Gary Cole
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 20 September 1956 · Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
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
Acting 103
- 2026Behind the Lines as Self
- 2026The Robot Chicken [adult swim] 25th Anniversary Special as Harvey Birdman (voice)
- 2024NCISverse: The First 1,000 as Self
- 2022Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe as Mattison (voice)
- 2022The Bob's Burgers Movie as Sgt. Bosco (voice)
- 2020DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp as Self
- 2020Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness as Self
- 2020Darkness Falls as Mark Witver
- 2019Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire as Invisibilio (voice)
- 2019Married Young as Aaron
- 2019The Art of Racing in the Rain as Don Kitch
- 2019Veep as Kent Davison
- 2019Under the Eiffel Tower as Gerard
- 2018Seven in Heaven as Wallace
- 2018Unbroken: Path to Redemption as Dr. George Bailey
- 2018Blockers as Ron
- 2017Small Crimes as Lieutenant Pleasant
- 2017Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown as Rafe (voice)
- 2016Hot Air as Aviator
- 2016The Bronze as Stan Greggory
- 2015Christmas Eve as Dr. Roberts
- 2015Divine Access as Reverend Guy Roy Davis
- 2015Everyday Miracles as Clay Peakes
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self · 1 episode
- 2014The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Chief Deputy Tillman
- 2014Market Hours as Manager
- 2014Tammy as Earl
- 2014Date and Switch as Dwayne
- 2013Vamp U as Arthur Levine
- 2013Rick and Morty as Alien Doctor (voice) · 1 episode
- 2012An Officer and a Murderer as Russell Williams
- 2012Chicago Fire as Chief Grissom · 13 episodes
- 2011Ricochet as Judge Cato Laird
- 2011The Last Rites of Joe May as Lenny
- 2011The Chicago 8 as Bill Kunstler
- 2011Hop as Henry O'Hare
- 2010DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
- 2010Batman: Under the Red Hood as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
- 2010The Joneses as Larry Symonds
- 2010Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Mr. Yankovic
- 2010DC Showcase: The Spectre as Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
- 2009Extract as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- 2009A Good Funeral as Stan Talmadge
- 2008Forever Strong as Coach Larry Gelwix
- 2008Pineapple Express as Ted
- 2008Conspiracy as Rhodes
- 2008Good Behavior as Dean West
- 2007American Pastime as Billy Burrell
- 2007The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning as Balladeer
- 2007My Wife Is Retarded as Dr. Heichmann
- 2007Breach as Rich Garces
- 2007Diggs Tailwagger: Galactic Rover as Captain (voice)
- 2006Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby as Reese Bobby
- 2005Cry_Wolf as Mr. Matthews
- 2005Mozart and the Whale as Wallace
- 2005Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama as Dr. Possible (voice)
- 2005The Ring Two as Martin Savide
- 2005American Dad! as Ted Robinson (voice) · 2 episodes
- 2005Supernatural as Brad Redding · 1 episode
- 2004Pop Rocks as Jerry "Dagger" Harden
- 2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Cotton McKnight
- 2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! as Henry Futch
- 2003Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time as Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
- 2003NCIS as Alden Parker
- 2003Criminology 101 as Roy Franks
- 2002The Brady Bunch in the White House as Mike Brady
- 2002I Spy as Carlos
- 2002One Hour Photo as Bill Owens
- 2002Cadet Kelly as Sir
- 2002Monk as Dexter Larson · 1 episode
- 2001Justice League: Secret Origins as J. Allen Carter (voice)
- 2001The Rising Place as Avery Hodge
- 2000The Gift as David Duncan
- 2000American Adventure as Chuck
- 1999Office Space as Bill Lumbergh
- 1999Family Guy as Principal Shepherd (voice) · 95 episodes
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Xander Henry · 1 episode
- 1998A Simple Plan as Baxter
- 1998I'll Be Home for Christmas as Jake's Dad
- 1998Kiss the Sky as Marty
- 1997Gang Related as Richard Simms
- 1997Santa Fe as Paul Thomas
- 1997Lies He Told as Dave
- 1997Cyclops, Baby as Manks
- 1996For My Daughter's Honor as Pete Nash
- 1996A Very Brady Sequel as Mike Brady
- 1995The Brady Bunch Movie as Mike Brady
- 1994Fall from Grace as Maj. Tom O'Neill
- 1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics as James (segment "The Theatre")
- 1994A Time to Heal as Jay Barton
- 1993In the Line of Fire as Bill Watts
- 1993When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn as John Hearn
- 1993The Switch as Larry McAfee
- 1990The Old Man and the Sea as Tom Pruitt
- 1989Those She Left Behind as Scott Grimes
- 1987Echoes in the Darkness as Jack Holtz
- 1986Lucas as Assistant Coach
- 1986Vital Signs as Dr. Hayward
- 1985To Live and Die in L.A. as Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)
- 1985First Steps as Manny
- 1984A Matter of Principle as Man with Christmas Tree
- 1983Heart of Steel as Lee