Eric James McCormack is a Canadian-American actor and singer known for his role as Will Truman in the American sitcom Will & Grace, Grant MacLaren in Netflix's Travelers and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the American crime drama Perception. Born in Toronto, McCormack started acting by performing in high school plays. He left Ryerson University in 1985 to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in numerous stage productions. For much of the late 1990s, he lived in Los Angeles and had minor roles. He made his feature film debut in the 1992 science-fiction adventure film The Lost World. McCormack appeared in several television series, including Top Cops, Street Justice, Lonesome Dove: The Series, Townies, and Ally McBeal. McCormack later gained worldwide recognition for playing Will Truman in Will & Grace, which premiered in September 1998.
Born: | April 18, 1963, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Residence: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Los Angeles, California |
Citizenship: | Canadian, American |
Occupation: | Actor, singer, producer, writer |
Years active: | 1986–present |
Children: | 1 |
Twitter: | Eric McCormack's Twitter profile |
IMDb: | Eric McCormack's IMDb |
About Eric McCormack
Golden Globe nominated television actor who is known for his role as Will Truman in the long-running comedy, Will & Grace.
Before Fame
He toured and performed with the Canadian Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
Achievement
He also had starring roles in two short lived series: Perception and Trust Me.
Family Life
He married Janet Holden in 1997.
Associations
He voice acted with Michael Rapaport in the animated series, Pound Puppies.
Information related to Eric McCormack
- Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners
- Canadian male musical theatre actors
- LGBT rights activists from Canada
- Canadian socialists
- Male actors from Vancouver
- Ryerson University alumni
- Broadway theatre people
- Male actors from Toronto
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
- 21st-century Canadian male actors