Dylan McDermott Biography

Dylan McDermott (born Mark McDermott on 26th October, 1961) is an American actor, most famous for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the former TV legal drama The Practice.

Biography

Dylan McDermott attended acting school at the Jesuit-run Fordham University and got his first break as an actor in the film In the Line of Fire. Through his connection with Clint Eastwood, McDermott was able to land his first major gig as The Practice.

People magazine named McDermott one of the 50 most beautiful people in 1998.

Dylan McDermott is often confused with actor Dermot Mulroney.

McDermott was born in Waterbury, Connecticut and is the son of Richard "Mac" McDermott, ex-husband of Eve Ensler, who authored The V----- Monologues, and the late Diane McDermott, both of whom were teenagers when he was born. McDermott is of Irish Catholic and Italian descent.

Dylan McDermott married Iranian actress Shiva Rose on 19th November, 1995. They have two daughters - Colette (born circa 1996), and Charlotte Rose (born on 8th September, 2005).




Film List

• The Untitled Pang Brothers Horror Project (2006) (filming)
• Fade Out (2005) (pre-production)
• Unbeatable Harold (2005) - Jake Salamander
• Mistress of Spices (2005) - Doug
• Edison (2005) - Lazerov
• The Tenants (2005)- Henry Lesser
• Runaway Jury (2003) (uncredited) - Jacob Woods
• Wonderland (2003) -David Lind
• Party Monster (2003) - Peter Gatien
• Texas Rangers (2001)- Leander McNelly
• Three to Tango (1999) - Charles Newman
• 'Til There Was You (1997) - Nick
• Home for the Holidays (1995) - Leo Fish
• Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995) - Julian Goddard
• Miracle on 34th Street (1994) - Bryan Bedford
• The Cowboy Way (1994) - John Stark
• In the Line of Fire (1993) - Secret Service Agent Al D'Andrea
• Jersey Girl (1992) - Sal
• Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1992) - Bruce Simmons
• Twister (1990) -Chris
• Hardware (1990) - Moses Baxter
• Steel Magnolias (1989) - Jackson Latcherie
• The Blue Iguana (1988) - Vince Holloway
• Hamburger Hill (1987) - Sgt. Frantz

Television

• The Grid (2004) - FBI Agent Max Canary
• Will & Grace (2003) - Tom
• Ally McBeal (1998)- Bobby Donnell
• The Practice (1997-2003) -Bobby Donnell
• The Fear Inside (1992) - Pete Caswell
• Tales from the Crypt (1992) - George
• Into the Badlands (1991) - McComas
• The Neon Empire (1989) - Vic

Quotes

• "I've tried like hell to make bad movies good, and I can't. Maybe Marlon Brando has been able to do that at times. But even he has a hard time making The Appaloosa a good movie."
• "My theory about actors is we're all walking milk cartons. Expirations dates everywhere."