Gary Cole

Gary Cole

Acting

Born:
1956-09-20
Place of birth:
Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

Biography

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. He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.

Known For

Filmography

A Man on the Inside

A Man on the Inside

7.42024Brad Vinick
TV
Behind the Lines

Behind the Lines

2024Self
Movie
NCISverse: The First 1,000

NCISverse: The First 1,000

9.02024Self
Movie
Krapopolis

Krapopolis

7.12023Valley King (voice)
TV
White House Plumbers

White House Plumbers

6.22023Mark Felt
TV
Waco: The Aftermath

Waco: The Aftermath

6.92023Gordon Novel
TV
Agent Elvis

Agent Elvis

6.92023President Nixon (voice)
TV
Velma

Velma

3.42023Lamont / General Meeting (voice)
TV
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

6.92022Mattison (voice)
Movie
The Bob's Burgers Movie

The Bob's Burgers Movie

6.92022Sgt. Bosco (voice)
Movie
Inside Job

Inside Job

8.12021Sitcom Dad / Male Cop (voice)
TV
NCIS: Hawaiʻi

NCIS: Hawaiʻi

7.72021Alden Parker
TV
Q-Force

Q-Force

6.72021Dirk Chunley (voice)
TV
The Great North

The Great North

6.92021Elwin Kreb (voice)
TV
Trolls: TrollsTopia

Trolls: TrollsTopia

8.52020Sky Toronto (voice)
TV
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

7.12020Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
Movie
Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Lower Decks

7.62020Leonardo da Vinci (voice)
TV
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp

6.82020Self
Movie
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

6.02020Self
Movie
Darkness Falls

Darkness Falls

5.42020Mark Witver
Movie
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire

Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire

6.12019Invisibilio (voice)
Movie
Married Young

Married Young

2019Aaron
Movie
mixed-ish

mixed-ish

7.12019Harrison Johnson
TV
The Art of Racing in the Rain

The Art of Racing in the Rain

8.12019Don Kitch
Movie
Love, Death & Robots

Love, Death & Robots

8.22019The Inspector (voice)
TV
Under the Eiffel Tower

Under the Eiffel Tower

5.82019Gerard
Movie
Fam

Fam

6.62019Freddy
TV
Seven in Heaven

Seven in Heaven

5.72018Wallace
Movie
Unbroken: Path to Redemption

Unbroken: Path to Redemption

6.72018Dr. George Bailey
Movie
Blockers

Blockers

6.32018Ron
Movie
Big Mouth

Big Mouth

7.62017
TV
Room 104

Room 104

5.72017Chip Crawford
TV
Small Crimes

Small Crimes

5.42017Lieutenant Pleasant
Movie
The Good Fight

The Good Fight

7.52017Kurt McVeigh
TV
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown

7.72017Rafe (voice)
Movie
Justice League Action

Justice League Action

7.22016Black Adam (voice)
TV
Hot Air

Hot Air

5.32016Aviator
Movie
The $100,000 Pyramid

The $100,000 Pyramid

7.02016Self
TV
To Tell the Truth

To Tell the Truth

5.82016Self - Panelist
TV
The Bronze

The Bronze

6.02016Stan Greggory
Movie
Mercy Street

Mercy Street

6.22016James Green, Sr.
TV
Angie Tribeca

Angie Tribeca

6.42016Professor Everett Lamereau
TV
F is for Family

F is for Family

7.42015Roger Dunbarton (voice)
TV
Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

5.52015Dr. Roberts
Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.12015Self
TV
We Bare Bears

We Bare Bears

7.72015CEO (voice)
TV
Mr. Robinson

Mr. Robinson

4.12015Neville Rex
TV
Divine Access

Divine Access

5.52015Reverend Guy Roy Davis
Movie
Everyday Miracles

Everyday Miracles

3.82015Clay Peakes
Movie
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero

7.22014Brock (voice)
TV
The Town that Dreaded Sundown

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

5.92014Chief Deputy Tillman
Movie
Market Hours

Market Hours

2014Manager
Movie
Tammy

Tammy

5.32014Earl
Movie
The Tom and Jerry Show

The Tom and Jerry Show

7.42014Narrator (voice)
TV
Date and Switch

Date and Switch

5.82014Dwayne
Movie
Rick and Morty

Rick and Morty

8.72013Alien Doctor (voice)
TV
Vamp U

Vamp U

4.72013Arthur Levine
Movie
Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire

8.42012Chief Grissom
TV
An Officer and a Murderer

An Officer and a Murderer

5.62012Russell Williams
Movie
Veep

Veep

7.52012Kent Davison
TV