Acting
Denis Leary
Born 1957-08-18
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and film producer. Leary is known for his biting, fast paced comedic style and chain smoking. He is the star and co-creator of the television show Rescue Me, which ended its seventh and final season on September 7, 2011. Leary has starred in many motion pictures, most recently as Captain George Stacy in Marc Webb's 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man and the voice of Diego in the animated Ice Age series.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Denis Leary
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The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
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Ice Age
2002
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The Simpsons
1989
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Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
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A Bug's Life
1998
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012
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Family Guy
1999
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (156 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ice Age: Boiling Point | Diego (voice) | Movie | 2027 |
 | Tribeca 25 | Self | Movie | 2026 |
 | Top of the World | Joe Baum (voice) | Movie | 2026 |
 | We're Back! With Brian Williams | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2026 |
 | The Pete Davidson Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Oh. What. Fun. | Nick | Movie | 2025 |
 | Going Dutch | Colonel Patrick Quinn | TV Series | 2025 |
| Going Dutch | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2025 |
 | No Good Deed | Mikey Morgan | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | George Stacy (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Frank Donnelly | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Moodys | Sean Moody Sr. | TV Series | 2019 |
| The Moodys | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | 9/11: Fifteen Years Later | Self - Host | Movie | 2016 |
 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Diego (voice) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Animal Kingdom | Billy | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | Diego (voice) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe | Diego (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Freaks of Nature | Rick Wilson | Movie | 2015 |
 | Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll | Johnny Rock | TV Series | 2015 |
| Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll | Writer | TV Series | 2015 |
| Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll | Director | TV Series | 2015 |
| Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2015 |
| Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll | Creator | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D | Diego (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Captain Stacy (uncredited) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Draft Day | Vince Penn | Movie | 2014 |
 | Sirens | Teleplay | TV Series | 2014 |
| Sirens | Writer | TV Series | 2014 |
| Sirens | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2014 |
| Sirens | Creator | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Maron | Himself | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn | Self | Movie | 2012 |
| Vanilla Ice Archive | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Diego (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Captain Stacy | Movie | 2012 |
 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | Diego (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 | Diego (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Give It Up for Greg Giraldo | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Denis Leary and Friends Present: Douchebags and Donuts | Himself | Movie | 2011 |
 | Conan | Self | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Diego (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Recount | Michael Whouley | Movie | 2008 |
 | Canterbury's Law | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Kings of Comedy USA | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Rachael Ray | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
 | World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One | self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Ice Age: The Meltdown | Diego (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Merry F#%$in' Christmas | Self | Movie | 2005 |
 | Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy | Self | Movie | 2005 |
| Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy | Executive Producer | Movie | 2005 |
| NHL: Vintage Collection: Greatest Goals | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Last Laugh '04 | Self | Movie | 2004 |
| Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino | Himself | Movie | 2004 | |
 | 2004 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film | Narrator | Movie | 2004 |
| Fashion Rocks | Self | TV Series | 2004 | |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | Father of the Pride | Chaz (voice) | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Rescue Me | Tommy Gavin | TV Series | 2004 |
| Rescue Me | Writer | TV Series | 2004 |
| Rescue Me | Producer | TV Series | 2004 |
| Rescue Me | Teleplay | TV Series | 2004 |
| Rescue Me | Creator | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Shorties Watchin' Shorties | Producer | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Lord Stanley's Cup: Hockey's Ultimate Prize | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Curse of the Bambino | Himself | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Comedy Central Roasts | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
| Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary | Executive Producer | Movie | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2003 |
 | When Stand Up Stood Out | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Secret Lives of Dentists | Slater | Movie | 2002 |
 | Contest Searchlight | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Crank Yankers | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Ice Age | Diego (voice) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Dawg | Douglas 'Dawg' Menford | Movie | 2002 |
 | Last Call with Carson Daly | Self | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Double Whammy | Ray Pluto | Movie | 2001 |
 | Final | Bill | Movie | 2001 |
 | Blow | Producer | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Job | Mike McNeil | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Job | Writer | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Job | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Job | Creator | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Sand | Teddy | Movie | 2000 |
 | Jesus' Son | Wayne | Movie | 2000 |
 | Lakeboat | Fireman | Movie | 2000 |
 | Company Man | Officer Fry | Movie | 2000 |
 | Do Not Disturb | Simon | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Early Show | Self | TV Series | 1999 |
 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Det. Michael McCann | Movie | 1999 |
| MTV's 25 Lamest Videos | Self / Host | Movie | 1999 | |
 | True Crime | Bob Findley | Movie | 1999 |
 | Family Guy | Car Mechanic (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
 | A Bug's Life | Francis (voice) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Monument Ave. | Bobby O'Grady | Movie | 1998 |
 | Small Soldiers | Gil Mars | Movie | 1998 |
| Fantasy World Cup | Self | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Wide Awake | Mr. Beal | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Real Blonde | Doug | Movie | 1998 |
 | Wag the Dog | Fad King | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Second Civil War | Vinnie Franco | Movie | 1997 |
 | Denis Leary: Lock 'N Load | Himself | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Matchmaker | Nick | Movie | 1997 |
 | Suicide Kings | Lono Veccio | Movie | 1997 |
 | The View | Self | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Subway Stories | Wheelchair Man (segment "The Red Shoes") | Movie | 1997 |
 | Love Walked In | Jack Hanaway | Movie | 1997 |
| Love Walked In | Producer | Movie | 1997 |
 | E! True Hollywood Story | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | The Daily Show | Self | TV Series | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Underworld | Johnny Crown / Johnny Alt | Movie | 1996 |
 | Two If by Sea | Francis 'Frank' O'Brien | Movie | 1996 |
| Two If by Sea | Writer | Movie | 1996 |
| Two If by Sea | Story | Movie | 1996 |
 | National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins | Jake | Movie | 1995 |
| National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins | Director | Movie | 1995 |
 | The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special | Self | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Neon Bible | Frank | Movie | 1995 |
 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Lt. David Poole | Movie | 1995 |
 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Dennis (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
| Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Additional Writing | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1994 |
 | The Ref | Gus | Movie | 1994 |
 | Judgment Night | Fallon | Movie | 1993 |
 | Demolition Man | Edgar Friendly | Movie | 1993 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Gunmen | Armor O'Malley | Movie | 1993 |
 | Who's the Man? | Sgt. Cooper | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Sandlot | Bill | Movie | 1993 |
 | Denis Leary: MTV Unplugged | Himself | Movie | 1993 |
 | Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer | Himself | Movie | 1993 |
| Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer | Writer | Movie | 1993 |
| Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer | Music | Movie | 1993 |
 | National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | Mike McCracken | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Strictly Business | Jake | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Simpsons | Denis Leary (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 |
| LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1988 |
| A Long Walk To Forever | Newt | Movie | 1987 | |
 | CBS News Sunday Morning | Self | TV Series | 1979 |