Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol is an American actor He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer 1981 Stingo in Sophies Choice 1982 Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II 1989 camp counselor Gary Granger in Addams Family Values 1993 and David Langley in Bean 1997 MacNicol was born in Dallas Texas on April 10 1954 He attended the University of Dallas and the University of Minnesota where he studied theater After graduating he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career MacNicol made his Broadway debut in 1981 in the play Crimes of the Heart He won a Theatre World Award for his performance He went on to appear in a number of other Broadway productions including The Real Thing 1984 The Crucible 1996 and The Pillowman 2005 MacNicol has also had a successful career in film and television He has appeared in a number of films including Sophies Choice 1982 Ghostbusters II 1989 Addams Family Values 1993 and Bean 1997 He is best known for his role as the eccentric lawyer John Cage in the FOX comedydrama Ally McBeal 19972002 for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001 MacNicol has also appeared in a number of other television shows including 24 2001 Numbers 2005 and Veep 20122019 He is a versatile actor who has shown his range in a variety of roles MacNicol is married to Martha Cumming and they have two children He is a member of the Actors Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild