Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
William H. Macy
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.7
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16
TMDB ID: 3905
IMDb ID: nm0000513
Known for: Acting
Born: March 13, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.46
Wikidata: Q224159
Also known as
William Hall Macy Jr. • W.H. Macy • Bill Macy • 윌리암 H. 머시 • Вільям Мейсі • 威廉·梅西 • ویلیام اچ. میسی • ویلیام اچ. مِیسی
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Writer (5)Teleplay (4)Executive Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by William H. Macy.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with William H. Macy.
8.0
Room
as Robert
2015 Movie
7.8
Fargo
as Jerry Lundegaard
1996 Movie
7.7
Magnolia
as Quiz Kid Donnie Smith
1999 Movie
7.6
Boogie Nights
as Little Bill
1997 Movie
7.5
Somewhere in Time
as Critic
1980 Movie
7.5
Barton Fink
as Navy Sailor (uncredited)
1991 Movie
7.3
Train Dreams
as Arn Peeples
2025 Movie
7.3
Pleasantville
as George Parker
1998 Movie
7.2
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Frank Levin
2011 Movie
7.2
Thank You for Smoking
as Senator Ortolan Finistirre
2005 Movie
7.2
Rudderless
Director
2014 Movie
7.1
Murder in the First
as Bill McNeill
1995 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with William H. Macy.
8.2
Shameless
Writer • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.2
Batman Beyond
as Aaron Herbst (voice) • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as William H. Macy (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.8
ER
as David Morgenstern • 35 eps
1994 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Ralph (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.6
Superman: The Animated Series
as Director (voice) • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.4
King of the Hill
as Dr. Rubin (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Assistant U.S. Attorney John McCormack • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.3
The Dropout
as Richard Fuisz • 5 eps
2022 Series
7.3
The Unit
as President of the United States • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.2
Curious George
as Narrator (voice) • 60 eps
2006 Series
7.1
Conan
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with William H. Macy.
6.8
The Running Man
as Molie Jernigan
2025 Movie
7.3
Train Dreams
as Arn Peeples
2025 Movie
7.1
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
as Trevathan
2024 Movie
7.8
Fargo
as Jerry Lundegaard
1996 Movie
7.6
Boogie Nights
as Little Bill
1997 Movie
5.2
Marmaduke
as Don Twombly
2010 Movie
5.1
Psycho
as Milton Arbogast
1998 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with William H. Macy.
8.0
The Simpsons
as William H. Macy (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Assistant U.S. Attorney John McCormack • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.2
Shameless
Writer • 1 eps
2011 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.4
King of the Hill
as Dr. Rubin (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Ralph (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Conan
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.8
ER
as David Morgenstern • 35 eps
1994 Series
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.6
Superman: The Animated Series
as Director (voice) • 1 eps
1996 Series
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self • 2 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for William H. Macy.
5.4
The Deal
Screenplay
2008 Movie
7.0
Transamerica
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
6.2
The Wool Cap
Teleplay
2004 Movie
4.4
Just a Walk in the Park
Teleplay
2002 Movie
7.6
Door to Door
Writer
2002 Movie
6.3
A Slight Case of Murder
Teleplay
1999 Movie
5.4
The Con
Writer
1998 Movie
6.3
Every Woman's Dream
Teleplay
1996 Movie
6.3
Above Suspicion
Writer
1995 Movie
Ashes to Dust
Thanks
Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for William H. Macy.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for William H. Macy.
5.6
Frontier Crucible
as Major O'Rourke
2025 Movie
6.8
The Running Man
as Molie Jernigan
2025 Movie
7.3
Train Dreams
as Arn Peeples
2025 Movie
7.2
Soul on Fire
as Jack Buck
2025 Movie
7.1
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
as Trevathan
2024 Movie
6.5
Ricky Stanicky
as Summerhayes
2024 Movie
5.4
Maybe I Do
as Sam
2023 Movie
Beyond the Headlines: The College Admissions Scandal with Gretchen Carlson
as Self
2019 Movie
5.1
Krystal
as Wyatt
2018 Movie
6.2
Blood Father
as Kirby Curtis
2016 Movie
6.2
Stealing Cars
as Philip Wyatt
2016 Movie
8.0
Room
as Robert
2015 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for William H. Macy.
6.9
Accused
as Raymond • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.3
The Dropout
as Richard Fuisz • 5 eps
2022 Series
8.2
Shameless Hall of Shame
as Frank Gallagher • 1 eps
2020 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
4.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.2
Finding Your Roots
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
8.2
Shameless
as Frank Gallagher • 134 eps
2011 Series
7.1
Conan
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.2
Curious George
as Narrator (voice) • 60 eps
2006 Series
6.9
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
as Clyde Umney / Sam Landry / George Demmick • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.3
The Unit
as President of the United States • 1 eps
2006 Series