Eric McCormack

Eric James McCormack (born April 18, 1963; height 5' 11" (1.80 m)) is a Canadian-American actor, musician, writer, and producer. Born in Toronto, he began his acting career performing in school plays at Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute High School. He left Ryerson University in 1985 to accept a position with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, where he spent five years performing in numerous play productions.

For much of the late 1990s, he lived in Los Angeles and had minor roles. He made his feature film debut in the 1992 science fiction film *The Lost World*. McCormack appeared in multiple television series roles, including *Top Cops*, *Street Justice*, *Lovesome Dove: The Series*, *Townies*, and *Ally McBeal*. McCormack later gained worldwide recognition for playing Will Truman in the American sitcom *Will & Grace*, which premiered in September 1998. His performance earned him an Emmy Award in the category for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001.

Aside from appearing in television, he made his Broadway debut in the 2001 production of *The Music Man* and starred in the 2005 film *The Sisters*. Following the series conclusion of *Will & Grace* in 2006, McCormack starred in the leading role in the New York production of *Some Girl(s)*. He starred in the television mini-series *The Andromeda Strain* (2008) and returned to television in 2009 in the TNT drama *Trust Me*, which was cancelled after one season. Also in 2009, McCormack was cast in the science fiction movie *Alien Trespass*.