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Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

Actor·b. 1961·Waterbury, Connecticut, USA

6 horror credits

Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott; October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series The Practice, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

McDermott is also known for his roles in four seasons (first, second, eighth and ninth) of the FX horror anthology series American Horror Story, subtitled Murder House, Asylum, Apocalypse, and 1984 portraying Ben Harmon, Johnny Morgan and Bruce, respectively. He also starred as narcotics crime lord Richard Wheatley on the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spinoff Law & Order: Organized Crime; Lt. Carter Shaw on the TNT series Dark Blue; in two short-lived CBS dramas, Hostages and Stalker; and in the 1994 remake of the film Miracle on 34th Street. In 2022, he joined FBI: Most Wanted as the new lead, replacing the departing Julian McMahon.

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Actor6 films

The Clovehitch Killer

The Clovehitch Killer

Don

2018
Mercy

Mercy

Jim Swann

2014
Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story

Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story

Self

2012
The Messengers

The Messengers

Roy

2007
Into the Badlands

Into the Badlands

McComas

1991
Hardware

Hardware

Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter

1990 3.5