Actor profile

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.

6 Movies 13 TV Shows 19 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Ponderosa poster

Ponderosa 6th June 2026 as War Dog

The Last Day poster

The Last Day 6th June 2026

Waiting for Godot poster

Waiting for Godot 28th September 2025 as Lucky

The View from Tall poster

The View from Tall 6th June 2016 as Douglas

The Dilemma poster

The Dilemma 13th January 2011 as B & V Worker

Being Heumann as Ed Roberts

Black Rabbit poster

Black Rabbit 18th September 2025 as Trevor Turkel

Let the Right One In poster

Let the Right One In 9th October 2022 as Father Sean

Away poster

Away 4th September 2020 as Dr. Fred Putney

All Rise poster

All Rise 23rd September 2019 as Paul Gordon

The Red Line poster

The Red Line 28th April 2019 as Jim Evans

A Million Little Things poster

A Million Little Things 26th September 2018 as Russ

Magnum P.I. poster

Magnum P.I. 24th September 2018 as Charlie Owens

The Good Doctor poster

The Good Doctor 25th September 2017 as Clay Porter

The Exorcist poster

The Exorcist 23rd September 2016 as Dr. John Rexroth

Elementary poster

Elementary 27th September 2012 as Eli Kotite

Private Practice poster

Private Practice 26th September 2007 as Dr. Gabriel Fife

NCIS poster

NCIS 23rd September 2003 as Jeremy Brighton

The Spot