One of America's most respected actors, Peter Gallagher has starred onstage, on television and in film,
delivering stellar performances with every role he tackles. One of his most recent roles is in the
Oxygen Channel original film "The Man with Two Wives," directed by Rachel Talalay.
Growing up in Armonk, New York, Gallagher developed an interest in acting as a teenager
and starred in school plays and musicals. After graduating from Tufts University, he made his
professional stage debut in the 1977 revival of "Hair," followed by a starring role in the Broadway
production of "Grease." Recently, he starred in the off-Broadway play about death row,
"The Exonerated," directed by Bob Balaban.
Gallagher's segue from stage to film began in 1980 with his feature film debut in Taylor Hackford's
"The Idolmaker." Many film roles followed, including "Dreamchild," "Bob Roberts," "Watch It,"
"The Hudsucker Proxy," the comedy hit "While You Were Sleeping," "To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday,"
"Cafe Society," "Johnny Skidmarks" and "The Man Who Knew Too Little." Gallagher was also seen in the
Oscar-winning film "American Beauty" and Sony Picture's "Center Stage," directed by Nicholas Hytner.
Gallagher was featured in Robert Altman's highly acclaimed film "The Player," followed by "Short Cuts"
and "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle," feature films that were directed and produced by Altman.
Gallagher worked with director Steven Soderbergh in the neo-noir film "The Underneath,"
in which Gallagher's role was expressly written for him by Soderbergh.
Their teaming on the 1989 feature "Sex, Lies and Videotape" earned Gallagher international critical acclaim.
In November 2001, Gallagher starred in the Showtime miniseries "Feast of All Saints,"
based on the novel by Anne Rice. He also starred with Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder in Columbia Pictures'
"Mr. Deeds," for director Steve Brill. He appears in Alliance Atlantis' "Protection,"
opposite Stephen Baldwin, and "Perfume," for Lions Gate, along with Jeff Goldblum, Omar Epps, Paul Sorvino,
and Rita Wilson. Gallagher stars in the romantic comedy "How to Deal," opposite Mandy Moore and Allison Janney.
Still gracing the stage on a regular basis, Gallagher returned to Broadway in 2001 for "Noises Off,"
opposite Patti LuPone. He wowed audiences with his performance as the charismatic Sky
Masterson in Jerry Zak's Tony-nominated revival of "Guys and Dolls." In 1986, Gallagher earned a Tony
Award nomination for his highly acclaimed performance opposite Jack Lemmon in "Long Day's Journey into
Night." He received further acclaim with a Theatre World Award for the Harold Prince production of
"A Dolls Life" and a Clarence Derwent Award for Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing," directed by Mike Nichols.
He also appeared at New York's City Center in the musical revival of "Pal Joey," with Patti LuPone.
On television, Gallagher starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame Special "Cupid & Cate."
Gallagher's other credits include the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning miniseries "The Murder of Mary Phagan,"
"The Caine Mutiny Court Martial"--which was Gallagher's first experience working with Robert Altman--"Brave
New World" and the series "The Secret Lives of Men." For PBS, Gallagher starred in both Clifford Odets'
production of "The Big Knife" and Peter Sellars' silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez."
Gallagher lives in New York with his family.
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