Danny McCarthy

Biography

Danny McCarthy is an actor from St. Louis, Missouri, who studied at the Webster Conservatory of Theater Arts and began his professional career after moving to Chicago. He has long been a company member at A Red Orchid Theatre, and he has also performed at the Steppenwolf Theater and Writer's Theater in that city. His work in a 2011 staging of Circle Mirror Transformation at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis brought him a Kevin Kline Award nomination in the Best Actor category. On television he played Special Agent Hale on the FOX series Prison Break, and he had a featured part in a 2008 AT&T commercial, The Butcher, which won a National Gold Award given by the American Advertising Federation and a Bronze Award at the Cannes Lions. His screen credits include the film The Express (2008), the series The Chicago Code and ER, plus commercial and voice-over work.

57years old

Turns 58 on February 9in 91 days

Born February 9, 1969St. Louis
Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 21 years2005 to 2026

Genres

Drama82%, 9 films
Biography27%, 3 films
Comedy18%, 2 films
Horror18%, 2 films
Mystery18%, 2 films

First and latest

Danny McCarthy movies on Netflix

Our Hero, Balthazar2026IMDb rating 6.6as Gore
The Lost Bus2025IMDb rating 6.8as Matt McKenzie
The Running Man2025IMDb rating 6.3as YVA Manager
Good One2024IMDb rating 6.7as Matt
The Exorcist: Believer2023IMDb rating 4.8as Stuart
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs2018IMDb rating 7.2as Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
Stronger2017IMDb rating 6.9as Kevin
Killing Kennedy2013IMDb rating 6.0as Agent James Hosty
The Express2008IMDb rating 7.2as Bill Bell
Proof2005IMDb rating 6.6as Cop
The Amityville Horror2005IMDb rating 5.9as Officer Greguski

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs2018 Comedy, Drama, Westernas Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
IMDb rating 7.2187K votes
Proof2005 Drama, Mysteryas Cop
IMDb rating 6.648K votes
The Lost Bus2025as Matt McKenzie
IMDb rating 6.857K votes
Stronger2017as Kevin
IMDb rating 6.955K votes
The Amityville Horror2005as Officer Greguski
IMDb rating 5.9123K votes
Good One2024as Matt
IMDb rating 6.74.3K votes
The Running Man2025as YVA Manager
IMDb rating 6.3124K votes
The Exorcist: Believer2023as Stuart
IMDb rating 4.851K votes

Worked with

Danny McCarthy shares three films with Clancy Brown, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Clancy Brown

Jake Gyllenhaal

Anthony Hopkins

Dennis Quaid

James Franco

William H. Macy

David Gordon GreenDirector, 2 films

Films together

Clancy Brown3 films together, 2008 to 2018
Clancy Brown's page
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs2018IMDb rating 7.2McCarthy as Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")Brown as Curly Joe (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")
- Stronger2017IMDb rating 6.9McCarthy as KevinBrown as Big Jeff
- The Express2008IMDb rating 7.2McCarthy as Bill BellBrown as Roy Simmons
Jake Gyllenhaal2 films together, 2005 to 2017
Jake Gyllenhaal's page
- Stronger2017IMDb rating 6.9McCarthy as KevinGyllenhaal as Jeff Bauman
- Proof2005IMDb rating 6.6McCarthy as CopGyllenhaal as Harold Dobbs - Hal
Anthony Hopkins1 film together, 2005
Anthony Hopkins's page
- Proof2005IMDb rating 6.6McCarthy as CopHopkins as Robert
Dennis Quaid1 film together, 2008
Dennis Quaid's page
- The Express2008IMDb rating 7.2McCarthy as Bill BellQuaid as Ben Schwartzwalder
James Franco1 film together, 2018
James Franco's page
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs2018IMDb rating 7.2McCarthy as Curly Joe's Brother (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs")Franco as Cowboy (segment "Near Algodones")
William H. Macy1 film together, 2025
William H. Macy's page
- The Running Man2025IMDb rating 6.3McCarthy as YVA ManagerMacy as Molie
David Gordon GreenDirector, 2 films, 2017 to 2023
All films by David Gordon Green
- The Exorcist: Believer2023IMDb rating 4.8McCarthy as Stuart
- Stronger2017IMDb rating 6.9McCarthy as Kevin

Online

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