Dylan McDermott
Dylan McDermott (born
Mark McDermott on
26th October,
1961) is an
American actor, most famous for his role as
lawyer and
law firm head
Bobby Donnell on the former
TV legal drama The Practice.
He attended acting school at the
Jesuit-run
Fordham University and got his first break as an actor in the acclaimed hit film
In the Line of Fire. Through his connection with
Clint Eastwood, McDermott was able to land his first major gig as
The Practice.
People magazine named McDermott one of the 50 most beautiful people in
1998.
He is often confused with actor
Dermot Mulroney.
McDermott was born in
Waterbury, Connecticut and is the son of former New York City institution J.G. Melon bartender Richard "Mac" McDermott, ex-husband of
Eve Ensler, who authored
The Vagina Monologues, and the late Diane McDermott, both of whom were teenagers when he was born. McDermott is of
Irish Catholic and
Italian descent.
He married
Iranian actress
Shiva Rose on
19th November,
1995. They have two daughters - Colette (born circa
1996), and Charlotte Rose (born on
8th September,
2005).
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The Untitled Pang Brothers Horror Project (
2006) (filming)
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Fade Out (
2005) (pre-production)
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Unbeatable Harold (
2005) - Jake Salamander
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The Mistress of Spices (
2005) -Doug
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Edison (
2005) - Lazerov
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The Tenants (
2005)- Henry Lesser
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Runaway Jury (
2003) (uncredited) -Jacob Woods
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Wonderland (
2003) -David Lind
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Party Monster (
2003) - Peter Gatien
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Texas Rangers (
2001)-
Leander McNelly*
Three to Tango (
1999) -Charles Newman
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'Til There Was You (
1997) - Nick
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Home for the Holidays (
1995) - Leo Fish
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Destiny Turns on the Radio (
1995) -Julian Goddard
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Miracle on 34th Street (
1994) - Bryan Bedford
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The Cowboy Way (
1994) - John Stark
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In the Line of Fire (
1993) - Secret Service Agent Al D'Andrea
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Jersey Girl (
1992) - Sal
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Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (
1992) - Bruce Simmons
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Twister (
1990) -Chris
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Hardware (
1990) - Moses Baxter
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Steel Magnolias (
1989) - Jackson Latcherie
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The Blue Iguana (
1988) - Vince Holloway
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Hamburger Hill (
1987) - Sgt. Frantz
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The Grid (
2004) - FBI Agent Max Canary
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Will & Grace (
2003) - Tom
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Ally McBeal (
1998)- Bobby Donnell
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The Practice (
1997-
2003) -Bobby Donnell
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The Fear Inside (
1992) - Pete Caswell
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Tales from the Crypt (
1992) - George
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Into the Badlands (
1991) - McComas
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The Neon Empire (
1989) - Vic
*"I've tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can't. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at times. But even he has a hard time making The Appaloosa a good movie."
*"My theory about actors is we're all walking milk cartons. Expirations dates everywhere."
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