Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and film producer. Leary is known for his biting, fast paced comedic style and chain smoking. He is the star and co-creator of the television show Rescue Me, which ended its seventh and final season on September 7, 2011. Leary has starred in many motion pictures, most recently as Captain George Stacy in Marc Webb's 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man and the voice of Diego in the animated Ice Age series.

Filmography

• 2027Ice Age: Boiling Point — Diego (voice)
• 2026Top of the World — Joe Baum (voice)
• Going Dutch — Colonel Patrick Quinn, Executive Producer
• 2025Oh. What. Fun. — Nick
• No Good Deed — Mikey Morgan
• 2023Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse — George Stacy (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Law & Order: Organized Crime — Frank Donnelly
• The Moodys — Sean Moody Sr., Executive Producer
• Animal Kingdom — Billy
• 2016Ice Age: Collision Course — Diego (voice)
• 2016Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade — Diego (voice)
• 2015Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe — Diego (voice)
• 2015Freaks of Nature — Rick Wilson
• 2015Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D — Diego (voice)
• Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll — Johnny Rock, Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2014Draft Day — Vince Penn
• Sirens — Teleplay, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2 — Captain Stacy (uncredited)
• 2012Ice Age: Continental Drift — Diego (voice)
• 2012The Amazing Spider-Man — Captain Stacy
• 2011Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas — Diego (voice)
• 2011Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 — Diego (voice)
• 2009Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs — Diego (voice)
• Canterbury's Law — Executive Producer
• 2008Recount — Michael Whouley
• 2006Ice Age: The Meltdown — Diego (voice)
• Rachael Ray
• 2005Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy — Self, Executive Producer
• 2005NHL: Vintage Collection: Greatest Goals
• 20042004 Boston Red Sox: The Official World Series Film — Narrator
• Father of the Pride — Chaz (voice)
• Rescue Me — Tommy Gavin, Writer, Producer, Teleplay, Creator
• Shorties Watchin' Shorties — Producer
• 2003Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary — Self, Executive Producer
• 2003Lord Stanley's Cup: Hockey's Ultimate Prize
• Contest Searchlight
• Crank Yankers
• 2002Dawg — Douglas 'Dawg' Menford
• 2002Ice Age — Diego (voice)
• 2002The Secret Lives of Dentists — Slater
• Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
• 2001Blow — Producer
• 2001Double Whammy — Ray Pluto
• 2001Final — Bill
• The Job — Mike McNeil, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2000Company Man — Officer Fry
• 2000Jesus' Son — Wayne
• 2000Lakeboat — Fireman
• 2000Sand — Teddy
• 1999Do Not Disturb — Simon
• Family Guy — Car Mechanic (voice)
• 1999The Thomas Crown Affair — Det. Michael McCann
• 1999True Crime — Bob Findley
• 1998A Bug's Life — Francis (voice)
• 1998Monument Ave. — Bobby O'Grady
• 1998Small Soldiers — Gil Mars
• 1998The Real Blonde — Doug
• 1998Wide Awake — Mr. Beal
• 1997Love Walked In — Jack Hanaway, Producer
• 1997Subway Stories — Wheelchair Man (segment "The Red Shoes")
• 1997Suicide Kings — Lono Veccio
• 1997The Matchmaker — Nick
• 1997The Second Civil War — Vinnie Franco
• 1997Wag the Dog — Fad King
• E! True Hollywood Story
• 1996Two If by Sea — Francis 'Frank' O'Brien, Writer, Story
• 1996Underworld — Johnny Crown / Johnny Alt
• Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist — Dennis (voice), Additional Writing
• 1995National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins — Jake, Director
• 1995Operation Dumbo Drop — Lt. David Poole
• 1995The Neon Bible — Frank
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast
• 1994The Ref — Gus
• 1993Demolition Man — Edgar Friendly
• 1993Denis Leary: No Cure for Cancer — Himself, Writer, Music
• 1993Gunmen — Armor O'Malley
• 1993Judgment Night — Fallon
• 1993National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 — Mike McCracken
• 1993The Sandlot — Bill
• 1993Who's the Man? — Sgt. Cooper
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• 1991Strictly Business — Jake
• The Simpsons — Denis Leary (voice)
• 1987A Long Walk To Forever — Newt

Appearances as themselves (42)

• The Pete Davidson Show — Self - Guest
• 2026Tribeca 25 — Self
• We're Back! With Brian Williams — Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
• 2021Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• 20169/11: Fifteen Years Later — Self - Host
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Maron — Himself
• 2012Rite of Passage: The Amazing Spider-Man Reborn — Self
• 2012Vanilla Ice Archive — Self (archive footage)
• 2011Denis Leary and Friends Present: Douchebags and Donuts — Himself
• 2011Give It Up for Greg Giraldo — Self
• 2010Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison — Self
• Conan — Self
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — Self
• 2006Kings of Comedy USA — Self (archive footage)
• 2006World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One — self
• 2005Merry F#%$in' Christmas — Self
• Fashion Rocks — Self
• 2004Last Laugh '04 — Self
• 2004Reverse of the Curse of the Bambino — Himself
• The Tony Danza Show — Self
• Comedy Central Roasts — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• 2003Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! — Self
• 2003The Curse of the Bambino — Himself
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2003When Stand Up Stood Out — Self
• Last Call with Carson Daly — Self
• 1999MTV's 25 Lamest Videos — Self / Host
• The Early Show — Self
• Fantasy World Cup — Self
• 1997Denis Leary: Lock 'N Load — Himself
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self, Self - Guest
• 1995The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special — Self
• 1993Denis Leary: MTV Unplugged — Himself
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• CBS News Sunday Morning — Self