Editing Dylan McDermott

{{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]].

==Early life==
Mark Anthony McDermott was born on October 26, 1961, in [[Waterbury, Connecticut]], to Diane and Richard McDermott.<ref name="tvguide"/> He has a younger sister, Robin.<ref name="IrishAmerica">{{cite web|last=Rohan|first=Brian|title=Articles: Hollywood's New Golden Boy|url=http://members.tripod.com/Vickie_Fernandes/HollywoodsNewGoldenBoy.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116154635/http://members.tripod.com/Vickie_Fernandes/HollywoodsNewGoldenBoy.html|archive-date=November 16, 2007|access-date=February 10, 2007|publisher=The Practice: A Fanpage}}</ref><ref name="esq">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.esquire.com/features/dylan-mcdermott-0300|title=In Search of Dylan McDermott|magazine=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|issue=133|volume=3|date=March 2000|page=166|access-date=May 12, 2012|archive-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711073447/http://www.esquire.com/features/dylan-mcdermott-0300|url-status=live}}</ref> Diane was 15 and Richard was 17 when McDermott was born. By 1967 the couple had divorced, and Diane and her two children were living with her mother, Avis Marino.<ref name="IrishAmerica" /> On February 9, 1967, Diane died of what was believed for decades to be an accidental gunshot wound.<ref name="esq" /><ref name="msnbc">{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/news/dylan-mcdermott-path-rediscovery-wbna16932594|title=Dylan McDermott is on a path of rediscovery|date=February 1, 2007|access-date=October 26, 2018|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-date=July 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702093201/https://www.today.com/news/dylan-mcdermott-path-rediscovery-wbna16932594|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012 it was revealed that it was not an accident but that she was murdered by her then gangster boyfriend, John Sponza, who had already died by that time.

McDermott and his sister were raised by their maternal grandmother Avis in Waterbury.<ref name="IrishAmerica" /> As a teenager, he began taking trips to visit his biological father, who owned the West Fourth Street Saloon in [[Greenwich Village|Greenwich Village, New York]].<ref>{{cite news|title=THEATER; Today the Anatomy, Tomorrow the World|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/26/theater/theater-today-the-anatomy-tomorrow-the-world.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 26, 1999|access-date=February 18, 2017|archive-date=March 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315013023/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/26/theater/theater-today-the-anatomy-tomorrow-the-world.html|url-status=live}}</ref> McDermott worked in his father's bar, serving drinks and breaking up fights.<ref name="sunmorn">Rita Braver. "Dylan McDermott" (interview), ''CBS Sunday Morning'', October 30, 2011.</ref> He also fast-talked his way into the [[Mudd Club]] and [[Studio 54]].<ref name="esq" />

McDermott was uncomfortable with himself as a teenager, saying he had a "[[Dorothy Hamill]] hairdo". He began imitating his acting heroes, such as [[Marlon Brando]] and [[Humphrey Bogart]], adopting their demeanor.<ref name="fifty">{{cite magazine|title=Dylan McDermott|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|volume=49|issue=18|date=May 11, 1998|page=144}}</ref> In 1979, McDermott graduated from [[Holy Cross High School (Connecticut)|Holy Cross High School]] in Waterbury.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archives.rep-am.com/2013/11/17/bringing-it-back-home/|title=Bringing it back home: Actor stars at Hall of Fame ceremony|work=[[Republican-American]]|date=November 17, 2013|access-date=October 26, 2018|first=Quannah|last=Leonard|archive-date=October 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027101428/https://archives.rep-am.com/2013/11/17/bringing-it-back-home/|url-status=live}}</ref>

McDermott's father's third wife was playwright [[Eve Ensler|V]], then known as Eve Ensler, who adopted McDermott when he was 15 and she was 23.<ref name="adoption age">{{cite web|url=http://www.vday.org/meet-vday/activist-spotlights/shiva-rose-mcdermott|title=Activist Spotlights: Shiva Rose McDermott|access-date=October 26, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603231929/http://www.vday.org/meet-vday/activist-spotlights/shiva-rose-mcdermott|archive-date=June 3, 2009}}, Interview with wife Shiva Rose McDermott</ref> She later divorced his father. V, with whom McDermott has remained close, encouraged him to pursue an acting career,<ref name="msnbc" /> and began writing roles for him into her plays.<ref name="esq" /> After V suffered a miscarriage, McDermott took the name Dylan, the name planned for her unborn child.<ref name="sunmorn" /> He then graduated from [[Jesuit]]-run [[Fordham University]] with a BA in 1983,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/dylan-mcdermott-9542247|title=Dylan McDermott|website=Biography.com|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312060116/http://www.biography.com/people/dylan-mcdermott-9542247|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as studying under [[Sanford Meisner]] at the [[Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterburyobserver.org/node/1780|title=Dylan McDermott Enters Hall of Fame 11/16|publisher=The Waterbury Observer|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809000141/http://www.waterburyobserver.org/node/1780|archive-date=August 9, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
McDermott made his screen debut in ''[[Hamburger Hill]]'' in 1987 before starring in the 1989 film ''[[Steel Magnolias]]'' opposite [[Julia Roberts]] as her husband Jackson Latcherie. He also starred in ''[[Twister (1989 film)|Twister]]'', a film about a man trying to rescue his girlfriend and daughter from a tornado storm.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pitman|first=Randy|date=February 1, 1990|title=Twister|magazine=[[Library Journal]]|volume=115|issue=2|page=124}}</ref> The same year brought ''Neon Empire'', a film about the rise and fall of one man in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pitman|first=Randy|date=April 1, 1990|title=The Neon Empire|magazine=Library Journal|volume=115|issue=6|page=154}}</ref> However, his first big break as an actor was in the film ''[[In the Line of Fire]]''. Through his connection with [[Clint Eastwood]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9811/30/showbuzz/index.html|title=CNN - Showbuzz - November 30, 1998|work=CNN|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=July 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730100118/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/News/9811/30/showbuzz/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> McDermott was able to land his first major gig in ''The Practice''. The show expanded McDermott's stardom, and he made ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''{{'s}} list of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World 1998" with the magazine calling him "a prime-time heartthrob".<ref name="fifty"/> He got this distinction again in 2000.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Dylan McDermott|magazine=People|volume=53|issue=18|date=May 8, 2000|page=174}}</ref> In 1994, McDermott starred in ''[[Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film)|Miracle on 34th Street]]'' as Lawyer Bryan Bedford, which has grossed $46.3 million dollars in the worldwide box office. 

Despite his success on ''The Practice'', McDermott was cut from the show. [[Executive producer]] [[David E. Kelley]] cited "economic and creative realities" as a result of pressure from [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] to reduce costs. McDermott did appear in the final two episodes of the final season.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Legal Eagles Out of Practice|magazine=People|volume=59|issue=21|date=June 2, 2003|page=19}}</ref>

[[File:Dylan McDermott 2012 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|McDermott at the 2012 PaleyFest]]

In 2004, McDermott starred alongside [[Julianna Margulies]] four-part mini-series ''[[The Grid (miniseries)|The Grid]]'', playing [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] [[Special agent|Special Agent]] Max Canary in an anti-terrorist unit.<ref>{{citation|last=Kelleher|first=Terry|date=July 26, 2004|title=The Grid|magazine=People|volume=62|issue=4|page=35}}</ref> Returning to theater in 2006, the actor played a returned soldier suffering from [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] in the Ensler's play ''The Treatment''.<ref>{{cite web|last=McCarter|first=Jeremy|date=September 25, 2006|title=Eve Ensler Has Issues|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|url=http://nymag.com/arts/theater/reviews/21328/|access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-date=October 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027143020/http://nymag.com/arts/theater/reviews/21328/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2007, McDermott starred in the television series ''[[Big Shots (TV series)|Big Shots]]''. Due to low [[Nielsen ratings|viewership]], the show was canceled in January 2008 after 11 episodes without completing the planned 13-episode season. On October 30, 2008, ''[[TV Guide]]'' reported that McDermott was due to co-star alongside [[Shannen Doherty]] in the film ''[[Burning Palms (film)|Burning Palms]]'', a satire based on Los Angeles stereotypes told through five intertwining storylines.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shannen Doherty, Dylan McDermott Join ''Burning Palms'' Ensemble Film|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Shannen-Doherty-Dylan-35054.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212221544/http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Shannen-Doherty-Dylan-35054.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 12, 2009|date=October 30, 2008|work=TV Guide|access-date= October 31, 2008}}</ref>

Beginning in 2009, McDermott starred in the [[Turner Network Television|TNT]] drama ''[[Dark Blue (TV series)|Dark Blue]]'', playing a veteran cop who heads a squad of undercover [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] officers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnt.tv/series/darkblue|title=TNT ''Dark Blue'' website|access-date=April 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622041301/http://www.tnt.tv/series/darkblue/|archive-date=June 22, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show ran for two seasons, each consisting of ten episodes. In 2011, McDermott starred on ''[[American Horror Story]]'' on [[FX (TV Channel)|FX]] as [[Ben Harmon]], a psychologist and cheating husband. He returned to [[American Horror Story: Asylum|the second season]] as a new character due to the series' [[anthology series|anthology]] format, this time portraying [[American Horror Story: Asylum#Johnny Morgan|Johnny Morgan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ew.com/article/2012/12/13/american-horror-story-dylan-mcdermott-exclusive/|title='American Horror Story': Dylan McDermott talks his 'Asylum' debut and playing Bloody Face -- EXCLUSIVE|date=December 13, 2012|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=January 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118114802/http://ew.com/article/2012/12/13/american-horror-story-dylan-mcdermott-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, he appeared in three films: ''[[The Campaign (film)|The Campaign]]'', playing Tim Wattley, a campaign manager,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/campaign-dylan-mcdermott-will-ferrell-zach-galifianakis-360884|title='The Campaign's' Dylan McDermott Reveals How He Broke the Ice His First Day on Set|date=August 10, 2012|publisher=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312070901/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/campaign-dylan-mcdermott-will-ferrell-zach-galifianakis-360884|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'', as the father of main character Charlie ([[Logan Lerman]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2555809/dylan-mcdermott-perks-of-being-a-wallflower/|title=Dylan McDermott Joins 'Perks Of Being A Wallflower' Cast|publisher=MTV|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312055956/http://www.mtv.com/news/2555809/dylan-mcdermott-perks-of-being-a-wallflower/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''[[Nobody Walks]]'', as Leroy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/nobody-walks-sundance-film-review-286192|title=Nobody Walks: Sundance Film Review|date=January 31, 2012|publisher=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312070617/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/nobody-walks-sundance-film-review-286192|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in the action thriller ''[[Olympus Has Fallen]]'' as a treacherous Secret Service Agent who helps a group of terrorists seize control of the [[White House]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.today.com/video/dylan-mcdermott-reenacts-fight-from-olympus-has-fallen-22736451529|title=Dylan McDermott reenacts fight from 'Olympus Has Fallen'|website=TODAY.com|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312060734/http://www.today.com/video/dylan-mcdermott-reenacts-fight-from-olympus-has-fallen-22736451529|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2013, McDermott launched his first photography exhibition in [[Montreal, Quebec]], Canada, at Avenue Art Gallery as part of a collaboration with art agent Marina Cutler. The exhibition, titled ''The Dylan Project, Make some Noise!'', tied his support for The V-Day Organization and love of photography together as the project is a way to bring attention and funds to this organization that supports women in various ways who have suffered violent acts of aggression. McDermott and Cutler have plans to bring ''The Dylan Project'' to other locations. Also in 2013, McDermott starred in the short-lived CBS television series ''[[Hostages (American TV series)|Hostages]]'' as FBI agent Duncan Carlisle.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/dylan-mcdermott-on-playing-the-bad-guy-on-hostages-20130923|title=Dylan McDermott on Playing the Bad Guy on 'Hostages'|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=September 23, 2013|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111000853/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/dylan-mcdermott-on-playing-the-bad-guy-on-hostages-20130923|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, McDermott began starring on another short-lived CBS television series ''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]'' in one of the lead roles, portraying Detective Jack Larsen opposite [[Maggie Q]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://people.com/celebrity/dylan-mcdermott-dating-stalker-costar-maggie-q/|title=Dylan McDermott Dating Stalker Costar Maggie Q|date=October 28, 2014|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 10, 2017|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312064249/http://people.com/celebrity/dylan-mcdermott-dating-stalker-costar-maggie-q/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, McDermott played the serial killer Don Burnside in the film ''[[The Clovehitch Killer]]'', and in 2019, he had a recurring role on ''[[The Politician (TV series)|The Politician]]'' opposite [[January Jones]], as the father of [[Lucy Boynton]]'s character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/dylan-mcdermott-confirms-casting-in-ryan-murphys-the-politician-netflix-series-says-january-jones-will-play-his-wife-1202513351/|title=Dylan McDermott Confirms Casting In Ryan Murphy's 'The Politician' Netflix Series, Says January Jones Will Play His Wife|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=December 4, 2018|access-date=May 3, 2020}}</ref> In 2020, McDermott starred in ''[[Hollywood (miniseries)|Hollywood]]'', a limited series for [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/dylan-mcdermott-samara-weaving-jim-parsons-maude-apatow-joe-mantello-ryan-murphy-netflix-series-hollywood-1202746400/|title='Hollywood': Dylan McDermott, Samara Weaving, Jim Parsons, Maude Apatow & Joe Mantello Among Netflix Series Cast Additions|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|first2=Denise|last2=Petski|date=September 27, 2019|access-date=May 3, 2020|archive-date=May 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524021658/https://deadline.com/2019/09/dylan-mcdermott-samara-weaving-jim-parsons-maude-apatow-joe-mantello-ryan-murphy-netflix-series-hollywood-1202746400/|url-status=live}}</ref> He then went on to be cast as narcotics crime lord Richard Wheatley on the [[Elliot Stabler]]-centric ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' spin-off ''[[Law & Order: Organized Crime]]'', which premiered in April 2021. In [[Law & Order: Organized Crime season 1|season 1]], McDermott as Wheatley was a series regular, but moved to a recurring role for [[Law & Order: Organized Crime season 2|season 2]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Roots|first=Kimberly|title=Law & Order's Dylan McDermott Moves From Series Regular to Recurring in Organized Crime Season 2|url=https://tvline.com/2021/07/28/law-and-order-organized-crime-dylan-mcdermott-season-2-recurring-richard-wheatley/|website=TVLine|access-date=January 24, 2022|date=July 29, 2021}}</ref> Coinciding with his departure from ''Organized Crime'', McDermott joined [[Dick Wolf]]'s ''[[FBI: Most Wanted]]'' as the new lead following the departure of [[Julian McMahon]]. His first episode aired in April 2022.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Dylan McDermott Joins 'FBI: Most Wanted' As New Lead|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/dylan-mcdermott-fbi-most-wanted-new-lead-julian-mcmahon-replacement-cbs-1234919102/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=January 24, 2022|date=January 24, 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Part Italian,<ref>[https://www.vanityfair.it/article/dylan-mcdermott-sapevate-che-sono-per-meta-italiano Dylan McDermott: «Sapevate che sono per metà italiano?»] vanityfair.it</ref> McDermott married actress [[Shiva Rose]] on November 19, 1995.<ref name="IrishAmerica"/> They have two daughters, Colette and Charlotte. Colette's birth is prominently featured in Ensler's ''The Vagina Monologues''.<ref name=esq/> Colette graduated from [[Barnard College]], of which McDermott was also a trustee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barnard College Board of Trustees announces new members|url=https://barnard.edu/news/barnard-college-board-trustees-announces-new-members-0|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Barnard College|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Barnard's 2017 LA Gala|url=https://giving.barnard.edu/s/1133/campaign/interior_form.aspx?sid=1133&gid=1&pgid=3385&content_id=8671|access-date=2022-01-30|website=giving.barnard.edu|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Morning Rituals with Colette McDermott|url=https://www.herbivorebotanicals.com/blogs/news/morning-rituals-with-colette-mcdermott|access-date=2022-01-30|website=Herbivore Botanicals}}</ref> On September 27, 2007, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' confirmed that McDermott and Rose had separated.<ref name="people">{{cite news|date=September 27, 2007|url=https://people.com/celebrity/dylan-mcdermott-and-his-wife-separate/|title=Dylan McDermott and His Wife Separate|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|author=Staff Writers|access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-date=October 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027143052/https://people.com/celebrity/dylan-mcdermott-and-his-wife-separate/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 16, 2008, it was reported that McDermott had filed for divorce from Rose.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080521/ap_en_ce/people_dylan_mcdermott;_ylt=A9G_RoJNnzNIJlcA6SRxFb8C|title=Dylan McDermott files for divorce from wife Shiva Rose|access-date=May 20, 2008}}</ref> The divorce was finalized on January 2, 2009.<ref name="tmz">{{cite web|date=December 2, 2007|url=http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/02/mcdermott-to-wife-til-january-do-us-part|title=McDermott to Wife: Til January Do Us Part|access-date=December 2, 2008|publisher=TMZ|archive-date=December 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203185754/http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/02/mcdermott-to-wife-til-january-do-us-part/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Having met on set in early 2014, on January 14, 2015, it was announced he was engaged to his ''Stalker'' co-star [[Maggie Q]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Report: Stalker's Dylan McDermott and Maggie Q Are Engaged|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/dylan-mcdermott-maggie-q-engaged/|access-date=January 14, 2015|work=[[TV Guide]]|agency=[[CBS Interactive]]|publisher=TV Guide|date=January 14, 2015|location=United States|archive-date=January 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116072219/http://tvguide.com/news/dylan-mcdermott-maggie-q-engaged/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, they stated that they were not in any rush to have an actual wedding ceremony.<ref name="Wedding">{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dylan-mcdermott-reveals-why-he-hasnt-married-maggie-q-yet|title=Dylan McDermott reveals why he hasn't married Maggie Q yet|author=Staff Writers|work=[[Fox News]]|date=September 27, 2017|access-date=October 24, 2018|archive-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025031314/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/dylan-mcdermott-reveals-why-he-hasnt-married-maggie-q-yet|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2019, the couple split after a four-year engagement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/dylan-mcdermott-maggie-q-split/|title=Dylan McDermott and Maggie Q Split Following 4-Year Engagement|last1=Jordan|first1=Julie|last2=Stone|first2=Natalie|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=February 28, 2019|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-date=March 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302090711/https://people.com/tv/dylan-mcdermott-maggie-q-split/|url-status=live}}</ref>

McDermott has been featured in magazines such as ''[[Men's Health]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=O'Neill|first=Hugh|date=September 2004|title=Icons of Style|magazine=[[Men's Health]]|volume=19|issue=7|page=48}}</ref> In 1999, he was a finalist in the ''[[GQ (magazine)|GQ]]'' "Man of the Year" issue.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Johnson|first=Julie A.|date=December 13, 1999|title=Hanks rules roost on Nov. newsstands|magazine=[[Advertising Age]]|volume=70|issue=51|page=62}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=20 Years of Sexy Lawyers|magazine=People|volume=64|issue=22|date=November 28, 2005|pages=181–82}}</ref>

McDermott is a recovering alcoholic. He has been sober since 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/dylan-mcdermott-celebrates-35-years-sobriety/|title=Dylan McDermott Celebrates 35 Years of Sobriety: It's My 'Greatest Accomplishment'|work=People|first=Jodi|last=Guglielmi|date=August 20, 2019|access-date=May 3, 2020|archive-date=July 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730093730/https://people.com/tv/dylan-mcdermott-celebrates-35-years-sobriety/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1987
|''[[Hamburger Hill]]''
|Staff Sergeant Adam Frantz
|
|-
|1988
|''[[The Blue Iguana]]''
|Vince Holloway
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1989
|''[[Twister (1989 film)|Twister]]''
|Chris
|
|-
|''[[Steel Magnolias]]''
|Jackson Latcherie
|
|-
|1990
|''[[Hardware (film)|Hardware]]''
|Moses "Hard Mo" Baxter
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Where Sleeping Dogs Lie]]''
|Bruce Simmons
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Jersey Girl (1992 film)|Jersey Girl]]''
|Sal Tomei
|
|-
|1993
|''[[In the Line of Fire]]''
|[[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] Agent Al D'Andrea
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|''[[The Cowboy Way (film)|The Cowboy Way]]''
|John Stark
|
|-
|''[[Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film)|Miracle on 34th Street]]''
|Bryan Bedford
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|''[[Destiny Turns on the Radio]]''
|Julian Goddard
|
|-
|''[[Home for the Holidays (1995 film)|Home for the Holidays]]''
|Leo Fish
|
|-
|1997
|''[['Til There Was You]]''
|Nick Dawkan
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Three to Tango]]''
|Charles Newman
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Texas Rangers (film)|Texas Rangers]]''
|Captain [[Leander H. McNelly|Leander McNelly]]
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2003
|''[[Party Monster (film)|Party Monster]]'' 
|[[Peter Gatien]]
|
|-
|''[[Wonderland (2003 film)|Wonderland]]''
|[[Wonderland Gang#David Lind|David Lind]]
|
|-
|''[[Runaway Jury]]''
|Jacob Wood
|Uncredited cameo
|-
|rowspan=3|2005
|''[[Edison (film)|Edison]]''
|Sergeant Francis Lazerov
|
|-
|''[[The Tenants (2005 film)|The Tenants]]''
|Harry Lesser
|
|-
|''[[The Mistress of Spices]]''
|Doug
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Unbeatable Harold]]''
|Jake Salamander
|
|- 
|rowspan=2|2007
|''[[The Messengers (film)|The Messengers]]''
|Roy
|
|-
|''Have Dreams, Will Travel''
|Uncle
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Mercy (2009 film)|Mercy]]''
|Jake
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Burning Palms (film)|Burning Palms]]''
|Dennis Marx
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2012
|''[[Nobody Walks]]''
|Leroy
|
|-
|''[[The Campaign (film)|The Campaign]]''
|Tim Wattley
|
|-
|''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]''
|Mr. Kelmeckis
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2013
|''[[Olympus Has Fallen]]''
|Dave Forbes
|
|-
|''[[Freezer (film)|Freezer]]''
|Robert Saunders
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2014
|''[[Behaving Badly (film)|Behaving Badly]]''
|Jimmy Leach
|
|-
|''[[Autómata (film)|Autómata]]''
|Sean Wallace
|
|-
|''[[Mercy (2014 film)|Mercy]]''
|Jim Swann
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
|''[[Survivor (film)|Survivor]]''
|Sam Parker
|
|-
|''The Laws of the Universe Part 0''
|Yoake Suguru
|Limited theatrical release<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-26/the-laws-of-the-universe-anime-film-casts-dylan-mcdermott-jennifer-beals-tom-kenny/.93394|title=The Laws of the Universe Anime Film Casts Dylan McDermott, Jennifer Beals, Tom Kenny|work=Anime News Network|date=September 26, 2015|access-date=February 28, 2016|archive-date=March 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319083455/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-26/the-laws-of-the-universe-anime-film-casts-dylan-mcdermott-jennifer-beals-tom-kenny/.93394|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2KYyw1wePI|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211108/J2KYyw1wePI|archive-date=2021-11-08|url-status=live|title=The Laws of the Universe - Part0 [Field Making video and VOICE DIRECTOR & CAST talks the movie]|author=HS Pictures Studio|date=October 15, 2015|access-date=February 28, 2016|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|''[[Blind (2016 film)|Blind]]''
|Mark Dutchman
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2018
|''[[Josie (film)|Josie]]''
|Hank
|
|-
|''[[The Clovehitch Killer]]''
|Don Burnside
|
|-
|2021
|''[[King Richard (film)|King Richard]]''
|Will Hodges
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
|1989
|''[[The Neon Empire]]''
|Vic
|rowspan=2|[[Television film]]
|-
|1991
|''[[Into the Badlands (film)|Into the Badlands]]''
|McComas 
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]''
|George Gatlin
|Episode: "This'll Kill Ya"
|-
|''[[The Fear Inside (film)|The Fear Inside]]''
|Pete Caswell
|Television film
|-
|1997–2004
|''[[The Practice]]''
|Bobby Donnell
|147 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|''[[Ally McBeal]]''
|Bobby Donnell
|2 episodes
|- 
|''[[Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular]]''
|Himself
|Episode: #1.5
|-
|1999
|''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
|Host
|Episode: "Dylan McDermott / [[Foo Fighters]]"
|-
|2002
|''Music Behind Bars''
|Host
|8 episodes
|-
|2003
|''[[Will & Grace]]''
|Tom
|Episode: "[[Will & Grace season 6#ep128|Heart Like a Wheelchair]]"
|-
|2004
|''[[The Grid (miniseries)|The Grid]]''
|FBI Agent Max Canary
|6 episodes
|- 
|rowspan=2|2006
|''[[3 lbs]]''
|Dr. Douglas Hanson
|Unsold television pilot
|-
|''A House Divided''
|Anderson
|Television film
|-
|2007–2008
|''[[Big Shots (TV series)|Big Shots]]''
|Duncan Collinsworth
|11 episodes
|- 
|2009–2010
|''[[Dark Blue (TV series)|Dark Blue]]''
|Carter Shaw
|20 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|''[[American Horror Story: Murder House]]''
|[[Dr. Ben Harmon]]
|12 episodes
|-
|''[[Vietnam in HD]]''
|James Anderson (voice)
|Episode: "The Beginning"
|-
|2012–2013
|''[[American Horror Story: Asylum]]''
|[[American Horror Story: Asylum#Johnny Morgan|Johnny Morgan]]
|5 episodes 
|-
|2013–2014
|''[[Hostages (American TV series)|Hostages]]''
|Duncan Carlisle
|15 episodes
|-
|2014–2015
|''[[Stalker (TV series)|Stalker]]''
|Detective Jack Larsen
|20 episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|2018
|''[[LA to Vegas]]''
|Captain Dave Pratman
|15 episodes
|-
|''[[American Horror Story: Apocalypse]]''
|Dr. Ben Harmon
|Episode: "[[Return to Murder House]]"
|-
|rowspan=3|2019
|''[[The Politician (TV series)|The Politician]]''
|Theo Sloan
|6 episodes
|-
|''[[American Horror Story: 1984]]''
|[[List of American Horror Story: 1984 characters#Bruce|Bruce]]
|3 episodes
|-
| ''[[No Activity (American TV series)|No Activity]]''
| Clint Bergman
|7 episodes
|-
|2020
| ''[[Hollywood (miniseries)|Hollywood]]''
| Ernie West
|7 episodes
|-
|2021–2022
| ''[[Law & Order: Organized Crime]]''
| Richard Wheatley
|15 episodes 
|-
|rowspan=2|2021
| ''[[American Horror Stories]]''
| Ben Harmon
| Episode: "Game Over"
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Richard Wheatley
| Episode: "[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 23#ep503|The People v. Richard Wheatley]]" 
|-
|2022–2025
| ''[[FBI: Most Wanted]]''
|rowspan=2|Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott
|63 episodes
|-
|2023
|''[[FBI (TV series)|FBI]]''
|Episode: "[[List of FBI episodes|Imminent Threat: Part 2]]"
|}

==Theatre==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
|{{N/A}}
|''[[Golden Boy (play)|Golden Boy]]''
|{{N/A}}
|-
|1978
|''Believe It, See It, Survival''
|{{N/A}}
|-
|1985
|''[[Biloxi Blues]]''
|Roy Selridge
|-
|1995
|''Floating Rhoda and the Glue Man''
|{{N/A}}
|-
|2006
|data-sort-value="Treatment, The"|''The Treatment''
|Man
|-
|2008
|''Three Changes''
|Nate
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
|-
|1998
|[[Viewers for Quality Television]]
|[[Viewers for Quality Television|Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series]]
|rowspan=12|''The Practice''
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=5|1999
|[[Golden Globe Awards]]
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Actor – Television Series Drama]]
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Satellite Awards]]
|[[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Actor – Television Series Drama]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Television Critics Association Awards]]
|[[TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama|Individual Achievement in Drama]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=4|2000
|Golden Globe Awards
|Best Actor – Television Series Drama
|{{nom}}
|-
|Satellite Awards
|Best Actor – Television Series Drama
|{{nom}}
|-
|Screen Actors Guild Awards
|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
|{{nom}}
|-
|Viewers for Quality Television
|Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|Golden Globe Awards
|Best Actor – Television Series Drama
|{{nom}}
|-
|Screen Actors Guild Awards
|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
|{{nom}}
|-
|2004
|Prism Awards
|Best Performance in a Theatrical Feature Film
|''Wonderland''
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|[[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards]]
|[[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Performance by an Ensemble|Best Performance by an Ensemble]]
|''The Perks of Being a Wallflower''
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Saturn Awards]]
|[[Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television|Best Actor on Television]]
|''American Horror Story: Murder House''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2015
|[[People's Choice Awards]]
|[[41st People's Choice Awards|Favorite Actor in a New TV Series]]
|''Stalker''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2019
|Gold Derby Awards
|Best Drama Guest Actor
|''American Horror Story: Apocalypse''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2020
|Primetime Emmy Awards
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie]]
|rowspan=2|''Hollywood''
|{{nom}}
|-
|2021
|[[Critics' Choice Television Awards]]
|[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries]]
|{{nom}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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