---
name: "Eric McCormack"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eric-mccormack"
fi1m_id: "eric-mccormack"
imdb_id: "nm0005202"
tmdb_id: 29298
wikidata_id: "Q436686"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 April 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T19:29:02.891599+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Eric McCormack

## Identity

Eric McCormack

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eric-mccormack
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eric-mccormack
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005202
- **TMDB ID:** 29298
- **Wikidata ID:** Q436686
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_McCormack, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q436686, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005202/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29298

Actor. Born 18 April 1963 in Toronto, Ontario,  Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 April 1963, Toronto, Ontario,  Canada
- **Also known as:** اریک مک‌کورمک
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_McCormack, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q436686, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005202/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29298

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Other Black Girl*](https://film.one/tv/the-other-black-girl.md) (66)

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## Biography

Eric McCormack is a Canadian-American actor. Born in Toronto on 18 April 1963, he trained at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival after leaving Ryerson University and began his career in Canadian theatre and television.

He gained international recognition for playing Will Truman in the NBC sitcom *Will & Grace* (1998–2020), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. Other notable television roles include Grant MacLaren in *Travelers* (2016–2018), Daniel Pierce in *Perception* (2012–2015) and Ray Summers in *Dead Like Me* (2003–2004).

McCormack played Richard Wagner in the Hulu series *The Other Black Girl* (2023).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Other Black Girl* (2023), Fi1m 66, as Richard Wagner — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-other-black-girl.md)

## Complete filmography (78)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Best Thing Ever* (2026), series, as Dean
- *Love, Again* (2026), as Leo
- *Hell Motel* (2025), series, as Hemmingway
- *Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue* (2025), series, as Kevin Anderson
- *The Hunting Party* (2025), series, as Ron Simms
- *Elsbeth* (2024), series, as Tom Murphy
- *The Other Black Girl* (2023), series, as Richard Wagner — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-other-black-girl.md)
- *Guiding Emily* (2023), as Garth
- *Slasher: Ripper* (2023), series, as Basil Garvey
- *Drinkwater* (2022), as Hank Drinkwater
- *The Baltimore Waltz* (2021), as Carl
- *Departure* (2019), series, as Cole Banks
- *Considering Love and Other Magic* (2017), as Uncle Jasper
- *Will & Grace* (2017), series, as Will Truman
- *Atypical* (2017), series, as Professor Shinerock
- *A Heavenly Christmas* (2016), as Max
- *Travelers* (2016), series, as Grant MacLaren · Producer, Director
- *The Architect* (2016), as Colin
- *Slasher* (2016), series, as Basil Garvey
- *The Mysteries of Laura* (2014), series, as Dr. Andrew Devlin
- *Full Circle* (2013), series, as Ken Waltham
- *Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story* (2013), as Detective Sullivan
- *Knife Fight* (2013), as Larry Becker
- *Barricade* (2012), as Terrance Shade
- *Perception* (2012), series, as Dr. Daniel Pierce · Producer, Director
- *Textuality* (2011), as Clive
- *Pound Puppies* (2010), series, as Lucky (voice)
- *Who Is Clark Rockefeller?* (2010), as Clark Rockefeller
- *My One and Only* (2009), as Charlie
- *Alien Trespass* (2009), as Ted Lewis / Urp
- *Trust Me* (2009), series, as Mason McGuire
- *Terra Incognita: Making the Andromeda Strain* (2008), Actor
- *The Andromeda Strain* (2008), series, as Jack Nash
- *Lovespring International* (2006), series, as Producer
- *The New Adventures of Old Christine* (2006), series, as Dr. Max Kershaw
- *Robson Arms* (2005), series, Actor
- *The Sisters* (2005), as Gary Sokol
- *Break a Leg* (2005), as Tad
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Swinger (voice)
- *Dead Like Me* (2003), series, as Ray Summers
- *Monk* (2002), series, as James Novak
- *Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special* (2000), Actor
- *Here's to Life!* (2000), as Owen Rinard
- *The Audrey Hepburn Story* (2000), series, as Mel Ferrer
- *The Audrey Hepburn Story* (2000), as Mel Ferrer
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Vance Shepard
- *A Will of their Own* (1998), series, as Pierce Peterson
- *Holy Man* (1998), as Scott Hawkes
- *Will & Grace* (1998), series, as Will Truman
- *Free Enterprise* (1998), as Mark
- *Borrowed Hearts* (1997), as Sam Field
- *Jenny* (1997), series, as Jason Slade
- *Veronica's Closet* (1997), series, as Griffin
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Kevin Kepler — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md)
- *Exception to the Rule* (1997), as Timothy Bayer
- *Night Visitors* (1996), as Andy Robinson
- *Townies* (1996), series, Actor
- *Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years* (1995), series, as Col. Francis Clay Mosby
- *The Outer Limits* (1995), series, as John Virgil
- *Lonesome Dove: The Series* (1994), series, as Col. Francis Clay Mosby
- *The Man Who Wouldn't Die* (1994), as Jack Sullivan
- *Island City* (1994), as Greg 23
- *Double, Double, Toil and Trouble* (1993), as Don Farmer
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), series, as Boyd Merrick
- *Call Of The Wild* (1993), as Hal
- *Miracle on Interstate 880* (1993), as Tony
- *Family of Strangers* (1993), as Sam
- *Mood Indigo* (1993), as Stu Feltzer
- *Highlander: The Series* (1992), series, as Matthew McCormick
- *The Hat Squad* (1992), series, Actor
- *Giant Steps* (1992), as Jack Sims
- *Return to the Lost World* (1992), as Edward Malone
- *The Lost World* (1992), as Edward Malone
- *Street Justice* (1991), series, as Eric Rothman
- *The Commish* (1991), series, Actor
- *Much Ado About Nothing* (1988), as Balthasar
- *The Immigrants*, series, Actor
- *You're Safe Now*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Eric McCormack](https://film.one/media/person/1340334/gallery-42b7fe633e17.jpg) Eric McCormack — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Eric_McCormack_2012_Shankbone_3.JPG/1280px-Eric_McCormack_2012_Shankbone_3.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric McCormack at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Knife Fight.](https://film.one/media/person/1340334/gallery-21c63977b44d.jpg) Eric McCormack at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Knife Fight. — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Eric_McCormack_2012_Shankbone.JPG/1280px-Eric_McCormack_2012_Shankbone.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric McCormack at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Knife Fight.](https://film.one/media/person/1340334/gallery-ae435a009bd3.jpg) Eric McCormack at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Knife Fight. — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Eric_McCormack_2012_Shankbone_2.JPG/1280px-Eric_McCormack_2012_Shankbone_2.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric McCormack attending a ceremony for Julia Louis-Dreyfus to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/1340334/gallery-5ae28bdb8f82.jpg) Eric McCormack attending a ceremony for Julia Louis-Dreyfus to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (2010) — Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/EricMcCormackMay10.jpg/1280px-EricMcCormackMay10.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric McCormack](https://film.one/media/person/1340334/gallery-b0addd8dacfe.jpg) Eric McCormack — Image via TMDB
- ![Eric McCormack](https://film.one/media/person/1340334/gallery-e28545f04b10.jpg) Eric McCormack — Image via TMDB
- ![Eric McCormack in Pasadena, California](https://film.one/media/person/1340334/gallery-3e05212a3220.jpg) Eric McCormack in Pasadena, California — Tim Ronca at https://www.flickr.com/photos/timbo8184/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/EricMcCormackNov08.jpg/1280px-EricMcCormackNov08.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric McCormack at Comic Con in 2009](https://film.one/media/person/1340334/gallery-2343eb172d66.jpg) Eric McCormack at Comic Con in 2009 — Hilary White, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Eric_McCormack_-_2009_Comic_Con.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2001: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (won), for *Will & Grace*

### Other awards — 2 won

- Canada's Walk of Fame 2010: Canada's Walk of Fame (won)
- GLAAD Vanguard Award 2003: GLAAD Vanguard Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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