Editing Eric McCormack

{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Eric McCormack
| image              = Eric McCormack 2012 Shankbone 3.JPG
| caption            = McCormack at the 2012 [[Tribeca Film Festival]] premiere of ''[[Knife Fight (film)|Knife Fight]]''
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| birth_name         = Eric James McCormack
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1963|4|18}}
| birth_place        = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| citizenship        = {{hlist|[[Canadian]] (1963–present)|American (1999–present)<ref>{{cite web |title=How Eric McCormack Celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving - CONAN on TBS |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNi_fHib8MY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/ZNi_fHib8MY |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]] |publisher=Team Coco |access-date=March 26, 2021 |date=November 30, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>}}
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|singer|producer|writer}}
| years_active       = 1986–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Janet Holden|1997|2023|<!--Filed for divorce in November 2023. Still in the process of divorcing as of April 2024-->reason=sep.}}
| children           = 1
}}

'''Eric James McCormack''' (born April 18, 1963<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xArCI97kHaY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/xArCI97kHaY |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Eric McCormack's Super-Sexy 50th Birthday Bash |publisher=[[Team Coco]] |via=[[YouTube]] |date=30 July 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>) is a Canadian and American actor known for his roles as [[Will Truman]] in the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Will & Grace]]'', Grant MacLaren in Netflix's ''[[Travelers (TV series)|Travelers]]'', and Dr. Daniel Pierce in the [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]] crime drama ''[[Perception (TV series)|Perception]]''. Born in [[Toronto]], McCormack started acting by performing in high school plays. He left [[Toronto Metropolitan University|Ryerson University]] in 1985 to accept a position with the [[Stratford Shakespeare Festival]], where he spent five years performing in many stage productions.

During the late 1990s he lived in [[Los Angeles]] and had minor roles. He made his feature film debut in the 1992 science-fiction adventure film ''[[The Lost World (1992 film)|The Lost World]]''. McCormack appeared in several television series including ''[[Top Cops]]'', ''[[Street Justice]]'', ''[[Lonesome Dove: The Series]]'', ''[[Townies]]'', and ''[[Ally McBeal]]''. He later gained worldwide recognition for playing [[Will Truman]] in ''[[Will & Grace]]'', which premiered in September 1998. His performance has earned him six [[Golden Globe]] nominations and four [[Emmy]] nominations, winning the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]] in 2001.

Aside from appearing in television, he made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the 2001 production of ''[[The Music Man]]'' and starred in the 2005 film ''[[The Sisters (2005 film)|The Sisters]]''. Following the series conclusion of ''Will & Grace'' in 2006, McCormack starred as the leading role in the New York production of ''[[Some Girl(s)]]''. He starred in the television miniseries ''[[The Andromeda Strain (miniseries)|The Andromeda Strain]]'' (2008) and returned to television in 2009 in the [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]] drama ''[[Trust Me (U.S. TV series)|Trust Me]]'', which was cancelled after one season. 

Also in 2009, McCormack was cast in the science-fiction movie ''[[Alien Trespass]]''. In addition, he starred as Dr. Daniel Pierce for three seasons of the TNT crime drama ''[[Perception (U.S. TV series)|Perception]]'', and provided the voice of "Lucky" on [[Hub Network|The Hub]]'s ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]''. From 2009 to 2010 he starred as Dr. Max Kershaw, the psychiatrist turned boyfriend of [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]]' title character in ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]''. In 2021, McCormack joined the cast of ''[[Departure (TV series)|Departure]]''.<ref name="deadline">{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Eric McCormack Joins 'Departure' as Canadian Series Starts Production on Season 3 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/eric-mccormack-departure-season-3-1234837981/ |access-date=30 October 2021 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=16 October 2021}}</ref> In 2023, he performed on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in ''[[The Cottage (play)|The Cottage]]''.<ref>[https://www.fox5ny.com/news/the-cottage-jason-alexander-broadway "Fox5NY The Cottage"]. Accessed 07/24/2023.</ref>

==Early life==
McCormack was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Doris (1932–2006), a homemaker, and James "Keith" McCormack, an [[Petroleum industry|oil company]] financial analyst<ref name="solidified" /> who died from cancer in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=james-mccormack-keith&pid=117518163|title=James "Keith" McCormack Obituary|website=Toronto Star|access-date=March 21, 2017|archive-date=October 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031055556/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=james-mccormack-keith&pid=117518163|url-status=live}}</ref> He is the eldest of three siblings.<ref name="people"/> McCormack has [[Scottish Canadians|Scottish]] ancestry.<ref name="Hendry2006">{{cite journal|first=Steve|last=Hendry|title=Will & trace; Exclusive Comedy Star Eric Hunts For His Scottish Family |date=August 27, 2006|journal=[[Sunday Mail (Scotland)]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=EricMcCormack|author=Eric McCormack|number=438919435949051904|date=February 27, 2014|title="@BDAnthony92: @EricMcCormack is it true that ur ancestry is Cherokee and Scottish?" No, the Cherokee stuff is made-up internet crap.}}</ref> 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."<ref name="night out">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/25/style/a-night-out-with-eric-mccormack-diva-for-a-day.html |title=A Night out with: Eric McCormack; Diva for a Day |last=Lee |first=Denny |date=June 25, 2000 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 30, 2009 |archive-date=January 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113050452/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/25/style/a-night-out-with-eric-mccormack-diva-for-a-day.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="hoggard">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/apr/15/familyandrelationships |title=What I know about women ... |last=Hoggard |first=Liz |date=April 15, 2007 |work=[[The Observer]] |access-date=July 27, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004033250/http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/apr/15/familyandrelationships |archive-date=October 4, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He later attended [[Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute]] in [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], Ontario,<ref>{{cite tweet|user=EricMcCormack|author=Eric McCormack|number=931219659768053760|date=November 16, 2017|title=Never went to Leacock, went to Sir John A MacDonald. Wikipedia's has it wrong for years, I'm afraid. But thanks for...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2015/06/26/pride-grand-marshal-david-furnish-reflects-on-growing-up-gay-in-a-very-different-toronto.html|title = Pride grand marshal David Furnish reflects on growing up gay in a very different Toronto|website = [[Toronto Star]]|date = June 26, 2015|access-date = November 17, 2017|archive-date = November 17, 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171117065303/https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2015/06/26/pride-grand-marshal-david-furnish-reflects-on-growing-up-gay-in-a-very-different-toronto.html|url-status = live}}</ref> where he was a classmate of both [[Mike Myers]]<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=32&v=x4zwXTQzRvg&feature=youtu.be |title=Mike Myers Interview on Conan in Toronto (Part 2 of 2) |date=2014-12-03 |last=Homer Thompson |access-date=2025-04-08 |via=YouTube}}</ref> and [[David Furnish]].<ref name="mclean" /> He enrolled in theatre classes there and performed in high school productions of ''[[Godspell]]'' and ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]''.<ref name="tcm">{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=521395&apid=0|title=Eric McCormack|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=October 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005021615/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=521395&apid=0|url-status=dead}}</ref> McCormack recalls that after performing in ''Godspell'', 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."<ref name="solidified">{{cite journal|first=Luaine|last=Lee|title='Will & Grace's' Eric McCormack returns in new TNT series 'Trust Me' |date=January 26, 2009|journal=[[The Oakland Tribune]]}}</ref>

McCormack graduated from high school in 1982<ref name="people"/> and enrolled at [[Toronto Metropolitan University|Ryerson University]] School of Theatre in Toronto to further develop as an actor.<ref name="actors">{{cite episode |title=[[Inside the Actors Studio]] |network=[[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]] |airdate=2003-11-16 |series=10 |number=2 |minutes=60; 120}}</ref> He left Ryerson in 1985, several months before graduating, to accept a position with the [[Stratford Shakespeare Festival]] in [[Stratford, Ontario|Stratford]], Ontario where he spent five seasons performing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archives.stratfordfestival.ca/AIS/Details/people/8234 |title=Eric McCormack acting credits |website=Stratford Festival Archives |access-date=June 20, 2019 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404201334/https://archives.stratfordfestival.ca/AIS/Details/people/8234 |url-status=live }}</ref> "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 my [[Hamlet]] before I died, that the world might be an OK place without my Hamlet, in fact."<ref name="mclean">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jun/09/broadcasting.tvandradio|title=Whatever you Will|last=McLean|first=Gareth|date=June 9, 2003|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=December 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227072536/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jun/09/broadcasting.tvandradio|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in productions of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]'', ''[[Murder in the Cathedral]]'' and ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]''. He later performed with the [[Manitoba Theatre Centre]] in a production of ''[[Burn This]]'', as well as with Toronto's [[Royal Alexandra Theatre]] in ''[[Biloxi Blues]]''.<ref name="tcm" />

==Career==

===Early work===
McCormack made his Canadian television debut in the 1986 movie ''[[The Boys from Syracuse (film)|The Boys from Syracuse]]''.<ref name="tcm" /> McCormack moved to Los Angeles and made his US television debut in a 1991 episode of the [[CBS]] crime series ''[[Top Cops]]''.<ref name="tcm"/> He appeared in the 1992 theatrical films ''[[The Lost World (1992 film)|The Lost World]]'', based on [[Arthur Conan Doyle|Conan Doyle]]'s [[The Lost World (Conan Doyle novel)|novel of the same name]] and in its sequel, ''[[Return to the Lost World]]'', also released in 1992.<ref name="tcm"/> By 1993, he landed a recurring role as a detective in the crime drama ''[[Street Justice]]''.<ref name="people">{{cite news|url=https://people.com/archive/will-power-vol-50-no-15/|title=Will Power|last=Lipton|first=Michael A.|date=October 26, 1998|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=March 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307082317/http://people.com/archive/will-power-vol-50-no-15/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 1993, McCormack appeared in the television movie ''[[Double, Double, Toil and Trouble]]'', playing [[Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen]]'s father.<ref name="renamed_from_1993_on_20101220232705">{{cite journal|title=On The Cover The Olsen Twins Star in a Halloween Treat|date=October 24, 1993|journal=[[Newsday]]|page=03}}</ref>

He played the role of Colonel Francis Clay Mosby in 42 episodes of the [[Western (genre)|Western]] television series ''[[Lonesome Dove: The Series]]'' (1994), which was later renamed ''[[Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years]]'' (1995).<ref name="people" /><ref name="actors" /> McCormack commented that it was a "fantastic role".<ref name="mclean"/> In an interview with ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2003, he admitted to auditioning "two or three times" for the part of [[Ross Geller]] for the situation comedy ''[[Friends]]'', which ultimately went to [[David Schwimmer]].<ref name="mclean"/> In 1995, he appeared in the television film ''[[The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1995 film)|The Man Who Wouldn't Die]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/473989/the-man-who-wouldnt-die|title=The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1995)|access-date=February 11, 2011|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]|archive-date=February 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219004554/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/473989/Man-Who-Wouldn-t-Die-The/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was cast in the 1997 made-for-television movie ''[[Borrowed Hearts]]'', where he portrayed a selfish businessman who learns to love, and in the HBO film ''Exception to the Rule'', in which he played a cheating husband.<ref name="mclean"/>

Also in 1997, he had minor roles in the comedy shows ''[[Townies]]'', ''[[Veronica's Closet]]'', and ''[[Ally McBeal]]''.<ref name="tcm"/> Originally, McCormack was scheduled to appear as a series regular in the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Jenny (TV series)|Jenny]]'', but was fired after the pilot due to the network cutting his character.<ref name="pbs">{{cite news|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/archive/200805/20080523_mccormack.html|title=Eric McCormack|last=Smiley|first=Tavis|date=May 23, 2008|work=[[The Tavis Smiley Show]]|publisher=[[Public Broadcasting Service]]|access-date=July 27, 2009}} {{dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In addition McCormack had a recurring role in season five of the comedy series ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]'', in which he played a therapist and love interest for [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]]'s character, Christine.<ref name="Porter2009">{{cite news|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/07/casting-call-susan-sarandon-john-goodman-eric-mccormack.html|title=Casting call: Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Eric McCormack|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=July 13, 2009|publisher=[[Zap2it]]|access-date=August 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717040612/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/07/casting-call-susan-sarandon-john-goodman-eric-mccormack.html|archive-date=July 17, 2009}}</ref>

===''Will & Grace''===
McCormack received his breakthrough role in 1998 when he was cast as [[gay]] lawyer [[Will Truman]] on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Will & 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.'"<ref name="mclean"/> 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."<ref name="Thompson1998">{{cite news|title=He's Gay, She's Not|last=Thompson|first=Kevin|date=September 21, 1998 |work=[[The Palm Beach Post]] |page=1D}}</ref> The show debuted on September 21, 1998, and was watched by almost 8.6&nbsp;million American viewers.<ref name="renamed_from_1998_on_20101220232705">{{cite news|title=Prime-Time Ratings|date=September 30, 1998|work=[[The Orange County Register]]|page=F02}}</ref> ''Will & Grace'' quickly developed a loyal audience, with the show and McCormack receiving strong reviews. John Carman of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' commented that McCormack and costar [[Debra Messing]] (who played Will's best friend [[Grace Adler]]) worked "nicely" together.<ref name="Carman1998">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/1998/09/21/DD39699.DTL|title='Will & Grace' Has Right Stuff To Make a Hit|last=Carman|first=John|date=September 21, 1998|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=April 21, 2009|archive-date=April 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429153926/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/c/a/1998/09/21/DD39699.DTL|url-status=live}}</ref> Kay McFadden of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' also praised McCormack, Messing, and the supporting cast as "very funny".<ref name="Mcfadden1998">{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19980920/2773049/tv-knows-best|title=TV Knows Best -- Seattle TV Critic Kay Mcfadden Tells You What To Waste Your Time On|last=Mcfadden|first=Kay|date=September 20, 1998|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|access-date=April 21, 2009|archive-date=April 29, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090429084433/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980920&slug=2773049|url-status=live}}</ref> For the performance, he earned four [[Emmy Award]] nominations (2000, 2001, 2003, 2005), one of which resulted in a win (2001), for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=eric+mccormack&program=start_year=1949&end_year=2010&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All |title=Search results |work=Primetime Emmy Award Database |access-date=January 23, 2011 |archive-date=April 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404094735/http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=eric+mccormack&program=start_year=1949&end_year=2010&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, he received five [[Golden Globe Award]] nominations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/28828|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060521215434/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/28828|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2006|title=HFPA&nbsp;— Awards Search|work=[[Golden Globes]]|access-date=August 3, 2009}}</ref>

Also in 1998, McCormack appeared in [[Stephen Herek]]'s comedy film ''[[Holy Man]]''.<ref name="Klady1998">{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117913502?refcatid=31|title=Holy Man&nbsp;— Murphy Takes the 'Holy' High Road|last=Klady|first=Leonard|date=October 12, 1998|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629195658/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117913502?refcatid=31|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was critically and financially unsuccessful.<ref name="1998a">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/holy-man|title=Holy Man (1998): Reviews|date=October 9, 1998|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=October 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101012115526/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/holy-man|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="1998b">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=holyman.htm|title=Holy Man (1998)|date=October 9, 1998|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=August 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090811070116/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=holyman.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The next year he starred in the comedy movie ''[[Free Enterprise (film)|Free Enterprise]]'' (1999), a movie about two filmmakers (McCormack and [[Rafer Weigel]]) obsessed with actor [[William Shatner]] and ''[[Star Trek]]''. Film critic Kevin Thomas of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that McCormack and Weigel "both make a strong impression".<ref name="Thomas1999">{{cite news|url=http://www.calendarlive.com/cl-movie990603-1,0,1960616.story|title=Free Enterprise|last=Thomas|first=Kevin|date=June 4, 1999|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-date=June 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617070510/http://www.calendarlive.com/cl-movie990603-1,0,1960616.story|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2000, McCormack appeared in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television movie ''[[The Audrey Hepburn Story]]'', portraying actor [[Mel Ferrer]].<ref name="Gallo2000">{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117778846?refCatId=32|title=The Audrey Hepburn Story|last=Gallo|first=Phil|date=March 27, 2000|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=July 30, 2009|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629195754/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117778846?refCatId=32|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the 2001 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] season, McCormack briefly portrayed Professor Harold Hill (replacing [[Craig Bierko]]) in the [[Susan Stroman]] revival of ''[[The Music Man]]'' at the [[Neil Simon Theatre]].<ref name="Dominguez2001">{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2001/06/11/2001-06-11_b_way_s__man__of_the_hour__w.html|title=B'Way's 'Man' of the hour 'Will & Grace's' Eric McCormack grabs the Baton in 'Music' Revival|last=Dominguez|first=Robert |date=June 11, 2001|work=[[Daily News (New York)]]|access-date=July 27, 2009}} {{dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In August 2002, as part of the [[Hollywood 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.<ref name="Mitchell2002">{{cite journal|title=Theater Review; River City Slickers; Eric McCormack, Kristin Chenoweth amp up 'Music Man'|first=Sean|last=Mitchell|date=August 6, 2002|journal=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> McCormack hosted the fourth episode of the 28th season of the sketch comedy show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' <!-- (''SNL'') --> on November 2, 2002.<ref name="a">{{cite episode |title=Eric McCormack/Jay-Z|series=Saturday Night Live|network=[[NBC]] |airdate=2002-11-02 |season=[[Saturday Night Live (season 28)|28]] |number=529 |minutes=90-92}}</ref> In 2004, he had a recurring role as Ray Summers on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'s comedy drama ''[[Dead Like Me]]''.<ref name="renamed_from_2004_on_20101220232705">{{cite journal|title=McCormack playing 'Dead' this summer|date=June 2, 2004|journal=[[Chicago Tribune]]|publisher=[[Zap2it]]}}</ref> The following year, McCormack starred in the film ''[[The Sisters (2005 film)|The Sisters]]'', based on [[Anton Chekhov]]'s play ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]''.<ref name="Ebert2006">{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060518/REVIEWS/60509004|title=The Sisters|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=May 19, 2006|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=October 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002081117/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060518/REVIEWS/60509004|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film premiered at the 2005 [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref name="Scheib2005">{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927031?refcatid=31|title=The Sisters|last=Scheib|first=Ronnie|date=May 9, 2005|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629195822/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927031?refcatid=31|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Will & Grace''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s eighth season ended with the series finale on May 18, 2006. The finale garnered 18&nbsp;million American viewers,<ref name="renamed_from_2006_on_20101220232705">{{cite news|title='Will & Grace' Helps NBC Stay Tough on Thursday|publisher=Zap2it|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/zap-ratings051806,0,2450059.story|date=May 19, 2006|access-date=March 22, 2008|archive-date=December 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091215135252/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/zap-ratings051806,0,2450059.story|url-status=dead}}</ref> making it the most-watched entertainment telecast in six years.<ref name="Kissell2006">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/will-has-its-way-in-finale-1200335888/|title='Will' has its way in finale|last=Kissell|first=Rick|date=May 21, 2006|work=Variety|access-date=May 3, 2009|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629195957/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117943818?refCatId=1275|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2017, NBC closed a deal for a new, 10-episode season of [[Will & 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wagmeister|first=Elizabeth|title='Will & Grace' Revival Picked Up For Another Season|publisher=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/will-and-grace-season-2-renewed-nbc-1202515243/|date=March 17, 2018|access-date=September 22, 2017|archive-date=September 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920210657/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/will-and-grace-season-2-renewed-nbc-1202515243/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adreeva|first=Nellie|title='Will & Grace' Revival Renewed For Third Season On NBC|publisher=Deadline|url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/will-grace-revival-renewed-season-3-nbc-season-2-expanded-18-episodes-1202339735/|date=March 17, 2018|access-date=March 18, 2018|archive-date=March 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318055435/http://deadline.com/2018/03/will-grace-revival-renewed-season-3-nbc-season-2-expanded-18-episodes-1202339735/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===After ''Will & Grace''===
[[File:EricMcCormackNov08.jpg|thumb|right|McCormack in November 2008|alt=A caucasian male with dark hair, wearing sunglasses on the top of his head, with a brown suede jacket, smiles]]
After ''Will & Grace'' ended McCormack starred on the New York stage opposite [[Fran Drescher]], [[Judy Reyes]], [[Brooke Smith (actress)|Brooke Smith]], and [[Maura Tierney]] in [[Neil LaBute]]'s [[Off Broadway|off-Broadway]] play ''[[Some Girl(s)]]'' at the [[Lucille Lortel Theatre]].<ref name="ben">{{cite news|url=http://theater2.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/theater/reviews/09girl.html?fta=y|title=In 'Some Girl(s),' a Pond Scum's Love Song|last=Brantley|first=Ben|date=June 9, 2006|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=February 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219004540/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/theater/reviews/09girl.html?fta=y|url-status=live}}</ref> For his performance, McCormack received critical reviews. ''New York Times'' contributor [[Ben 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 in ''Will & Grace'', he italicizes every other line for maximum comic spin and punctuates his dialogue by earnestly furrowing his features".<ref name="ben" /> Brantley went on to say that McCormack's interpretation of the character is "certainly a more slickly sustained performance" than the one delivered by [[David Schwimmer]] in 2005.<ref name="ben" /> Melissa Rose Bernardo of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' commented that McCormack and Tierney "have incredible chemistry".<ref name="Bernardo2006">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/06/20/some-girls/|title=Some Girl(s) (2006 - 2006)|last=Bernardo|first=Melissa Rose|date=June 19, 2006|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=September 30, 2019|archive-date=September 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190930132809/https://ew.com/article/2006/06/20/some-girls/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the same year, McCormack produced the [[Lifetime Television|Lifetime]] comedy ''[[Lovespring International]]'', a show that revolves around six employees at Lovespring International, a dating agency located in California as an "elite Beverly Hills" company.<ref name="Wheat2006">{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/article/2006/06/09/lovespring-international/|title=Lovespring International |last=Wheat|first=Alynda|date=June 9, 2006|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref> The series debuted to ambivalent reviews,<ref name="2006a">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/lovespring-international/season-1|title=Lovespring International|date=June 5, 2006|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 2, 2009|archive-date=August 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818224906/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/lovespring-international/season-1|url-status=live}}</ref> with Matthew Gilbert of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' commenting that ''Lovespring International'' is "a lively little cable exercise in over-the-top characters, bad taste, satire, and [[political incorrectness]]."<ref name="Gilbert2006">{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2006/06/05/lifetimes_lovespring_is_a_fun_match_of_satire_and_bad_taste/|title=Lifetime's 'Lovespring' is a fun match of satire and bad taste|last=Gilbert|first=Matthew|date=June 5, 2006|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=August 2, 2009|archive-date=October 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005041949/http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2006/06/05/lifetimes_lovespring_is_a_fun_match_of_satire_and_bad_taste/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show was cancelled that same year.<ref name="Umstead2006">{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-28819677_ITM |title=Lifetime Scraps Two Series |last=Umstead |first=R. Thomas |date=December 4, 2006 |work=[[Multichannel News]] |access-date=August 2, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010130227/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-28819677_ITM |archive-date=October 10, 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Eric McCormack - 2009 Comic Con.jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=A caucasian male with dark hair wearing a grey shirt is facing to the right, a microphone is in front of him.|McCormack at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2009]]
In 2008, McCormack co-starred in the [[A&E Network|A&E]] television miniseries ''[[The Andromeda Strain (miniseries)|The Andromeda Strain]]'', a remake of the [[The Andromeda Strain (film)|1971 movie]] [[The Andromeda Strain|based on the novel]] by [[Michael Crichton]].<ref name="kathy">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/20/AR2008052001336.html|title=A Dilemma of Epidemic Proportions|last=Blumenstock|first=Kathy|date=May 20, 2008|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|page=1|archive-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108144523/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/20/AR2008052001336.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Andromeda Strain'' received mixed reviews,<ref name="renamed_from_2008_on_20101220232705">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-andromeda-strain/season-1|title=The Andromeda Strain|date=May 26, 2008|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=September 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903035633/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-andromeda-strain/season-1|url-status=live}}</ref> and McCormack's performance was criticized. Joanna Weiss of the ''Boston Globe'' wrote, "The presence of Eric McCormack, as an intrepid TV reporter, is especially extraneous (no disrespect to intrepid reporters)."<ref name="Weiss2008">{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2008/05/26/doomsday_plot_of_andromeda_stands_the_test_of_time/|title=Doomsday plot of 'Andromeda' stands the test of time|last=Weiss|first=Joanna|date=May 26, 2008|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=October 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005031517/http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2008/05/26/doomsday_plot_of_andromeda_stands_the_test_of_time/|url-status=live}}</ref> Robert Bianco of ''[[USA 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."<ref name="Bianco2008">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2008-05-22-andromeda_N.htm?csp=34|title='Andromeda' takes a great plot too far|last=Bianco|first=Robert|date=May 22, 2008|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=July 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709161936/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/2008-05-22-andromeda_N.htm?csp=34|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 5, 2008, McCormack made a guest appearance in the seventh season and 100th episode of the television series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'', where he played an unctuous host of a television crime docudrama.<ref name="McDonough2008">{{cite news|url=http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=104694|title=Tune in Tonight: 'Monk' recaps 100 episodes with parody of news show|last=McDonough|first=Kevin|date=September 5, 2008|work=[[Reading Eagle]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=August 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807075617/http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=104694|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="2008a">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2008/07/20/idUS56284+20-Jul-2008+PRN20080720|title=All-Star Guest Cast On-Board When Everyone's Favorite Obsessive-Compulsive Detective...|date=July 20, 2008|publisher=[[Reuters]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726124646/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/07/20/idUS56284+20-Jul-2008+PRN20080720|archive-date=July 26, 2012}}</ref>

In January 2009, McCormack returned to television in the [[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]] drama ''[[Trust Me (U.S. TV series)|Trust Me]]'', co-starring [[Tom 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.<ref name="Nussbaum2009">{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/arts/tv/reviews/53323/|title=Cornered Office|last=Nussbaum|first=Emily|date=January 11, 2009|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=April 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426040618/http://nymag.com/arts/tv/reviews/53323/|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[USA Weekend]]'', McCormack revealed he was not afraid of being [[Typecasting (acting)|typecast]].<ref name="usa weekend">{{cite news|url=http://whosnews.usaweekend.com/2009/02/eric-mccormack-talks-about-trust-me/|title=Eric McCormack talks about 'Trust Me'|last=Lynch|first=Lorrie|date=February 24, 2009|work=[[USA Weekend]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205090843/http://whosnews.usaweekend.com/2009/02/eric-mccormack-talks-about-trust-me/|archive-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref> His decision to do the show, he said, was due to "great writing".<ref name="loud">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/arts/television/25shat.html|title=They're Not Mad Men, Just Loud Ones|last=Shattuck|first=Kathryn|date=January 25, 2009|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=March 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302095529/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/arts/television/25shat.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The show debuted on January 26, 2009, and was watched by almost 3.4&nbsp;million viewers.<ref name="Frankel2009">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/tnt-s-trust-me-has-weak-debut-1117999161/|title=TNT's 'Trust Me' has weak debut|last=Frankel|first=Daniel|date=January 27, 2009|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629200028/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999161?refCatId=14|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Trust Me'' debuted to very positive reviews, with Tim Goodman of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' writing that "the series is surprisingly solid."<ref name="Goodman2009">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/26/DDTF15G58O.DTL|title=Review: 'Trust Me': 2 BFFs and 1 promotion|last=Goodman|first=Tim|date=January 26, 2009|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=April 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414080937/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/26/DDTF15G58O.DTL|url-status=live}}</ref> Mary McNamara of the ''Los 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."<ref name="McNamara2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-26-et-trust-me26-story.html|title=Trust Me|last=McNamara|first=Mary|date=January 26, 2009|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|page=1|archive-date=July 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715034722/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/26/entertainment/et-trust-me26|url-status=live}}</ref> The series, however, was cancelled after one season due to poor ratings.<ref name="Goodman2009a">{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/20/DDKU174TKF.DTL|title=Networks to burst bubbles after dreadful season|last=Goodman|first=Tim|date=April 20, 2009|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=April 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425001612/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/20/DDKU174TKF.DTL|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Bryant2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/trust-cancelled-season-1004988.aspx|title=''Trust Me'' Cancelled After One Season|last=Bryant|first=Adam|date=April 11, 2009|work=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=September 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906055906/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Trust-Cancelled-Season-1004988.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>

McCormack starred in the science-fiction film ''[[Alien Trespass]]'' (2009); he played Doctor Ted Lewis, who gets possessed by an alien marshal, Urp, after he crash-lands on Earth.<ref name="vulture">{{cite news|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/04/alien_trespass_eric_mccormack.html|title=''Alien Trespass's'' Eric McCormack on Playing Possessed|last=Simon|first=Brent|date=April 6, 2009|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=April 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411191002/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2009/04/alien_trespass_eric_mccormack.html|url-status=live}}</ref> When asked about his interpretation on the character, McCormack commented that his first instinct was to make Ted Lewis more alien, sounding like [[Spock]].<ref name="vulture" /> The film was critically and financially unsuccessful.<ref name="renamed_from_2009_on_20101220232705">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/alien-trespass|title=Alien Trespass (2009): Reviews|date=April 3, 2009|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=February 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201061046/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/alien-trespass|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="2009a">{{cite news|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alientrespass.htm|title=Alien Trespass (2009)|date=April 3, 2009|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=July 31, 2009|archive-date=July 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720074051/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alientrespass.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Image:Eric McCormack's Star on Walk of Fame.jpg|thumb|right|McCormack's star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]]]]
In May 2009, he portrayed "El Gallo" in Reprise Theatre Company's revival of the 1960s musical ''[[The Fantasticks]]'' at UCLA's Freud Playhouse.<ref name="Lacher2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-eric-mccormack4-2009may04,0,3429917.story|title=Eric McCormack gets to exhibit his macho side in 'The Fantasticks.'|last=Lacher|first=Irene|date=May 4, 2009|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=September 13, 2009|archive-date=May 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530093724/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-eric-mccormack4-2009may04,0,3429917.story|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Verini2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940207?refCatId=33|title=The Fantasticks|last=Verini|first=Bob|date=May 7, 2009|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=September 13, 2009|archive-date=March 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319043436/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117940207?refCatId=33|url-status=live}}</ref> McCormack had a supporting role in [[Richard Loncraine]]'s comedy ''[[My One and Only (film)|My One and Only]]'',<ref name="Anderson2009">{{cite news|url=http://www.laweekly.com/movies/my-one-and-only-605315/|title=My One and Only|last=Anderson|first=Melissa|date=August 21, 2009|work=[[LA Weekly]]|access-date=September 2, 2009|archive-date=October 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027110525/http://www.laweekly.com/movies/my-one-and-only-605315/|url-status=dead}}</ref> which was released in August 2009. On September 30, 2009, he guest-starred on the police procedural drama ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' in the second episode of its [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 11)|11th season]] playing an owner of a dating website.<ref name="Gilbert2009">{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2009/09/30/critics_corner/|title=Critic's corner|last=Gilbert|first=Matthew|date=September 30, 2009|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=October 19, 2009|archive-date=October 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024132637/http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2009/09/30/critics_corner/|url-status=live}}</ref>

McCormack portrayed con artist [[Clark Rockefeller]] in the Lifetime television movie ''[[Who Is Clark Rockefeller?]]'', which premiered on March 13, 2010.<ref name="renamed_from_2010_on_20101220232705">{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/emmyr-award-winner-eric-mccormack-stars-in-the-highly-anticipated-lifetime-original-movie-who-is-clark-rockefeller-84500097.html|title=Emmy(R) Award-Winner Eric McCormack Stars in the Highly Anticipated Lifetime Original Movie 'Who is Clark Rockefeller?'|access-date=February 17, 2010|date=February 16, 2010|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|archive-date=February 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220160455/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/emmyr-award-winner-eric-mccormack-stars-in-the-highly-anticipated-lifetime-original-movie-who-is-clark-rockefeller-84500097.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Preparing for the role he read everything on the case,<ref name="Albiniak2010">{{cite news |first=Paige |last=Albiniak |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/phony_rockefeller_UBTH1fJabz6pd5qUcBQrRJ |title=Phony Rockefeller |access-date=March 10, 2010 |date=March 7, 2010 |work=[[New York Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605172411/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/phony_rockefeller_UBTH1fJabz6pd5qUcBQrRJ |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> including coverage of the case and Rockefeller's jailhouse interview.<ref name="Heslam2010">{{cite news|first=Jessica|last=Heslam|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100223actor_marvels_at_crockefellers_twists_and_turns/srvc=home&position=4|title=Actor marvels at Crockefeller's 'twists and turns'|access-date=February 23, 2010|date=February 23, 2010|work=[[Boston Herald]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226105506/http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100223actor_marvels_at_crockefellers_twists_and_turns/srvc=home&position=4|archive-date=February 26, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Who Is Clark Rockefeller?'' received mixed reaction, but McCormack's performance was favored by critics, with ''Variety''<nowiki>'</nowiki>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."<ref name="Lowry2010">{{cite news|first=Brian|last=Lowry|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942379?refCatId=32|title=Who Is Clark Rockefeller?|access-date=March 16, 2010|date=March 10, 2010|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203185150/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942379?refcatid=32|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2010, McCormack received the NBC Universal Canada Award of Distinction at the [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]] TV Festival.<ref name="Volmers2010">{{cite news|first=Eric|last=Volmers|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/Eric+McCormack+honoured+Banff+World+Television+Festival/3161091/story.html|title=Eric McCormack honoured at Banff World Television Festival|access-date=June 25, 2010|date=June 16, 2010|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]}} {{dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In October 2010, he received a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].<ref name="Quill2010">{{cite news|first=Greg|last=Quill|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/article/876603--humility-takes-a-back-seat-on-canada-s-walk-of-fame|title=Humility takes a back seat on Canada's Walk of Fame|access-date=October 17, 2010|date=October 16, 2010|work=[[Toronto Star]]|archive-date=October 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018072701/http://www.thestar.com/news/article/876603--humility-takes-a-back-seat-on-canada-s-walk-of-fame|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, he received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for his contributions to the television industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walkoffame.com/eric-mccormack |title=Eric McCormack |date=September 13, 2018 |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |access-date=November 29, 2018 |archive-date=November 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130030954/http://www.walkoffame.com/eric-mccormack |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2010, it was reported that he would star in a new TNT television drama, ''[[Perception (U.S. TV series)|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.<ref name="Exton2010">{{cite magazine|first=Emily|last=Exton|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/28/eric-mccormack-goes-back-to-tv-in-new-tnt-series-perception/|title=Eric McCormack goes back to TV in new TNT series 'Perception'|access-date=November 5, 2010|date=October 28, 2010|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> ''Perception'' premiered on July 9, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/15/tnt-announces-premiere-dates-for-the-closer-falling-skies-leverage-rizzoli-isles-franklin-bash-four-brand-new-series/124573/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318003653/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/03/15/tnt-announces-premiere-dates-for-the-closer-falling-skies-leverage-rizzoli-isles-franklin-bash-four-brand-new-series/124573/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |title=TNT Announces Premiere Dates for 'The Closer', 'Falling Skies', 'Leverage', 'Rizzoli & Isles' 'Franklin & Bash'+ Four Brand New Series |publisher=[[TV by the Numbers]] |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=March 15, 2012 |access-date=March 15, 2012}}</ref> McCormack also serves as producer for the show.<ref name="Baxton2010">{{cite news|first=Greg|last=Baxton|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/10/eric-mccormack-to-star-in-new-tnt-series.html|title=Eric McCormack to star in new TNT pilot|access-date=November 5, 2010|date=October 28, 2010|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-date=November 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043520/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/10/eric-mccormack-to-star-in-new-tnt-series.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also provides the voice of "Lucky" on [[The Hub (TV channel)|The Hub]]'s ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound 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 of [[Gore Vidal]]’s ''[[The Best Man (play)|The Best Man]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=30 November 2011 |title=Eric McCormack Joins Starry Company of Broadway's The Best Man |url=https://playbill.com/article/eric-mccormack-joins-starry-company-of-broadways-the-best-man-com-185050 |access-date=11 May 2022 |website=Playbill |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511133057/https://playbill.com/article/eric-mccormack-joins-starry-company-of-broadways-the-best-man-com-185050 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2015, he guest-starred on an episode of NBC's ''[[The Mysteries of Laura]]'' which stars [[Debra Messing]], his former co-star on ''Will & Grace''. He starred in ''[[Travelers (TV series)|Travelers]]'', a science fiction drama which first aired in October 2016 and ran for three seasons.

In 2020, he narrated a portion of the [[8th Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.academy.ca/virtualpresentations/#:~:text=Narrators%20will%20include%20Eric%20McCormack,%2C%20Twitter%2C%20and%20YouTube%20channels.|title=Virtual Presentations, Hosts|website=academy.ca|access-date=15 June 2020|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621153143/https://www.academy.ca/virtualpresentations/#:~:text=Narrators%20will%20include%20Eric%20McCormack,%2C%20Twitter%2C%20and%20YouTube%20channels.|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, McCormack was cast in the fifth season of the [[Shudder (streaming service)|Shudder]] horror series ''[[Slasher (TV series)|Slasher]]'' and the first season of the [[Hulu]] mystery thriller series ''[[The Other Black Girl (TV series)|The Other Black Girl]]'', which both premiered the following year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=February 10, 2022|title='Creepshow', 'Kin' & 'Bloodlands' Renewed At AMC Networks As Eric McCormack Leads New Installment Of 'Slasher'|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/creepshow-kin-bloodlands-slasher-renewed-at-amc-networks-eric-mccormack-1234930306/|access-date=August 20, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210232311/https://deadline.com/2022/02/creepshow-kin-bloodlands-slasher-renewed-at-amc-networks-eric-mccormack-1234930306/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|last2=Rice|first2=Lynette|date=November 3, 2022|title='The Other Black Girl': Eric McCormack & Bellamy Young Join Hulu Original Series From Onyx|url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/the-other-black-girl-bellamy-young-eric-mccormack-hulu-original-series-1235162130/|access-date=August 20, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-date=November 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103174618/https://deadline.com/2022/11/the-other-black-girl-bellamy-young-eric-mccormack-hulu-original-series-1235162130/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Other projects==
McCormack has set up his own production company called Big Cattle Productions to develop ideas for television.<ref name="pbs"/> The projects produced by the company include ''[[Lovespring International]]'' and ''Imperfect Union''.<ref name="2006b">{{cite news|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-tbsgreenlightsimperfectunion,0,2747396.story|title=TBS Forms 'Imperfect Union'|date=November 20, 2006|publisher=[[Zap2it]]|access-date=August 2, 2009|archive-date=September 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918161445/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-tbsgreenlightsimperfectunion,0,2747396.story|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Zeitchik2007">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/features/eric-mccormack-set-for-advertising-1117972777/|title=Eric McCormack set for 'Advertising'|last=Zeitchik|first=Steven|author2=Josef Adalian|date=September 26, 2007|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=August 2, 2009|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629200416/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117972777?refCatId=14|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, it was confirmed that he would write, direct, and star in the romantic comedy ''What You Wish For''.<ref name="Brady2006">{{cite news |url=http://mobile.parade.com/articles/editions/2006/edition_05-14-2006/Brady |title=In Step With...Eric McCormack |last=Brady |first=James |date=May 14, 2006 |work=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |access-date=August 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240524211726/https://www.webcitation.org/5nUbBm0Tu?url=http://mobile.parade.com/articles/editions/2006/edition_05-14-2006/Brady |archive-date=May 24, 2024 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="renamed_from_2003_on_20101220232705">{{cite news|title='Will & Grace's' Eric McCormack to direct feature film|date=May 6, 2003|publisher=[[Zap2it]]}}</ref>

McCormack recorded a song, "[[The Greatest Discovery]]", which was written by [[Elton John]] and [[Bernie Taupin]] in 1970, for the 2006 album ''[[Unexpected Dreams|Unexpected Dreams – Songs from the Stars]]''.<ref name="Charkalis2006">{{cite journal|first=Diana McKeon|last=Charkalis|title=U Gotta Hear This&nbsp;— Actors Turn Singers For A Good Cause|date=June 1, 2006|journal=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]}}</ref> He also wrote and sang a song called "Living with Grace" for the 2004 soundtrack to ''Will & Grace'' with piano music provided by [[Barry Manilow]].<ref name="Reighley2004">{{cite journal|title=Major label action|last=Reighley|first=Kurt B. |date=September 14, 2004|journal=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:EricMcCormackMay10.jpg|thumb|upright|McCormack in May 2010]]

In August 1997, McCormack married Janet Leigh Holden, whom he met on the set of ''[[Lonesome Dove (miniseries)|Lonesome Dove]]''.<ref name="mclean"/> On November 26, 2023, the couple filed for divorce.<ref name="pop">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=November 27, 2023 |title='Will & Grace' star Eric McCormack's wife Janet files for divorce after 26 years of marriage |work=NBC Miami |publisher= |url=https://www.nbcmiami.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/will-grace-star-eric-mccormacks-wife-janet-files-for-divorce-after-26-years-of-marriage/3169614/ |access-date= }}</ref> As of April 2024, the couple were in the process of beginning their divorce settlement negotiations.<ref>{{cite web|last=Naumann|first=Ryan|title='Will & Grace' Star Eric McCormack Speeding Up Divorce Only Weeks After Oscars Date With Estranged Wife|url=https://radaronline.com/p/will-and-grace-star-eric-mccmormack-speeding-up-divorce-despite-oscars-date-janet-spousal-support/|date=April 12, 2024|access-date=May 30, 2025|magazine=Radar Online}}</ref>

They have a son named Finnigan (born 2002), a nod to ''[[Mr. Dressup]]'', as Eric states in the documentary, ''Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe'' (2023) airing on Prime Video.<ref name="Hamersly2002">{{cite journal|first=Michael|last=Hamersly|title=People|date=July 17, 2002|journal=The Miami Herald|page=4A|quote=''Will & Grace''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Eric McCormack and his wife, Janet Holden, welcomed their first child&nbsp;... Finnigan Holden McCormack. He was born July 1 in Los Angeles}}</ref> McCormack maintains residences in Los Angeles and [[Vancouver]].<ref name="Brownlee2010">{{cite news|first=Kristy|last=Brownlee|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/01/17/12505051.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121161135/http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/edmonton/2010/01/17/12505051.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2010|title=Sitcom star heats up ice festival|access-date=January 19, 2010|date=January 17, 2010|work=Edmonton Sun}}</ref> He became an American citizen in 1999 and holds [[dual citizenship|dual]] Canadian and American citizenship.<ref name="Stafford1999">{{cite journal|title=Michael Jackson, Wife Splitting|first=Richard|last=Stafford|date=October 9, 1999|journal=[[Press-Telegram (Long Beach)|Press-Telegram]]|quote=Canadian-born actor Eric McCormack of NBC's ''Will and Grace'' was sworn in Friday as a U.S. citizen}}</ref>

McCormack is involved in many Los Angeles and Canadian-based charitable organizations including [[Project Angel Food]].<ref name="2008b">{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfood.org/site/pp.asp?c=etIQK6OYG&b=2607297|title=Client Services|date=April 18, 2008|publisher=Project Angel Food|access-date=August 2, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921171746/http://www.angelfood.org/site/pp.asp?c=etIQK6OYG&b=2607297|archive-date=September 21, 2009}}</ref> The Wellness Community West Los Angeles Tribute to the Human Spirit Awards dinner presented an award to McCormack for his [[breast cancer]] awareness advocacy. He shared with the audience how his comedy helped his mother, Doris McCormack, endure her breast cancer treatments.<ref name="Hartog2005">{{cite news|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/circuit_20050408/|title=Circuit|first=Kelly|last=Hartog|access-date=August 2, 2009|date=April 7, 2005|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|The Jewish Journal]]|archive-date=June 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611101710/http://www.jewishjournal.com/los_angeles/article/circuit_20050408/|url-status=live}}</ref> Doris McCormack was honored at the Lifetime's Breast Cancer Heroes Luncheon in 2004.<ref name="Hibberd2004">{{cite news|first=James|last=Hibberd|title=Honoring cancer survivors|date=October 4, 2004|work=[[TelevisionWeek]]}}</ref><ref name="2004a">{{cite news|title=Lifetime Television Honors Courageous Breast Cancer Survivors and Advocates, Including Moms of Eric Mccormack, Carson Daly and Christina Applegate|date=September 27, 2004|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]}}</ref> He serves as an honorary board member of the [[Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation]] (MMRF) and was given the MMRF Spirit of Hope Award in October 2006.<ref name="2006c">{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-23073435_ITM|title=Emmy-Award Winning Actor Eric McCormack Presented With MMRF Spirit of Hope Award at the 10th Annual Friends For Life Fall Gala|date=October 30, 2006|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=October 2, 2009|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116074105/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/search/?q=Emmy-Award%20Winning%20Actor%20Eric%20McCormack%20Presented%20With%20MMRF%20Spirit%20of%20Hope%20Award%20at%20the%2010th%20Annual%20Friends%20For%20Life%20Fall%20Gala.|url-status=live}}</ref>

McCormack sang both the American and Canadian national anthems at the [[54th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2004 NHL All-Star game]] in [[St Paul, Minnesota]].<ref name="St. Petersburg Times">{{cite news |url=http://sptimes.com/2004/02/16/Xpress/Icy_days_in_a_hockey_.shtml |url-status=dead |last=Stephanie |first=Gurtman |title=Icy Days in a Hockey Hotbed |publisher=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204837/http://sptimes.com/2004/02/16/Xpress/Icy_days_in_a_hockey_.shtml |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref> He is a supporter of [[same-sex marriage]] and attended a march in [[Fresno, California]] on May 30, 2009, after the [[Supreme Court of California]] upheld a ban on same-sex marriage approved by voters in November by ballot [[California Proposition 8 (2008)|Proposition 8]].<ref name="fresno">{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/thousand-attend-fresno-rally-supporting-of-gay-marriage.html|title=Thousands attend Fresno rally supporting gay marriage|last=Garrison|first=Jessica|date=May 30, 2009|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 3, 2009|archive-date=October 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019212447/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/05/thousand-attend-fresno-rally-supporting-of-gay-marriage.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Garofoli2009">{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=40904 |title=Why should Fresno care about what 'Will and Grace' star Eric McCormack thinks about same sex marriage? |last=Garofoli |first=Joe |date=May 31, 2009 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=August 3, 2009 |archive-date=February 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204092759/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=40904 |url-status=dead}}</ref> McCormack is a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765563091/Eric-McCormack-taps-into-his-evil-side-on-Broadway.html?pg=all&nm=1|title=Eric McCormack taps into his evil side on Broadway|last=Kennedy|first=Mark|date=March 26, 2012|work=Deseret News|access-date=March 21, 2017|language=en|archive-date=March 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322202716/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765563091/Eric-McCormack-taps-into-his-evil-side-on-Broadway.html?pg=all&nm=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class=unsortable | Notes
|-
| rowspan=3|1992
| data-sort-value="Lost World, The" | ''[[The Lost World (1992 film)|The Lost World]]''
| Edward Malone
|
|-
| ''[[Return to the Lost World]]''
| Edward Malone
|
|-
| ''Giant Steps''
| Jack Sims
|
|-
|rowspan=4|1993
|''[[Double, Double, Toil and Trouble]]''
|Don Farmer
|
|-
|''[[Call of the Wild]]''
|Hal
|
|-
|''[[Family of Strangers]]''
|Sam
|
|-
|''Miracle on I-880''
|Tony
|-
| rowspan=2|1997
| ''[[Exception to the Rule]]''
| Timothy Bayer
|
|-
| ''[[Borrowed Hearts]]''
| Sam Field
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Holy Man]]''
| Scott Hawkes
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Free Enterprise (film)|Free Enterprise]]''
| Mark
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Here's to Life!]]''
| Owen Rinard
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2005
| ''Break a Leg''
| Dark Haired Actor
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Sisters, The" | ''[[The Sisters (2005 film)|The Sisters]]''
| Gary Sokol
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Immigrants (2008 film)|Immigrants]]''
| Vlad
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2009
| ''Best Thing Ever''
| Dean
|
|-
| ''[[Alien Trespass]]''
| Ted Lewis/Urp
|
|-
| ''[[My One and Only (film)|My One and Only]]''
| Charlie
|
|-
|2010
| ''[[Who Is Clark Rockefeller?]]''
| Clark Rockefeller
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Textuality (film)|Textuality]]''
| Clive
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2012
| ''[[Barricade (2012 film)|Barricade]]''
| Terrence Shade
|
|-
| ''[[Knife Fight (film)|Knife Fight]]''
| Larry Becker
|
|-
| 2013
| ''Romali Series''
| Rufus, Erskine I and the Principal
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2016
| ''Considering Love and Other Magic''
| Uncle Jasper
|
|-
| data-sort-value="Architect, The" | ''[[The Architect (2016 film)|The Architect]]''
| Colin
|-
| data-sort-value="Heavenly Christmas, A" | ''[[A Heavenly Christmas]]''
| Max Wingford
| <ref>{{cite web|last=DeFore|first=John|title='The Architect': SIFF Review|date=June 9, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/architect-siff-review-901348|accessdate=November 15, 2019|archive-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904110907/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/architect-siff-review-901348|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Drinkwater (film)|Drinkwater]]''
| Hank
|
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class=unsortable | Notes
|-
| 1986
| data-sort-value="Boys from Syracuse, The" | ''The Boys from Syracuse''
| Tailor's Apprentice
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| rowspan="2"|1987
| ''Much Ado About Nothing''
| Balthasar
|-
| ''[[Hangin' In]]''
| Jody
| Episode: "Li'l Devil"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1991
| ''[[E.N.G.]]''
| Unknown
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Street Legal (Canadian TV series)|Street Legal]]''
| Barry Taylor
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1992
| ''[[Neon Rider]]''
| Derek
| Episode: "A Perfect 10"
|-
| ''[[Street Justice]]''
| Det. Eric Rothman
| Recurring role
|-
| rowspan="8"|1993
| ''[[Cobra (American TV series)|Cobra]]''
| Blake Devaroe
| Episode: "I'd Die for You"
|-
| data-sort-value="Commish, The" | ''[[The Commish]]''
| Officer Danny Nolan
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Silk Stalkings]]''
| Michael O'Hara
| Episode: "Ladies Night Out"
|-
| ''Relentless: Mind of a Killer''
| Stu Feltzer
| rowspan="7" | Television film
|-
| ''[[Family of Strangers]]''
| Sam
|-
| ''Miracle on Interstate 880''
| Tony
|-
| ''Call of the Wild''
| Hal
|-
| ''[[Double, Double, Toil and Trouble]]''
| Don Farmer
|-
| rowspan="2"|1994
| data-sort-value="Man Who Wouldn't Die, The" | ''[[The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1995 film)|The Man Who Wouldn't Die]]''
| Jack Sullivan
|-
| ''[[Island City (1994 film)|Island City]]''
| Greg 23
|-
| 1994–1996
| ''[[Lonesome Dove: The Series]]''
| Col. Francis Clay Mosby
| Main role
|-
| rowspan="3"|1996
| ''[[Highlander: The Series]]''
| Matthew McCormick
| Episode: "Manhunt"
|-
| ''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]''
| Boyd Merrick
| Episode: "[[List of Diagnosis: Murder episodes#ep67|An Explosive Murder]]"
|-
| ''[[Townies]]''
| Scott
| Recurring role
|-
| rowspan="4"|1997
| data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''
| John Virgil
| Episode: "[[Tempests (The Outer Limits)|Tempests]]"
|-
| ''[[Jenny (TV series)|Jenny]]''
| Jason Slade
| Episode: Pilot
|-
| ''[[Veronica's Closet]]''
| Griffin
| Episode: "Veronica's Brotherly Love"
|-
| ''[[Borrowed Hearts]]''
| Sam Field
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2"|1998
| ''[[Ally McBeal]]''
| Kevin Kepler
| Episode: "Being There"
|-
| data-sort-value="Will of their Own, A" | ''[[A Will of their Own]]''
| Pierce Peterson
| Television film
|-
| 1998–2006,<br />2017–2020
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| [[Will Truman]]
| Main role
|-
| 2000
| data-sort-value="Audrey Hepburn Story, The" | ''[[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"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008
| data-sort-value="Andromeda Strain, The" | ''[[The Andromeda Strain (miniseries)|The Andromeda Strain]]''
| Jack Nash
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
| James Novak
| Episode: "[[Mr. Monk's 100th Case]]"
|-
| rowspan="2"|2009
| ''[[Trust Me (American TV series)|Trust Me]]''
| Mason McGuire
| Main role
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Vance Shepard
| Episode: "Sugar"
|-
| 2009–2010
| data-sort-value="New Adventures of Old Christine, The" | ''[[The New Adventures of Old Christine]]''
| Max Kershaw
| Recurring role
|-
| 2009, 2022
|''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''
| Himself – Guest diner
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Who Is Clark Rockefeller?]]''
| [[Clark Rockefeller]]
| Television film
|-
| 2010–2013
| ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]''
| Lucky (voice)
| Main role
|-
| 2012
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Swinger
| Episode: "Killer Vacation"
|-
| 2012–2015
| ''[[Perception (TV series)|Perception]]''
| Dr. Daniel Pierce
| Lead role
|-
| rowspan="2"|2013
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Various
| Episode: "Robot Fight Accident"
|-
| ''[[Murder of Peter Porco|Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story]]''
| Detective Joe Sullivan
| ''[[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]'' television film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2015
| data-sort-value="Mysteries of Laura, The" | ''[[The Mysteries of Laura]]''
| Andrew Devlin, M.D.
| Episode: "The Mystery of the Exsanguinated Ex"
|-
| ''Full Circle''
| Ken Waltham
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2016
| data-sort-value="Heavenly Christmas, A" | ''[[A Heavenly Christmas]]''
| Max
| Television film
|-
| 2016–2018
| ''[[Travelers (TV series)|Travelers]]''
| Grant MacLaren
| Main role
|-
| 2018
| data-sort-value="Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale, The" | ''[[The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Roller Coaster?"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Atypical]]''
| Professor Shinerock
| Recurring role (season 3)
|-
| rowspan="3"|2023
| ''[[Slasher (TV series)|Slasher]]''
| Basil Garvey
| Main role (season 5)
|-
| data-sort-value="Other Black Girl, The" | ''[[The Other Black Girl (TV series)|The Other Black Girl]]''
| Richard Wagner
| Main role
|-
| ''Guiding Emily''
| Garth (voice)
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2"|2025
| ''[[Elsbeth (TV series)|Elsbeth]]''
| Tom Murphy
| Episode: "Unalive and Well"
|-
| ''[[Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue]]''
| Kevin Anderson
| Main role
|}

==Stage==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role(s)
! Company/Venue(s)
! class=unsortable | Notes
! Ref.
|-
|rowspan=2| 1985
| data-sort-value="Murder in the Cathedral" | ''[[Murder in the Cathedral]]''
| performer
|rowspan=13| [[Stratford Festival]]
|
| <ref name="perikleous"></ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="Twelfth Night" | ''[[Twelfth Night]]''
| understudy
|
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=DeMara |first1=Bruce |title='Will & Grace' star Eric McCormack performing in satire about Shakespeare to raise funds to support actors in need |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/will-grace-star-eric-mccormack-performing-in-satire-about-shakespeare-to-raise-funds-to-support/article_5d87a649-08fd-59b6-ae47-14bcbe8984be.html |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=The Toronto Star |date=13 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3| 1986
| data-sort-value="Pericles" | ''[[Pericles, Prince of Tyre|Pericles]]''
| 3rd Knight, 2nd Gentleman
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Pericles (1986, Stratford Festival of Canada) |url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/production/stage/3370/index.html |website=Internet Shakespeare Editions |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="Cymbeline" | ''[[Cymbeline]]''
| 1st Lord to Cloten, 2nd Jailer
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Cymbeline (1986, Stratford Festival of Canada) |url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/production/stage/3140/index.html |website=Internet Shakespeare Editions |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="Boys from Syracuse, The" | ''[[The Boys from Syracuse]]''
| Tailor's Apprentice
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=The Boys from Syracuse (1986) - "Cast" credits |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0185948/fullcredits/cast/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |website=Internet Movie Database |publisher=IMDB.com, Inc. |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Past Productions |url=https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AboutUs/OurHistory/PastProductions |website=Stratford Festival |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2| 1987
| data-sort-value="Troilus and Cressida" | ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]''
| Helenus
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Troilus and Cressida (1987, Stratford Festival of Canada) |url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/production/stage/3361/index.html |website=Internet Shakespeare Editions |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="Much Ado About Nothing" | ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]''
| Balthasar
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Much Ado About Nothing (1987, Stratford Festival of Canada) |url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/production/stage/3218/index.html |website=Internet Shakespeare Editions |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3| 1988
| data-sort-value="Richard III" | ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]''
| Messenger
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Richard III (1988, Stratford Festival of Canada) |url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/production/stage/3219/index.html |website=Internet Shakespeare Editions |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="All's Well That Ends Well" | ''[[All's Well That Ends Well]]''
| Dumain (Younger)
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=All's Well That Ends Well (1988, Stratford Festival of Canada) |url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/production/stage/3362/index.html |website=Internet Shakespeare Editions |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="Measure for Measure" | ''[[Measure for Measure]]''
| performer
|
| <ref name="perikleous">{{cite news |last1=Perikleous |first1=Alexis |title=35 years later, Eric McCormack returns to his stage roots (via Zoom) for a good cause |url=https://www.cbc.ca/comedy/35-years-later-eric-mccormack-returns-to-his-stage-roots-via-zoom-for-a-good-cause-1.5954002 |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=CBC Comedy |publisher=CBC}}</ref>

|-
|rowspan=3| 1989
| data-sort-value="Henry V" | ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''
| Orleans
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Henry V (1989, Stratford Festival of Canada) |url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/production/stage/3134/index.html |website=Internet Shakespeare Editions |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="Three Sisters" | ''[[Three Sisters (play)|Three Sisters]]''
| Tuzenbach
|
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Deziel |first1=Shanda |title=Eric McCormack |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eric-mccormack-macleans |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=Maclean's |publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia |date=17 March 2003}}</ref>
|-
| data-sort-value="Midsummer Night's Dream, A" | ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''
| Demetrius
|
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Yeo |first1=Debra |title=Eric McCormack tends to his theatre roots with The Fantasticks |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/eric-mccormack-tends-to-his-theatre-roots-with-the-fantasticks/article_5c640611-f06d-5402-ae79-32b4391f65db.html |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=The Toronto Star |date=19 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A Midsummer Night's Dream (1989, Stratford Festival of Canada) |url=https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Theater/production/stage/3257/index.html |website=Internet Shakespeare Editions |publisher=University of Victoria |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2001
| data-sort-value="Music Man" | ''[[The Music Man]]''
| Harold Hill (replacement)
| [[Neil Simon Theatre]]
|Broadway debut
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kennedy |first1=Mark |title=McCormack takes over in 'Music Man' |url=https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/entertainment/local/2001/06/24/mccormack-takes-over-in-music/50426242007/ |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=South Coast Today |agency=The Associated Press |date=24 June 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Music Man – Broadway Musical – 2000 Revival |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-music-man-12495#Replacements |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League LLC |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eric McCormack – Broadway Cast & Staff |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/eric-mccormack-82071 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League LLC |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
| data-sort-value="Some Girls" | ''[[Some Girl(s)]]''
| Guy
| [[Lucille Lortel Theatre]]
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brantley |first1=Ben |title=In 'Some Girl(s),' a Pond Scum's Love Song |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/09/theater/reviews/09girl.html |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=9 June 2006}}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| data-sort-value="Fantasticks, The" | ''[[The Fantasticks]]''
| El Gallo
| [[Reprise Theatre Company]]
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lacher |first1=Irene |title=Eric McCormack gets to exhibit his macho side in 'The Fantasticks.' - Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-eric-mccormack4-2009may04-story.html |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=4 May 2009}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
| data-sort-value="Best Man" | ''[[The Best Man (play)|The Best Man]]''
| Sen. Joseph Cantwell
| [[Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre]]
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rooney |first1=David |title=Gore Vidal's The Best Man: Theater Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/gore-vidals-best-man-theater-306672/ |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=1 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
| 2023
| data-sort-value="Cottage, The" | ''[[The Cottage (play)|The Cottage]]''
| Beau
| [[Helen Hayes Theatre]]
|
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=Naveen |title='The Cottage' Review: Sex Farce Directed by Jason Alexander Delivers Limp, Familiar Comedy |url=https://variety.com/2023/legit/reviews/the-cottage-review-broadway-1235678930/ |access-date=13 June 2024 |work=Variety |date=24 July 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| data-sort-value="Wild About You" | ''Wild About You''
| Michael
| [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]]
|
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lamb |first1=Lisamarie |title=Review: WILD ABOUT YOU, Theatre Royal Drury Lane |url=https://www.westendbestfriend.co.uk/news/review-wild-about-you-theatre-royal-drury-lane |website=West End Best Friend |access-date=13 June 2024}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width="40"|Year
!width="220"|Award
!Category
!width="100"|Series
!width="70"|Result
!width="40"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1999
| [[Viewers For Quality Television|Viewers For Quality Television Awards]]
| Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| OFTA Awards
| Best Actor in a New Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| OFTA Awards
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2000
| [[Leo Awards]]
| Leo Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
| ''Here's to Life!''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]]
| rowspan="20" | ''Will & Grace''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Viewers For Quality Television Awards
| Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| OFTA Awards
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2001
| Emmy Awards
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
| {{Won}}
|-
| Golden Globe Award
| Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[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
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[TV Guide Awards]]
| Actor of the Year in a Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| OFTA Awards
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2002
| Golden Globe Award
| Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy
| {{nom}}
|-
| Satellite Awards
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical
| {{nom}}
|-
| Screen Actors Guild Award
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| OFTA Awards
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6"| 2003
| Emmy Awards
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| Golden Globe Award
| Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy
| {{nom}}
|-
| Satellite Awards
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical
| {{nom}}
|-
| Screen Actors Guild Award
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| OFTA Awards
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[GLAAD Media Awards]]
| colspan="2"|Vanguard Award
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2004
| Golden Globe Award
| Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy
| rowspan="6" | ''Will & Grace''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Satellite Awards
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical
| {{nom}}
|-
| Screen Actors Guild Award
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2005
| Emmy Awards
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| Screen Actors Guild Award
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
| {{nom}}
|-
| Gold Derby TV Awards
| Comedy Lead Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| Dixie Film Festival
| Festival Prize
| ''[[The Sisters (2005 film)|The Sisters]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2006
| Gold Derby TV Awards
| Comedy Lead Actor
| ''Will & Grace''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"|2014
| Prism Awards
| Performance in a Drama Series Episode
| ''[[Perception (TV series)|Perception]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Behind the Voice Actors Awards
| Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Children's/Educational
| ''[[Pound Puppies (2010 TV Series)|Pound Puppies]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2018
| [[Golden Globe Award]]
| Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news |agency=Reuters |title=Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/golden-globes-2018-highlights/50/ |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |newspaper=[[CBS News]] |archive-date=January 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109000334/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/golden-globes-2018-highlights/50/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Liao |first=Shannon |title=Netflix's Master of None wins Aziz Ansari the 2018 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV Comedy |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/7/16861812/golden-globes-2018-aziz-ansari-master-of-none-best-actor-tv |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |journal=[[The Verge]] |archive-date=May 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517102903/https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/7/16861812/golden-globes-2018-aziz-ansari-master-of-none-best-actor-tv |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Huff |first=Lauren |title=Golden Globes: Aziz Ansari Wins Best Actor in a TV Comedy for 'Master of None' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aziz-ansari-wins-best-performance-by-an-actor-a-tv-series-comedy-musical-golden-globes-2018-1072154 |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |journal=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108060216/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aziz-ansari-wins-best-performance-by-an-actor-a-tv-series-comedy-musical-golden-globes-2018-1072154 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sharf |first=Zack |title=Aziz Ansari Wins Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/aziz-ansari-wins-golden-globe-best-actor-tv-comedy-1201914235/ |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |newspaper=[[Indie Wire]] |archive-date=January 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108175516/http://www.indiewire.com/2018/01/aziz-ansari-wins-golden-globe-best-actor-tv-comedy-1201914235/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| Gold Derby Awards
| Comedy Lead Actor
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2024
| Broadway.com Audience Awards
| Favorite Lead Actor in a Play
| ''[[The Cottage (play)|The Cottage]]''
| {{nom}}
|}

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