Denis O'Hare

Biography

Denis O'Hare is an American actor who grew up in the Detroit suburbs and went to Chicago to study theater at Northwestern University. He won a Tony Award for his performance in Richard Greenberg's Take Me Out and a Drama Desk Award for playing Oscar Lindquist in the Broadway revival of Sweet Charity, and he earned a Tony nomination as Charles J. Guiteau in Stephen Sondheim's Assassins. He helped develop the one-person play An Iliad and appeared at the Public Theater in Into the Woods. On television he played the vampire king Russell Edgington in True Blood and took several roles in American Horror Story, starting with Larry Harvey in the first season, which brought him a Primetime Emmy nomination, and later Stanley in Freak Show, which brought a second. He also played Judge Charles Abernathy on The Good Wife and The Good Fight, and he appeared in the films Milk, Changeling and Dallas Buyers Club.

64years old

Turns 65 on January 17in 77 days

Born January 17, 1962Kansas City
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 41
Career span: 23 years1999 to 2022

Genres

Drama73%, 30 films
Comedy34%, 14 films
Thriller27%, 11 films
Crime24%, 10 films
Mystery17%, 7 films

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Behind the camera
Denis O'Hare and Lisa Peterson created An Iliad, a one-person play of 100 minutes drawn from Robert Fagles' translation of the Iliad. It had its premiere in 2010 at the Seattle Repertory Theatre.
First role
Denis O'Hare went to his first audition in 1974 as a teenager and got a chorus part in a community theater production of Show Boat.

Denis O'Hare movies on Netflix

Infinite Storm2022IMDb rating 5.3as Dave
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical2020IMDb rating 3.7as Old Max
Swallow2020IMDb rating 6.5as Erwin William
The Postcard Killings2020IMDb rating 5.8as Simon Haysmith
Bottom of the 9th2019IMDb rating 5.8as Officer Lonergan
Late Night2019IMDb rating 6.5as Brad
The Day Shall Come2019IMDb rating 5.8as Andy Mudd
Allure2018IMDb rating 5.1as William
Danger One2018IMDb rating 5.5as Craddock
Lizzie2018IMDb rating 5.9as John Morse
Private Life2018IMDb rating 7.2as Dr. Dordick
Novitiate2017IMDb rating 6.7as Archbishop
Army of One2016IMDb rating 5.2as Agent Doss
The Judge2014IMDb rating 7.4as Doc Morris
The Normal Heart2014IMDb rating 7.9as Hiram Keebler
The Pyramid2014IMDb rating 4.7as Holden
The Town that Dreaded Sundown2014IMDb rating 5.6as Charles B. Pierce, Jr.
C.O.G.2013IMDb rating 5.6as Jon
Dallas Buyers Club2013IMDb rating 7.9as Dr. Sevard
The Eagle2011IMDb rating 6.2as Lutorius
Edge of Darkness2010IMDb rating 6.6as Moore
An Englishman in New York2009IMDb rating 7.1as Phillip Steele
Duplicity2009IMDb rating 6.1as Duke Monahan
The Proposal2009IMDb rating 6.8as Mr. Gilbertson
Baby Mama2008IMDb rating 6.0as Dr. Manheim
Changeling2008IMDb rating 7.7as Dr. Jonathan Steele
Milk2008IMDb rating 7.5as John Briggs
Pretty Bird2008IMDb rating 5.0as Chuck Sutters
Quarantine2008IMDb rating 6.0as Randy
A Mighty Heart2007IMDb rating 6.6as John Bussey
American Loser2007IMDb rating 5.4as Mike
Awake2007IMDb rating 6.5as Financial News Analyst
Michael Clayton2007IMDb rating 7.2as Mr. Greer
Rocket Science2007IMDb rating 6.5as Doyle Hefner
The Babysitters2007IMDb rating 5.6as Stan Lyner
Half Nelson2006IMDb rating 7.1as Jimbo
Derailed2005IMDb rating 6.6as Jerry the Lawyer
Heights2005IMDb rating 6.8as Andrew
Once Upon A Mattress2005IMDb rating 6.2as Prince Dauntless
The Anniversary Party2001IMDb rating 6.3as Ryan Rose
Sweet and Lowdown1999IMDb rating 7.1as Jake

Best known for

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

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Dallas Buyers Club2013 Biography, Dramaas Dr. Sevard
IMDb rating 7.9553K votes
The Proposal2009 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Mr. Gilbertson
IMDb rating 6.8404K votes
Changeling2008as Dr. Jonathan Steele
IMDb rating 7.7277K votes
Milk2008as John Briggs
IMDb rating 7.5187K votes
The Eagle2011as Lutorius
IMDb rating 6.278K votes
The Pyramid2014as Holden
IMDb rating 4.729K votes
Edge of Darkness2010as Moore
IMDb rating 6.6104K votes
Late Night2019as Brad
IMDb rating 6.544K votes

Most often with

Tony Gilroy directed two of these films. Paul Giamatti appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Paul Giamatti

Tom Wilkinson

Sean Penn

Julia Roberts

Anna Kendrick

Angelina JolieTony GilroyDirector, 2 films

Films together

Paul Giamatti3 films together, 2008 to 2018
Paul Giamatti's page
- Private Life2018IMDb rating 7.2O'Hare as Dr. DordickGiamatti as Richard Grimes
- Duplicity2009IMDb rating 6.1O'Hare as Duke MonahanGiamatti as Richard Garsik
- Pretty Bird2008IMDb rating 5.0O'Hare as Chuck SuttersGiamatti as Rick Honeycutt
Tom Wilkinson2 films together, 2007 to 2009
Tom Wilkinson's page
- Duplicity2009IMDb rating 6.1O'Hare as Duke MonahanWilkinson as Howard Tully
- Michael Clayton2007IMDb rating 7.2O'Hare as Mr. GreerWilkinson as Arthur Edens
Sean Penn2 films together, 1999 to 2008
Sean Penn's page
- Milk2008IMDb rating 7.5O'Hare as John BriggsPenn as Harvey Milk
- Sweet and Lowdown1999IMDb rating 7.1O'Hare as JakePenn as Emmet Ray
Julia Roberts2 films together, 2009 to 2014
Julia Roberts's page
- The Normal Heart2014IMDb rating 7.9O'Hare as Hiram KeeblerRoberts as Dr. Emma Brookner
- Duplicity2009IMDb rating 6.1O'Hare as Duke MonahanRoberts as Claire Stenwick
Anna Kendrick2 films together, 2007 to 2019
Anna Kendrick's page
- The Day Shall Come2019IMDb rating 5.8O'Hare as Andy MuddKendrick as Kendra Glack
- Rocket Science2007IMDb rating 6.5O'Hare as Doyle HefnerKendrick as Ginny Ryerson
Angelina Jolie2 films together, 2007 to 2008
Angelina Jolie's page
- Changeling2008IMDb rating 7.7O'Hare as Dr. Jonathan SteeleJolie as Christine Collins
- A Mighty Heart2007IMDb rating 6.6O'Hare as John BusseyJolie as Mariane Pearl
Tony GilroyDirector, 2 films, 2007 to 2009
All films by Tony Gilroy
- Duplicity2009IMDb rating 6.1O'Hare as Duke Monahan
- Michael Clayton2007IMDb rating 7.2O'Hare as Mr. Greer
Also two films together22 more actors
- Clive OwenDuplicity (2009) and Derailed (2005)
- Adam LeFevrePretty Bird (2008) and The Babysitters (2007)
- Amy RyanLate Night (2019) and Changeling (2008)
- Corey StollThe Normal Heart (2014) and C.O.G. (2013)
- Cynthia NixonAn Englishman in New York (2009) and The Babysitters (2007)
- Aasif MandviThe Proposal (2009) and Pretty Bird (2008)
- Gretchen MolAmerican Loser (2007) and Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
- Michael O'NeillDanger One (2018) and Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
- Jim ParsonsThe Normal Heart (2014) and Heights (2005)
- Addison TimlinThe Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014) and Derailed (2005)
- Elizabeth MarvelSwallow (2020) and Pretty Bird (2008)
- Wayne DuvallEdge of Darkness (2010) and Duplicity (2009)
- Dax ShepardThe Judge (2014) and Baby Mama (2008)
- Stephen SpinellaThe Normal Heart (2014) and Milk (2008)
- Ken HowardThe Judge (2014) and Michael Clayton (2007)
- Spencer Treat ClarkThe Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014) and The Babysitters (2007)
- Tom McCarthyDuplicity (2009) and Michael Clayton (2007)
- Jonathan GroffThe Normal Heart (2014) and C.O.G. (2013)
- Frank WoodChangeling (2008) and Michael Clayton (2007)
- Matthew MorrisonDr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical (2020) and Once Upon A Mattress (2005)
- Georgina ChapmanAwake (2007) and Derailed (2005)
- Joshua RollinsInfinite Storm (2022) and Awake (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.