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Gary Cole

Gary Cole

Actor·b. 1956·Park Ridge, Illinois, USA

8 horror credits

Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space.

In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970.

He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.

Actor8 films

Seven in Heaven

Seven in Heaven

Wallace

2018
The Town that Dreaded Sundown

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Chief Deputy Tillman

2014
Vamp U

Vamp U

Arthur Levine

2013
Cry_Wolf

Cry_Wolf

Mr. Matthews

2005
The Ring Two

The Ring Two

Martin Savide

2005 3.0
One Hour Photo

One Hour Photo

Bill Owens

2002
The Gift

The Gift

David Duncan

2000 3.8
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

James (segment "The Theatre")

1994