William H. Macy
Biography
William H. Macy (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
Known For
Top 40 Movies
The Running Man
2025
Batman Beyond: Tech Wars and Disappearing Inque
1999
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure
1995
Fargo
1996
Frontier Crucible
2025
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
2024
Train Dreams
2025
Room
2015
Blood Father
2016
Boogie Nights
1997
Without a Trace
1983
Barton Fink
1991
Magnolia
1999
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson
2019
Murder in the First
1995
The Cradle Will Fall
1983
Colin Fitz
1997
A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story
1992
A Single Shot
2013
The Heart of Justice
1992
Air Force One
1997
WarGames
1983
Dead on Sight
1994
Reversible Errors
2004
The Writing on the Wall
1996
Pleasantville
1998
Spartan
2004
A Civil Action
1998
Wag the Dog
1997
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
House of Games
1987
Psycho Path
2000
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
1992
The Client
1994
Ricky Stanicky
2024
Somewhere in Time
1980