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Gary Cole

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

2019
The Art of Racing in the Rain

as Don Kitch

Movie
2008
Pineapple Express

as Ted

Movie
2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

as Reese Bobby

Movie
2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

as Cotton McKnight

Movie
1999
Office Space

as Bill Lumbergh

Movie
1998
I'll Be Home for Christmas

as Jake's Dad

Movie
2024
A Man on the Inside

as Brad Vinick

TV Show
2014
The Tom and Jerry Show

as Narrator (voice)

TV Show
2011
Suits

as Cameron Dennis

TV Show
2009
The Good Wife

as Kurt McVeigh

TV Show
2003
NCIS

as Alden Parker

TV Show
1999
Family Guy

as Principal Shepherd (voice)

TV Show