Awards
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Best Actor in a Miniseries or Movie
(2005) -
The Wool Cap
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
(2003) -
Seabiscuit
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
(2002) -
Door to Door
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
(2002) -
Door to Door
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Best Supporting Actor
(1996) -
Fargo
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William H. Macy came to acting by way of Bethany and Goddard Colleges. At the latter school, Macy studied under playwright David Mamet, with whom he would be frequently associated throughout his career. After college, Macy was a member of Mamet's theater troupe, the St. Nicholas Company. The actor performed in a number of productions, many of them written by Mamet, until 1978 when he left the company and headed to New York. Some of his earliest work there included commercial voice-overs, such as the now infamous "Secret: Strong enough for a man, but PH balanced for a woman."
Macy also continued his theater work, forming the Atlantic Theatre Company with Mamet in 1985 and acting in Broadway and off-Broadway shows. In addition, he worked in television and began doing feature films, debuting in '80s Foolin' Around. He continued to act in supporting roles throughout the decade, appearing in such films as Mamet's directorial debut, House of Games (1987) and Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987). In 1991, he won a more substantial role, in Mamet's Homicide, and subsequently began to find work in more well-known films, including Benny and Joon and The Client.
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