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 McCormack at the 2012Tribeca Film Festival premiere ofKnife Fight | |
| Born | Eric James McCormack (1963-04-18)April 18, 1963 (age 61) |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963[2]) is a Canadian and American actor known for his roles asWill Truman in theNBC sitcomWill & Grace, Grant MacLaren in Netflix'sTravelers, and Dr. Daniel Pierce in theTNT crime dramaPerception. Born inToronto, McCormack started acting by performing in high school plays. He leftRyerson University in 1985 to accept a position with theStratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in many stage productions.
During the late 1990s he lived inLos Angeles and had minor roles. He made his feature film debut in the 1992 science-fiction adventure filmThe Lost World. McCormack appeared in several television series includingTop Cops,Street Justice,Lonesome Dove: The Series,Townies, andAlly McBeal. He later gained worldwide recognition for playingWill Truman inWill & Grace, which premiered in September 1998. His performance has earned him sixGolden Globe nominations and fourEmmy nominations, winning thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001.
Aside from appearing in television, he made hisBroadway debut in the 2001 production ofThe Music Man and starred in the 2005 filmThe Sisters. Following the series conclusion ofWill & Grace in 2006, McCormack starred as the leading role in the New York production ofSome Girl(s). He starred in the television miniseriesThe Andromeda Strain (2008) and returned to television in 2009 in theTNT dramaTrust Me, which was cancelled after one season.
Also in 2009, McCormack was cast in the science-fiction movieAlien Trespass. In addition, he starred as Dr. Daniel Pierce for three seasons of the TNT crime dramaPerception, and provided the voice of "Lucky" onThe Hub'sPound Puppies. From 2009 to 2010 he starred as Dr. Max Kershaw, the psychiatrist turned boyfriend ofJulia Louis-Dreyfus' title character inThe New Adventures of Old Christine. In 2021, McCormack joined the cast ofDeparture.[3] In 2023, he performed onBroadway inThe Cottage.[4]
McCormack was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Doris (1932–2006), a homemaker, and James "Keith" McCormack, anoil company financial analyst[5] who died from cancer in 2008.[6] He is the oldest of three siblings.[7] McCormack hasScottish ancestry.[8][9] While he was growing up, he was shy and did not play sports but was involved in theatre from an early age: "I was a bit of an outsider, but I discovered theatre very early on, which got me through."[10][11] He later attendedSir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute inScarborough, Ontario,[12][13] where he was a classmate of bothMike Myers[14] andDavid Furnish.[15] He enrolled in theatre classes there and performed in high school productions ofGodspell andPippin.[16] McCormack recalls that after performing inGodspell, his feelings toward becoming an actor solidified and he decided to pursue a career in acting. "I remember after the first performance of that... I knew where to fit in. That was the beginning of my life as an actor. It changed me in that the concept of any other options disappeared. From that moment there was no question. I knew exactly what I was going to do. I'm lucky that way."[5]
McCormack graduated from high school in 1982[7] and enrolled atRyerson University School of Theatre in Toronto to further develop as an actor.[17] He left Ryerson in 1985, several months before graduating, to accept a position with theStratford Shakespeare Festival inStratford, Ontario where he spent five seasons performing.[18] "It was all I wanted, to be a classical actor for the rest of my life, but during the last couple of years I was there, I started to realise that it wasn't for me. Perhaps I didn't have to give myHamlet before I died, that the world might be an OK place without my Hamlet, in fact."[15] He appeared in productions ofA Midsummer Night's Dream,Henry V,Murder in the Cathedral andThree Sisters. He later performed with theManitoba Theatre Centre in a production ofBurn This, as well as with Toronto'sRoyal Alexandra Theatre inBiloxi Blues.[16]
McCormack made his Canadian television debut in the 1986 movieThe Boys from Syracuse.[16] McCormack moved to Los Angeles and made his US television debut in a 1991 episode of theCBS crime seriesTop Cops.[16] He appeared in the 1992 theatrical filmsThe Lost World, based onConan Doyle'snovel of the same name and in its sequel,Return to the Lost World, also released in 1992.[16] By 1993, he landed a recurring role as a detective in the crime dramaStreet Justice.[7] Also in 1993, McCormack appeared in the television movieDouble, Double, Toil and Trouble, playingMary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's father.[19]
He played the role of Colonel Francis Clay Mosby in 42 episodes of theWestern television seriesLonesome Dove: The Series (1994), which was later renamedLonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995).[7][17] McCormack commented that it was a "fantastic role".[15] In an interview withThe Guardian in 2003, he admitted to auditioning "two or three times" for the part ofRoss Geller for the situation comedyFriends, which ultimately went toDavid Schwimmer.[15] In 1995, he appeared in the television filmThe Man Who Wouldn't Die.[20] He was cast in the 1997 made-for-television movieBorrowed Hearts, where he portrayed a selfish businessman who learns to love, and in the HBO filmException to the Rule, in which he played a cheating husband.[15]
Also in 1997, he had minor roles in the comedy showsTownies,Veronica's Closet, andAlly McBeal.[16] Originally, McCormack was scheduled to appear as a series regular in theNBC sitcomJenny, but was fired after the pilot due to the network cutting his character.[21] In addition McCormack had a recurring role in season five of the comedy seriesThe New Adventures of Old Christine, in which he played a therapist and love interest forJulia Louis-Dreyfus's character, Christine.[22]
McCormack received his breakthrough role in 1998 when he was cast asgay lawyerWill Truman on theNBC sitcomWill & Grace. McCormack said that when the part came along, he was convinced he was right for the role. "At the end of the audition,Max Mutchnick, co-creator and executive producer of the show said 'That was perfect. Just to let you know, you never have to be more gay than that.'"[15] He explained that when he first read the script, "what hit me immediately was that this was me. I mean,sexual orientation aside, Will was so much like me. He's a great host, he's relatively funny and he has great friends and he's a good friend to them... the gay issue just wasn't really a big thing."[23] The show debuted on September 21, 1998, and was watched by almost 8.6 million American viewers.[24]Will & Grace quickly developed a loyal audience, with the show and McCormack receiving strong reviews. John Carman of theSan Francisco Chronicle commented that McCormack and costarDebra Messing (who played Will's best friendGrace Adler) worked "nicely" together.[25] Kay McFadden ofThe Seattle Times also praised McCormack, Messing, and the supporting cast as "very funny".[26] For the performance, he earned fourEmmy Award nominations (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005), one of which resulted in a win (2001), forOutstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.[27] In addition, he received fiveGolden Globe Award nominations.[28]
Also in 1998, McCormack appeared inStephen Herek's comedy filmHoly Man.[29] The film was critically and financially unsuccessful.[30][31] The next year he starred in the comedy movieFree Enterprise (1999), a movie about two filmmakers (McCormack andRafer Weigel) obsessed with actorWilliam Shatner andStar Trek. Film critic Kevin Thomas of theLos Angeles Times wrote that McCormack and Weigel "both make a strong impression".[32] In 2000, McCormack appeared in theABC television movieThe Audrey Hepburn Story, portraying actorMel Ferrer.[33]
During the 2001Broadway season, McCormack briefly portrayed Professor Harold Hill (replacingCraig Bierko) in theSusan Stroman revival ofThe Music Man at theNeil Simon Theatre.[34] In August 2002, as part of theHollywood Bowl's summer concert series, he reprised the role of Harold Hill for a one-night only appearance in which he and other actors recreated the songs from the production.[35] McCormack hosted the fourth episode of the 28th season of the sketch comedy showSaturday Night Live on November 2, 2002.[36] In 2004, he had a recurring role as Ray Summers onShowtime's comedy dramaDead Like Me.[37] The following year, McCormack starred in the filmThe Sisters, based onAnton Chekhov's playThree Sisters.[38] The film premiered at the 2005Tribeca Film Festival.[39]
Will & Grace's eighth season ended with the series finale on May 18, 2006. The finale garnered 18 million American viewers,[40] making it the most-watched entertainment telecast in six years.[41] In January 2017, NBC closed a deal for a new, 10-episode season ofWill & Grace during the 2017–18 season. The new show has been branded as a "reboot", or "revival", taking place 11 years after the original series' finale episode, with McCormack reprising his role of Truman. In August 2017 it was extended again to 16 episodes, and a second 13-episode season was ordered.[42] In March 2018, NBC ordered five more episodes for the revival's second season, bringing the total to 18 episodes, and also renewed the show for an 18-episode third season. Eric McCormack continued his role of Will Truman for all of the announced seasons of the revival.[43]
AfterWill & Grace ended McCormack starred on the New York stage oppositeFran Drescher,Judy Reyes,Brooke Smith, andMaura Tierney inNeil LaBute'soff-Broadway playSome Girl(s) at theLucille Lortel Theatre.[44] For his performance, McCormack received critical reviews.New York Times contributorBen Brantley, in review of the production, wrote: "Playing a thoughtless, woman-despising heterosexual, Mr. McCormack isn't much different from when he was playing a thoughtful, woman-worshiping homosexual. As inWill & Grace, he italicizes every other line for maximum comic spin and punctuates his dialogue by earnestly furrowing his features".[44] Brantley went on to say that McCormack's interpretation of the character is "certainly a more slickly sustained performance" than the one delivered byDavid Schwimmer in 2005.[44] Melissa Rose Bernardo ofEntertainment Weekly commented that McCormack and Tierney "have incredible chemistry".[45]
In the same year, McCormack produced theLifetime comedyLovespring International, a show that revolves around six employees at Lovespring International, a dating agency located in California as an "elite Beverly Hills" company.[46] The series debuted to ambivalent reviews,[47] with Matthew Gilbert ofThe Boston Globe commenting thatLovespring International is "a lively little cable exercise in over-the-top characters, bad taste, satire, andpolitical incorrectness."[48] The show was cancelled that same year.[49]
In 2008, McCormack co-starred in theA&E television miniseriesThe Andromeda Strain, a remake of the1971 moviebased on the novel byMichael Crichton.[50]The Andromeda Strain received mixed reviews,[51] and McCormack's performance was criticized. Joanna Weiss of theBoston Globe wrote, "The presence of Eric McCormack, as an intrepid TV reporter, is especially extraneous (no disrespect to intrepid reporters)."[52] Robert Bianco ofUSA Today commented, "The central cast is completed by... poor Eric McCormack as a crusading, coke-addicted journalist who spends the second half of the movie playing Rambo in the desert. Let's just say McCormack does the best he can with what he's given, and leave it at that."[53] On September 5, 2008, McCormack made a guest appearance in the seventh season and 100th episode of the television seriesMonk, where he played an unctuous host of a television crime docudrama.[54][55]
In January 2009, McCormack returned to television in theTNT dramaTrust Me, co-starringTom Cavanagh. The series, set around a fictional advertising firm, starred McCormack as Mason McGuire who is the firm's newly promoted creative director, and deals with his best friend's (Cavanagh) unpredictable behavior.[56] In an interview withUSA Weekend, McCormack revealed he was not afraid of beingtypecast.[57] His decision to do the show, he said, was due to "great writing".[58] The show debuted on January 26, 2009, and was watched by almost 3.4 million viewers.[59]Trust Me debuted to very positive reviews, with Tim Goodman of theSan Francisco Chronicle writing that "the series is surprisingly solid."[60] Mary McNamara of theLos Angeles Times wrote that McCormack and Cavanagh "manage to keep their characters sharply defined but low-key. They are opposites but not in an ash-smudged, Windex-wielding Felix and Oscar way."[61] The series, however, was cancelled after one season due to poor ratings.[62][63]
McCormack starred in the science-fiction filmAlien Trespass (2009); he played Doctor Ted Lewis, who gets possessed by an alien marshal, Urp, after he crash-lands on Earth.[64] When asked about his interpretation on the character, McCormack commented that his first instinct was to make Ted Lewis more alien, sounding likeSpock.[64] The film was critically and financially unsuccessful.[65][66]
In May 2009, he portrayed "El Gallo" in Reprise Theatre Company's revival of the 1960s musicalThe Fantasticks at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.[67][68] McCormack had a supporting role inRichard Loncraine's comedyMy One and Only,[69] which was released in August 2009. On September 30, 2009, he guest-starred on the police procedural dramaLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit in the second episode of its11th season playing an owner of a dating website.[70]
McCormack portrayed con artistClark Rockefeller in the Lifetime television movieWho Is Clark Rockefeller?, which premiered on March 13, 2010.[71] Preparing for the role he read everything on the case,[72] including coverage of the case and Rockefeller's jailhouse interview.[73]Who Is Clark Rockefeller? received mixed reaction, but McCormack's performance was favored by critics, withVariety's Brian Lowry concluding that "the real kitsch factor resides in Eric McCormack's performance as the suave charmer, which adds an element of high camp to the proceedings."[74]
In June 2010, McCormack received the NBC Universal Canada Award of Distinction at theBanff TV Festival.[75] In October 2010, he received a star onCanada's Walk of Fame.[76] In 2018, he received a star on theHollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the television industry.[77] In October 2010, it was reported that he would star in a new TNT television drama,Perception, playing a crime-solving neuroscientist named Dr. Daniel Pierce, who works with the federal government to solve cases using his knowledge and imaginative view of the world.[78]Perception premiered on July 9, 2012.[79] McCormack also serves as producer for the show.[80] He also provides the voice of "Lucky" onThe Hub'sPound Puppies series, which premiered October 10, 2010.
From March 6 through July 8, 2012, he played the role of Senator Joseph Cantwell in the Broadway revival ofGore Vidal’sThe Best Man.[81] In February 2015, he guest-starred on an episode of NBC'sThe Mysteries of Laura which starsDebra Messing, his former co-star onWill & Grace. He starred inTravelers, a science fiction drama which first aired in October 2016 and ran for three seasons.
In 2020, he narrated a portion of the8th Canadian Screen Awards.[82] In 2022, McCormack was cast in the fifth season of theShudder horror seriesSlasher and the first season of theHulu mystery thriller seriesThe Other Black Girl, which both premiered the following year.[83][84]
McCormack has set up his own production company called Big Cattle Productions to develop ideas for television.[21] The projects produced by the company includeLovespring International andImperfect Union.[85][86] In 2003, it was confirmed that he would write, direct, and star in the romantic comedyWhat You Wish For.[87][88]
McCormack recorded a song, "The Greatest Discovery", which was written byElton John andBernie Taupin in 1970, for the 2006 albumUnexpected Dreams – Songs from the Stars.[89] He also wrote and sang a song called "Living with Grace" for the 2004 soundtrack toWill & Grace with piano music provided byBarry Manilow.[90]
McCormack was married to Janet Leigh Holden, whom he met on the set ofLonesome Dove,[15] from August 1997 until November 2023.[91] They have a son named Finnigan, a nod toMr. Dressup, as Eric states in the documentary,Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe (2023) airing on Prime Video.[92] McCormack maintains residences in Los Angeles andVancouver.[93] He became an American citizen in 1999 and holdsdual Canadian and American citizenship.[94]
McCormack is involved in many Los Angeles and Canadian-based charitable organizations includingProject Angel Food.[95] The Wellness Community West Los Angeles Tribute to the Human Spirit Awards dinner presented an award to McCormack for hisbreast cancer awareness advocacy. He shared with the audience how his comedy helped his mother, Doris McCormack, endure her breast cancer treatments.[96] Doris McCormack was honored at the Lifetime's Breast Cancer Heroes Luncheon in 2004.[97][98] He serves as an honorary board member of theMultiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) and was given the MMRF Spirit of Hope Award in October 2006.[99]
McCormack sang both the American and Canadian national anthems at the2004 NHL All-Star game inSt Paul, Minnesota.[100] He is a supporter ofsame-sex marriage and attended a march inFresno, California on May 30, 2009, after theSupreme Court of California upheld a ban on same-sex marriage approved by voters in November by ballotProposition 8.[101][102] McCormack is aDemocrat.[103]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | The Lost World | Edward Malone | |
| Return to the Lost World | Edward Malone | ||
| Giant Steps | Jack Sims | ||
| 1993 | Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Don Farmer | |
| Call of the Wild | Hal | ||
| Family of Strangers | Sam | ||
| Miracle on I-880 | Tony | ||
| 1997 | Exception to the Rule | Timothy Bayer | |
| Borrowed Hearts | Sam Field | ||
| 1998 | Holy Man | Scott Hawkes | |
| 1999 | Free Enterprise | Mark | |
| 2000 | Here's to Life! | Owen Rinard | |
| 2005 | Break a Leg | Dark Haired Actor | |
| The Sisters | Gary Sokol | ||
| 2008 | Immigrants | Vlad | |
| 2009 | Best Thing Ever | Dean | |
| Alien Trespass | Ted Lewis/Urp | ||
| My One and Only | Charlie | ||
| 2010 | Who Is Clark Rockefeller? | Clark Rockefeller | |
| 2011 | Textuality | Clive | |
| 2012 | Barricade | Terrence Shade | |
| Knife Fight | Larry Becker | ||
| 2013 | Romali Series | Rufus, Erskine I and the Principal | |
| 2016 | Considering Love and Other Magic | Uncle Jasper | |
| The Architect | Colin | ||
| A Heavenly Christmas | Max Wingford | [104] | |
| 2021 | Drinkwater | Hank |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Boys from Syracuse | Tailor's Apprentice | Television film |
| 1987 | Much Ado About Nothing | Balthasar | |
| Hangin' In | Jody | Episode: "Li'l Devil" | |
| 1991 | E.N.G. | Unknown | 2 episodes |
| Street Legal | Barry Taylor | 2 episodes | |
| 1992 | Neon Rider | Derek | Episode: "A Perfect 10" |
| Street Justice | Det. Eric Rothman | Recurring role | |
| 1993 | Cobra | Blake Devaroe | Episode: "I'd Die for You" |
| The Commish | Officer Danny Nolan | 2 episodes | |
| Silk Stalkings | Michael O'Hara | Episode: "Ladies Night Out" | |
| Relentless: Mind of a Killer | Stu Feltzer | Television film | |
| Family of Strangers | Sam | ||
| Miracle on Interstate 880 | Tony | ||
| Call of the Wild | Hal | ||
| Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Don Farmer | ||
| 1994 | The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Jack Sullivan | |
| Island City | Greg 23 | ||
| 1994–1996 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Col. Francis Clay Mosby | Main role |
| 1996 | Highlander: The Series | Matthew McCormick | Episode: "Manhunt" |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Boyd Merrick | Episode: "An Explosive Murder" | |
| Townies | Scott | Recurring role | |
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | John Virgil | Episode: "Tempests" |
| Jenny | Jason Slade | Episode: Pilot | |
| Veronica's Closet | Griffin | Episode: "Veronica's Brotherly Love" | |
| Borrowed Hearts | Sam Field | Television film | |
| 1998 | Ally McBeal | Kevin Kepler | Episode: "Being There" |
| A Will of their Own | Pierce Peterson | Television film | |
| 1998–2006, 2017–2020 | Will & Grace | Will Truman | Main role |
| 2000 | The Audrey Hepburn Story | Mel Ferrer | Television film |
| 2004 | Dead Like Me | Ray Summers | 3 episodes |
| 2006 | Lovespring International | Roman | Episode: "Lydia's Perfect Man" |
| 2008 | The Andromeda Strain | Jack Nash | 4 episodes |
| Monk | James Novak | Episode: "Mr. Monk's 100th Case" | |
| 2009 | Trust Me | Mason McGuire | Main role |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Vance Shepard | Episode: "Sugar" | |
| 2009–2010 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Max Kershaw | Recurring role |
| 2009, 2022 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself – Guest diner | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Who Is Clark Rockefeller? | Clark Rockefeller | Television film |
| 2010–2013 | Pound Puppies | Lucky (voice) | Main role |
| 2012 | American Dad! | Swinger | Episode: "Killer Vacation" |
| 2012–2015 | Perception | Dr. Daniel Pierce | Lead role |
| 2013 | Robot Chicken | Various | Episode: "Robot Fight Accident" |
| Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story | Detective Joe Sullivan | Lifetime television film | |
| 2015 | The Mysteries of Laura | Andrew Devlin, M.D. | Episode: "The Mystery of the Exsanguinated Ex" |
| Full Circle | Ken Waltham | 7 episodes | |
| 2016 | A Heavenly Christmas | Max | Television film |
| 2016–2018 | Travelers | Grant MacLaren | Main role |
| 2018 | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Himself | Episode: "Roller Coaster?" |
| 2019 | Atypical | Professor Shinerock | Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2023 | Slasher | Basil Garvey | Main role (season 5) |
| The Other Black Girl | Richard Wagner | Main role | |
| Guiding Emily | Garth (voice) | Television film | |
| 2025 | Elsbeth | Tom Murphy | Episode: "Unalive and Well" |
| Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue | Kevin Anderson | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Company/Venue(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1985 | Murder in the Cathedral | performer | Stratford Festival | [105] | |
| Twelfth Night | understudy | [106] | |||
| 1986 | Pericles | 3rd Knight, 2nd Gentleman | [107] | ||
| Cymbeline | 1st Lord to Cloten, 2nd Jailer | [108] | |||
| The Boys from Syracuse | Tailor's Apprentice | [109][110] | |||
| 1987 | Troilus and Cressida | Helenus | [111] | ||
| Much Ado About Nothing | Balthasar | [112] | |||
| 1988 | Richard III | Messenger | [113] | ||
| All's Well That Ends Well | Dumain (Younger) | [114] | |||
| Measure for Measure | performer | [105] | |||
| 1989 | Henry V | Orleans | [115] | ||
| Three Sisters | Tuzenbach | [116] | |||
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | [117][118] | |||
| 2001 | The Music Man | Harold Hill (replacement) | Neil Simon Theatre | Broadway debut | [119][120][121] |
| 2006 | Some Girl(s) | Guy | Lucille Lortel Theatre | [122] | |
| 2009 | The Fantasticks | El Gallo | Reprise Theatre Company | [123] | |
| 2012 | The Best Man | Sen. Joseph Cantwell | Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre | [124] | |
| 2023 | The Cottage | Beau | Helen Hayes Theatre | [125] | |
| 2024 | Wild About You | Michael | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | [126] |
| Year | Award | Category | Series | Result | Ref. |
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| 1999 | Viewers For Quality Television Awards | Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Will & Grace | Nominated | |
| OFTA Awards | Best Actor in a New Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| OFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Won | |||
| 2000 | Leo Awards | Leo Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Here's to Life! | Nominated | |
| Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Will & Grace | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |||
| Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |||
| Viewers For Quality Television Awards | Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| OFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 2001 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Won | ||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | |||
| Teen Choice Award | Television Choice Actor | Nominated | |||
| TV Guide Awards | Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| OFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Won | |||
| 2002 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy | Nominated | ||
| Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Nominated | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| OFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Golden Globe Award | Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |||
| Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Nominated | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| OFTA Awards | Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| GLAAD Media Awards | Vanguard Award | Won | |||
| 2004 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy | Will & Grace | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical | Nominated | |||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| 2005 | Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |||
| Gold Derby TV Awards | Comedy Lead Actor | Nominated | |||
| Dixie Film Festival | Festival Prize | The Sisters | Won | ||
| 2006 | Gold Derby TV Awards | Comedy Lead Actor | Will & Grace | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Prism Awards | Performance in a Drama Series Episode | Perception | Nominated | |
| Behind the Voice Actors Awards | Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Children's/Educational | Pound Puppies | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Golden Globe Award | Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy | Will & Grace | Nominated | [127][128][129][130] |
| 2018 | Gold Derby Awards | Comedy Lead Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Broadway.com Audience Awards | Favorite Lead Actor in a Play | The Cottage | Nominated | |
Will & Grace's Eric McCormack and his wife, Janet Holden, welcomed their first child ... Finnigan Holden McCormack. He was born July 1 in Los Angeles
Canadian-born actor Eric McCormack of NBC'sWill and Grace was sworn in Friday as a U.S. citizen
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