Editing Dylan McDermott (section)

{{short description|American actor (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Dylan McDermott
| image              = Dylan McDermott 2014.jpg
| caption            = McDermott in 2014
| birth_name         = Mark Anthony McDermott
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1961|10|26}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CG0ItSRDSXP/ Dylan McDermott on Instagram: “59 is just a number”<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| birth_place        = [[Waterbury, Connecticut]], U.S.
| occupation         = Actor
| alma_mater         = [[Fordham University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) <br>[[Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre]]
| years_active       = 1987–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Shiva Rose]]<br>|1995|2009|end=div}}
| children           = 2
}}

'''Mark Anthony "Dylan" McDermott''' (born October 26, 1961)<ref name="tvguide">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dylan-mcdermott/bio/148251|title=Dylan McDermott|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=October 29, 2014|archive-date=September 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903082516/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dylan-mcdermott/bio/148251/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|url=https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2020/10/26/milestones-october-26-birthdays-for-hillary-clinton-seth-macfarlane-jaclyn-smith/|title=MILESTONES: October 26 birthdays for Hillary Clinton, Seth MacFarlane, Jaclyn Smith|date=26 October 2020}}</ref> 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 Actor – Television Series Drama|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 ([[American Horror Story: Murder House|first]], [[American Horror Story: Asylum|second]], [[American Horror Story: Apocalypse|eighth]] and [[American Horror Story: 1984|ninth]]) of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] horror anthology series ''[[American Horror Story]]'', subtitled ''[[American Horror Story: Murder House|Murder House]]'', ''[[American Horror Story: Asylum|Asylum]]'', ''[[American Horror Story: Apocalypse|Apocalypse]]'', and ''[[American Horror Story: 1984|1984]]'', portraying [[Ben Harmon]], [[American Horror Story: Asylum#Johnny Morgan|Johnny Morgan]] and [[List of American Horror Story: 1984 characters#Bruce|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 (American TV network)|TNT]] series ''[[Dark Blue (TV series)|Dark Blue]]''; in two short-lived [[CBS]] dramas, ''[[Hostages (American TV series)|Hostages]]'' and ''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]''; and in the [[Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film)|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]].