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Acting

Dan Lauria

Career: Active from 1987 to 2026, busiest in 1988 and 2026 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 19
top three billing

Average score: 53/100

Highest rated: The Wonder Years
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 115 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Dan Lauria Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Fantasy
0.7, average 1.7
Historical
1.7, average 2.6
Wonder
2.5, average 3.4
Absurdist Humor
1.4, average 2.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character Study 3
Social Commentary 3
Character-Driven 3
Slow-Burn Tension 2
Psychological Drama 2
Contemporary Issues 2
Character-Driven Mystery 2
Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

160

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

2 titles

Not My Dog

as Mr. Tucker

The Change-Up Kid

as Art Meadows

2020s

16 titles · average score 61

Westhampton

52

as Mr. Romney

Deb is Boss

as Uncle Ben

When Angels Fear

as Father Toomey

American Summer

as Grandpa

Reagan

41

as Tip O'Neill

American Comedy

as The Pope

Miranda's Victim

68

as Dr. Crawford

A Shot Through the Wall

60

as Ritchie Barrett

Potato Dreams of America

79

as John

Eagle and the Albatross

41

as Dr. Al Wiserman

Holidate

51

as Wally

The Way Back

72

as Gerry Norris

2010s

26 titles · average score 62

Bad Impulse

45

as Brandon Reilly

Christmas at Grand Valley

54

as Frank

The Resident

65

TV show · as Simon Ortiz

The Good Doctor

64

TV show · as Mr. Ermey

This Is Us

83

TV show · as Mr. Damon / Alan Damon

MacGyver

49

TV show · as Lenny

I'm Not Ready for Christmas

51

as Santa

The Goldbergs

64

TV show · as Arnie Wofsy

Sullivan & Son

52

TV show · as Jack Sullivan

Elementary

82

TV show · as Louis Garmendia

Person of Interest

81

TV show · as Stanley Amis

Shameless

79

TV show · as Mo White

2000s

36 titles · average score 58

Alien Trespass

46

as Chief Dawson

NCIS: Los Angeles

62

TV show · as James Cleary

The Mentalist

74

TV show · as Santino "Sonny" Battaglia

The Spirit

32

as Dolan

Big Momma's House 2

36

as Crawford

The Path to 9/11

48

TV show · as George Tenet

How I Met Your Mother

79

TV show · as Nolan

Criminal Minds

63

TV show · as General Lee Whitworth, MD

Grey's Anatomy

75

TV show · as Martin Davis

NCIS

64

TV show · as Morgan Cade

Smallville

76

TV show · as Coach Walt Arnold

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

68

TV show · as Det. Jameson

1990s

51 titles · average score 60

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Peter Kurtz / Ray Masters

TV show

Stranger in My House

49

as Dennis

TV show · as Spud Murphy

Dog Watch

52

as Halloway

Terror in the Family

57

as Todd Marten

JAG

66

TV show · as Matt "Gooch" Anderson / Allen Blaisdell

79

TV show · as Rick Simpson

NYPD Blue

82

TV show · as George Garabedian

Overexposed

as Norm Demski

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

60

as Steve Winslow

Law & Order

74

TV show · as Deputy Chief Joseph Strudevant

1980s

29 titles · average score 64

The Wonder Years

83

TV show · as John 'Jack' Arnold

David

69

as John

Stakeout

71

as Det. Phil Coldshank

Angel in Green

as Sergt. Joe Kobelski

L.A. Law

77

TV show · as Joseph Sears

Moonlighting

78

TV show · as Lieutenant

Growing Pains

70

TV show · as Hockey Coach / Dan

Hunter

70

TV show · as Broder

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

46

TV show

Cagney & Lacey

69

TV show · as Detective Harry Dupnik

Hill Street Blues

90

TV show · as Jim McNeil

Simon & Simon

46

TV show · as Artie Karnovsky / Art Kaufman