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Eric McCormack
Also known as Eric James McCormack
Canadian-American actor, producer, and writer
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- Dutch Wife
- Inspecting the Vault
- Epouse Hollandaise
- First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women
- The Paradise Motel
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Acting · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963, height 5' 11" (1,80 m)) is a Canadian American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left Ryerson University in 1985, in order to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in…
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- Love, Again — Leo2026
- Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue — Kevin Anderson2025
- Hell Motel — Hemmingway2025
- The Hunting Party — Ron Simms2025
- Remembering Gene Wilder — Self2024
- Elsbeth — Tom Murphy2024
- Guiding Emily — Garth2023
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Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian and American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Will Truman in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, Grant MacLaren in Netflix's Travelers, and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the TNT crime drama Perception. Born in Toronto, McCormack started acting by performing in high school plays. He left Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in 1985 to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in many stage productions.
During the late 1990s, he lived in Los Angeles and had minor roles. He made his feature film debut in the 1992 science-fiction adventure film The Lost World. McCormack appeared in several television series including Top Cops, Street Justice, Lonesome Dove: The Series, Townies, and Ally McBeal. He later gained worldwide recognition for playing Will Truman in Will & Grace, which premiered in September 1998. His performance has earned him six Golden Globe nominations and four Emmy nominations, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001.
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