PETER GALLAGHER (Chuck Cedar) has starred on stage, in film and on television, delivering stellar performances with every role he tackles.
A native of Armonk, New York, Gallagher graduated from Tufts University, making his professional stage debut in 1977 in the revival of "Hair," followed by a starring role in the Broadway production of "Grease." The segue from stage to film began in 1980 with Gallagher's feature film debut in Taylor Hackford's The Idolmaker. Many film roles have followed, including: Dreamchild, Tune in Tomorrow, Malice, The Hudsucker Proxy, Mother's Boys, the comedy hit While You Were Sleeping, Last Dance, To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday, The Man Who Knew Too Little and House On Haunted Hill.
He recently appeared in Showtime's mini-series "Feast of All Saints," based on the novel by Anne Rice, "Protection" starring opposite Stephen Baldwin, and "Perfume", an improvisational film about the fashion business co-starring Jeff Goldblum and Rita Wilson. Other feature film credits include: American Beauty opposite Kevin Spacey, Sony Pictures’ Center Stage, directed by Nicholas Hytner, plus three features for Robert Altman including The Player, Short Cuts and Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle. Gallagher starred in the neo-noir film The Underneath and in the feature Sex, Lies and Videotape.
For television, credits include the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning miniseries "The Murder of Mary Phagan," "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial," "The Titanic," "Host," "Brave New World" and the series "The Secret Lives of Men." For PBS, Gallagher starred in both Cliff Odets' production of "The Big Knife" and Peter Sellars’ silent film "The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez."
On stage, Gallagher earned a Tony Award nomination for his highly acclaimed performance in "Long Day's Journey Into Night," opposite Jack Lemmon.
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