Age, Biography, and Wiki
Dermot Mulroney was born on October 31, 1963, in Alexandria, Virginia. As of 2025, he is 61 years old. He comes from a family with a strong theatrical background; his mother, Ellen, was a regional theater actress, and his father, Michael, was a tax law practitioner. Mulroney is of German and Irish descent and has four siblings. He began his acting career in community theater and played the cello in school orchestras.
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| Date of Birth | 31 October 1963 |
| Age | 61 Years |
| Birth Place | Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Scorpio |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
Dermot Mulroney stands at a height of 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm) but there is no public information readily available on his current weight.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Mulroney has been married twice. His first marriage was to Catherine Keener, an actress, from 1990 to 2007. He then married Tharita Catulle in 2008, and they are still together.
His father, Michael Mulroney, from Elkader, Iowa, was a law professor at Villanova University School of Law beginning in the 1990s, prior to which he had a private practice in tax law for thirty years in Washington, D.C. His mother, Ellen, originally from Manchester, Iowa, was a regional theater actress. Mulroney is of Irish and German descent, and is the middle child among five siblings. He has two older brothers, Conor and Sean; a younger brother, Kieran Mulroney, who is an actor and screenwriter; and a younger sister, Moira.
In his senior year in college, Mulroney responded to a sign-up sheet and auditioned in front of WMA agent Barbara Gale, who offered him a contract and asked him to relocate to Hollywood. There, Mulroney auditioned for three months before landing the role of the male lead in his debut in Sin of Innocence. In his first decade acting, Mulroney appeared in a slew of drama films often dealing with heavy subject matter: Sin of Innocence (1986), in which he played a stepbrother romantically involved with his stepsister after their parents marry; Daddy (1987), in which he played the boyfriend in a couple struggling with teenage parenthood; the Lee Grant sibling family drama Staying Together (1989); Unconquered (1989), in which he portrayed the son of Richmond Flowers Sr., an opponent of Alabama Governor George Wallace's segregationist policies; Longtime Companion (1989), in which he portrayed the first HIV/AIDS patient to die of the disease in a widely released film; Where the Day Takes You (1992), in which he plays the leader of a group of teenage runaways trying to survive in the streets of Los Angeles; and supporting roles in the Emmy Award-nominated Family Pictures (1993), which dealt with the struggles of raising a child with autism, and Bastard out of Carolina (1996), which dealt with abuse and molestation.
Several of his lead performances have been in romantic comedy films. Mulroney has appeared in many films, including as the male lead in My Best Friend's Wedding alongside Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz. In 1993, Mulroney played "J.P", the boyfriend of star "Maggie" (played by Bridget Fonda) in Point of No Return. Mulroney also played the love interest of Madeleine Stowe in the western Bad Girls. In 2005, he played a male escort alongside Debra Messing in The Wedding Date and co-starred in the ensemble film The Family Stone, with Sarah Jessica Parker. He was also in the film Abduction (2011) as Martin Price.
In 2003, Mulroney played Gavin Mitchell on the TV series Friends. He appeared in three episodes of the ninth season, his character briefly dating Rachel. This would mark Mulroney's last on-screen appearance on television for a number of years, later revealing in a May 2007 interview that he had turned down TV series roles in favor of film. In 2007, Mulroney appeared in the fifth season of The Batman as Green Lantern / Hal Jordan. In 2011, he directed the feature film Love, Wedding, Marriage.
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Dermot Mulroney's net worth is estimated to be between $9 million and $11 million. The discrepancy in figures can be attributed to different sources, with most reports settling on about $9 million.
Career, Business, and Investments
Mulroney's career spans over three decades, with notable roles in films like "Young Guns," "My Best Friend's Wedding," and "August: Osage County." He has also appeared in television series such as "Shameless," "Crisis," and most recently, "Chicago Fire," where he joined as Battalion Chief in Season 13. Additionally, he played a significant role in the "Scream" franchise. There is no public information on specific business ventures or investments outside of his acting career.
Social Network
While Dermot Mulroney is active in the film industry, there is limited information about his social media presence. He may not have a strong online presence compared to other celebrities.
Education
Mulroney attended George Washington High School and later transferred to T.C. Williams High School. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1985 with a degree in communications.
Mulroney attended Matthew Maury Elementary School and played cello in school and city youth orchestras, as well as acted in children's community theater. He finished 9th and 10th grades at George Washington High School, before attending T. C. Williams High School (class of 1981) in Alexandria, Virginia. During his sophomore year in high school, he attended the Interlochen Arts Camp as a cellist. Beginning at age 18, Mulroney studied communications at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and graduated in 1985.
Mulroney is an accomplished cellist. In 1996, he was part of a band called the Low and Sweet Orchestra that released an album in 1996, "Goodbye to All That". In 2005 he appeared alongside Boyd Tinsley for Alanis Morissette's show at the House of Blues in Hollywood. He played the cello in the films The Thing Called Love, where he portrayed an aspiring country singer, the 1987 made-for-TV movie Daddy, and Samantha, where he portrayed a college student studying music. He played cello in the song "Place Your Hand" from Melissa Etheridge's 1992 album Never Enough, on the EP for Rain Phoenix's band Papercranes, and on the scores for Mission: Impossible III (2006), Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). In 2016, his band, Cranky George, released its debut album Fat Lot of Good. Most recently, he portrayed a cello soloist in the second and third seasons of Mozart in the Jungle.
