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 Birth Date: July 11, 1950
Birth Place: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Since driving his motorcycle up the Delta House stairs as Daniel “D-Day” Simpson in National Lampoon's Animal House, Bruce McGill has been a constant and memorable screen presence. Throughout his career he consistently receives rave reviews for his stand-out performances, showing no sign of slowing down. Most recently, McGill appeared in Michael Mann's Collateral, alongside Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx and Mark Ruffalo, and will next be seen opposite Orlando Bloom in Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown.
McGill has appeared in more than 60 motion pictures, including Runaway Jury, Matchstick Men and Legally Blonde 2. His appearance as southern attorney Ron Motley in Michael Mann's The Insider garnered high praise from critics and audiences alike. Other film work includes The Sum of All Fears, Shallow Hal, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Courage Under Fire, My Cousin Vinny, The Last Boy Scout and Silkwood.
McGill's list of television credits is equally impressive. He has starred in some of HBO's most critically acclaimed productions: portraying controversial journalist Peter Arnet in Live From Baghdad; painting a chilling portrait of Johnson-era cabinet member George Ball in Path to War; and playing legendary Yankees manager Ralph Houk in 61*. He has made memorable guest appearances on CSI, The Practice, Gideon's Crossing, Home Improvement, Star Trek: Voyager, The Commish, Quantum Leap, MacGyver and Miami Vice, among others. McGill also starred with Glenn Close in The Ballad of Lucy Whipple on CBS and as family patriarch George Osmond in ABC's Inside the Osmonds.
Originally from San Antonio, Texas, McGill began his acting career on stage in elementary school. After earning his BFA in acting from the University of Texas at Austin, he made his professional debut as a member of Rhode Island's Trinity Square Repertory Company, acting in productions of Tom Jones, Peer Gynt, Sherlock Holmes and The Tooth of Crime. After relocating to New York City, he began a long association with the New York Shakespeare Festival, appearing in Hamlet (produced by the legendary Joseph Papp), Henry V and Othello, playing Iago to Raul Julia's Othello for the NYSF's Shakespeare in the Park series. Other theatrical affiliations include the Ensemble Studio Theater in New York, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and National Shakespeare Company in Washington D.C.
McGill currently lives with his wife in Ojai, California, where he indulges in his passion for golfing, sailing and music whenever possible.
Bruce McGill has been one of the industry's most recognizable and prolific character actors for more than 25 years. Currently, he is commuting between sets while simultaneously working on Ron Howard's “Cinderella Man,” starring Russell Crowe, and “Elizabethtown,” for director Cameron Crowe. He also stars in the independent feature “Slow Burn,” with Ray Liotta and Mekhi Phifer.
McGill first came to fame when he rode his motorcycle up the staircase of the frat house as D-Day in the classic “National Lampoon's Animal House.” “Collateral” marks McGill's third big-screen collaboration with director Michael Mann following “Ali” and “The Insider.” Earlier in his career, he had also worked with Mann as a recurring character on the series “Miami Vice.”
McGill has appeared in more than 60 motion pictures, including “Runaway Jury,” “Matchstick Men,” “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde,” “The Sum of All Fears,” “Shallow Hal,” “Exit Wounds,” “The Legend of Bagger Vance,” “Lawn Dogs,” “Rosewood,” “Courage Under Fire,” “Timecop,” “A Perfect World,” “Cliffhanger,” “My Cousin Vinny,” “Silkwood,” “The Hand” and “Handle With Care,” in which he made his feature film debut.
On television, McGill has been seen in numerous miniseries and telefilms, as well as series regular and guest roles. His most recent longform credits include “Running Mates,” and Tommy Lee Jones' directorial debut, “The Good Old Boys.” He also portrayed a trio of real-life characters in three HBO movies: Yankee manager Ralph Houk in Billy Crystal's “61*”; LBJ's cabinet member George Ball in John Frankenheimer's final film, “Path to War”; and CNN newscaster Peter Arnett in “Live From Baghdad.”
Hailing from Texas, McGill earned a BFA in acting from the University of Texas and began his career on the stage. He made his professional debut as a member of Rhode Island's Trinity Square Repertory Company. Relocating to New York, McGill appeared in the New York Shakespeare Festival's presentation of “Hamlet,” produced by the legendary Joseph Papp. This began a long association with Papp and the NYSF, which encompassed roles in such classics as “Henry V” and “Othello.” On Broadway, McGill co-starred in the 22-month run of the musical “My One and Only.” His other theatre work includes performances at New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre, with the National Shakespeare Company in Washington, DC, and at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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