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name: "Dylan McDermott"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 October 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T00:51:14.598403+00:00"
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# Dylan McDermott

Actor. Born 26 October 1961 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 October 1961, Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
- **Also known as:** Mark Anthony McDermott, Mark McDermott

## Biography

Dylan McDermott is an American actor, born Mark Anthony McDermott on 26 October 1961 in Waterbury, Connecticut. He studied at Fordham University and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

McDermott is known for playing Bobby Donnell in the legal drama series *The Practice* (1997–2004), for which he received a Golden Globe Award. His film credits include *In the Line of Fire* (1993), *Miracle on 34th Street* (1994), *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* (2012) as Father, *The Campaign* (2012) and *Olympus Has Fallen* (2013). Television roles include appearances across multiple seasons of *American Horror Story* and as Richard Wheatley in *Law & Order: Organized Crime*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Perks of Being a Wallflower* (2012), Fi1m 67, as Father — [page](https://film.one/film/the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower.md)

## Also known for

- *Olympus Has Fallen* (2013), Forbes
- *American Horror Story* (2011), Ben Harmon, Johnny Morgan, Bruce
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Richard Wheatley
- *King Richard* (2021), Will Hodges
- *The Campaign* (2012), Tim Wattley
- *In the Line of Fire* (1993), Al D'Andrea
- *Automata* (2014), Wallace
- *Runaway Jury* (2003), Jacob Wood (victim)

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