Gary Cole
Actor
Biography
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his supporting roles in numerous television and film productions such as Jack "Nighthawk" Killian in Midnight Caller or as Bill Lumbergh in Office Space.
In 1984, he played the lead role of Green Beret Army Officer Jeffrey MacDonald, along with Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, in the true crime TV mini-series Fatal Vision, based on the book of the same name. Based on the real-life murders of the wife and daughters of U.S. Army officer Jeffrey R. MacDonald at Fort Bragg in 1970.
He landed the lead role on NCIS in 2021, taking over as the team's supervisor.
Filmography
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Cotton McKnight 2004
Office Space
as Bill Lumbergh 1999
The Ring Two
as Martin Savide 2005
Blockers
as Ron 2018
One Hour Photo
as Bill Owens 2002
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Reese Bobby 2006
In the Line of Fire
as Bill Watts 1993
Batman: Under the Red Hood
as Bobo / Commissioner Gordon / Shot / Guard (voice) 2010
The Art of Racing in the Rain
as Don Kitch 2019
Hop
as Henry O'Hare 2011
The Gift
as David Duncan 2000
Tammy
as Earl 2014
A Simple Plan
as Baxter 1998
I Spy
as Carlos 2002
To Live and Die in L.A.
as Man Chased by Richard (uncredited) 1985
Extract
as Bar Patron (uncredited) 2009