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Daly at the Tribeca Film Festival, 2009
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Born |
James Timothy Daly March 1, 1956 New York, New York, U.S. |
Other names | Timothy Daly |
Alma mater | Bennington College |
Occupation | Actor, producer |
Years active | 1963–present |
Spouse(s) | Amy Van Nostrand (m. 1982–2010) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Tyne Daly (sister) |
James Timothy "Tim" 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. Since 2014, he has portrayed Henry McCord, husband of the titular character, on the CBS drama Madam Secretary.
Daly was born March 1, 1956, at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, the only son and youngest of four children of actors James and 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, in which he now holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, and acted in . He graduated from college in 1979, and returned to New York to continue studying acting and singing.