Mike O'Malley
Known for: Acting
Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor and writer who has appeared in films and television series. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game show Nickelodeon Guts before moving to Los Angeles later that decade to star in his own sitcom for NBC called The Mike O'Malley Show. He is best known for his role as Jimmy Hughes on Yes, Dear, a CBS series which aired from 2000 to 2006. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Burt Hummel on the Fox series Glee. O'Malley has also guest-starred in series including My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope, Parenthood and Parks and Recreation, and has appeared in films including 28 Days, Deep Impact, Leatherheads, Eat, Pray, Love, R.I.P.D., Concussion and Sully. O'Malley is also a published playwright whose plays include Three Years From Thirty and Diverting Devotion. He adapted another play called Searching for Certainty for Peter Askin's film Certainty, which premiered at the Boston Film Festival in 2011. O'Malley is also a writer on Showtime's hit drama Shameless. O'Malley was the creator and an executive producer of the Starz series Survivor's Remorse, which ran for four seasons between 2014 and 2017.
Filmography
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
Glee
Burt Hummel
2009
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Abbott Elementary
Captain Robinson
2021
Series
Parks and Recreation
Bill
2009
Series
Casualty
Arthur Drury
1986
Series
BoJack Horseman
Artie (voice)
2014
Series
Justified
Nick "Nicky" Augustine
2010
Series
Fire Country
Danny Marks
2022
Series
The Morning Show
Tim Eavers
2019
Series
My Name Is Earl
Stuart Daniels
2005
Series
Parenthood
Jim Kazinsky
2010
Series
Snowpiercer
Sam Roche
2020
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Raising Hope
Jim
2010
Series
Raising Hope
Jimmy
2010
Series
The Good Place
Jeff the Doorman
2016
Series
Doctor Odyssey
Rodney Prescott
2024
Series
Nemesis
Detective Rick Viggiano
2026
Film
Deep Impact
Mike Perry
1998
Series
Suits LA
Avery Jeffers
2025
Series
Yes, Dear
Jimmy Hughes
2000
Series
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Film
Eat Pray Love
Andy Shiraz
2010
Film
Sully
Charles Porter
2016
Series
Figure It Out
Self
1997
Series
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Film
R.I.P.D.
Elliot
2013
Series
Nickelodeon GUTS
Self - Host
1992
Film
Eenie Meanie
George
2025
Series
Wayne
Principal Cole
2019
Series
Heels
Charlie Gully
2021
Film
Meet Dave
Knox
2008
Series
Grand Crew
Zeb Jenkins
2021
Series
Unscripted
Mike O'Malley
2005
Film
Pushing Tin
Pete
1999
Film
Leatherheads
Mickey
2008
Film
Concussion
Daniel Sullivan
2015
Film
The Perfect Man
Lenny Horton
2005
Film
So Undercover
Sam
2012
Film
28 Days
Oliver
2000
Series
Pretty/Handsome
Chip Fromme
Series
My Own Worst Enemy
Tom Grady / Raymond Carter
2008
Film
Behind the Candelabra
Tracy Schnelker
2013
Series
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
2001
Series
Baby Blues
(voice)
2000
Film
Cedar Rapids
Mike Pyle
2011
Series
Welcome to the Family
Dan Yoder
2013
Film
After All
Barry
2025
Film
A Good Marriage
Bill Gaines
2014
Film
Some Girl
Dan
1998
The Mike O'Malley Show
Mike
1999
Life with Roger
Roger Hoyt
1996
Get the Picture
1991
Film
3 Geezers!
Mike
2013
Film
3 Days with Dad
Brick
2019
Series
Global GUTS
Self - Host
1995
Family Album
Dave Bronsky
Film
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
State Trooper (uncredited)
2011
Film
On Broadway
Father Rolie O'Toole
2007
Film
Above Freezing
Artie
1998
Film
A Baby Blues Christmas Special
Darryl MacPherson (voice)
2002
Film
Glee: Keep on Believin'
Self
2012
Film
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
Storage Facility Manager
1997
The Curse of the Bambino
Himself
2003
Film
Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox
Narrator
2007