Michael Patrick Thornton

Acting

Michael Patrick Thornton is an American actor and theater director. He played the character of Dr. Gabriel Fife in the ABC drama series Private Practice. He is also known for his performances on Broadway including as Lennox in the Sam Gold revival of Macbeth, and Dr. Rank in the Jamie Lloyd revival of A Doll's House.

Filmography

• 2026Being Heumann — Ed Roberts
• 2026Ponderosa — War Dog
• 2026The Last Day — John
• Black Rabbit — Trevor Turkel
• 2025Waiting for Godot — Lucky
• Let the Right One In — Father Sean
• Away — Dr. Fred Putney
• All Rise — Paul Gordon
• The Red Line — Jim Evans
• A Million Little Things — Russ
• Magnum P.I. — Charlie Owens
• The Good Doctor — Clay Porter
• The Exorcist — Dr. John Rexroth
• 2016The View from Tall — Douglas
• Elementary — Eli Kotite
• 2011The Dilemma — B & V Worker
• Private Practice — Dr. Gabriel Fife
• NCIS — Jeremy Brighton
• The Spot