Acting
Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport is an American actor, comedian, and podcast host who has built a prolific, decades-long career playing memorable characters across film, television, and comedy. Emerging in the early 1990s as a distinct character actor known for his gritty New York persona, fast-talking delivery, and comedic timing, he made his feature film debut in Zebrahead (1992) before landing his breakout dramatic role as a naive marine in Tony Scott's crime classic True Romance (1993). He quickly established himself as a versatile fixture of '90s cinema, delivering standout performances in critically acclaimed films such as Poetic Justice (1993), John Singleton's Higher Learning (1995), Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995), the crime drama Cop Land (1997), and the comedy Deep Blue Sea (1999). In television, Rapaport has maintained an equally robust presence, starring as Phoebe Buffay's police officer boyfriend Gary in NBC’s Friends, playing the lead role of a suburban father in the Fox sitcom The War at Home, and taking on major dramatic arcs in critically acclaimed series like Boston Public, Justified, Atypical, and Only Murders in the Building. Beyond scripted acting and voice work—including his prominent voice role as Ogre in the animated series The PJs—he has achieved widespread recognition as a sports and political commentator, documentary filmmaker (directing the acclaimed Beats, Rhymes & Travels: A Tribe Called Quest Documentary), and host of several popular podcasts, cementing his status as a ubiquitous and outspoken fixture in modern American entertainment.
Filmography
Matchmaking 3
Film · 2026
October 8
Film · 2025
I'll Be Right There
Film · 2024
Stealing Jokes
Film · 2024
Don't F**k with Ghosts
Film · 2024
Fallout
Series · 2024
The Choice Is Yours
Film · 2023
Glisten and the Merry Mission
Film · 2023
Carol & the End of the World
Series · 2023
The Traitors
Series · 2023
Life & Beth
Series · 2022
Conflicted
Film · 2021
kid 90
Film · 2021
Only Murders in the Building
Series · 2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Series · 2021
The Follow-Up
Film · 2020
Five Golden Rings
Film · 2020
Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story
Film · 2020
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Film · 2019
100%: Julian Edelman
Film · 2019
The Masked Singer
Series · 2019
Lights Out with David Spade
Series · 2019
The After Party
Film · 2018
Chuck
Film · 2017
The New Edition Story
Series · 2017
Atypical
Series · 2017
The Guest Book
Series · 2017
White Famous
Series · 2017
Steve
Series · 2017
A Stand Up Guy
Film · 2016
Sully
Film · 2016
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
Film · 2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
Series · 2016
Crisis in Six Scenes
Series · 2016
Little Boy
Film · 2015
Living the Fantasy
Film · 2015
Public Morals
Series · 2015
Hot Ones
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
My Man Is a Loser
Film · 2014
black-ish
Series · 2014
The Heat
Film · 2013
Last I Heard
Film · 2013
NB90s
Film · 2013
The Baytown Outlaws
Film · 2012
Should've Been Romeo
Film · 2012
Kiss of the Damned
Film · 2012
The Mob Doctor
Series · 2012
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Film · 2011
Inside Out
Film · 2011
NB80s
Film · 2011
The Deported
Film · 2010
Pound Puppies
Series · 2010
Raising Hope
Series · 2010
Justified
Series · 2010
A Day in the Life
Film · 2009
Big Fan
Film · 2009
Accidentally on Purpose
Series · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Series · 2009
Assassination of a High School President
Film · 2008
The Wendy Williams Show
Series · 2008
The Wendy Williams Show
Series · 2008
The Miley and Mandy Show
Series · 2008
Fugly
Film · 2007
The Big Bang Theory
Series · 2007
Live Free or Die
Film · 2006
Special
Film · 2006
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
Film · 2006
Push
Film · 2006
It Ain't Easy
Film · 2006
Grilled
Film · 2006
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
Series · 2006
Hitch
Film · 2005
America Brown
Film · 2005
The War at Home
Series · 2005
Too Late with Adam Carolla
Series · 2005
Prison Break
Series · 2005
My Name Is Earl
Series · 2005
This Girl's Life
Film · 2004
Cop Land: The Making of an Urban Western
Film · 2004
The Tony Danza Show
Series · 2004
A Good Night to Die
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Eretz Nehederet
Series · 2003
Eretz Nehederet
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Triggermen
Film · 2002
Paper Soldiers
Film · 2002
Comic Book Villains
Film · 2002
29 Palms
Film · 2002
Chain of Fools
Film · 2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
Film · 2001
The Making of 'Bamboozled'
Film · 2001
Dinner for Five
Series · 2001
Night Visions
Series · 2001
Small Time Crooks
Film · 2000
Lucky Numbers
Film · 2000
Bamboozled
Film · 2000
The 6th Day
Film · 2000
King of the Jungle
Film · 2000
Men of Honor
Film · 2000
Next Friday
Film · 2000
Boston Public
Series · 2000
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Film · 1999
Deep Blue Sea
Film · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
The Naked Man
Film · 1998
Palmetto
Film · 1998
Some Girl
Film · 1998
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Families
Film · 1998
Rude Awakening
Series · 1998
Cop Land
Film · 1997
Metro
Film · 1997
Kicked in the Head
Film · 1997
A Brother's Kiss
Film · 1997
Subway Stories
Film · 1997
EP Daily
Series · 1997
The Pallbearer
Film · 1996
Beautiful Girls
Film · 1996
Illtown
Film · 1996
Kiss of Death
Film · 1995
Mighty Aphrodite
Film · 1995
Higher Learning
Film · 1995
The Basketball Diaries
Film · 1995
MADtv
Series · 1995
The Scout
Film · 1994
The Foot Shooting Party
Film · 1994
Hand Gun
Film · 1994
Friends
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
True Romance
Film · 1993
Point of No Return
Film · 1993
Money for Nothing
Film · 1993
Poetic Justice
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Zebrahead
Film · 1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Series · 1990
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
China Beach
Series · 1988
The Trophy King
Film
Last Shot
Film
The Line
Series