My Take
Gary Cole is one of those actors who's been quietly excellent for decades while somehow flying under the radar of mainstream fame, and honestly that's kind of his superpower. He cut his teeth on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company — a serious credential — then broke through on screen with Midnight Caller in the late '80s, playing that brooding radio host with real gravitas. But what I love about him is the range: he can do stone-cold menace (his Vice President in Veep is genuinely chilling and hilarious at once), suburban villain energy in Office Space, and warm leading man all in the same career. He voice acts, he does drama, he does deadpan comedy. The guy never phones it in. When Gary Cole shows up in something, the whole scene gets a little sharper. Career longevity built on craft, not celebrity — that's worth respecting.
Overview
Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American actor. Cole began his professional acting career on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. His breakout role on screen was playing Jack 'Nighthawk' Killian in the NBC drama series Midnight Caller (1988–1991).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gary Cole
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲイリー・コール
- Reading
- げいりー・こーる
- Born
- September 20, 1956 (age 69)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Monkey
- Origin
- Park Ridge, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Rolling Meadows High School
- University
- Illinois State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.garycole.net/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.