Gary Cole
Acting
Born September 20, 1956 · Park Ridge, Illinois, USA
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space. In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970. He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.
Known for
Filmography
The Bob's Burgers Movie
2022 · Sgt. Bosco (voice)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe
2022 · Mattison (voice)
Darkness Falls
2020 · Mark Witver
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family
2020 · Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
Under the Eiffel Tower
2019 · Gerard
The Art of Racing in the Rain
2019 · Don Kitch
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire
2019 · Invisibilio (voice)
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
2018 · Dr. George Bailey
Seven in Heaven
2018 · Wallace
Blockers
2018 · Ron
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
2017 · Rafe (voice)
Small Crimes
2017 · Lieutenant Pleasant
The Bronze
2016 · Stan Greggory
Christmas Eve
2015 · Dr. Roberts
Divine Access
2015 · Reverend Guy Roy Davis
Date and Switch
2014 · Dwayne
Tammy
2014 · Earl
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014 · Chief Deputy Tillman
Vamp U
2013 · Arthur Levine
An Officer and a Murderer
2012 · Russell Williams
Hop
2011 · Henry O'Hare
The Last Rites of Joe May
2011 · Lenny
Batman: Under the Red Hood
2010 · Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice)
The Joneses
2010 · Larry Symonds
DC Showcase: The Spectre
2010 · Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2010 · Mr. Yankovic
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010 · Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (segment "The Spectre") (voice)
Extract
2009 · Bar Patron (uncredited)
Pineapple Express
2008 · Ted
Forever Strong
2008 · Coach Larry Gelwix
Conspiracy
2008 · Rhodes
Breach
2007 · Rich Garces
My Wife Is Retarded
2007 · Dr. Heichmann
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007 · Balladeer
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
2006 · Reese Bobby
The Ring Two
2005 · Martin Savide
Cry_Wolf
2005 · Mr. Matthews
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
2005 · Dr. Possible (voice)
Mozart and the Whale
2005 · Wallace
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004 · Cotton McKnight
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004 · Henry Futch
Pop Rocks
2004 · Jerry "Dagger" Harden
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
2003 · Dr. Possible (Dad) (voice)
One Hour Photo
2002 · Bill Owens
Cadet Kelly
2002 · Sir
The Brady Bunch in the White House
2002 · Mike Brady
I Spy
2002 · Carlos
Justice League: Secret Origins
2001 · J. Allen Carter (voice)
The Gift
2000 · David Duncan
Office Space
1999 · Bill Lumbergh
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1998 · Jake's Dad
A Simple Plan
1998 · Baxter
Gang Related
1997 · Richard Simms
A Very Brady Sequel
1996 · Mike Brady
For My Daughter's Honor
1996 · Pete Nash
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995 · Mike Brady
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994 · James (segment "The Theatre")
In the Line of Fire
1993 · Bill Watts
The Old Man and the Sea
1990 · Tom Pruitt
Lucas
1986 · Assistant Coach
To Live and Die in L.A.
1985 · Man Chased by Richard (uncredited)