Gary Cole
Known for ActingBorn 1956-09-20Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space.
In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970.
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He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.
Known for
In the Line of Fire
1993 · as Bill Watts
Hop
2011 · as Henry O'Hare
Breach
2007 · as Rich Garces
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004 · as Cotton McKnight
The Bob's Burgers Movie
2022 · as Sgt. Bosco (voice)
One Hour Photo
2002 · as Bill Owens
Pineapple Express
2008 · as Ted
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006 · as Reese Bobby
The Ring Two
2005 · as Martin Savide
Office Space
1999 · as Bill Lumbergh
The Gift
2000 · as David Duncan
The Art of Racing in the Rain
2019 · as Don Kitch
Blockers
2018 · as Ron
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
2020 · as Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
I Spy
2002 · as Carlos
Batman: Under the Red Hood
2010 · as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
A Simple Plan
1998 · as Baxter
Lucas
1986 · as Assistant Coach