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Shameless (US)

2011
as Frank Gallagher

Jurassic Park III

2001
as Paul Kirby

Fargo

1996
as Jerry Lundegaard

The Dropout

2022
as Richard Fuisz

Room

2015
as Robert Newsome

The Lincoln Lawyer

2011
as Frank Levin

Magnolia

1999
as Donnie Smith

Air Force One

1997
as Major Caldwell

ER

1994
as David Morgenstern

Wild Hogs

2007
as Dudley Frank

Pleasantville

1998
as George Parker

Psycho

1998
as Milton Arbogast

Cellular

2004
as Sgt. Bob Mooney

Sahara

2005
as Admiral Jim Sandecker

Ricky Stanicky

2024
as Ted Summerhayes

Maybe I Do

2023
as Sam

Boogie Nights

1997
as "Little" Bill Thompson

Thank You for Smoking

2005
as Senator Ortolan Finistirre

Panic

2000
as Alex

Bobby

2006
as Paul Ebbers

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995
as Vice Principal Gene Wolters

The Tale of Despereaux

2008
as Lester (voice)

State and Main

2000
as Walt Price

The Lionhearts

1998
as Leo Lionheart

Foolin' Around

1980
as Bronski

A Slight Case of Murder

1999
as Terry Thorpe

Evolver

1994
as Evolver (voice) (as W.H. Macy)

Shorts

2009
as Dr. Noseworthy

Curious George: Saves the Day

2012
as The Narrator (voice)

Down Periscope

1996
as Captain Knox

Dirty Girl

2010
as Ray

Reversible Errors

2004
as Arthur Raven

Wag the Dog

1997
as CIA Agent Charles Young

Inland Empire

2006
as Announcer

Krystal

2018
as Wyatt

Cake

2014
as Leonard

Stealing Sinatra

2003
as John Irwin

Spartan

2004
as Stoddard

Andersonville

1996
as Col. Chandler

Things Change

1988
as Billy Drake

He Was a Quiet Man

2007
as Gene Shelby

WarGames

1983
as NORAD Officer

Hit Me

1996
as Policeman

House of Games

1987
as Sgt. Moran

Edmond

2005
as Edmond

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996
as Charlie Crisco

The Wool Cap

2004
as Gigot

Oleanna

1994
as John

Stealing Cars

2016
as Philip Wyatt

Doogal

2006
as Brian

Mystery Men

1999
as The Shoveler

Twenty Bucks

1993
as Property Clerk

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993
as Tunafish Father

The Con

1998
as Bobby

Roommates

1995
as Doctor

Above Suspicion

1995
as Pros. Atty. Schultz

The Cooler

2003
as Bernie Lootz

The Client

1994
as Dr. Greenway

Benny & Joon

1993
as Randy Burch

Minnesota Nice

2003
as Himself

Seabiscuit

2003
as Tick Tock McGlaughlin

In Enemy Hands

2005
as Nathan Travers

The Deal

2008
as Charlie Berns

Somewhere in Time

1980
as Critic (as W.H. Macy)

Trust Me

2013
as Gary

Marmaduke

2010
as Don Twombly

Everyone's Hero

2006
as Lefty Maginnis (Voice)

Walter

2015
as Dr. Corman

Focus

2001
as Lawrence 'Larry' Newman

The Water Engine

1992
as Charles Lang

The Sessions

2012
as Father Brendan

A Civil Action

1998
as James Gordon

Homicide

1991
as Tim Sullivan

Being Human

1994
as Boris

Blood Father

2016
as Kirby Curtis

Murder in the First

1995
as Bill McNeill

Happy, Texas

1999
as Sheriff Chappy Dent

Colin Fitz

1997
as Mr. O'Day

Bart Got a Room

2008
as Ernie Stein

Door to Door

2002
as Bill Porter

Director

Movie The Layover 2017
Movie Krystal 2018
Movie Rudderless 2014
Episode Shameless (US)
Sparky
2019
Episode Shameless (US)
Tell Me You Fucking Need Me
2015

Writer

Episode Home Fires
Fathers and Sons
1992
Movie Door to Door 2002
Movie A Slight Case of Murder 1999
Movie A Slight Case of Murder 1999
Episode Thirtysomething
Sifting the Ashes
1991
Movie Rudderless 2014
Movie The Wool Cap 2004
Episode Shameless (US)
Can I Have a Mother
2012
Movie The Con 1998
Movie Above Suspicion 1995
Movie Just a Walk in the Park 2002
Movie The Deal 2008

Producer

Movie Transamerica 2005

Guest Star

Episode Conan (2010)
Damn The Torpedoes, Full Greed Ahead
2011
Episode The Equalizer
Hand and Glove
1987
Episode George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight
William H. Macy
2012
Episode ER
A Long, Strange Trip
2009
Episode Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Comedy Actors
2017
Episode The Unit
The Broom Cupboard
2007
Episode Batman Beyond
Big Time
2000
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
William H. Macy, Karen Gillan
2011
Episode Kate & Allie
General Hospital
1986
Episode The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
William H. Macy, Jay Pharoah, Rationale
2017
Episode King of the Hill
Pregnant Paws
1998
Episode The Talk
William H. Macy
2016
Episode The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
William H. Macy, Melissa Rauch, Isaac Mizrahi
2016
Episode Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
William H. Macy, Bethenny Frankel, Michael Chiarello
2014
Episode The Simpsons
Homer's Paternity Coot
2006
Episode Chelsea Lately
William H. Macy
2013
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
William H. Macy; Eva Green; Brad
2012
Episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Julia Louis Dreyfuss/William H. Macy/Tatiana Totmianina/Maxim Marinin
2004
Episode Batman Beyond
Disappearing Inque
1999
Episode Conan (2010)
The Day Lincoln Joined LinkedIn
2013
Episode Late Night with Conan O'Brien
William H. Macy, Steve Nash, Los Straitjackets
2009
Episode Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Umney's Last Case
2006
Episode Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
William H. Macy, Ginnifer Goodwin, chef Rachael Ray
2013
Episode Sports Night
When Something Wicked This Way Comes
1999
Episode Law & Order
Everybody's Favorite Bagman
1990
Episode The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
William H. Macy, Colin Quinn, Drive-By Truckers
2016
Episode Bakersfield, P.D.
Cable Does Not Pay
1993
Episode Late Night with Conan O'Brien
William H. Macy, Heidi Klum, The Strokes
2003
Episode Sports Night
Cliff Gardner
1999
Episode Off Camera with Sam Jones
William H. Macy
2015
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Matt LeBlanc, William H. Macy, Don Cheadle
2015
Episode Civil Wars
Denise And De Nuptials
1992
Episode Sports Night
Louise Revisited
1999
Episode Law & Order
Sisters of Mercy
1992
Episode Superman: The Animated Series
Where There's Smoke
1998
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Carl Edwards/William H. Macy
2006
Episode Sports Night
The Sweet Smell of Air
2000
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Matt LeBlanc, William H. Macy, Hailey Baldwin, Weezer
2017
Episode Frasier
Good Samaritan
1999
Episode Sports Night
And the Crowd Goes Wild
2000
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Cher, William H. Macy
2018