Tim Daly

**James Timothy Daly** (born March 1, 1956) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom *Wings* and his voice role as Clark Kent/Superman in *Superman: The Animated Series*, as well as his recurring role as the drug-addicted screenwriter J.T. Dolan on *The Sopranos* (for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award). He starred as Pete Wilder on *Private Practice* from 2007 to 2012. Since 2014, he has portrayed Henry McCord, husband of the titular character, on the CBS drama *Madam Secretary*.

Daly debuted on stage when he was seven years old in *Jenny Kissed Me* by Jean Kerr, together with his parents and two sisters. He appeared for the first time on TV when he was 10 years old in an American Playhouse adaptation of *An Enemy of the People* by Henrik Ibsen, which starred his father James Daly. He dreamed about a sports or music career and also considered becoming a doctor or a lawyer, but finally decided to become an actor. Daly started his professional acting career when he appeared in a 1978 adaptation of Peter Shaffer's play *Equus*.

His first leading film role was in the film *Diner*, directed by Barry Levinson, in which he shared screen time with actors including Kevin Bacon and Mickey Rourke. Starring roles soon followed in Alan Rudolph's feature, *Made in Heaven*, the American Playhouse production of *The Rise & Rise of Daniel Rocket*, and the CBS dramatic series, *Almost Grown* created by David Chase.

In theatre he has starred in the Broadway production of *Coastal Disturbances* by playwright Tina Howe opposite Annette Bening and received a 1987 Theatre World Award for his performance. He has also starred in *Oliver, Oliver* at the Manhattan Theatre Club, *Mass Appeal* by Bill C. Davis and *Bus Stop* by William Inge at Trinity Square Repertory, *The Glass Menagerie* by Tennessee Williams at the Santa Fe Festival Theatre, *A Knife in the Heart* and *A Study in Scarlet* at the Williamstown Playhouse, and *Paris Bound* at the Berkshire Theatre Festival. During this time, Daly also starred in the CBS television miniseries *I'll Take Manhattan* as Toby Amberville.

Daly describes himself as being highly self-critical in regard to his career. In an interview with New Zealand 'ZM' radio personality Polly Gillespie, Daly was quoted as saying, "I think part of it (his self-critical nature) is passed down to me from my parents who are actors. The theatre was our temple... When you entered you were expected to live up to the example of this glorious place."[8]

*Wings* is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from April 19, 1990, to May 14, 1997. It starred Daly and Steven Weber as brothers Joe and Brian Hackett. The show was set at the fictional Tom Nevers Field, a small airport in Nantucket, Massachusetts, where the Hackett brothers operated the one-plane airline, Sandpiper Air.

Daly also became noted for voicing Clark Kent/Superman in *Superman: The Animated Series* during this time.

In 1997, he and J. Todd Harris formed Daly-Harris Productions,[9] through which he produced such movies as: *Execution of Justice* (1999) (TV), *Urbania* (2000) and *Tick Tock* (2000). In 1998, Daly appeared in several episodes of the Emmy award-winning, Tom Hanks-produced HBO mini-series *From the Earth to the Moon* playing astronaut Jim Lovell, whom Hanks himself had portrayed in the film *Apollo 13*.

During the 2000–2001 television season, Daly starred as Dr. Richard Kimble in a remake of the classic television series *The Fugitive*. The series lasted only one season.

In 2002, Daly guest-starred as himself in the TV series *Monk* in the episode "Mr. Monk and the Airplane", briefly reuniting him with his *Wings* castmate Tony Shalhoub. In 2006, Daly returned to Broadway when he appeared on stage opposite David Schwimmer and Željko Ivanek in the Broadway revival of *The Caine Mutiny Court Martial*.[10] Daly made several appearances on *The Sopranos* as J.T. Dolan, an AA buddy of Christopher Moltisanti(Michael Imperioli). Daly received a 2007 Emmy nomination for his work on the series. He appeared on the midseason ABC crime series *Eyes*, which got good reviews but was canceled after only five episodes.[*citation needed*] In 2006, Daly played the role of Nick Cavanaugh on the new ABC drama *The Nine*. From 2007 to 2012, Daly played a love interest for Kate Walsh's character on the TV series *Private Practice*.[*citation needed*]

As a voice-actor, Daly portrayed superhero Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent in *Superman: The Animated Series* (1996–2000), but was unable to return as Superman (thus being replaced by Christopher McDonald in *Batman Beyond* and George Newbern in *Justice League*), as he was under contract to star in a remake of the 1960s TV drama *The Fugitive*. He reprised his role as Superman in the video game *Superman: Shadow of Apokolips* and the direct-to-video releases *Superman: Brainiac Attacks*, *Superman/Batman: Public Enemies*, *Superman/Batman: Apocalypse* and *Justice League: Doom*. Daly reprised his role as Superman in an animated remake of the trailer for the 2013 film *Man of Steel* by the Hub Network to celebrate the release of the film and to promote the network's upcoming marathon of Superman episodes.[*citation needed*]

Daly heads Red House Entertainment. Movies produced through the company include *Edge of America*, which won a Peabody Award and a Humanitas Prize, and Daly's directing debut, the independent film *Bereft*.[*citation needed*] Daly also created Wandering Bark Productions, based at Paramount Pictures, a company designed to develop and produce a variety of film, television and theater projects. The company's producing credits include the Los Angeles premiere of Vincent J. Cardinal's play *A Colorado Catechism*, starring Daly. The play received favorable reviews and earned Daly the Drama-Logue Award for Best Actor.[*citation needed*] Daly co-produced a documentary, *PoliWood*, about the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions. The documentary, directed by Barry Levinson had its premiere at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.[*citation needed*]

In 2014, Daly guest starred in recurring roles on *The Mindy Project* and *Hot in Cleveland*.[*citation needed*] Since mid-2014, he has played Henry McCord, the husband of the title character on the TV series *Madam Secretary*.[*citation needed*]

In 2015, Daly reprised his role as Superman for Justice League: Battle for Metropolis, an interactive dark ride found at seven different Six Flags theme parks across the United States and Mexico.