Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdayApr 10, 1954
BiographyPeter MacNicol (born April 10, 1954) is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), Renfield in Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), and David Langley in Bean (1997).

MacNicol won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001 for his role as the eccentric lawyer John Cage in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal (1997–2002). He is also known for his television roles as attorney Alan Birch in the medical drama Chicago Hope (1994–1998), X the Eliminator on Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000–2007), physicist Dr. Larry Fleinhardt on the CBS crime drama Numbers (2005–2010), Tom Lennox in the sixth season of action-thriller 24 (2007), Doctor Octopus in The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008–09), Dr. Stark on Grey's Anatomy (2010–11), Jeff Kane on the political satire series Veep (2016–2019), and Nigel the Advisor on Tangled: The Series (2017–2020). He also voiced the Mad Hatter in the Batman: Arkham video game series. He also played FBI Deputy Director Simon Sifter during season one of CSI: Cyber (2015–16).

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Known For

24
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as Tom Lennox
Ally McBeal
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as John Cage
Chicago Hope
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as Alan Birch
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as Assistant Director Stavros Sifter
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as Dr. Larry Fleinhardt
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
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Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

as Nigel the Advisor
The Powers That Be
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The Powers That Be

as Bradley Grist

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