Dermot Mulroney

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Wikidata image Dermot Patrick Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles in a wide variety of genres, including romantic comedy, western, and drama films. After making his film debut in Sunset (1988), Mulroney gained recognition for his starring role in the films Young Guns (1988) and Career Opportunities (1991). In the 1990s, Mulroney starred in the films Point of No Return (1993), Bad Girls (1994), Copycat (1995), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), and My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), the latter of which became his highest grosser at the box office.

In the 2000s, Mulroney starred in the films About Schmidt (2002), The Wedding Date (2005), Must Love Dogs (2005), The Family Stone (2005), and Zodiac (2007). In the 2010s, Mulroney starred in the films The Grey (2011), Jobs (2013), August: Osage County (2013), Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015), and Dirty Grandpa (2016); however, he primarily worked in television, with main roles as Francis Gibson on the NBC thriller series Crisis (2014) and Dr. Walter Wallace on the CBS medical drama series Pure Genius (2016–2017), as well as a recurring role as Sean Pierce on seasons 5 and 6 of the Showtime series Shameless (2015–2016).

In the 2020s, Mulroney continued his television work, with main roles as John Carmichael on the Amazon Prime Video series Hanna (2020–2021), President James Ritson on the Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023), and Chief Dom Pascal on the NBC series Chicago Fire (2024–present). He also starred in the films Scream VI (2023), Shooting Stars (2023), and Anyone But You (2023).

Outside of acting, Mulroney is also a cellist. He has played the cello for scores of multiple films, including Jurassic World (2015), Zootopia (2016), Rogue One (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Incredibles 2 (2018), and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).

Early life

Mulroney was born in Alexandria, Virginia, on Halloween Day in 1963. His father, Michael Mulroney, from Elkader, Iowa, was a law professor at Villanova University School of Law beginning in the 1990s, prior to which he had a private practice in tax law for thirty years in Washington, D.C. His mother, Ellen, originally from Manchester, Iowa, was a regional theater actress.[1][2] Mulroney is of Irish and German descent, and is the middle child among five siblings. He has two older brothers, Conor and Sean; a younger brother, Kieran Mulroney, who is an actor and screenwriter; and a younger sister, Moira.[3]

Mulroney attended Matthew Maury Elementary School and played cello in school and city youth orchestras, as well as acted in children's community theater. He finished 9th and 10th grades at George Washington High School, before attending T. C. Williams High School (class of 1981) in Alexandria, Virginia.[4] During his sophomore year in high school, he attended the Interlochen Arts Camp as a cellist.[3] Beginning at age 18, Mulroney studied communications at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois,[5] where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and graduated in 1985.[6]

Mulroney has a scar on his upper lip from a childhood accident, about which he explained, "I was 3½ and I was carrying a dish for our pet rabbits. And I tripped and it broke, and I fell on it."[7]

Career

1986–1996

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Mulroney at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival

In his senior year in college, Mulroney responded to a sign-up sheet and auditioned in front of WMA agent Barbara Gale,[3] who offered him a contract and asked him to relocate to Hollywood. There, Mulroney auditioned for three months before landing the role of the male lead in his debut in Sin of Innocence.[8] In his first decade acting, Mulroney appeared in a slew of drama films often dealing with heavy subject matter: Sin of Innocence (1986), in which he played a stepbrother romantically involved with his stepsister after their parents marry; Daddy (1987), in which he played the boyfriend in a couple struggling with teenage parenthood; the Lee Grant sibling family drama Staying Together (1989); Unconquered (1989), in which he portrayed the son of Richmond Flowers Sr., an opponent of Alabama Governor George Wallace's segregationist policies; Longtime Companion (1989), in which he portrayed the first HIV/AIDS patient to die of the disease in a widely released film; Where the Day Takes You (1992), in which he plays the leader of a group of teenage runaways trying to survive in the streets of Los Angeles; and supporting roles in the Emmy Award-nominated Family Pictures (1993), which dealt with the struggles of raising a child with autism, and Bastard out of Carolina (1996), which dealt with abuse and molestation.

In 1988, Mulroney appeared in the baseball flick Long Gone, for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie at the CableACE Awards. In 1989, he appeared in Survival Quest, during which he met Catherine Keener. While filming, in 1986,[3] Keener was caught in a river current and floated precariously close to whitewater rapids when Mulroney jumped in and the pair were picked up half a mile downstream. The two eventually married in 1990.[9] The couple would go on to appear together in four other films: Living in Oblivion (1995), Heroine of Hell (1996), Box of Moonlight (1996) and Lovely & Amazing (2001). Mulroney's roles in Samantha (1991) and Where the Day Takes You (1992) awarded him Best Actor at the Seattle International Film Festival. In 1993, he wrote the song "Someone Else's Used Guitar" for Peter Bogdanovich's The Thing Called Love, in which he also starred. Mulroney also had a cameo in the Joaquin Phoenix–directed video "Tired of Being Sorry" for Balthazar Getty's band Ringside.

Mulroney appeared in a number of western films throughout this period, namely Young Guns in 1988, Silent Tongue and The Last Outlaw in 1993, and Bad Girls in 1994.[10] The Sam Shepard-directed Silent Tongue would mark the second in a series of four collaborations, with the two previously appearing together on screen in Bright Angel (1990), for which Mulroney won the Jury Special Prize at the Torino International Festival of Young Cinema. Mulroney co-starred in the comedy-drama films: Staying Together (1989); The Thing Called Love (1993), the second of two collaborations with River Phoenix before his death; and There Goes My Baby (1994), originally filmed in 1990.[5] Mulroney appeared in the thriller films Point of No Return in 1993; Copycat in 1995; the Palme d'Or-nominated Kansas City, and The Trigger Effect in 1996. He was nominated for Best Kiss, with Winona Ryder, for How to Make an American Quilt (1996) at the MTV Movie Awards.

1997–present

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Mulroney in 2016

Several of his lead performances have been in romantic comedy films. Mulroney has appeared in many films, including as the male lead in My Best Friend's Wedding alongside Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz. In 1993, Mulroney played "J.P", the boyfriend of star "Maggie" (played by Bridget Fonda) in Point of No Return. Mulroney also played the love interest of Madeleine Stowe in the western Bad Girls. In 2005, he played a male escort alongside Debra Messing in The Wedding Date and co-starred in the ensemble film The Family Stone, with Sarah Jessica Parker. He was also in the film Abduction (2011) as Martin Price.

In 2003, Mulroney played Gavin Mitchell on the TV series Friends. He appeared in three episodes of the ninth season, his character briefly dating Rachel. This would mark Mulroney's last on-screen appearance on television for a number of years, later revealing in a May 2007 interview that he had turned down TV series roles in favor of film.[11] In 2007, Mulroney appeared in the fifth season of The Batman as Green Lantern / Hal Jordan.[12] In 2011, he directed the feature film Love, Wedding, Marriage.

In 2012, Mulroney played the love interest of Zooey Deschanel, Russell, in the Fox series New Girl. In 2013, he played the title starring role in the psychotronic horror film The Rambler, which premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. He also starred alongside Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, and Stefanie Scott in the 2015 horror sequel Insidious: Chapter 3.[13] He is the narrator of Legends & Lies (2015-2016) executive produced by Bill O'Reilly for Fox News Channel. He also appeared in the hit Showtime series Shameless as Sean, a recovering drug addict who runs a restaurant. In 2023, Mulroney starred in the sixth installment of the Scream franchise[14] and starred in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Secret Invasion.

Personal life

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Dermot Mulroney in 2018

Mulroney married actress Catherine Keener in 1990 after they met in 1986 when filming Survival Quest.[9] They have a son named Clyde Keener Mulroney (born June 21, 1999) who is a singer. The couple separated in May 2005 and Mulroney filed for divorce on June 11, 2007, citing irreconcilable differences. Their divorce became final on December 19, 2007.[15] In 2010, he married Italian Tharita Cesaroni, who changed her name to Prima Apollinaare in 2015. They have two daughters. Mulroney filed for divorce from Apollinaare on June 23, 2025.[16]

Mulroney is an accomplished cellist. In 1996, he was part of a band called the Low and Sweet Orchestra that released an album in 1996, "Goodbye to All That".[17] In 2005 he appeared alongside Boyd Tinsley for Alanis Morissette's show at the House of Blues in Hollywood. He played the cello in the films The Thing Called Love, where he portrayed an aspiring country singer, the 1987 made-for-TV movie Daddy, and Samantha, where he portrayed a college student studying music. He played cello in the song "Place Your Hand" from Melissa Etheridge's 1992 album Never Enough, on the EP for Rain Phoenix's band Papercranes, and on the scores for Mission: Impossible III (2006), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).[18] In 2016, his band, Cranky George, released its debut album Fat Lot of Good.[19] Most recently, he portrayed a cello soloist in the second and third seasons of Mozart in the Jungle.

Mulroney was included in People's Sexiest Men of the Year issue in 2005 as its "Sexiest Jack of Arts".[20]

Filmography

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Film

Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
1988 Sunset Michael Alperin [21][22]
Young Guns Dirty Steve Stephens [21][22]
1989 Staying Together Kit McDermott [21][22]
Survival Quest Gray Atkinson [21][22]
Longtime Companion John [21][22]
1990 Bright Angel George Russell [21][22]
1991 Career Opportunities Nestor Pyle [21][22]
Samantha Henry [21][22]
1992 Where the Day Takes You King [21][22]
1993 Silent Tongue Reeves McCree [21][22]
Point of No Return J. P. [21][22]
The Last Outlaw Eustis [21][22]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Kyle Davidson [21][22]
1994 Bad Girls Josh McCoy [21][22]
There Goes My Baby Pirate [21][22]
Angels in the Outfield Mr. Bomman [21][22]
Scene Six, Take One Wolf Short film [21]
1995 Copycat Reuben Goetz [21][22]
How to Make an American Quilt Sam [21][22]
Living in Oblivion Wolf Überman Also associate producer [21][22]
1996 God's Lonely Man Cellist [23][24]
Kansas City Johnny O'Hara [21][22]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Joe [21][22]
Box of Moonlight Wick [21][22]
Bastard Out of Carolina Lyle Parsons [21][22]
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding Michael O'Neal [21][22]
1999 Goodbye Lover Jake Dunmore [21][22]
2000 Trixie Dexter "Dex" Lang [21][22]
Where the Money Is Wayne MacKay [21][22]
2001 Script error: No such module "Sort". Jim Train [21][22]
Investigating Sex Edgar Faldo [21][22]
Lovely & Amazing Kevin McCabe [21][22]
2002 About Schmidt Randall Hertzel [21][22]
2004 Undertow John Munn [21][22]
Hair High Rod Voice [25]
2005 Script error: No such module "Sort". Nick Mercer [21][22]
Must Love Dogs Bob Connor [21][22]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Everett Stone [21][22]
2006 Mission: Impossible III Cellist [23][24][26][27]
Griffin & Phoenix Henry Griffin
2007 Dante's Inferno Dante Alighieri Also cellist
Voice
[21][22][23]
Zodiac Captain Marty Lee [21][22]
Georgia Rule Dr. Simon Ward [21][22]
Gracie Bryan Bowen [21][22]
2008 Jolene Uncle Phil [21][22]
Burn After Reading Star of "Coming Up Daisy" [21][22]
Flash of Genius Gil Previck [21][22]
2009 Kisses Over Babylon Warden Short film
Star Trek Cellist [26][27]
2010 Inhale Paul Stanton [21][22]
2011 Abduction Martin Price [22]
J. Edgar Colonel Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. [22]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Jack Burnett [21][22]
Love, Wedding, Marriage Director [21][22]
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Cellist [23][24][26]
2012 Struck by Lightning Neal Phillips [21][22]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Jerome Talget [22]
Big Miracle Colonel Scott Boyer [21][22]
John Carter Cellist [28]
Trade of Innocents Alex Becker [22]
Beyond Officer Jack Musker [21][22]
2013 Space Warriors Andy Hawkins [21][22]
Stoker Richard Stoker [21][22]
Script error: No such module "Sort". The Rambler [21][22]
Jobs Mike Markkula [21][22]
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Doctor [22]
August: Osage County Steve Heidebrecht [21][22]
Star Trek Into Darkness Cellist [23][24][26]
2014 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Cellist [28]
2015 Careful What You Wish For Elliott Harper [22]
Tomorrowland Cellist [28]
Truth Lawrence Lanpher [21][22]
Insidious: Chapter 3 Sean Brenner [21][22]
Jurassic World Cellist [27][28]
Inside Out Cellist [28]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Himself [21][22]
2016 Dirty Grandpa David Kelly [21][22]
Lavender Patrick [21][22]
Zootopia Cellist [23]
Star Trek Beyond Cellist [23][24]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Cellist [23][24][27]
2017 Sleepless Stanley Rubino [21][22]
Spider-Man: Homecoming Cellist [28]
War for the Planet of the Apes Cellist [28]
The Mountain Between Us Mark Robertson [21][22]
2018 I Still See You August Bittner [22]
Incredibles 2 Cellist [23][26]
Cats and Peachtopia Blanket Voice [22]
2019 Sgt. Will Gardner Buddy [22]
Spider-Man: Far From Home Cellist [26]
The Courier Special Agent Roberts [22]
2020 Hard Luck Love Song Rollo [22]
2021 The Blazing World Tom Winter [22]
Deadly Illusions Tom Morrison [22]
Christmas Is Cancelled Jack Lockhart [22]
2022 Along for the Ride Robert West [22][29]
Gone in the Night Nicholas Barlow [22]
Umma Danny [22]
The Inhabitant Ben Haldon [22]
Agent Game Harris [22]
Section Eight Sam Ramsey [22]
2023 Scream VI Detective Wayne Bailey [22][30][31]
You're Killing Me Congressman Schroder [22][32]
Shooting Stars Keith Dambrot [22][33]
Breakwater Ray Childress [22]
The Dirty South Jeb Roy [22][34]
The Warrant: Breaker's Law Yule Bronson
Ruthless Harry [22][35]
Anyone but You Leo [22]
2024 Lights Out Sage Parker [22]
Guns & Moses Alan Rosner
Blackwater Lane Matthew Anderson [22]
Depravity Mr. Evers [36]
2025 Laws of Man Benjamin Bonney [37]
Like Father Like Son Gabe McKennan [38]
When I'm Ready Keith [39]
Template:Pending film Bradley Weiner Post-production [40][41]
Template:Pending film Dallas Garrett [42][43]
Template:TableTBA Template:Pending film Andrew Gregg Curtin Voice; post-production [44]
Template:Pending film TBA Post-production
Template:Pending film TBA Post-production [45][46][47]
Template:Pending film Jake [48]
Template:Pending film Sheriff Weaver [49]
Template:Pending film Charles Nicoletti [50]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
1986 Sin of Innocence Tim McGary Television film (CBS) [21][22]
Fame Max Episode: "Losin' It" [22]
CBS Schoolbreak Special Doug Dawson Episode: "The Drug Knot"
1987 Daddy Bobby Television film (ABC) [21][22]
Long Gone Jamie Weeks Television film (HBO) [21][22]
1989 Unconquered Richmond Flowers Jr. Television film (CBS) [21][22]
1992 Script error: No such module "Sort". Elliot Burgess Television film (TNT) [21][22]
1993 Family Pictures Mack Eberlin Television film (ABC) [21][22]
Script error: No such module "Sort". Eustis Television film (HBO) [21][22]
1996 Heroine of Hell Callum Television film (PBS) [22]
2003 Friends Gavin Mitchell 3 episodes; Season 9 [22]
2007–08 Script error: No such module "Sort". Green Lantern / Hal Jordan 3 episodes; Voice [25]
2008 Script error: No such module "Sort". Dr. David Henry Television film (Lifetime) [21][22]
2011 Silent Witness Tony Lord Television film (TNT) [21][22]
2012–18 New Girl Russell Schiller 8 episodes; Seasons 1, 2 and 7 [22]
2012 Saturday Night Live Himself Episode: "Jamie Foxx / Ne-Yo"
2013 Enlightened Jeff Flender 6 episodes; Season 2 [22]
2014 Crisis Francis Gibson 13 episodes; Main cast [22]
2015 Extant Taalr Episode: "Change Scenario"; uncredited; Voice
Northpole: Open for Christmas Ian Hanover Television film (Hallmark) [21][22]
2015–17 Shameless Sean Pierce 23 episodes; Seasons 5, 6 and 8 [22]
2015–16 Mozart in the Jungle Andrew Walsh 3 episodes; Seasons 2 and 3; Also contributed to soundtrack [22]
2016–17 Pure Genius Dr. Walter Wallace Main cast, 13 episodes [22]
2016 Soundbreaking Narrator 8 episodes
2017 American Dad! Jesse Episode: "Julia Rogerts"; Voice [22]
American Horror Story: Cult Bob Thompson 3 episodes
Script error: No such module "Sort". Tom Langdon Television film (Hallmark Hall of Fame); Also contributed to soundtrack [21][22]
2018 LA to Vegas Captain Steve Jasser 2 episodes [51]
Kingpin Narrator 4 episodes [22]
Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy Himself 3 episodes
Homecoming Anthony Main cast, 3 episodes
Into the Dark Henry Tooms Episode: "Flesh & Blood" [22]
Drunk History Georges Ladoux Episode: "Femme Fatales" [22]
2018–19 The Purge Bobby Sheridan Recurring cast (Season 2)
Arrested Development Dusty Radler 7 episodes
Station 19 Greg Tanner Recurring cast, 5 episodes [22]
2019 Four Weddings and a Funeral Bryce Dylan Recurring cast, 6 episodes [22]
The Righteous Gemstones Johnny Seasons Recurring cast, 4 episodes [22]
2020 Messiah President John Young 2 episodes
Prodigal Son Nicholas Endicott 3 episodes; Season 1 [22]
The Eric Andre Show Himself Episode: "Lizzo Up"
2020–21 Hanna John Carmichael 16 episodes [22]
2023 Ghosts of Beirut Robert Ames Episode: "Emergence" [22][52]
Secret Invasion President James Ritson Main cast, 4 episodes [22]
2024–present Chicago Fire Battalion Chief Dominick "Dom" Pascal Main cast, 20 episodes [22][53]
2025 Chicago Med Episode: "In the Trenches: Part II" [22]
Chicago P.D. Episode: "In the Trenches: Part III"
The Hunting Wives Jed Banks Upcoming series [54]

Awards and nominations

Year Event Category Nominated work Result
1988 CableACE Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Long Gone Nominated
1990 Torino International Festival of Young Cinema Jury Special Prize Bright Angel Won
1992 Seattle International Film Festival Best Actor Samantha
Where The Day Takes You
Won
1996 MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss (shared with Winona Ryder)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". How to Make an American Quilt Nominated
2007 Philadelphia Film Festival Artistic Achievement Award Himself Won
2013 Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble August: Osage County Nominated
2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2013 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards Best Ensemble Nominated

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