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Eric McCormack
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Canadian-American actor, producer, and writer
Film & TV
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…
Known for
- 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
- Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe — Self2023
- The Other Black Girl — Richard Wagner2023
- Slasher: Ripper — Basil Garvey2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Eric James McCormack , ( 1963-04-18 ) April 18, 1963 (age 63) , Toronto , Ontario, Canada
- Citizenship
- Canadian (1963–present) American (1999–present)
- Occupations
- Actor singer producer writer
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Spouse
- Janet Holden ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2025 )
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- human
- Given name
- Eric
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Toronto
- Occupation
- film director
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- GLAAD Vanguard Award
- Image
- Eric McCormack 2012 Shankbone 3.JPG
- Residence
- Vancouver
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- Eric McCormack
- date of birth
- 1963-04-18
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- name in native language
- Eric McCormack
- birth name
- Eric James McCormack
- social media followers
- 261840
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
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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