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.

William H. Macy

Biography

Filmography

The Running Man

Train Dreams

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Ricky Stanicky

Maybe I Do

The Layover

Blood Father

Room

Cake

A Single Shot

The Sessions

The Lincoln Lawyer

Marmaduke

Shorts

The Tale of Despereaux

Wild Hogs

Inland Empire

Bobby

Everyone's Hero

Thank You for Smoking

Sahara

Transamerica

Cellular

Spartan

Seabiscuit

Welcome to Collinwood

Jurassic Park III

Panic

Magnolia

Mystery Men

A Civil Action

Psycho

Pleasantville

Wag the Dog

Boogie Nights

Air Force One

Ghosts of Mississippi

Fargo

Down Periscope

Mr. Holland's Opus

Murder in the First

The Client

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Benny & Joon

Barton Fink

Things Change

House of Games

The Last Dragon

WarGames

Somewhere in Time