William H. Macy
Acting
William H. Macy (born March 13, 1950) is an American actor and writer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Jerry Lundegaard in Fargo. He is also a teacher and director in theater, film and television. His film career has been built mostly on his appearances in small, independent films, though he has appeared in summer action films as well. Macy has described his screen persona as "sort of a Middle American, WASPy, Lutheran kind of guy... Everyman". He has won two Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award, being nominated for nine Emmy Awards and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards in total. He is also a three-time Golden Globe Award nominee.
Known for
2026Brian
2026Speed Demon
Father Novak
2025Soul on Fire
Jack Buck
2025The Running Man
Molie Jernigan
2025Frontier Crucible
Major O'Rourke
2025Train Dreams
Arn Peeples
2024Ricky Stanicky
Summerhayes
2024Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Trevathan
2023Maybe I Do
Sam
2019Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson
Self
2018Krystal
Wyatt
2016Blood Father
Kirby Curtis
2016Stealing Cars
Philip Wyatt
2015Room
Robert
2015Walter
Dr. Corman
2015Dial a Prayer
Bill
2014Two-Bit Waltz
Carl
2014Rudderless
Trill
2014Cake
Leonard
2013A Single Shot
Pitt
2013Trust Me
Gary
2013Citizen Hearst
Narrator
2012The Sessions
Father Brendan
2012Curious George: Saves the Day
The Narrator (voice)
