Acting
Denis O'Hare
Born 1962-01-17
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Denis O'Hare (born January 17, 1962) is an American stage and screen actor, best known for his roles in the plays Take Me Out and Sweet Charity, for his portrayal of vampire Russell Edgington on the series True Blood and his different roles on American Horror Story, and for his supporting roles in such films as Milk, Changeling, and Dallas Buyers Club.
Known For
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Dallas Buyers Club
2013
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The Proposal
2009
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American Horror Story
2011
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Changeling
2008
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The Judge
2014
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Law & Order
1990
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21 Grams
2003
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
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CSI: Miami
2002
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (114 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wild Between Us | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2027 | |
 | The Boroughs | Wally Baker | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Largo Winch: The Price of Money | Dwight Cochrane | Movie | 2024 |
 | Infinite Storm | Dave | Movie | 2022 |
 | American Horror Stories | Van Wirt | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Netuser | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Nevers | Dr. Edmund Hague | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical | Old Max | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Accidental Wolf | Cast | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Delete History | Le millionnaire américain | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Postcard Killings | Simon Haysmith | Movie | 2020 |
 | Swallow | Erwin William | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Day Shall Come | Andy | Movie | 2019 |
 | Evil | Father Giovanni De Vita | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Goldfinch | Lucius Reeve | Movie | 2019 |
 | Bottom of the 9th | Officer Lonergan | Movie | 2019 |
 | Late Night | Brad | Movie | 2019 |
 | Private Life | Dr. Dordick | Movie | 2018 |
 | Lizzie | John Morse | Movie | 2018 |
 | Danger One | Craddock | Movie | 2018 |
 | The Parting Glass | Danny | Movie | 2018 |
| The Parting Glass | Producer | Movie | 2018 |
| The Parting Glass | Writer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Allure | William | Movie | 2018 |
 | Novitiate | Archbishop | Movie | 2017 |
 | American Gods | Tyr / Tyrell | TV Series | 2017 |
| American Gods | Tyr | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive | Edgar Allan Poe | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Good Fight | Judge Charles Abernathy | TV Series | 2017 |
 | Big Little Lies | Ira Farber | TV Series | 2017 |
 | From Nowhere | Isaac Miller | Movie | 2017 |
 | Army of One | Agent Doss | Movie | 2016 |
 | This Is Us | Jessie | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Starring Austin Pendleton | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Pyramid | Holden | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Town that Dreaded Sundown | Charles B. Pierce, Jr. | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Judge | Doc Morris | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Normal Heart | Hiram Keebler | Movie | 2014 |
 | Broad City | Terry Hudson | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Dallas Buyers Club | Dr. Sevard | Movie | 2013 |
 | C.O.G. | Jon | Movie | 2013 |
 | Banshee | Special Agent Robert Phillips | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Out of the Shadows: Meet the House Ghosts | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2012 |
 | J. Edgar | Albert Osborne | Movie | 2011 |
 | American Horror Story | Larry Harvey | TV Series | 2011 |
| American Horror Story | Henry | TV Series | 2011 |
| American Horror Story | Spalding | TV Series | 2011 |
| American Horror Story | Holden Vaughn | TV Series | 2011 |
| American Horror Story | Stanley | TV Series | 2011 |
| American Horror Story | Liz Taylor | TV Series | 2011 |
| American Horror Story | Dr. Andrew Hill | TV Series | 2011 |
| American Horror Story | William Van Henderson | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Heart of Broadway: The Ensemble Behind Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS | Himself | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Eagle | Lotorius | Movie | 2011 |
 | 5,000 Feet Is the Best | Pilot | Movie | 2011 |
 | Edge of Darkness | Moore | Movie | 2010 |
 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | A / Subject #3 | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Good Wife | Judge Charles Abernathy | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Bored to Death | David Worth | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Proposal | Mr. Gilbertson | Movie | 2009 |
 | Duplicity | Duke Monahan | Movie | 2009 |
 | An Englishman in New York | Phillip Steele | Movie | 2009 |
 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self - Guest Judge | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Milk | John Briggs | Movie | 2008 |
 | Changeling | Dr. Jonathan Steele | Movie | 2008 |
 | Quarantine | Randy | Movie | 2008 |
 | True Blood | Russell Edgington | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Pretty Bird | Chuck Sutters | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Babysitters | Stan Lyner | Movie | 2008 |
 | Baby Mama | Dr. Manheim | Movie | 2008 |
| The Tower | Richard March | Movie | 2008 | |
 | Charlie Wilson's War | Harold Holt | Movie | 2007 |
 | Awake | Financial News Analyst | Movie | 2007 |
 | Michael Clayton | Mr. Greer | Movie | 2007 |
 | A Mighty Heart | John Bussey | Movie | 2007 |
 | American Loser | Mike | Movie | 2007 |
 | Stephanie Daley | Frank | Movie | 2007 |
 | Rocket Science | Doyle Hefner | Movie | 2007 |
 | Brothers and Sisters | Travis March | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Justice | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Half Nelson | Jimbo | Movie | 2006 |
 | Once Upon A Mattress | Prince Dauntless | Movie | 2005 |
 | Derailed | Jerry | Movie | 2005 |
 | Angel Rodriguez | Henry | Movie | 2005 |
 | Heights | Andrew | Movie | 2005 |
 | Garden State | Albert | Movie | 2004 |
 | Assassins | Charles Guiteau | Movie | 2004 |
 | Emma Goldman: An Exceedingly Dangerous Woman | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2004 |
 | 21 Grams | Dr. Rothberg | Movie | 2003 |
 | CSI: Miami | Evan Talbot | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Chris Shea | TV Series | 2001 |
 | The Anniversary Party | Ryan Rose | Movie | 2001 |
 | Hamlet | Osric | Movie | 2000 |
 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tom Michaels | TV Series | 2000 |
 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change | Keating | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Acting Class | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | Sweet and Lowdown | Jake | Movie | 1999 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jimmy Walp | TV Series | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Chris Shea | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Saint Maybe | Reverend Emmett | Movie | 1998 |
 | River Red | Father | Movie | 1998 |
 | St. Patrick's Day | Russell | Movie | 1998 |
 | The Wright Verdicts | Doyle | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Law & Order | Harold Morrissey | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | James Smith | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Phil Christie | TV Series | 1990 |
| Law & Order | Father Richard Hogan | TV Series | 1990 |
 | American Experience | Henry Lee | TV Series | 1988 |
 | American Masters | Edgar Allan Poe | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Reverend Emmett | TV Series | 1951 |
| The Postcard Killer | Simon Haysmith | Movie | — | |
 | Butterfly in the Typewriter | John Dewey Toole | Movie | — |