Will McCormack

Will McCormack, born William Joseph McCormack Jr. on January 13, 1974, in Plainfield, New Jersey, is an American actor, screenwriter, executive producer, and film director. He is the son of William Sr. and Norah Magdalene McCormack and has two older sisters: Mary, an actress, and Bridget, who serves on the Michigan Supreme Court and previously taught law at the University of Michigan. McCormack graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

McCormack made his Broadway appearance in 1996 at the Criterion Center Stage Right, performing as a member of the ensemble in a Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Tennessee Williams's Summer and Smoke. His stage work also extends to Off-Broadway, where he appeared in Chinese Friends and earned a Lucille Lortel Award for his performance in the one-act play The Long Christmas Ride Home in 2003.

On television, McCormack is recognized for his recurring role as Jason La Penna on The Sopranos from 1999 to 2001, as well as appearances on Brothers and Sisters from 2008 to 2009. He also played a recurring FBI agent on In Plain Sight from 2008 to 2012, a series that starred his sister Mary. Additional television credits include the role of Leo Spiller on the FX series Dirt, in which he played the brother of Courteney Cox's character. His film appearances include American Outlaws in 2001, Syriana in 2005, and A Wrinkle in Time in 2018.

As a writer, McCormack co-wrote the screenplay for Celeste and Jesse Forever in 2012, which earned him nominations for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Screenplay. He and Rashida Jones also developed the story for Toy Story 4, though both withdrew from the project in November 2017 and ultimately received story by credit on the 2019 film. McCormack's short film If Anything Happens I Love You, released in 2020, brought him the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. As of 2018, he is engaged to actress Emily Arlook.