---
name: "Will McCormack"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/will-mccormack"
fi1m_id: "will-mccormack"
imdb_id: "nm0566489"
tmdb_id: 78500
wikidata_id: "Q2546373"
roles: ["Writer","Director"]
born: "13 January 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T19:23:37.591032+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."
---

# Will McCormack

## Identity

Will McCormack

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/will-mccormack
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** will-mccormack
- **IMDb ID:** nm0566489
- **TMDB ID:** 78500
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2546373
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_McCormack, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2546373, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566489/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78500

Writer and director. Born 13 January 1974 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Director
- **Born:** 13 January 1974, Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 1 acting, 2 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Rashida Jones](https://film.one/person/rashida-jones.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 75 (1), 2010s 78 (1), 2020s 74 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_McCormack, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2546373, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566489/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/78500

## Biography

Will McCormack is an American actor, screenwriter and producer. Born on 13 January 1974 in Plainfield, New Jersey, he graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. He began his career with stage work, including Off-Broadway productions, and appeared in television series such as *The Sopranos* (1999–2001) as Jason La Penna and *The Office* (2013) as Wolf.

McCormack has acted in films including *Elf* (2003), *Prime* (2005) and *A Wrinkle in Time* (2018). He co-wrote the screenplay for *Celeste & Jesse Forever* (2012) with Rashida Jones and contributed the story for *Toy Story 4* (2019). With Jones, he wrote the screenplay for *The Invite* (2026), directed by Olivia Wilde. He directed and wrote the short film *If Anything Happens I Love You* (2020), which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

He has two sisters: actress Mary McCormack and Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget Mary McCormack. He trained in acting and dance at the Amakhosi Theatre in Zimbabwe.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (1)

- *Elf* (2003), Fi1m 75, as Witness — [page](https://film.one/film/elf.md)

### Wrote (2) — the average rests on these

- *The Invite* (2026), Fi1m 77, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-invite.md)
- *Toy Story 4* (2019), Fi1m 78, Original Story — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Kevin Can F**K Himself* (2021), Fi1m 70, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/kevin-can-f-k-himself.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

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

- *The Invite* (2026), Screenplay — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-invite.md)
- *All Heart* (2025), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Sneaks* (2025), as Doorman / Techie / Reporter (voice)
- *A Swim Lesson* (2024), Director
- *Remembering* (2022), Thanks
- *Kevin Can F**K Himself* (2021), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/kevin-can-f-k-himself.md)
- *If Anything Happens I Love You* (2020), Writer, Director, Executive Producer
- *Toy Story 4* (2019), Original Story — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-4.md)
- *A Wrinkle in Time* (2018), as Mr. Teacher
- *grown-ish* (2018), series, as Uber Driver
- *Claws* (2017), series, Executive Producer
- *Inside Out* (2015), Thanks — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Alex of Venice* (2015), as Lee
- *A to Z* (2014), series, as Kurtz
- *Among Ravens* (2014), as Chad Whitlock
- *Electric Slide* (2014), as Detective Fred Mercury
- *Here Comes the Night* (2013), as Blair
- *Celeste & Jesse Forever* (2012), as Skillz · Executive Producer, Writer
- *Alphas* (2011), series, as Marcus Ayers
- *In Plain Sight* (2008), series, as Robert O'Conner
- *CU@Ed's* (2008), as Tadd
- *Stories USA* (2007), as Dean (segment "Life Makes Sense If You're Famous")
- *The Wind Fisherman* (2007), as The Wind Fisherman
- *Dirt* (2007), series, as Leo Spiller
- *Brothers and Sisters* (2006), series, as Ethan Tavis
- *Right at Your Door* (2006), as Jason
- *Prime* (2005), as Palmer
- *Must Love Dogs* (2005), as Jason
- *The Office* (2005), series, as Wolf — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Medium* (2005), series, as William Gerwin
- *CSI: NY* (2004), series, as Todd Miller
- *Elf* (2003), as Witness — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/elf.md)
- *A Midsummer Night's Rave* (2002), as Gregg
- *Abandon* (2002), as August
- *Life Makes Sense If You're Famous* (2002), as Dean
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Steve Hanratty — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *American Outlaws* (2001), as Bob Younger
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Langston Weller
- *Boiler Room* (2000), as Mike the Casino Patron
- *Harvest* (1999), as Charlie McCormick
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Jason LaPenna, Jason La Penna — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Colin Fitz* (1997), as Todd
- *Frenemy of the State*, Screenplay
- *Tom and Jerry*, Writer
- *Challenger Deep*, Writer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2021: Best Animated Short Film (won), for *If Anything Happens I Love You*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor 2004: Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor (won)

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

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