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Eric McCormack

  • Actor
  • Producer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,0001748
Eric McCormack
Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue
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Nine Bodies in A Mexican Morgue (2025)
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Eric was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He attended Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute (the same school Mike Myers attended) and also attended Sir John A. MacDonald Collegiate, named after Canada's first Prime Minister. With the support of his parents (his father was also an aspiring actor), Eric spent three years at the Ryerson Theater School in Toronto and the Banff Center for the Arts, and went on to spend five seasons with Canada's Stratford Festival - he graduated 'lead' status in such stage classics as "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Henry V" and "The Three Sisters". Eric then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he also moved into television and movies and gained a devoted following of fans. Eric makes his home in both Vancouver and Los Angeles.
BornApril 18, 1963
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BornApril 18, 1963
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 10 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
    Will & Grace
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Will Truman
    Eric McCormack, Patrick Gilmore, MacKenzie Porter, Reilly Dolman, Jared Abrahamson, and Nesta Cooper in Travelers (2016)
    Travelers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Grant MacLaren
    Perception (2012)
    Perception
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Daniel Pierce
    Dead Like Me (2003)
    Dead Like Me
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Ray Summers

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Vacuums and the Whistling Pig
      • Phil
      • Pre-production



    • Hell Motel (2025)
      Hell Motel
      5.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Hemmingway
      • 2025
    • Eric McCormack in Nine Bodies in A Mexican Morgue (2025)
      Nine Bodies in A Mexican Morgue
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Kevin Anderson
      • 2025
    • Carrie Preston in Elsbeth (2024)
      Elsbeth
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Tom Murphy
      • 2024
    • Still Here Hollywood Podcast (2024)
      Still Here Hollywood Podcast
      7.8
      Podcast Series
      • Eric McCormack
      • 2024
    • The Other Black Girl (2023)
      The Other Black Girl
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Richard Wagner
      • 2023
    • Sarah Drew, Antonio Cupo, and Owen in Guiding Emily (2023)
      Guiding Emily
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • Garth (voice)
      • 2023
    • Slasher (2016)
      Slasher
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Basil Garvey
      • 2023
    • Christopher Plummer, Kris Holden-Ried, Jason O'Mara, Archie Panjabi, and Etienne Kellici in Departure (2019)
      Departure
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Capt. Cole Banks
      • 2022
    • Drinkwater (2021)
      Drinkwater
      6.5
      • Hank Drinkwater
      • 2021
    • Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, and Megan Mullally in Will & Grace (1998)
      Will & Grace
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Will Truman
      • 1998–2020
    • Keir Gilchrist in Atypical (2017)
      Atypical
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Professor Shinerock
      • 2019
    • Eric McCormack, Patrick Gilmore, MacKenzie Porter, Reilly Dolman, Jared Abrahamson, and Nesta Cooper in Travelers (2016)
      Travelers
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Grant MacLaren
      • 2016–2018
    • Will & Grace: Musical (2017)
      Will & Grace: Musical
      7.7
      Short
      • Will Truman
      • 2017
    • Shirley MacLaine, Kristin Davis, and Eric McCormack in A Heavenly Christmas (2016)
      A Heavenly Christmas
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Max
      • 2016
    • Eric McCormack, Sheila McCarthy, Ryan Grantham, and Maddie Phillips in Considering Love and Other Magic (2016)
      Considering Love and Other Magic
      5.6
      • Uncle Jasper
      • 2016

    Producer



    • Eric McCormack, Patrick Gilmore, MacKenzie Porter, Reilly Dolman, Jared Abrahamson, and Nesta Cooper in Travelers (2016)
      Travelers
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2016–2018
    • Perception (2012)
      Perception
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2012–2015
    • Family Beef
      8.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Imperfect Union (2007)
      Imperfect Union
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Mystro Clark, Jennifer Elise Cox, Jane Lynch, Sam Pancake, Jack Plotnick, and Wendi McLendon-Covey in Lovespring International (2006)
      Lovespring International
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2006

    Director



    • Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris, and Georgina Reilly in Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
      Murdoch Mysteries
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Eric McCormack, Patrick Gilmore, MacKenzie Porter, Reilly Dolman, Jared Abrahamson, and Nesta Cooper in Travelers (2016)
      Travelers
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017–2018
    • Perception (2012)
      Perception
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Pirates
      6.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003

    Videos49

    "Will & Grace" Star Eric McCormack Talks About the Show's Final Episodes
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    "Will & Grace" Star Eric McCormack Talks About the Show's Final Episodes
    Nobody's Getting Fired
    Clip 1:10
    Nobody's Getting Fired
    Nobody's Getting Fired
    Clip 1:10
    Nobody's Getting Fired
    Scoliosis
    Clip 0:56
    Scoliosis
    The Grappa
    Clip 0:42
    The Grappa
    Perception: The Complete First Season
    Clip 1:40
    Perception: The Complete First Season
    Perception: The Complete First Season
    Clip 1:19
    Perception: The Complete First Season

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • April 18, 1963
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Spouse
      • Janet HoldenAugust 3, 1997 - present (filed for divorce, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Finnigan Holden McCormack
    • Parents
        Keith McCormack
    • Relatives
      • Ellen McCormack(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Music video: Apppeared in the "Pinch Me" video for Barenaked Ladies.
    • Publicity listings
      • 7 Interviews
      • 6 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
      • 9 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The producers of the television series Highlander (1992) liked Eric's performance in Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994) so much that they created a character specially for him. In the series episode, Manhunt (1996), McCormack played Matthew McCormick, an immortal working as a federal who tracks serial killers. The producers were so happy with this episode they considered giving Eric his own spin-off series.
    • Quotes
      That's the hard part of television. When you walk into the network tests, you're signing away seven years of your life. That was the only trepidation I had about Will & Grace (1998). It had nothing to do with the sexuality of the character. It was more: this could be the next 7 to 10 years of my life.
    • Nickname
      • E Mack
    • Salaries
        Will & Grace
        (1998)
        about $600,000 per episode for the 2005/ 2006 season.

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    • How old is Eric McCormack?
      62 years old
    • When was Eric McCormack born?
      April 18, 1963
    • Where was Eric McCormack born?
      Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • What is Eric McCormack's birth name?
      Eric James McCormack
    • How tall is Eric McCormack?
      5 feet 11 inches, or 1.80 meters

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