The filmography of Denis O'Hare comprises both film and television roles. In a career spanning over three decades, he has appeared in overall 34 feature films, seven television movies and eighteen television series. For his performance in the first season of American Horror Story, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in 2012. As part of the ensemble cast in the films Milk and Dallas Buyers Club, he was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
In addition to his screen appearances, O'Hare has also starred in multiple productions within the theater arts. For his performances in Take Me Out and Assassins, he won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, respectively.
Film YearTitleRoleNotes1997St. Patrick's DayRussell1998River RedFather1999Sweet and LowdownJake2001The Anniversary PartyRyan Rose200321 GramsDr. Rothberg2004Garden StateAlbertCameo appearance2005DerailedJerry the LawyerHeightsAndrew2006Stick ItPharmacistHalf NelsonJimboStephanie DaleyFrank2007Rocket ScienceDoyle HefnerA Mighty HeartJohn BusseyTrainwreck: My Life as an IdiotMike NicholsMichael ClaytonMr. GreerThe BabysittersStan LynerAwakeFinancial News AnalystCharlie Wilson's WarCIA Station Chief Harold Holt2008Pretty BirdChuck StuttersBaby MamaDr. ManheimChangelingDr. Jonathan SteeleQuarantineRandyMilkJohn Briggs2009The ProposalMr. GilbertsonDuplicityDuke MonahanAn Englishman in New YorkPhillip SteeleBrief Interviews with Hideous MenA / Subject #32010Edge of DarknessMoore2011The EagleCenturion LutoriusJ. EdgarAlbert S. Osborn2013C.O.G.JonDallas Buyers ClubDr. Sevard2014The JudgeDoc MorrisThe PyramidDr. Miles HoldenThe Town That Dreaded SundownCharles B. Pierce2016From NowhereIsaacArmy of OneAgent Doss2017NovitiateArchbishop McCarthyAllureWilliam2018Private LifeDr. DordickLizzieJohn MorseThe Parting GlassDannyAlso writer and producerDanger OneCraddock2019Late NightBradThe Day Shall ComeAndy MuddSwallowWilliam ErwinBottom of the 9thOfficer LonerganThe GoldfinchLucius Reeve2020Delete HistoryThe American billionnaireThe Postcard KillingsSimon Haysmith2022Infinite StormDave2024The Price of Money: A Largo Winch AdventureDwight Cochrane rowspan="2" Post-productionPost-production
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1993–2003Law & OrderHarold MorrisseyJames SmithPhil ChristieFather Richard HoganGuest roles; 4 episodes1993The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesKeatingEpisode: "Paris, May 1919"1994New York UndercoverCarsonEpisode: "Sins of the Father"1995The Wright VerdictsDoyleEpisode: "Unlucky Star"1998Saint MaybeReverend EmmettTelevision film2000HamletOsricTelevision film2000; 2013Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJimmy WalpFather SheaEpisode: "The Third Guy", "Presumed Guilty"2001–02100 Centre StreetLouGuest role; 3 episodes2005Angel RodriguezHenryTelevision filmOnce Upon a MattressPrince DauntlessTelevision film2006JusticeLarry BowersEpisode: "Death Spiral"2007–09Brothers & SistersTravis MarchRecurring role; 12 episodes2007–10American ExperienceHenry Lee / Benjamin LatrobeEpisodes: "Alexander Hamilton", "Dolley Madison"2007CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTom MichaelsEpisode: "Who and What?"2008Law & Order: Criminal IntentFather SheaEpisode: "Last Rites"The TowerRichard MarchTelevision film2009Maggie HillMilo MarcusTelevision film2009–10CSI: MiamiEvan TalbotGuest role; 3 episodes2009–16The Good WifeJudge Charles Abernathy9 episodes2009Bored to DeathDr. David WorthEpisode: "The Case of the Missing Screenplay"2010–12True BloodRussell EdgingtonMain role; 20 episodes2010American ExperienceBenjamin LatrobeEpisode: "Dolley Madison"2011American Horror Story: Murder HouseLarry HarveyMain role; 8 episodes2013–14American Horror Story: CovenOtis Spalding Van WirtMain role; 10 episodes2014–15American Horror Story: Freak ShowStanislaus 'Stanley' SpencerMain role; 10 episodes2014RakeGraham MurrayEpisode: "Cannibal"The Normal HeartHiram KeeblerTelevision film2015–16American Horror Story: HotelLiz TaylorMain role; 11 episodes2015BansheeSpecial Agent Robert PhillipsEpisode: "A Fixer of Sorts"The ComediansDenis GrantRecurring role; 5 episodes2016–18This Is UsJessieRecurring role; 4 episodes2016American Horror Story: RoanokeWilliam van HendersonMain role; 5 episodes2017–21The Good FightJudge Charles AbernathyGuest role; 3 episodes2017Broad CityTerryEpisode: "Friendiversary"RuPaul's Drag RaceHimselfEpisode: "Snatch Game"When We RiseJim FosterEpisode: "Part 1"2019Big Little LiesIra FarberRecurring role; 4 episodes2020Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical Live!Old MaxTelevision special2020–22The Accidental WolfDeanGuest role; 3 episodes2021American GodsTýrDr. TyrellGuest roles; 3 episodesAmerican Horror Story: Double FeatureHolden VaughnRecurring role; 4 episodes2021–23The NeversDr. Edmund HagueMain role; 10 episodes2022American Horror StoriesSamuel Van WirtEpisode: "Dollhouse"TryingLeoGuest role; 2 episodesAmerican Horror Story: NYCHenry GrantMain role; 6 episodes 2023–24American Horror Story: DelicateDr. Andrew HillMain role; 6 episodes2024EvilFather Giovanni De VitaGuest role; 2 episodes2026The BoroughsWally BakersMain role; 8 episodesRaymond FurnessRecurring role; post-production
Theatre
YearTitleRoleVenueRef.1992HauptmannnRichard Hauptmann1995Racing DemonEwan GilmourVivian Beaumont Theatre, Broadway 1998–1999CabaretErnst LudwigHenry Miller's Theatre, Broadway 2001Major BarbaraAdolphus CusinsAmerican Airlines Theatre, Broadway 2003–2004Take Me OutMason MarzacWalter Kerr Theatre, Broadway 2004AssassinsCharles GuiteauStudio 54, Broadway2005Sweet CharityOscar LindquistAl Hirschfeld Theatre, Broadway 2007Inherit the WindE. K. HornbeckLyceum Theatre, Broadway2010EllingEllingEthel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway2012Into the WoodsThe BakerDelacorte Theatre, Shakespeare in the ParkAssassinsCharles GuiteauRoundabout Theatre Company concert2023–2024Here We AreManThe Shed, Off-Broadway2025National Theatre, London
See also List of awards and nominations received by Denis O'Hare
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