About
Gary Cole
Overview
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space.
In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970.
He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.
Known for
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| 2023 | Waco: The Aftermath | Actor | Gordon Novel | 70 Good |
| 2022 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe | Actor | Mattison (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2022 | The Bob's Burgers Movie | Actor | Sgt. Bosco (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2021 | Q-Force | Actor | Dirk Chunley (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2020 | Batman: Death in the Family | Actor | Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Darkness Falls | Actor | Mark Witver | 58 Average |
| 2019 | Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire | Actor | Invisibilio (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2019 | mixed-ish | Actor | Harrison Johnson | 73 Good |
| 2019 | The Art of Racing in the Rain | Actor | Don Kitch | 76 Good |
| 2019 | Under the Eiffel Tower | Actor | Gerard | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2018 | Seven in Heaven | Actor | Wallace | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Unbroken: Path to Redemption | Actor | Dr. George Bailey | 60 Fair |
| 2018 | Blockers | Actor | Ron | 62 Fair |
| 2017 | Small Crimes | Actor | Lieutenant Pleasant | 57 Average |
| 2017 | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | Actor | Rafe (voice) | 64 Fair |
| 2016 | Hot Air | Actor | Aviator | 58 Average |
| 2016 | The Bronze | Actor | Stan Greggory | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Mercy Street | Actor | James Green, Sr. | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | Christmas Eve | Actor | Dr. Roberts | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Divine Access | Actor | Reverend Guy Roy Davis | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Everyday Miracles | Actor | Clay Peakes | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Actor | Brock (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2014 | The Town that Dreaded Sundown | Actor | Chief Deputy Tillman | 58 Average |
| 2014 | Tammy | Actor | Earl | 54 Average |
| 2014 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2014 | Date and Switch | Actor | Dwayne | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Vamp U | Actor | Arthur Levine | 57 Average |
| 2012 | An Officer and a Murderer | Actor | Russell Williams | 58 Average |
| 2012 | Veep | Actor | Kent Davison | 73 Good |
| 2011 | Ricochet | Actor | Judge Cato Laird | 58 Average |
| 2011 | The Last Rites of Joe May | Actor | Lenny | 59 Average |
| 2011 | The Chicago 8 | Actor | Bill Kunstler | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Hop | Actor | Henry O'Hare | 58 Average |
| 2010 | DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Actor | Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Batman: Under the Red Hood | Actor | Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice) | 72 Good |
| 2010 | The Joneses | Actor | Larry Symonds | 60 Fair |
| 2010 | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Actor | Mr. Yankovic | 59 Average |
| 2010 | DC Showcase: The Spectre | Actor | Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2009 | Extract | Actor | Bar Patron (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 2009 | The Great Debate | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2009 | A Good Funeral | Actor | Stan Talmadge | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | Forever Strong | Actor | Coach Larry Gelwix | 62 Fair |
| 2008 | Pineapple Express | Actor | Ted | 65 Fair |
| 2008 | Conspiracy | Actor | Rhodes | 58 Average |
| 2007 | American Pastime | Actor | Billy Burrell | 59 Average |
| 2007 | The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | Actor | The Balladeer (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2007 | My Wife Is Retarded | Actor | Dr. Heichmann | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Breach | Actor | Rich Garces | 62 Fair |
| 2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Actor | Reese Bobby | 62 Fair |
| 2005 | Cry_Wolf | Actor | Mr. Matthews | 58 Average |
| 2005 | Mozart and the Whale | Actor | Wallace | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Wanted | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 2005 | Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Actor | Dr. Possible (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2005 | The Ring Two | Actor | Martin Savide | 57 Average |
| 2004 | Pop Rocks | Actor | Jerry "Dagger" Harden | 58 Average |
| 2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Actor | Cotton McKnight | 63 Fair |
| 2004 | Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! | Actor | Henry Futch | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time | Actor | Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2002 | The Brady Bunch in the White House | Actor | Mike Brady | 57 Average |
| 2002 | I Spy | Actor | Carlos | 55 Average |
| 2002 | Family Affair | Actor | Bill Davis | 70 Good |
| 2002 | One Hour Photo | Actor | Bill Owens | 64 Fair |
| 2002 | Cadet Kelly | Actor | "Sir" Joe Maxwell | 60 Fair |
| 2001 | Justice League: Secret Origins | Actor | J. Allen Carter (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2001 | The Rising Place | Actor | Avery Hodge | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Actor | Harvey Birdman (voice) | 76 Good |
| 2000 | American Adventure | Actor | Chuck | 59 Average |
| 2000 | The Gift | Actor | David Duncan | 62 Fair |
| 1999 | Crusade | Actor | Capt. Matthew Gideon | 67 Fair |
| 1999 | Office Space | Actor | Bill Lumbergh | 71 Good |
| 1998 | A Simple Plan | Actor | Baxter | 67 Fair |
| 1998 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Actor | Jake's Dad | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Kiss the Sky | Actor | Marty | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Gang Related | Actor | Richard Simms | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Santa Fe | Actor | Paul Thomas | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Lies He Told | Actor | Dave | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Cyclops, Baby | Actor | Manks | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | For My Daughter's Honor | Actor | Pete Nash | 58 Average |
| 1996 | A Very Brady Sequel | Actor | Mike Brady | 58 Average |
| 1995 | American Gothic | Actor | Sheriff Lucas Buck | 71 Good |
| 1995 | The Brady Bunch Movie | Actor | Mike Brady | 59 Average |
| 1994 | Fall from Grace | Actor | Maj. Tom O'Neill | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics | Actor | James (segment "The Theatre") | 59 Average |
| 1994 | A Time to Heal | Actor | Jay Barton | 59 Average |
| 1993 | In the Line of Fire | Actor | Secret Service Presidential Detail Agent-In-Charge Bill Watts | 67 Fair |
| 1993 | When Love Kills: The Seduction of John Hearn | Actor | John Hearn | 59 Average |
| 1993 | The Switch | Actor | Larry McAfee | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Son of the Morning Star | Actor | George Armstrong Custer | 69 Fair |
| 1990 | The Old Man and the Sea | Actor | Tom Pruitt | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Those She Left Behind | Actor | Scott Grimes | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Midnight Caller | Actor | Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian | 70 Good |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness | Actor | Jack Holtz | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness | Actor | Jack Holtz | N/A N/A |
| 1986 | Vital Signs | Actor | Dr. Hayward | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Actor | Man Chased (uncredited) | 65 Fair |
| 1985 | First Steps | Actor | Manny | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | A Matter of Principle | Actor | Man with Christmas Tree | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | Fatal Vision | Actor | Jeffrey MacDonald | 68 Fair |
| 1983 | Heart of Steel | Actor | Lee | 59 Average |
| Behind the Lines | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
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| Company Town | Actor | N/A N/A |
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