

Michael Edward O'Malley (born October 31, 1966) is an American actor and writer who has appeared in films and television series. Born in Boston and raised in New Hampshire, O'Malley hosted the early 1990s children's game show Nickelodeon Guts before moving to Los Angeles later that decade to star in his own sitcom for NBC called The Mike O'Malley Show. He is best known for his role as Jimmy Hughes on Yes, Dear, a CBS series which aired from 2000 to 2006. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as Burt Hummel on the Fox series Glee. O'Malley has also guest-starred in series including My Name Is Earl, Raising Hope, Parenthood and Parks and Recreation, and has appeared in films including 28 Days, Deep Impact, Leatherheads, Eat, Pray, Love, R.I.P.D., Concussion and Sully. O'Malley is also a published playwright whose plays include Three Years From Thirty and Diverting Devotion. He adapted another play called Searching for Certainty for Peter Askin's film Certainty, which premiered at the Boston Film Festival in 2011. O'Malley is also a writer on Showtime's hit drama Shameless. O'Malley was the creator and an executive producer of the Starz series Survivor's Remorse, which ran for four seasons between 2014 and 2017.
27 movies · 36 shows

After All
2025·6.0

Eenie Meanie
2025·6.3

3 Days with Dad
2019·5.0

Sully
2016·7.2

Concussion
2015·7.1

A Good Marriage
2014·5.3

R.I.P.D.
2013·5.9

Behind the Candelabra
2013·6.6

3 Geezers!
2013·3.9

So Undercover
2012·6.1

Glee: Keep on Believin'
2012·10.0

When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011·6.9

Cedar Rapids
2011·5.9

Eat Pray Love
2010·6.2

Meet Dave
2008·5.3

Leatherheads
2008·5.9

Impossible to Forget: The Story of the '67 Boston Red Sox
2007·0.0

On Broadway
2007·6.5

The Perfect Man
2005·6.2
The Curse of the Bambino
2003·9.0

A Baby Blues Christmas Special
2002·10.0

28 Days
2000·6.2

Pushing Tin
1999·5.9

Above Freezing
1998·7.5

Deep Impact
1998·6.2

Some Girl
1998·5.0

Path to Paradise: The Untold Story of the World Trade Center Bombing
1997·6.3