James Timothy Daly (born March 1, 1956) is an American actor and
producer. He is known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom
Wings and his voice role as Clark Kent/Superman in Superman: The
Animated Series, as well as his recurring role as the drug-addicted
screenwriter J.T. Dolan on The Sopranos (for which he was nominated
for an Emmy Award). He starred as Pete Wilder on Private Practice from
2007 to 2012. From 2014 until 2019, he portrayed Henry McCord, husband
of the Secretary of State, on the CBS drama Madam Secretary.Daly was
born March 1, 1956, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, the only son
and youngest of four children of actor James Daly and actress Mary
Hope (née Newell) Daly. He is the younger brother of actress Tyne
Daly. He has two other sisters, Mary Glynn (wife of Mark Snow) and
Pegeen Michael. Daly attended The Putney School, where he started to
study acting.Daly began his professional career while a student at
Vermont's Bennington College, where he studied Theatre and Literature,
from which he now holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, and acted in summer
stock. He graduated from college in 1979, and returned to New York to
continue studying acting and singing.
producer. He is known for his role as Joe Hackett on the NBC sitcom
Wings and his voice role as Clark Kent/Superman in Superman: The
Animated Series, as well as his recurring role as the drug-addicted
screenwriter J.T. Dolan on The Sopranos (for which he was nominated
for an Emmy Award). He starred as Pete Wilder on Private Practice from
2007 to 2012. From 2014 until 2019, he portrayed Henry McCord, husband
of the Secretary of State, on the CBS drama Madam Secretary.Daly was
born March 1, 1956, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, the only son
and youngest of four children of actor James Daly and actress Mary
Hope (née Newell) Daly. He is the younger brother of actress Tyne
Daly. He has two other sisters, Mary Glynn (wife of Mark Snow) and
Pegeen Michael. Daly attended The Putney School, where he started to
study acting.Daly began his professional career while a student at
Vermont's Bennington College, where he studied Theatre and Literature,
from which he now holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, and acted in summer
stock. He graduated from college in 1979, and returned to New York to
continue studying acting and singing.
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