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.
Known For
Blockers
(2018)
Ron
Extract
(2009)
Bar Patron (uncredited)
The Ring Two
(2005)
Martin Savide
The Art of Racing in the Rain
(2019)
Don Kitch
Pineapple Express
(2008)
Ted
A Simple Plan
(1998)
Baxter
Office Space
(1999)
Bill Lumbergh
The Joneses
(2010)
Larry Symonds
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
(2004)
Cotton McKnight
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
(2006)
Reese Bobby
Hop
(2011)
Henry O'Hare
Batman: Death in the Family
(2020)
Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
(2017)
Rafe (voice)
The Gift
(2000)
David Duncan
In the Line of Fire
(1993)
Secret Service Presidential Detail Agent-In-Charge Bill Watts