Tim Daly

From 2014 until 2019, he portrayed Henry McCord, husband of the Secretary of State, on the CBS political drama Madam Secretary, starring Téa Leoni, his future real-life wife.

• Name — Tim Daly • Birth Name — James Timothy Daly • Born — 1 March 1956 • Birthplace — New York City, U.S. • Other Names — Timothy Daly • Education — Bennington College, B.A. 1979 • Occupation — * Actor • producer • director • Years Active — 1963–present • Children — 2, including Sam Daly • Father — James Daly • Relatives — * Tyne Daly (sister) • George Kirgo (uncle)

• Illustration — Tim Daly, with his sister Tyne Daly was born at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, the only son and youngest of four children of actor James Daly (1918–1978) and actress Mary Hope Daly (Newell; 1921–2009). He is of Irish descent, his ancestors being from Limerick and County Kerry. 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, acted in summer stock, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. He graduated from college in 1979, and returned to New York to continue studying acting and singing.

Daly debuted on stage when he was seven years old in Jenny Kissed Me by Jean Kerr, together with his parents and two sisters. He appeared for the first time on TV when he was 10 years old in an American Playhouse adaptation of An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, which starred his father James Daly. He dreamed about a sports or music career and also considered becoming a doctor or a lawyer, but finally decided to become an actor. Daly started his professional acting career when he appeared in a 1978 adaptation of Peter Shaffer's play Equus. His first leading film role was in the film Diner, directed by Barry Levinson, in which he shared screen time with actors including Kevin Bacon and Mickey Rourke. Starring roles soon followed in Alan Rudolph's feature, Made in Heaven, the American Playhouse production of The Rise & Rise of Daniel Rocket, and the CBS dramatic series, Almost Grown created by David Chase. In theatre he has starred in the Broadway production of Coastal Disturbances by playwright Tina Howe opposite Annette Bening and received a 1987 Theatre World Award for his performance. He has also starred in Oliver, Oliver at the Manhattan Theatre Club, Mass Appeal by Bill C. Davis and Bus Stop by William Inge at Trinity Repertory Company, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams at the Santa Fe Festival Theatre, A Knife in the Heart and A Study in Scarlet at the Williamstown Playhouse, and Paris Bound at the Berkshire Theatre Festival. During this time, Daly also starred in the CBS television miniseries I'll Take Manhattan as Toby Amberville. Daly describes himself as being highly self-critical in regard to his career. In an interview with New Zealand 'ZM' radio personality Polly Gillespie, Daly was quoted as saying, "I think part of it (his self-critical nature) is passed down to me from my parents who are actors. The theatre was our temple... When you entered you were expected to live up to the example of this glorious place."

Wings is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from April 19, 1990, to May 14, 1997. It starred Daly and Steven Weber as brothers Joe and Brian Hackett. The show was set at Tom Nevers Field, a small airport in Nantucket, Massachusetts, where the Hackett brothers operated the one-plane airline, Sandpiper Air. In 1993, he gave a much-respected performance as David Koresh in In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco (TV). The film was controversial because it was already in production while the Waco standoff was on-going. • Illustration — Daly in 1995 Daly also became noted for voicing Clark Kent/Superman in Superman: The Animated Series during this time. In 1997, he and J. Todd Harris formed Daly-Harris Productions, through which he produced such films as: Execution of Justice (1999) (TV), Urbania (2000) and Tick Tock (2000). In 1998, Daly appeared in several episodes of the Emmy award-winning, Tom Hanks-produced HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon playing astronaut Jim Lovell. Hanks had portrayed that person in the film Apollo 13.

During the 2000–2001 television season, Daly starred as Dr. Richard Kimble in a remake of the classic television series The Fugitive. The series lasted only one season. In 2002, Daly guest-starred as himself in the TV series Monk in the episode "Mr. Monk and the Airplane", briefly reuniting with his Wings castmate Tony Shalhoub. In 2006, Daly returned to Broadway when he appeared on stage opposite David Schwimmer and Željko Ivanek in the Broadway revival of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Daly made several appearances on The Sopranos as J.T. Dolan, an AA buddy of Christopher Moltisanti (Michael Imperioli). Daly received a 2007 Emmy nomination for his work on the series. He appeared on the midseason ABC crime series Eyes, which got good reviews but was canceled after only five episodes. In 2006, Daly played the role of Nick Cavanaugh on the new ABC drama The Nine. From 2007 to 2012, Daly played a love interest for Kate Walsh's character on the TV series Private Practice. As a voice-actor, Daly portrayed superhero Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent in Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000). He was unable to return as Superman (and was replaced by Christopher McDonald in Batman Beyond or as George Newbern in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited), as he was under contract to star in a remake of the 1960s TV drama The Fugitive. He reprised his role as Superman in the video game Superman: Shadow of Apokolips and the direct-to-video releases Superman: Brainiac Attacks, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse and Justice League: Doom. Daly heads Red House Entertainment. Films produced through the company include Edge of America, which won a Peabody Award and a Humanitas Prize, and Daly's directing debut, the independent film Bereft. Daly also created Wandering Bark Productions, based at Paramount Pictures, a company designed to develop and produce a variety of film, television and theater projects. The company's producing credits include the Los Angeles premiere of Vincent J. Cardinal's play A Colorado Catechism, starring Daly. The play received favorable reviews and earned Daly the Drama-Logue Award for Best Actor. Daly co-produced a documentary, PoliWood, about the 2008 Democratic and Republican National conventions. The documentary, directed by Barry Levinson, had its premiere at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. In 2014, Daly guest starred in recurring roles on The Mindy Project and Hot in Cleveland. From mid-2014 until 2019, he played Henry McCord, the husband of the title character on the TV series Madam Secretary, played by Tea Leoni, about a US Secretary of State.

Daly is an activist in various liberal political and social causes. In 2007, Daly joined The Creative Coalition (TCC), a liberal, politically active 501(c)(3) nonprofit consisting of members of the American film entertainment industry; since 2008, he has served as its president. As a member of TCC, Daly joined the National Task Force on Children's Safety, a program co-founded by TCC and Safety4Kids that calls itself "the first children's media brand focused solely on safety and health." In August 2007, Daly became one of the three chairs for TCC's activity at the 2008 Democratic and Republican conventions, along with actress Kerry Washington and writer/director Sue Kramer. In November 2007, Daly interviewed Senator John Edwards, one of the Democratic presidential candidates. In June 2008, Daly, together with Chandra Wilson, was named the 2008 ambassador for Lee National Denim Day – a fundraiser for breast cancer benefiting the Women's Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

Daly married actress Amy Van Nostrand in 1982. They have two children. In 2010, Daly and Van Nostrand divorced. In Madam Secretary, their son Sam Daly played the ex-fiancé of White House Press Secretary Daisy Grant, and their daughter, Emelyn, played the niece of Daly's character, Henry McCord. Daly married Téa Leoni, his Madam Secretary co-star, on July 12, 2025, in New York. They had been dating since 2014. In 2012, Daly climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He was in the Virgin America first-class lounge during the 2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1966 — An Enemy of the People — Morten Stockmann — Film • 1981 — Hill Street Blues — Dann — Episode: "Gatorbait" • 1983 — Ryan's Four — Dr. Edward Gillian — Episode: "Ryan's Four" • 1984 — I Married a Centerfold — Kevin Coates — Television film • 1985 — Mirrors — Chris Philips • 1986 — American Playhouse — Richard — Episode: "The Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket" • Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Scott — Episode: "Enough Rope for Two" • 1987 — I'll Take Manhattan — Toby Amberville — 2 episodes • 1988–1989 — Almost Grown — Norman Foley — Main role • 1989 — Midnight Caller — Elliot Chase — Episode: "Watching Me, Watching You" • Red Earth, White Earth — Guy Pehrsson — Film • 1990–1997 — Wings — Joe Montgomery Hackett — Main role • 1993 — Alex Haley's Queen — Colonel James Jackson Jr. — 2 episodes • In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco — David Koresh — Television film • 1994 — Dangerous Heart — Angel Perno • Witness to the Execution — Dennis Casterline • 1995 — The John Larroquette Show — Thor Merrick — Episode: "Bad Pennies" • 1996–2000 — Superman: The Animated Series — Clark Kent / Superman, Bizarro — Voice, main role • 1998 — From the Earth to the Moon — Jim Lovell — 4 episodes • Invasion America — Additional Voices — Recurring role • 1999 — Storm of the Century — Mike Anderson — 3 episodes • Execution of Justice — Dan White — Film • Intimate Portrait: Tyne Daly — Narrator • 2000 — A House Divided — Charles Dubose • 2000–2001 — The Fugitive — Dr. Richard Kimble — Main role • 2002 — Monk — Himself — Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Airplane" • The Outsider — Johnny Gault — Television film • 2003 — Judging Amy — Monty Fisher — Episode: "Shock and Awe" • Edge of America — Leroy McKinney — Television film • Wilder Days — John Morse • 2004–2007 — The Sopranos — J.T. Dolan — 4 episodes • 2005 — Eyes — Harlan Judd — Main role • 2006 — Commander in Chief — Cameron Manchester — Episode: "Happy Birthday, Madam President" • 2006–2007 — The Nine — Nick Cavanaugh — Main role • 2007 — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Reverend Jeb Curtis — Episode: "Sin" • Grey's Anatomy — Dr. Peter "Pete" Wilder — 2 episodes • 2007–2012 — Private Practice — Main role • 2013 — Hawaii Five-0 — Ray Harper — Episode: "A'ale Ma'a Wau" • 2014 — The Mindy Project — Charlie Lang — 3 episodes • Hot in Cleveland — Mitch — Recurring role • 2014–2019 — Madam Secretary — Henry McCord — Main role • 2021–2023 — The Game — Colonel Ulysses S. Thatcher — Recurring role • 2024 — Life & Beth — Mr. Pederson — Episodes: "MRI", “Shower Sex” • 2025 — Leanne — Andrew — Recurring role • 2026 — The Boys — Rick January — Episode: "King of Hell"

• Year — Title — Notes • 2000 — Tick Tock • 2003 — Edge of America — Executive producer, also actor • 2004 — Bereft — Also director and actor • 2009 — PoliWood — Documentary

• Year — Production — Playwright — Role — Notes • 1987–88 — Coastal Disturbances — Tina Howe — Leo Hart — * Circle in the Square Theatre (February 14, 1987 – January 3, 1988) • 2006 — The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial — Herman Wouk — prosecutor Lt. Cmdr. John Challee — * Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre (May 7, 2006 – May 21, 2006)

• Year — Production — Playwright — Role — Notes • 1984 — Fables For Friends — Trevor/Chris/Nicky/Victor/Eddie — * Playwrights Horizons • 1985 — Oliver, Oliver — Paul Osborn — Oliver Oliver — * Manhattan Theatre Club (Stage 73) * City Center • 1986 — The Rise & Rise of Daniel Rocket — Peter Parnell — Richard • 1986–87 — Coastal Disturbances — Tina Howe — Leo Hart — * McGinn-Cazale Theatre (Second Stage Theatre) (from November 19, 1986 – ran for 45 performances, then transferred to Broadway) • 2003 — Fear of Flying at 30 — Erica Jong — * Manhattan Theatre Club (May 2003) • 2003 — The Exonerated — Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen — * Theatres at 45 Bleecker/Bleecker Street Theatre • 2023 — The Night of the Iguana — Tennessee Williams — Rev. Shannon — * Pershing Square Signature Center (Dec 2023)

• Year — Production — Playwright — Role — Notes • 1963 — Jenny Kissed Me — Jean Kerr — * Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pennsylvania • 1978 — Equus — Peter Shaffer — Alan Strang — * Summer Stock (with Kevin McCarthy) • 1981 — The Fifth of July — Lanford Wilson — * Trinity Square Repertory Company, Providence, Rhode Island • 1981 — Buried Child — Sam Shepard — * Trinity Square Repertory Company, Providence, Rhode Island • 1981 — Of Mice and Men — John Steinbeck — * Trinity Square Repertory Company, Providence, Rhode Island • 1983 — Mass Appeal — Bill C. Davis — * Trinity Square Repertory Company, Providence, Rhode Island • 1983 — Bus Stop — William Inge — * Trinity Square Repertory Company, Providence, Rhode Island • 1983 — The Cabaret — * Williamstown Playhouse • 1983 — A Knife in the Heart — Susan Yankowitz — Donald Holt — * Williamstown Playhouse • A Christmas Carol — Charles Dickens/Hall and Cumming adaptation — * Trinity Square Repertory Company, Providence, Rhode Island • 1985 — Paris Bound — Philip Barry — * Berkshire Theatre Festival • The Glass Menagerie — Tennessee Williams — * Santa Fe Festival Theatre, Santa Fe, New Mexico • The Lion in Winter — James Goldman — * Windham Repertory • 1987 — A Study in Scarlet — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle — Jefferson Hope — * Williamstown Playhouse • Dugout — * Mark Taper Forum Los Angeles • 1993 — The Colorado Catechism — Vincent J. Cardinal — Ty Wain — * Coast Playhouse Los Angeles • Love Letters — A. R. Gurney — Andrew Makepiece Ladd III — * Canon Theater Los Angeles • 2000 — Ancestral Voices — A. R. Gurney — * George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey • Love Letters — A. R. Gurney — Andrew Makepiece Ladd III — * Trinity Square Repertory Company, Providence, Rhode Island • 2004 — Cabaret & Main — Darius de Haas — * Williamstown Playhouse • 2010 — Six Degrees of Separation — John Guare — Flan Kittredge — * Williamstown Theatre Festival, July 14–25 • 2016 — The Ruins of Civilization • 2017 — Downstairs — Theresa Rebeck — * Dorset Theatre Festival

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. It is also recorded that science and Islam.

The authorities additionally record the headings James Timothy Daly and Timothy Daly. His recorded language was English. He was the child of James Daly. He married Amy Van Nostrand and Téa Leoni. One child is recorded: Sam Daly.