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Eric McCormack

Eric McCormack

Actor, also producer · Born April 18, 1963 (63) · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Primetime Emmy winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Golden Globe nominee

Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963, height 5' 11" (1,80 m)) is a Canadian American actor, musician, writer and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left Ryerson University in 1985, in order to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in numerous play productions. For much of the late 1990s, he lived in Los Angeles and had minor roles. He made his feature film debut in the 1992 science fiction The Lost World. McCormack appeared in multiple television series roles, including Top Cops, Street Justice, Lovesome Dove: The Series, Townies, and Ally McBeal. McCormack later gained worldwide recognition for playing Will Truman in the American sitcom Will & Grace, which premiered in September 1998. His performance earned him an Emmy Award in the category for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. Aside from appearing in television, he made his Broadway debut in the 2001 production of The Music Man and starred in the 2005 film The Sisters. Following the series conclusion of Will & Grace in 2006, McCormack starred as the leading role in the New York production of Some Girl(s). He starred in the television mini-series The Andromeda Strain (2008) and returned to television in 2009 in the TNT drama Trust Me, which was cancelled after one season. Also in 2009, McCormack was cast in the science fiction movie Alien Trespass. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric McCormack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
April 18, 1963 (63)
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 79 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Eric McCormack's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 10th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
22%
Morality
18%
Survival
17%
Society
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 15 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 11 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 12 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 6

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 20 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 20
Shadow
5 of 20
Ally
3 of 20
Trickster
2 of 20
Threshold guardian
1 of 20
Herald
1 of 20
Mentor
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Warm
9
Hopeful
10
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
7
Other
34

How their films linger

Hopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet15
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eric McCormack's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 42 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric McCormack's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

79 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Best Thing Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Dean

  • Love, Again(2026)

    as Leo

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Hell Motel(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hemmingway

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kevin Anderson

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Hunting Party(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Ron Simms

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tom Murphy

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Other Black Girl(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Richard Wagner

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Guiding Emily(2023)

    as Garth

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Slasher: Ripper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Basil Garvey

  • Drinkwater(2021)

    as Hank Drinkwater

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Baltimore Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Carl

  • Departure(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Cole Banks

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Considering Love and Other Magic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Uncle Jasper

  • Will & Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 52 episodes · as Will Truman

  • Atypical(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Professor Shinerock

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • A Heavenly Christmas(2016)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Travelers(2016)

    Show 34 episodes · Director · Producer · as Grant MacLaren

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • The Architect(2016)

    as Colin

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Slasher(2016)

    Show as Basil Garvey

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Mysteries of Laura(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Andrew Devlin

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Full Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 24 episodes · as Ken Waltham

  • Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story(2013)

    as Detective Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Knife Fight(2012)

    as Larry Becker

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Barricade(2012)

    as Terrance Shade

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 39 episodes · Director · Producer · as Dr. Daniel Pierce

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Textuality(2011)

    as Clive

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Who Is Clark Rockefeller?(2010)

    as Clark Rockefeller

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Pound Puppies(2010)

    Show 65 episodes · as Lucky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • My One and Only(2009)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Alien Trespass(2009)

    as Ted Lewis / Urp

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Trust Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Mason McGuire

  • Terra Incognita: Making the Andromeda Strain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Andromeda Strain(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jack Nash

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita)(2008)

    as Vladislav

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Charlotte Church Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Hywl

  • Lovespring International(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The New Adventures of Old Christine(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dr. Max Kershaw

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Robson Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Sisters(2005)

    as Gary Sokol

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Break a Leg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tad

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Swinger (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Dead Like Me(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ray Summers

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Monk(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as James Novak

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special(2000)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Here's to Life! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Owen Rinard

  • The Audrey Hepburn Story(2000)

    as Mel Ferrer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Vance Shepard

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • A Will of their Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pierce Peterson

  • Holy Man(1998)

    as Scott Hawkes

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 194 episodes · as Will Truman

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Free Enterprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mark

  • Borrowed Hearts(1997)

    as Sam Field

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Jenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Jason Slade

  • Veronica's Closet(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Griffin

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Ally McBeal(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin Kepler

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Exception to the Rule(1997)

    as Timothy Bayer

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Night Visitors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Andy Robinson

  • Townies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 22 episodes · as Col. Francis Clay Mosby

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as John Virgil

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Lonesome Dove: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 21 episodes · as Col. Francis Clay Mosby

  • The Man Who Wouldn't Die(1994)

    as Jack Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Island City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Greg 23

  • Double, Double Toil and Trouble(1993)

    as Don Farmer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Boyd Merrick

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Call of the Wild(1992)

    as Hal

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Miracle on Interstate 880(1993)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Family of Strangers(1993)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Relentless: Mind of a Killer(1993)

    as Stu Feltzer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Matthew McCormick

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Hat Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Giant Steps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Jack Sims

  • Return to the Lost World(1992)

    as Edward Malone

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Edward Malone

  • Street Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 44 episodes · as Eric Rothman

  • The Commish(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Much Ado About Nothing(1988)

    as Balthasar

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Immigrants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • You're Safe Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles, 77 of them dated from 1988 to 2026; peak year 1997.

Biggest box office

Holy Man (1998)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Guiding Emily (2023)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Will & Grace (1998)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19882026

Peak 1997 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting79 of 79: 76 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thDirecting2 of 79: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 79: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

79 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s30 · acting2000s17 · 17 acting · 1 crew2010s17 · 17 acting · 2 crew2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 25% of 12 roles
9207

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award from 15 major nominations, 2000–2018.

WinNomination
  1. 2018
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
  2. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  3. 2004
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 2003
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  5. 2002
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  6. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  7. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Eric McCormack's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 27; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 53 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

Rocky Horror 25: Anniversary Special (2000)

93rd percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Atypical (2017)

Midcredits 95th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Eric McCormack's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity6 titles27–38 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 56 · moderateMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Eric McCormack work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric McCormack's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vincent Gale shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers