Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor and writer who has appeared in films and television series. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game show Nickelodeon Guts before moving to Los Angeles later that decade to star in his own sitcom for NBC called The Mike O'Malley Show. He is best known for his role as Jimmy Hughes on Yes, Dear, a CBS series which aired from 2000 to 2006. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Burt Hummel on the Fox series Glee. O'Malley has also guest-starred in series including My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope, Parenthood and Parks and Recreation, and has appeared in films including 28 Days, Deep Impact, Leatherheads, Eat, Pray, Love, R.I.P.D., Concussion and Sully. O'Malley is also a published playwright whose plays include Three Years From Thirty and Diverting Devotion. He adapted another play called Searching for Certainty for Peter Askin's film Certainty, which premiered at the Boston Film Festival in 2011. O'Malley is also a writer on Showtime's hit drama Shameless. O'Malley was the creator and an executive producer of the Starz series Survivor's Remorse, which ran for four seasons between 2014 and 2017.
28 Days
(Oliver)
Meet Dave
(Knox)
On Broadway
(Father Rolie O'Toole)
The Perfect Man
(Lenny Horton)
R.I.P.D.
(Elliot)
Cedar Rapids
(Mike Pyle)
Glee: Keep on Believin'
(Self)
The Curse of the Bambino
(Himself)
So Undercover
(Sam)
Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox
(Narrator)
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
(State Trooper (uncredited))
Behind the Candelabra
(Tracy Schnelker)
Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
(Storage Facility Manager)
Deep Impact
(Mike Perry)
Concussion
(Daniel Sullivan)
A Good Marriage
(Bill Gaines)
Eat Pray Love
(Andy Shiraz)
Sully
(Charles Porter)
Above Freezing
(Artie)
Pushing Tin
(Pete)
Leatherheads
(Mickey)
3 Days with Dad
(Brick)
3 Geezers!
(Mike)
Some Girl
(Dan)
A Baby Blues Christmas Special
(Darryl MacPherson (voice))
Eenie Meanie
(George)
The Mike O'Malley Show
(Mike)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
Glee
(Burt Hummel)
Nickelodeon GUTS
(Self - Host)
My Name Is Earl
(Stuart Daniels)
The View
(Self)
Figure It Out
(Self)
Snowpiercer
(Sam Roche)
Get the Picture
My Own Worst Enemy
(Tom Grady / Raymond Carter)
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
Pretty/Handsome
(Chip Fromme)
Yes, Dear
(Jimmy Hughes)
Life with Roger
(Roger Hoyt)
Baby Blues
((voice))
Glenn Martin, DDS
Parenthood
Welcome to the Family
(Dan Yoder)
Family Album
(Dave Bronsky)
Heels
(Charlie Gully)
The Morning Show
(Tim Eavers)
Casualty
(Arthur Drury)
BoJack Horseman
(Artie (voice))
Raising Hope
(Jim)
Justified
(Nick "Nicky" Augustine)
The Good Place
(Jeff the Doorman)
Wayne
(Principal Cole)
Abbott Elementary
(Captain Robinson)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
(Self)
Parks and Recreation
(Bill)
Unscripted
(Self)
Conan
(Self)