William H. Macy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthday

Mar 13, 1950(75 years old)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Transalations

English,

German,

French,

Russian,

Polish,

Korean,

Hungarian,

Catalan,

Mandarin,

Ukrainian,

Japanese,

Kazakh,

Mongolian,

Arabic,

Belarusian,

Azerbaijani,

Hebrew,

Greek,

Persian,

Serbian,

Thai,

Mandarin,

Urdu,

Bulgarian,

Bengali

Biography

William H. Macy is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.

Known For

79%

Fargo

08 Mar 1996

62%

Jurassic Park III

18 Jul 2001

77%

Magnolia

17 Dec 1999

69%

Wag the Dog

25 Dec 1997

70%

Mr. Holland's Opus

29 Dec 1995

70%

Inland Empire

06 Dec 2006

64%

He Was a Quiet Man

23 Nov 2007

Lynch 2

14 Aug 2007

73%

Pleasantville

17 Sep 1998

67%

The Client

20 Jul 1994

64%

Bobby

05 Sep 2006

67%

The Cooler

26 Nov 2003

70%

Benny & Joon

16 Apr 1993

57%

Bart Got a Room

25 Apr 2008

71%

Seabiscuit

22 Jul 2003

62%

Spartan

12 Mar 2004

76%

Boogie Nights

10 Oct 1997

66%

Andersonville

03 Mar 1996

62%

Panic

01 Dec 2000

60%

Wild Hogs

02 Mar 2007

65%

Ricky Stanicky

07 Mar 2024

46%

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue

22 Dec 1998

62%

State and Main

26 Aug 2000

63%

Homicide

28 May 1991

51%

Psycho

04 Dec 1998

59%

Sahara

06 Apr 2005

57%

Happy, Texas

03 Dec 1999

56%

The Maiden Heist

09 May 2009

58%

In Enemy Hands

25 Feb 2004

64%

Above Suspicion

21 May 1995

66%

Ghosts of Mississippi

20 Dec 1996

72%

Murder in the First

20 Jan 1995

The Dining Room

19 Oct 1984

49%

Doogal

24 Feb 2006

58%

Shorts

21 Aug 2009

65%

A Civil Action

25 Dec 1998

64%

Down Periscope

01 Mar 1996

64%

Cellular

06 Sep 2004

61%

Oleanna

04 Nov 1994

65%

Air Force One

25 Jul 1997

58%

Mystery Men

06 Aug 1999

68%

House of Games

11 Oct 1987

72%

Thank You for Smoking

09 Sep 2005

60%

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

29 Nov 2002

77%

Door to Door

14 Jul 2002

71%

Searching for Bobby Fischer

13 Aug 1993

60%

Everyone's Hero

04 Aug 2006

65%

A Slight Case of Murder

19 Sep 1999

54%

Stealing Sinatra

24 Jan 2003

54%

The Deal

20 Nov 2008

61%

Reversible Errors

23 May 2004

53%

Evolver

10 Feb 1995

56%

Hit Me

09 Sep 1996

100%

Heath Ledger: A Tribute

01 Jun 2009

59%

Edmond

31 Aug 2005

55%

The Heart of Justice

14 Oct 1992

72%

The Lincoln Lawyer

17 Mar 2011

58%

Twenty Bucks

21 Oct 1993

60%

Dirty Girl

12 Sep 2010

53%

The Water Engine

24 Aug 1992

62%

The Wool Cap

20 Nov 2004

61%

Jerry and Tom

04 Dec 1998

50%

Colin Fitz

19 Jan 1997

60%

Foolin' Around

17 Oct 1980

68%

Minnesota Nice

01 Apr 2003

69%

The Sessions

02 May 2012

53%

The Con

04 Mar 1998

57%

A Single Shot

19 Sep 2013

39%

Dead on Sight

12 Oct 1994

55%

Maybe I Do

27 Jan 2023

58%

Trust Me

20 Apr 2013

Citizen Hearst

14 Mar 2013

55%

Two-Bit Waltz

24 Oct 2014

72%

Rudderless

17 Oct 2014

64%

Focus

19 Oct 2001

The Making Of Jurassic Park III

11 Dec 2001

Soul on Fire

10 Oct 2025

100%

Curious George: Rocket Ride and Other Adventures

15 May 2007

63%

Cake

07 Sep 2014

Macy On Mamet

01 Jan 1998

61%

The Tale of Despereaux

18 Dec 2008

80%

Room

16 Oct 2015

53%

Walter

13 Mar 2015

50%

Dial a Prayer

07 Apr 2015

62%

Blood Father

11 Aug 2016

71%

WarGames

03 Jun 1983

10%

The Boy Who Loved Trolls

29 Oct 1984

62%

Stealing Cars

05 Apr 2016

64%

The Last Dragon

22 Mar 1985

71%

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

08 May 2024

80%

Portraits in Dramatic Time

05 Jul 2011

The Deputy

Exit Right

51%

Krystal

13 Apr 2018

30%

In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion

10 Feb 1992

52%

Marmaduke

03 Jun 2010

67%

Psycho Path

10 Feb 2000

75%

Somewhere in Time

02 Oct 1980

71%

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

09 Mar 2003

51%

Being Human

06 May 1994

43%

A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story

13 Sep 1992

78%

Batman Beyond: Tech Wars / Disappearing Inque

08 May 1999

76%

That Moment: Magnolia Diary

01 Jan 2000

50%

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman

25 Jul 2006

100%

Curious George: Saves the Day

07 Feb 2012

24%

The Writing on the Wall

21 Jul 1996

59%

Roommates

03 Mar 1995

50%

The Night of the Headless Horseman

28 Oct 1999

61%

Things Change

21 Oct 1988

30%

Lip Service

17 Oct 1988

43%

In the Shadow of Evil

07 Feb 1995

48%

A Private Matter

20 Jun 1992

60%

Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'

03 Oct 2006

67%

Shadows and Fog

05 Dec 1991

71%

Radio Days

30 Jan 1987

75%

Barton Fink

01 Aug 1991

Lady Luck: The Making of The Cooler

24 Dec 2018

62%

Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure

24 Mar 1995

54%

Without a Trace

04 Feb 1983

66%

Return to Jurassic Park

05 Feb 2011

40%

The Cradle Will Fall

24 May 1983

The Running Man

05 Nov 2025

Frontier Crucible

Train Dreams

07 Nov 2025

Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson

12 Oct 2019

The True Story of Seabiscuit

27 Jul 2003

Brian

61%

Welcome to Collinwood

04 Oct 2002

71%

L.A. Law

81%

Batman Beyond

75%

Inside the Actors Studio

74%

Law & Order

59%

Kate & Allie

57%

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

67%

Spenser: For Hire

71%

Curious George

55%

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

73%

The Unit

73%

Sports Night

44%

The View

54%

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

68%

Finding Your Roots

72%

The Equalizer

76%

Superman: The Animated Series

70%

MADtv

78%

80%

Bakersfield P.D.

68%

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

53%

Out of Order

71%

The Oscars

30%

Good Day Live

82%

Shameless

69%

The Wild Thornberrys

81%

Batman Beyond

77%

Frasier

72%

The Awakening Land

74%

Law & Order

58%

The Murder of Mary Phagan

73%

The Dropout

51%

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

85%

Shameless Hall of Shame

69%

Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King

20%

The Lionhearts

74%

King of the Hill

80%

The Simpsons

Andersonville

60%

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

40%

Off Camera with Sam Jones

71%

Conan

75%

Accused

Alive from Off Center