  william hall macy, jr. (born march 13, 1950) is an american actor, screenwriter, teacher and director in theater, film and television. his film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. macy has described himself as "sort of a middle american, waspy, lutheran kind of guy... everyman". macy was nominated for an academy award for his role as jerry lundegaard in fargo. he has won two emmy awards and a screen actors guild award, and has been nominated for nine emmy awards and seven screen actors guild awards in total. he is also a three-time golden globe award nominee. since 2011 he has played the main character in the showtime television series shameless. macy and actress felicity huffman have been married since 1997. ==early life== macy was born in miami, florida, and grew up in georgia and maryland.stated on inside the actors studio, 2004 his father, william hall macy, sr., was awarded the distinguished flying cross and an air medal for flying a b-17 flying fortress bomber in world war ii; he later ran a construction company in atlanta, georgia, and worked for dun & bradstreet before taking over a cumberland, maryland-based insurance agency when macy was nine years old. his mother, lois (nÃ©e overstreet), was a war widow who met macy's father after her first husband died in 1943; macy has described her as a "southern belle".{{cite web| u
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