Peter Killian Gallagher was born in New York City, New York, United States, on August 19, 1955, is an American actor. Young Peter Gallagher first started performing in school theater productions. He made his big screen debut in musical drama film The Idolmaker (1980) in role as Guido/Caesare. He got his television debut in CBS soap opera Guiding Light (1979) in role as Chuck Haskell. Peter's breakthrough performance came as John Mullany in drama film S*x, Lies, and Videotape (1989). He landed his Broadway debut in a musical "Hair (1977) in role as Claude.
Peter Gallagher height is 5' 9" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 175 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 158.5 іn pоunds or 72 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 69 years old. His net worth is around 8 million dollars.
Peter Gallagher
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Birth Date:
August 19, 1955
Age:
69 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Leo
Natural hair color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
5 ft 9 in | 175 cm
Net Worth:
$8 Million
Weight:
72 kg | 158.5 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
He won the Volpi Cup for Best Ensemble Cast and a Golden Globe Special Ensemble Cast Award for his role as Stormy Weathers in comedy drama film Short Cuts (1993).
He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for his role as Buddy Kane in black comedy drama film American Beauty (1999).
Summer Lovers (1982) - Michael Pappas
The Player (1992) - Larry Levy
While You Were Sleeping (1995) - Peter Callaghan
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) - James 'Jimmy' Ritchie
House on Haunted Hill (1999) - Donald W. Blackburn, M.D.
Center Stage (2000) -Jonathan Reeves
He voiced Mole King in animated movie The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2002).
Adam (2009) - Marty Buchwald
A Bad Moms Christmas (2017) - Hank Redmond
Palm Springs (2020) - Howard Wilder
He was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Parental Unit for his role as Sandy Cohen in Fox teen drama television series The O.C. (2003-2007).
He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series for his role as Larry Kosinski in HBO comedy drama series Togetherness (2015-2016).
Skag (1980) NBC - John Skagska
Titanic (1996) CBS - Wynn Park
The Secret Lives of Men (1998-1990) ABC - Michael
Californication (2009) Showtime - Dean Stacey Koons
Rescue Me (2010) FX - Father Phil Bingham
Covert Affairs (2010-2014) USA Network - Arthur Campbell
New Girl (2016) Fox - Gavin Schmidt
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2014-2019) NBC - Deputy Chief William Dodds
Grace and Frankie (2017–2022) Netflix - Nick Skolka
The Gifted (2018) Fox - Benedict Ryan
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020-2021) NBC - Mitch Clarke
Grey's Anatomy (2021-2022) ABC - Dr. David Hamilton
Attended Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York.
Graduated from Tufts University in 1977.
Studied acting at the William Esper Studio.
He is the youngest of three children.
Has Irish ancestry.
He is an avid golfer.
He won the Theatre World Award for his role as Otto in a musical "A Doll's Life" (1982).
He won the Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Male for his role as Billy in a play "The Real Thing" (1984).
He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Edmund Tyrone in a play "Long Day's Journey Into Night" (1986).
He was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for his role as Sky Masterson in a musical "Guys and Dolls" (1992).
He married Paula Harwood in 1983, they have a daughter, Kathryn and a son, James.