Peter Gallagher
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 19 August 1955 · New York City, New York, USA
Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989), American Beauty (1999), and Palm Springs (2020).
Known for
Acting 97
- 2026New Line: Independent Legacies as Self (archive footage)
- 2026Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2026TOVAH as Self
- 2024Humane as Charles York
- 2022The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" as Self
- 2021Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas as Mitch Clarke
- 2021One December Night as Mike
- 2020One Night Only: The Best of Broadway as Self
- 2020Palm Springs as Howard
- 2019After as Ken Scott
- 2019Stepdaddy
- 2018Something in the Air: Making "sex, lies, and videotape" as Self
- 2018Submission as Len
- 2017A Bad Moms Christmas as Hank
- 2017Literally, Right Before Aaron as Orson Schwartzman
- 2016Center Stage: On Pointe as Jonathan Reeves
- 2016Cruel Intentions as Edward Valmont
- 2015Hello, My Name Is Doris as Willy Williams
- 2015In a Relationship as The Interviewer (voice)
- 2015DeTour as Professor Zaring
- 2012Step Up Revolution as Bill Anderson
- 2012Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You as Paul Sveck
- 2010Burlesque as Vince Scali
- 2010Conviction as Barry Scheck
- 2010GasHole as Narrator (voice)
- 2009Adam as Marty Buchwald
- 2009The War Boys as Slater
- 2008Center Stage: Turn It Up as Jonathan Reeves
- 2005Grey's Anatomy as David Hamilton · 9 episodes
- 2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Sky Masterson (segment "Guys & Dolls")
- 2003Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary as Self
- 2003The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina as The Mole King (voice)
- 2003How to Deal as Len Martin
- 2003A Tale of Two Wives as Bill Goodman
- 2002Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon as Self
- 2002Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' as Host
- 2002Mr. Deeds as Chuck Cedar
- 2001Feast of All Saints as Philippe Ferronaire
- 2001Protection as Ted
- 2001Perfume as Guido
- 2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs as Self
- 2000The Last Debate as Tom Chapman
- 2000American Beauty: Look Closer... as Self
- 2000Jesus Christ Superstar as First Priest
- 2000Center Stage as Jonathan Reeves
- 2000Cupid & Cate as Harry
- 2000Other Voices as Jordin
- 1999Brotherhood of Murder as Bob Matthews
- 1999House on Haunted Hill as Donald W. Blackburn, M.D.
- 1999American Beauty as Buddy Kane
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as William Dodds · 19 episodes
- 1999Family Guy as Jared (voice) · 1 episode
- 1998Brave New World as Bernard Marx
- 1998Virtual Obsession as Dr. Joe Messenger
- 1998Johnny Skidmarks as Johnny Scardino
- 1997The Man Who Knew Too Little as James Ritchie
- 1997Cafe Society as Jack Kale
- 1997Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing as John Anticev
- 1997The Trial of Adolf Eichmann as Gideon Hausner (voice)
- 1997The View as Self · 1 episode
- 1996To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday as David Lewis
- 1996Cannes Man as Self
- 1996Last Dance as John Hayes
- 1996The Great Irish Famine as narrator
- 1995The Underneath as Michael Chambers
- 1995While You Were Sleeping as Peter Callaghan
- 1994Everybody Just Stay Calm as Self
- 1994Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Alan Campbell
- 1994White Mile as Jack Robbins
- 1994The Hudsucker Proxy as Vic Tenetta
- 1993Mother's Boys as Robert Madigan
- 1993Short Cuts as Stormy Weathers
- 1993Malice as Atty. Dennis Riley
- 1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
- 1993Watch It as John
- 1992Guys and Dolls: Off the Record as Himself / Sky Masterson
- 1992Bob Roberts as Dan Riley
- 1992Buying a Landslide as Philip Kautsky
- 1992The Player as Larry Levy
- 1992Robert Altman's Players as Self
- 1991The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez as Matt
- 1991Late for Dinner as Bob Freeman
- 1991Milena as Pollak
- 1990Tune in Tomorrow... as Richard Quince
- 1990Love and Lies as David West
- 1989sex, lies, and videotape as John Mullany
- 1988I'll Be Home for Christmas as Aaron Copler
- 1988High Spirits as Brother Tony
- 1988The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial as Lt. Cmdr. John Challee
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self · 1 episode
- 1987Long Day's Journey Into Night as Edmund Tyrone
- 1986My Little Girl as Kai
- 1985Dreamchild as Jack Dolan
- 1984Terrible Joe Moran as Nick
- 1982Summer Lovers as Michael Pappas
- 1980The Idolmaker as Caesare
- 1980Skag as John Skagska
Writing 1
- 1991The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez · story