Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, musician and voice actor. He is best known for his roles in romantic comedy, western and drama films. Appearing on screen since the mid 1980s, he is known for his work in films such as Sunset (1988), Young Guns (1988), Staying Together (1989), Where the Day Takes You (1992), Point of No Return (1993), Angels in the Outfield (1994), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), About Schmidt (2002), The Wedding Date (2005), August: Osage County (2013), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015) and the HBO films The Last Outlaw (1993) and Long Gone (1987). Mulroney played the main antagonist Francis Gibson in NBC's Crisis, and played Sean Pierce in Showtimes's Shameless.
== Early life ==
Mulroney was born in Alexandria, Virginia. His mother, Ellen, was a homemaker and amateur actress originally from Manchester, Iowa, and his father, Michael Mulroney, was a law professor (and amateur racecar driver) at Villanova University School of Law, originally from Elkader, Iowa.[1][2][3] He has a sister, Moira, and three brothers, Conor, Kieran (who is also an actor), and Sean. Mulroney attended Maury Elementary School and played cello in school and city youth orchestras, as well as acted in children's community theater. Mulroney attended the Interlochen Arts Camp as a cellist. He later attended T. C. Williams High School (grad. 1981) as well as Northwestern University (grad. 1985) in Evanston, Illinois, where he was a member of the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.
== Career ==
Several of his lead performances have been in romantic comedy films. Mulroney has appeared in many movies, including as the male lead in My Best Friend's Wedding alongside Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz. He is probably best known for his western roles as either an outlaw or gunman. Mulroney co-starred in the 1988 western Young Guns, for which he is possibly best known, in which he played "Dirty Steve" alongside Emilio Estevez. In 1993 Mulroney played "J.P", the boyfriend of star "Maggie" (played by Bridget Fonda) in Point of No Return. In 1994 he starred with Mickey Rourke in The Last Outlaw, which has since become a cult classic among western genre fans. Mulroney also played the love interest of Madeleine Stowe in the western Bad Girls. He first gained critical acclaim in the film Longtime Companion, portraying a young man with HIV during the early days of the outbreak of the virus, who becomes the first of his group of friends to succumb to the disease. In 2005, he played a male escort alongside Debra Messing in The Wedding Date, and co-starred in the ensemble film The Family Stone, with Sarah Jessica Parker. He was also in the movie Abduction (2011) as Martin Price.
Mulroney played Gavin Mitchell on the TV series, Friends. His character dated Rachel for one episode but they broke up when it became too complicated between them because of Ross. In 1993, he wrote the song "Someone Else's Used Guitar" for Peter Bogdanovich's The Thing Called Love, in which he also starred. Mulroney also had a cameo in the Joaquin Phoenix–directed video "Tired of Being Sorry" for Balthazar Getty's band Ringside. Mulroney also is credited as a song performer on the movie and for four other tunes, as well as acting in the movie. In 2007, Mulroney voiced Green Lantern Hal Jordan in the animated series The Batman in the season 5 episode "Ring Toss". He occasionally reads stories on the WBEZ Chicago Public Radio. In 2012, Mulroney played the love interest of Zooey Deschanel, Russell, in the Fox series New Girl. In 2013, he portrayed the title starring role in the psychotronic horror film The Rambler, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. He also starred alongside Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, and Stefanie Scott in the 2015 horror sequel Insidious: Chapter 3.[4] He is the narrator of Legends & Lies (2015-2016) executive produced by Bill O'Reilly for Fox News Channel.
== Personal life ==
Mulroney married actress Catherine Keener in 1990 after they met in 1987 when filming Survival Quest. They have a son named Clyde Keener Mulroney (born June 21, 1999) who is a singer. The couple separated in May 2005 and Mulroney filed for divorce June 11, 2007, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce became final on December 19, 2007.[5] He later remarried to producer Tharita Cutulle in 2008. They have two daughters; Mabel, born in 2008, and Sally June, born in 2009. The family lives in Los Angeles.
Mulroney is an accomplished cellist and in 2005 appeared alongside Boyd Tinsley for Alanis Morissette's show at the House of Blues in Hollywood. He played the cello in the film Samantha, where he portrayed a college student studying music alongside Martha Plimpton. He played cello in the song "Place Your Hand" from Melissa Etheridge's 1992 album Never Enough, on the EP for Rain Phoenix's band Papercranes, and on the score to Mission: Impossible III (2006), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).[6] Most recently, he portrayed a cello soloist in the second and third seasons of Mozart in the Jungle.
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1988	Sunset 	Michael Alperin 	
1988	Young Guns 	Dirty Steve Stephens 	
1989	Staying Together 	Kit McDermott 	
1989	Survival Quest 	Gray Atkinson 	
1989	Longtime Companion 	John 	
1990	Bright Angel 	George Russell 	
1991	Career Opportunities 	Nestor Pyle 	
1991	Samantha 	Henry 	Seattle International Film Festival for Best Actor
1992	Where the Day Takes You 	King 	Seattle International Film Festival for Best Actor
1993	Point of No Return 	J. P. 	
1993	The Thing Called Love 	Kyle Davidson 	
1994	Silent Tongue 	Reeves McCree 	
1994	Bad Girls 	Josh McCoy 	
1994	There Goes My Baby 	Pirate 	
1994	Angels in the Outfield 	Mr. Bomman 	
1995	Copycat 	Reuben Goetz 	
1995	How to Make an American Quilt	Sam 	Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Winona Ryder)
1995	Living in Oblivion 	Wolf Überman 	Also associate producer
1996	The Trigger Effect 	Joe 	
1996	Kansas City 	Johnny O'Hara 	
1996	Box of Moonlight 	Wick 	
1996	Bastard Out of Carolina 	Lyle Parsons 	
1997	My Best Friend's Wedding 	Michael O'Neal 	
1999	Goodbye Lover 	Jake Dunmore 	
2000	Trixie 	Dexter "Dex" Lang 	
2000	Where the Money Is 	Wayne MacKay 	
2001	The Safety of Objects 	Jim Train 	
2001	Investigating Sex 	Edgar Faldo 	
2001	Lovely & Amazing 	Kevin McCabe 	
2002	About Schmidt 	Randall Hertzel 	
2004	Undertow 	John Munn 	
2004	Hair High 	Rod 	Voice role
2005	The Wedding Date 	Nick Mercer 	
2005	Must Love Dogs 	Bob Connor 	
2005	The Family Stone 	Everett Stone 	
2006	Griffin & Phoenix 	Henry Griffin 	
2007	Dante's Inferno 	Dante Alighieri 	Voice role
2007	Zodiac 	Captain Marty Lee 	
2007	Georgia Rule 	Dr. Simon Ward 	
2007	Gracie 	Bryan Bowen 	
2008	Jolene 	Uncle Phil 	
2008	Burn After Reading 	Star of "Coming Up Daisy"	
2008	Flash of Genius 	Gil Previck 	
2010	Inhale 	Paul Stanton 	
2011	Abduction 	Martin Price 	
2011	J. Edgar 	Colonel Schwarzkopf 	
2011	The Family Tree 	Jack Burnett 	
2012	Struck by Lightning 	Neal Phillips 	
2012	The Grey 	Jerome Talget 	
2012	Big Miracle 	Colonel Scott Boyer 	
2012	Trade of Innocents 	Alex Becker 	
2013	Space Warriors 	Andy Hawkins 	
2013	Stoker 	Richard Stoker 	
2013	The Rambler 	The Rambler 	
2013	Jobs 	Mike Markkula 	
2013	August: Osage County 	Steve Heidebrecht 	Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
Nominated—Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated—Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2015	Careful What You Wish For 	Elliott Harper 	
2015	Truth 	Lawrence Lanpher 	
2015	Insidious: Chapter 3 	Sean Brenner 	
2015	Northpole: Open for Christmas	Ian Hanover 	
2015	The D Train 	Himself 	
2016	Dirty Grandpa 	David Kelly 	
2016	Lavender 	Patrick 	
2017	Sleepless 	Stanley Rubino 	
2017	The Mountain Between Us 	Mark 	
2018	The Gettysburg Address 	Andrew Gregg Curtin 	Voice role; post-production
2018	I Still See You 	August Bittner 	Post-production
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1986 	Sin of Innocence 	Tim McGary 	Television film (CBS)
1986 	Fame 	Max 	Episode: "Losin' It"
1986 	CBS Schoolbreak Special 	Doug Dawson 	Episode: "The Drug Knot"
1987 	Daddy 	Bobby 	Television film (ABC)
1987 	Long Gone 	Jamie Weeks 	Television film (HBO)
Nominated—CableACE Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
1989 	Unconquered 	Richmond Flowers Jr. 	Television film (CBS)
1992 	The Heart of Justice 	Elliot Burgess 	Television film (TNT)
1993 	Family Pictures 	Mack Eberlin 	Television film (ABC)
1994 	The Last Outlaw 	Eustis 	Television film (HBO)
1996 	Heroine of Hell 	Callum 	Television film (PBS)
2003 	Friends 	Gavin Mitchell 	3 episodes
2007–2008	The Batman 	Green Lantern / Hal Jordan	3 episodes; Voice role
2008 	The Memory Keeper's Daughter 	Dr. David Henry 	Television film (Lifetime)
2011 	Silent Witness 	Tony Lord 	Television film (TNT)
2012–2018	New Girl 	Russell Schiller 	8 episodes; Seasons 1, 2 and 7
2012 	Saturday Night Live 	Himself 	Episode: "Jamie Foxx / Ne-Yo"
2013 	Enlightened 	Jeff Flender 	6 episodes; Season 2
2014 	Crisis 	Francis Gibson 	13 episodes; Main cast
2015–2017	Shameless 	Sean Pierce 	23 episodes; Seasons 5, 6 and 8
2015 	Mozart in the Jungle 	Andrew Walsh 	3 episodes; Seasons 2 and 3; Also contributed to soundtrack
2015 	Northpole: Open for Christmas 	Ian Hanover 	Television film (Hallmark)
2016–2017	Pure Genius 	Dr. Walter Wallace 	13 episodes; Main cast
2016 	SoundBreaking 	Narrator 	8 episodes
2017 	American Dad! 	Jesse 	Episode: "Julia Rogerts"
2017 	American Horror Story: Cult 	Bob Thompson 	3 episodes
2017 	The Christmas Train 	Tom Langdon 	Television film (Hallmark Hall of Fame); Also contributed to soundtrack
2018 	LA to Vegas 	Captain Steve Jasser 	2 episodes;[7]
2018 	Kingpin 	Narrator 	3 episodes
2018 	Arrested Development 	Rusty 	Episode: "A Hard Start"
2018 	Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy	Himself 	Episode: "Big Timed"
2018 	Into the Dark 	Henry Tooms 	Episode: "Flesh & Blood"
2018 	Homecoming 	Anthony 	Main cast
2018 	Station 19 	Greg Tanner 	Episode: "Lost and Found"
Category:American male film actors