Dylan McDermott

October 26, 1961 (age 64) Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott; October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series The Practice, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. McDermott is also known for his roles in four seasons (first, second, eighth and ninth) of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, subtitled Murder House, Asylum, Apocalypse, and 1984 portraying Ben Harmon, Johnny Morgan and Bruce, respectively. He also starred as narcotics crime lord Richard Wheatley on the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime; Lt. Carter Shaw on the TNT series Dark Blue; in two short-lived CBS dramas, Hostages and Stalker; and in the 1994 remake of the film Miracle on 34th Street. In 2022, he joined FBI: Most Wanted as the new lead, replacing the departing Julian McMahon. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dylan McDermott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

His titles like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Olympus Has Fallen, and King Richard - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/49

Weighted avg: 6.42 /10

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2012September 2012 by Stephen Chbosky

Supporting as Father

Supporting as Father

7.47 Excellent-
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Olympus Has Fallen

2013March 2013 by Antoine Fuqua

Supporting as Forbes

Supporting as Forbes

5.95 Okay++
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King Richard

2021November 2021 by Reinaldo Marcus Green

Minor role as Will Hodges

Minor role as Will Hodges

7.23 Excellent--
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4

In the Line of Fire

1993July 1993 by Wolfgang Petersen

Supporting as Al D'Andrea

Supporting as Al D'Andrea

6.55 Good-
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5

Automata

2014October 2014 by Gabe Ibáñez

Supporting as Wallace

Supporting as Wallace

5.41 Okay-
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6

The Campaign

2012August 2012 by Jay Roach

Supporting as Tim Wattley

Supporting as Tim Wattley

5.34 Okay-
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7

The Clovehitch Killer

2018November 2018 by Duncan Skiles

Lead role as Don

Lead role as Don

5.94 Okay++
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8

Miracle on 34th Street

1994November 1994 by Les Mayfield

Starring as Bryan Bedford

Starring as Bryan Bedford

6.31 Good--
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9

Survivor

2015May 2015 by James McTeigue

Starring as Sam Parker

Starring as Sam Parker

5.22 Okay--
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10

The Messengers

2007February 2007 by Danny Pang Phat

Starring as Roy

Starring as Roy

5.27 Okay-
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11

Hamburger Hill

1987August 1987 by John Irvin

Lead role as Sgt. Adam Frantz

Lead role as Sgt. Adam Frantz

6.11 Okay++
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12

Hardware

1990September 1990 by Richard Stanley

Lead role as Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter

Lead role as Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter

5.49 Okay
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13

FBI: Most Wanted

2020–2025 by René Balcer

Starring as Remy Scott

Starring as Remy Scott

6.70 Good
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14

Behaving Badly

2014April 2014 by Tim Garrick

Supporting as Jimmy Leach

Supporting as Jimmy Leach

4.84 Mediocre++
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15

Steel Magnolias

1989November 1989 by Herbert Ross

Minor role as Jackson Latcherie

Minor role as Jackson Latcherie

6.73 Good
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16

Wonderland

2003October 2003 by James Cox

Starring as David Lind

Starring as David Lind

5.67 Okay
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17

Edison

2005July 2005 by David J. Burke

Supporting as Lazerov

Supporting as Lazerov

4.95 Mediocre++
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Three to Tango

1999October 1999 by Damon Santostefano

Starring as Charles Newman

Starring as Charles Newman

5.29 Okay-
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19

Hollywood

2020 by Ryan Murphy

Supporting as Ernie West

Supporting as Ernie West

6.26 Good--
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Stalker

2014–2015 by Kevin Williamson

Lead role as Jack Larsen

Lead role as Jack Larsen

5.75 Okay+
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21

Freezer

2014January 2014 by Mikael Salomon

Lead role as Robert Saunders

Lead role as Robert Saunders

5.07 Okay--
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The Mistress of Spices

2005September 2005 by Paul Mayeda Berges

Starring as Doug

Starring as Doug

5.76 Okay+
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Mercy

2014October 2014 by Peter Cornwell

Supporting as Jim Swann

Supporting as Jim Swann

4.87 Mediocre++
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24

The Cowboy Way

1994June 1994 by Gregg Champion

Starring as John Stark

Starring as John Stark

5.37 Okay-
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25

Home for the Holidays

1995November 1995 by Jodie Foster

Supporting as Leo Fish

Supporting as Leo Fish

5.86 Okay+
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26

Josie

2018March 2018 by Eric England

Starring as Hank

Starring as Hank

5.11 Okay--
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27

Party Monster

2003September 2003 by Fenton Bailey

Supporting as Peter Gatien

Supporting as Peter Gatien

5.43 Okay-
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Blind

2017July 2017 by Michael Mailer

Supporting as Mark Dutchman

Supporting as Mark Dutchman

5.71 Okay+
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29

Hostages

2013–2014 by Alon Aranya

Starring as Agent Duncan Carlisle

Starring as Agent Duncan Carlisle

5.19 Okay--
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30

Texas Rangers

2001November 2001 by Steve Miner

Supporting as Leander McNelly

Supporting as Leander McNelly

5.62 Okay
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31

LA to Vegas

2018 by Lon Zimmet

Lead role as Captain Dave

Lead role as Captain Dave

5.84 Okay+
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Destiny Turns on the Radio

1995April 1995 by Jack Baran

Lead role as Julian

Lead role as Julian

5.24 Okay-
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Nobody Walks

2012October 2012 by Ry Russo-Young

Supporting as Leroy

Supporting as Leroy

4.91 Mediocre++
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'Til There Was You

1997May 1997 by Scott Winant

Starring as Nick

Starring as Nick

4.91 Mediocre++
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35

Dark Blue

2009–2010 by Danny Cannon

Starring as Carter Shaw

Starring as Carter Shaw

5.97 Okay++
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36

Jersey Girl

1992August 1992 by David Burton Morris

Starring as Sal

Starring as Sal

5.55 Okay
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37

The Tenants

2006February 2006 by Danny Green

Lead role as Harry Lesser

Lead role as Harry Lesser

5.52 Okay
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38

Burning Palms

2010April 2010 by Christopher Landon

Minor role as Dennis Marx

Minor role as Dennis Marx

5.25 Okay-
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39

The Blue Iguana

1988April 1988 by John Lafia

Lead role as Vince Holloway

Lead role as Vince Holloway

5.35 Okay-
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40

Twister

1989June 1989 by Michael Almereyda

Supporting as Chris

Supporting as Chris

5.58 Okay
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Where Sleeping Dogs Lie

1991November 1991 by Charles Finch

Lead role as Bruce Simmons

Lead role as Bruce Simmons

5.52 Okay
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The Grid

2004 by Tracey Alexander

Lead role as FBI Agent Max Canary

Lead role as FBI Agent Max Canary

5.90 Okay++
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43

Mercy

2009November 2009 by Patrick Hoelck

Starring as Jake

Starring as Jake

5.61 Okay
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44

Big Shots

2007–2008 by Jon Harmon Feldman

Starring as Duncan Collinsworth

Starring as Duncan Collinsworth

5.89 Okay++
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45

Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story

2012September 2012 by Jeffrey Lerner

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.69 Good
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Into the Badlands

1991July 1991 by Sam Pillsbury

Supporting as McComas

Supporting as McComas

5.81 Okay+
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47

The Fear Inside

1992August 1992 by Leon Ichaso

Starring as Pete Caswell

Starring as Pete Caswell

Needs more reviews
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48

Vietnam in HD

2011 by Sammy Jackson

Minor role as James Anderson

Minor role as James Anderson

6.15 Good--
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49

The Neon Empire

1989December 1989 by Larry Peerce

Supporting as Vic

Supporting as Vic

Needs more reviews