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name: "Mike O'Malley"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mike-omalley"
roles: ["Actor","Writer"]
born: "31 October 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 78
updated: "2026-09-17T02:39:49.042414+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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# Mike O'Malley

Actor and writer. Born 31 October 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Writer
- **Born:** 31 October 1966, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Active:** 2009–2014

## Biography

Mike O'Malley is an American actor, writer and producer. Born on 31 October 1966 in Boston, Massachusetts, he was raised in New Hampshire and graduated from the University of New Hampshire.

He began his career hosting the children's game shows *Get the Picture* and *Nickelodeon Guts* in the early 1990s. He is best known for playing Jimmy Hughes in the CBS sitcom *Yes, Dear* (2000–2006) and Burt Hummel in the Fox series *Glee* (2009–2015), for which he received an Emmy nomination. His film roles include *Deep Impact* (1998), *Eat Pray Love* (2010), *R.I.P.D.* (2013), *Concussion* (2015) and *Sully* (2016).

O'Malley has also written for *Shameless* and created the Starz series *Survivor's Remorse* (2014–2017). He is a published playwright whose works include *Three Years from Thirty* and *Diverting Devotion*.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), Fi1m 91, as Artie (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *Behind the Candelabra* (2013), Fi1m 81, as Tracy Schnelker — [page](https://film.one/film/behind-the-candelabra.md)
- *Shameless* (2011), Fi1m 70, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/shameless-2011.md)
- *Glee* (2009), Fi1m 68, as Burt Hummel — [page](https://film.one/tv/glee.md)

## Also known for

- *Sully* (2016), Charles Porter
- *R.I.P.D.* (2013), Elliot
- *Deep Impact* (1998), Mike Perry
- *Concussion* (2015), Daniel Sullivan
- *Eat Pray Love* (2010), Andy Shiraz
- *The Good Place* (2016), Jeff the Doorman
- *Parks and Recreation* (2009), Bill
- *Meet Dave* (2008), Knox

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