Personal Info
Birth date
1961-10-26 (63 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Also known as
Mark Anthony McDermott
Mark McDermott
Dylan McDermott
Biography
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.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.937
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.FBI
7.9
Overview:
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.American Horror Story
8.108
Overview:
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.Saturday Night Live
6.957
Overview:
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.FBI: Most Wanted
7.673
Overview:
The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau's Most Wanted list. Seasoned agents oversee the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice.Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.07
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.The Practice
7.7
Overview:
A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”Tamron Hall
5.1
Overview:
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.Will & Grace
6.849
Overview:
Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.243
Overview:
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.The View
4.3
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Law & Order: Organized Crime
7.879
Overview:
The detectives of the Organized Crime Control Bureau work to dismantle New York City's most vicious and violent illegal enterprises.Tales from the Crypt
8
Overview:
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.543
Overview:
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.405
Overview:
Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.191
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.Ally McBeal
6.577
Overview:
Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!American Horror Stories
7.821
Overview:
An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
5.989
Overview:
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show airing weeknights at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 pm Central on NBC in the United States. The hour-long show premiered on March 2, 2009, and is hosted by actor, comedian and performer Jimmy Fallon, an alumnus of Saturday Night Live. Hip hop/neo soul band The Roots serve as the show's house band, and Steve Higgins is the show's announcer. The third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman, the program originates from NBC Studio 6B in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. The show typically opens with a brief monologue from Fallon, followed by a comedy "desk piece," as well as prerecorded segments and audience competitions. The next segment is devoted to a celebrity interview, with guests ranging from actors and musicians to media personalities and political figures. The show then closes with either a musical or comedy performance. The show frequently employs digital media into its comedy, which has become crucial to its success. Fallon has been appointed to become the next host of The Tonight Show, where he will succeed the current host Jay Leno at the conclusion of the 2014 Winter Olympics, with fellow SNL alum Seth Meyers slated to replace Fallon.The Perks of Being a Wallflower
7.799
Overview:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.Olympus Has Fallen
6.407
Overview:
When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster.Stalker
6.7
Overview:
A pair of detectives investigate stalkers in Los Angeles. Strong and focused, Lt. Beth Davis is an expert in the field of repeated harassment, driven by personal experience of being a victim. She heads the LAPD's Threat Assessment Unit, which investigates cases of stalking -- including voyeurism, cyberharassment and romantic fixation. The history of recent transfer Jack Larsen -- whose personality and questionable behavior have been an issue in the past -- may help him in his assignment to her team. Her other detectives are young but eager Ben Caldwell and deceptively intelligent Janice Lawrence. Together they try to stop situations from spinning out of control -- and to keep their personal obsessions at bay.Survivor
5.676
Overview:
A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.Stars in the House
NYR
Overview:
In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley have created Stars in the House, a daily live streamed series to support The Actors Fund and its services.King Richard
7.622
Overview:
The story of how Richard Williams served as a coach to his daughters Venus and Serena, who will soon become two of the most legendary tennis players in history.In the Line of Fire
6.974
Overview:
Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.Hollywood
7.27
Overview:
In post-World War II Hollywood, an ambitious group of aspiring actors and filmmakers will do almost anything to make their showbiz dreams come true.No Activity
6.8
Overview:
Set against the backdrop of a major drug cartel bust, the series follows two low-level cops who have spent far too much time in a car together, two criminals who are largely kept in the dark, two dispatch workers who haven't really clicked and two Mexican tunnelers who are in way too small a space considering they've only just met.Acting
2021King Richard as Will Hodges
2021American Horror Stories (1 Episode) as Ben Harmon
2021Law & Order: Organized Crime (15 Episodes) as Richard Wheatley
2020Hollywood (7 Episodes) as Ernie West
2020Stars in the House (1 Episode) as Self
2020FBI: Most Wanted (63 Episodes) as SSA Remy Scott
2019The Politician (3 Episodes) as Theo Sloan
2019Tamron Hall (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2018The Clovehitch Killer as Don
2018FBI (1 Episode) as Remy Scott
2018Josie as Hank
2018LA to Vegas (15 Episodes) as Captain Dave
2017No Activity (8 Episodes) as Clint Bergman
2017Blind as Mark Dutchman
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 Episode) as Unknown
2015Survivor as Sam Parker
2014Automata as Wallace
2014Mercy as Jim Swann
2014Stalker (20 Episodes) as Jack Larsen
2014Behaving Badly as Jimmy Leach
2014Freezer as Robert Saunders
2013Hostages (15 Episodes) as Agent Duncan Carlisle
2013Olympus Has Fallen as Forbes
2012Nobody Walks as Leroy
2012Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story as Self
2012The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Father
2012The Campaign as Tim Wattley
2011Vietnam in HD (6 Episodes) as James Anderson
2011American Horror Story (13, 5, 3 Episode) as Ben Harmon, Johnny Morgan, Bruce
2010Burning Palms as Dennis Marx
2009Mercy as Jake
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (4 Episodes) as Self - Guest
2009Dark Blue (20 Episodes) as Carter Shaw
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (1 Episode) as Self
2007Big Shots (11 Episodes) as Duncan Collinsworth
2007Have Dreams, Will Travel as Uncle
2007The Messengers as Roy
2006The Tenants as Harry Lesser
2006Unbeatable Harold as Jake Salamander
2005The Mistress of Spices as Doug
2005Edison as Lazerov
2004The Grid (6 Episodes) as FBI Agent Max Canary
2003Wonderland as David Lind
2003Party Monster as Peter Gatien
2003Runaway Jury as Jacob Wood (victim)
2001Texas Rangers as Leander McNelly
1999Three to Tango as Charles Newman
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Richard Wheatley
1998Will & Grace (1 Episode) as Tom
1997Ally McBeal (2 Episodes) as Bobby Donnell
1997The View (3, 1 Episode) as Self, Self - Guest
1997'Til There Was You as Nick
1997The Practice (148 Episodes) as Bobby Donnell
1995Home for the Holidays as Leo Fish
1995Destiny Turns on the Radio as Julian
1994Miracle on 34th Street as Bryan Bedford
1994The Cowboy Way as John Stark
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1993In the Line of Fire as Al D'Andrea
1992The Fear Inside as Pete Caswell
1992Jersey Girl as Sal
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1 Episode) as Unknown
1991Where Sleeping Dogs Lie as Bruce Simmons
1991Into the Badlands as McComas
1990Hardware as Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter
1989The Neon Empire as Vic
1989The Neon Empire (2 Episodes) as Vic
1989Steel Magnolias as Jackson Latcherie
1989Twister as Chris
1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self
1989Tales from the Crypt (1 Episode) as George Gatlin (segment "This'll Kill Ya")
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (0, 3 Episode) as Unknown, Self - Guest
1988The Blue Iguana as Vince Holloway
1987Hamburger Hill as Sgt. Adam Frantz
1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Self - Host
1944Golden Globe Awards (2, 1, 1 Episode) as Self - Nominee, Self - Nominee/Presenter, Self - Presenter
Production
2020FBI: Most Wanted (35 Episodes) ... Executive Producer
Directing
1997The Practice (1 Episode) ... Director