Gary Cole

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.

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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 70)

Origin

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Occupation

voice actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Monkey

High school

Rolling Meadows High School

University

Illinois State University

• Official sitehttps://www.garycole.net/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary%20Cole
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315864

Tags

• Illinois
• voice actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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