as Hank Mitchell
MOVIE★ 4.8
Literally, Right Before Aaron
2017
as Orson Schwartzman
MOVIE★ 6.4
Center Stage: On Pointe
2016
as Jonathan Reeves
MOVIE★ 7.0
Cruel Intentions
2016
as Edward Valmont
MOVIE★ 6.3
Hello, My Name Is Doris
2015
as Willy Williams
TV★ 7.7
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Nick Skolka
MOVIE★ 7.7
In a Relationship
2015
as The Interviewer (voice)
TV★ 7.0
Man Seeking Woman
2015
as Joel Greenberg
TV★ 6.8
Togetherness
2015
as Larry
MOVIE
DeTour
2015
as Professor Zaring
MOVIE★ 6.9
Step Up Revolution
2012
as Bill Anderson
MOVIE★ 5.5
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
2012
as Paul Sveck
TV★ 5.2
Whitney
2011
as Vince
TV★ 7.4
New Girl
2011
as Gavin
MOVIE★ 7.2
Burlesque
2010
as Vince Scali
MOVIE★ 7.1
Conviction
2010
as Barry Scheck
TV★ 6.9
Covert Affairs
2010
as Arthur Campbell
MOVIE★ 6.2
GasHole
2010
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 7.6
The Good Wife
2009
as Ethan Carver
MOVIE★ 6.8
Adam
2009
as Marty Buchwald
MOVIE★ 5.9
The War Boys
2009
as Slater
MOVIE★ 6.9
Center Stage: Turn It Up
2008
as Jonathan Reeves
TV★ 5.4
The Gathering
2007
as Dr. Michael Foster
TV★ 7.6
Californication
2007
as Dean Stacy Koons
TV★ 6.7
Shark
2006
as Frank Bell
TV★ 4.7
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
TV★ 8.1
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Professor Vinick
TV★ 8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as David Hamilton
TV★ 6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.3
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Sky Masterson (segment "Guys & Dolls")
TV★ 6.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
TV★ 9.5
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self - The O.C.
TV★ 5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 5.8
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary
2003
as Self
TV★ 7.2
Comedy Central Roasts
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003
as The Mole King (voice)
TV★ 7.7
The O.C.
2003
as Sandy Cohen
MOVIE★ 5.5
How to Deal
2003
as Len Martin
MOVIE★ 6.5
A Tale of Two Wives
2003
as Bill Goodman
MOVIE★ 10.0
Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2002
as Host
TV★ 8.0
Page to Screen
2002
MOVIE★ 5.9
Mr. Deeds
2002
as Chuck Cedar
MOVIE★ 4.8
Feast of All Saints
2001
as Philippe Ferronaire
MOVIE★ 5.9
Protection
2001
as Ted
TV★ 3.8
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.8
Perfume
2001
as Guido
MOVIE★ 6.5
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Last Debate
2000
as Tom Chapman
MOVIE★ 7.8
American Beauty: Look Closer...
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jesus Christ Superstar
2000
as First Priest
MOVIE★ 6.9
Center Stage
2000
as Jonathan Reeves
MOVIE★ 6.0
Cupid & Cate
2000
as Harry
MOVIE★ 4.0
Other Voices
2000
as Jordin
MOVIE★ 3.5
Brotherhood of Murder
1999
as Bob Matthews
MOVIE★ 5.6
House on Haunted Hill
1999
as Donald W. Blackburn, M.D.
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as William Dodds
MOVIE★ 8.0
American Beauty
1999
as Buddy Kane
TV★ 7.4
Family Guy
1999
as Jared (voice)
TV★ 9.0
The Secret Lives of Men
1998
MOVIE★ 5.5
Brave New World
1998
as Bernard Marx
MOVIE★ 4.1
Virtual Obsession
1998
as Dr. Joe Messenger
MOVIE★ 5.4
Johnny Skidmarks
1998
as Johnny Scardino
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Man Who Knew Too Little
1997
as James Ritchie
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.9
Cafe Society
1997
as Jack Kale
MOVIE★ 6.3
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997
as John Anticev
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Trial of Adolf Eichmann
1997
as Gideon Hausner (voice)
TV★ 6.0
Titanic
1996
as Wynn Park
MOVIE★ 5.5
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1996
as David Lewis
TV★ 7.7
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Kurt (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.3
Cannes Man
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
Last Dance
1996
as John Hayes
MOVIE
The Great Irish Famine
1996
as narrator
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Underneath
1995
as Michael Chambers
MOVIE★ 7.0
While You Were Sleeping
1995
as Peter Callaghan
MOVIE★ 9.0
Everybody Just Stay Calm
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Alan Campbell
MOVIE★ 5.9
White Mile
1994
as Jack Robbins
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994
as Vic Tenetta
MOVIE★ 7.2
Short Cuts
1993
as Stormy Weathers
MOVIE★ 5.4
Mother's Boys
1993
as Robert Madigan
MOVIE★ 6.3
Malice
1993
as Atty. Dennis Riley
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.6
Fallen Angels
1993
as Mitch Allison
MOVIE★ 4.7
Watch It
1993
as John
MOVIE★ 8.0
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993
as Self
TV★ 8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Chris Rawls
MOVIE★ 8.5
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992
as Himself / Sky Masterson
MOVIE★ 6.6
Bob Roberts
1992
as Dan Riley
MOVIE
Buying a Landslide
1992
as Philip Kautsky
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Player
1992
as Larry Levy
MOVIE★ 7.0
Robert Altman's Players
1992
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991
as Matt
MOVIE★ 5.7
Late for Dinner
1991
as Bob Freeman
MOVIE★ 4.3
Milena
1991
as Pollak
TV★ 5.8
An Inconvenient Woman
1991
as Philip Quennell
MOVIE★ 5.5
Tune in Tomorrow...
1990
as Richard Quince
MOVIE
Love and Lies
1990
as David West
MOVIE★ 7.0
sex, lies, and videotape
1989
as John Mullany
MOVIE★ 7.0
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988
as Aaron Copler
MOVIE★ 5.8
High Spirits
1988
as Brother Tony
TV★ 5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1988
as Lt. Cmdr. John Challee
TV★ 6.2
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
as Leo Frank
MOVIE★ 6.8
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1987
as Edmund Tyrone
MOVIE★ 4.6
My Little Girl
1986
as Kai
MOVIE★ 6.6
Dreamchild
1985
as Jack Dolan
MOVIE★ 7.0
Terrible Joe Moran
1984
as Nick
MOVIE★ 5.4
Summer Lovers
1982
as Michael Pappas
TV★ 6.6
American Playhouse
1982
as Logan Melton
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Idolmaker
1980
as Caesare
MOVIE
Skag
1980
as John Skagska
TV★ 7.0
Skag
1980
TV
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Harry
MOVIE
Broadway: The Next Generation
—
as Self
TV★ 8.0
Cruel Intentions
—
as Edward Valmont
MOVIE
New Line: Independent Legacies
—
as Self (archive footage)