Peter MacNicol

Peter MacNicol

Actor (b. 1954)
14
Movies
71.6%
Avg ThumbScore
Comedy
Top Genre

Audiences rate Peter MacNicol’s films higher than 50% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking

Free to watch now (26 Oct): Ghostbusters II (Fandango at Home) · Dracula: Dead and Loving It (YouTube, Hoopla, Plex) · Sophie's Choice (YouTube, Roku Channel, The CW, Fandango at Home, Pluto TV, Shout! TV, Xumo Play, Tubi, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome) · Dragonslayer (Kanopy, Hoopla).

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i How is this score calculated?

The ThumbScore for Peter MacNicol (71.6%) is the average audience approval rating across 14 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Peter's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

Peter MacNicol is an American actor. He received a Theatre World Award for his 1981 Broadway debut in the play Crimes of the Heart. His film roles include Galen in Dragonslayer (1981), Stingo in Sophie's Choice (1982), Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II (1989), camp counselor Gary Granger in Addams Family Values (1993), and David Langley in Bean (1997). MacNicol was born in Dallas, Texas, on April 10, 1954. He attended the University of Dallas and the University of Minnesota, where he studied theater. After graduating, he moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. MacNicol made his Broadway debut in 1981 in the play Crimes of the Heart.

He won a Theatre World Award for his performance. He went on to appear in a number of other Broadway productions, including The Real Thing (1984), The Crucible (1996), and The Pillowman (2005). MacNicol has also had a successful career in film and television. He has appeared in a number of films, including Sophie's Choice (1982), Ghostbusters II (1989), Addams Family Values (1993), and Bean (1997). He is best known for his role as the eccentric lawyer John Cage in the FOX comedy-drama Ally McBeal (1997–2002), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. MacNicol has also appeared in a number of other television shows, including 24 (2001), Numbers (2005), and Veep (2012-2019). He is a versatile actor who has shown his range in a variety of roles. MacNicol is married to Martha Cumming, and they have two children. He is a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild.

Born 1954-04-10 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

On ThumbScore, Peter MacNicol appears in 14 films with an average audience score of 71.6%, most frequently in the Comedy genre.

Sources: TMDB

Every Peter MacNicol movie, ranked by audience score

Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II
1989
👍 89%
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
1995
👍 88%
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
1982
👍 78%
Addams Family Values
Addams Family Values
1993
👍 77%
Bean
Bean
1997
👍 75%
Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer
1981
👍 74%
Game Change
Game Change
2012
👍 73%
Battleship
Battleship
2012
👍 72%
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
2024
👍 67%
Breakin' All the Rules
Breakin' All the Rules
2004
👍 66%
Housesitter
Housesitter
1992
👍 65%
Balto: Wolf Quest
Balto: Wolf Quest
2002
👍 63%
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
2005
👍 63%
Baby Geniuses
Baby Geniuses
1999
👍 53%