Biography
Peter MacNicol is an American actor born on 10 April 1954 in Dallas, Texas. He trained at the University of Dallas and the University of Minnesota, and performed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before moving to New York.
He made his Broadway debut in the 1981 production of Crimes of the Heart, for which he received a Theatre World Award. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), and David Langley in Bean (1997).
On television, MacNicol is known for playing John Cage in Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. He has also appeared in series including Chicago Hope, Numb3rs, 24, Grey's Anatomy and Veep.
