Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955 in Armonk, New York) is an American actor of Irish Catholic descent, first becoming famous for his role in Steven Soderbergh's Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). He currently stars as Sandy Cohen, a public defender and corporate lawyer, on the Fox television show The O.C.. He has trademark large bushy eyebrows. He hosts an annual award ceremony named "The Sandy Cohen Awards," or The Sandys, which in honor of his character on The O.C. gives a scholarship to a law school student at UC Berkeley who wants to become a public defender. He is a graduate of Tufts University and a member of the Tufts Beelzebubs.

Gallagher also specializes in character parts which are, to varying degrees, either good or bad guys. He played a potential career threat to Tim Robbins studio executive in The Player as a possible replacement; the coma-induced "fiancé" of Sandra Bullock in While You Were Sleeping; an egotistical real estate salesman having an affair with Annette Bening in American Beauty; and a villainous media executive in Mr. Deeds, in one of the film's more inspired moments when a game of tennis turns into a full tennis ball assault on his head.

Gallagher also released an album entitled "7 Days in Memphis" in 2005, on the Sony BMG label. This includes a studio recording of his performance of "Don't Give Up On Me" (originally by Solomon Burke), which was featured in an episode of The O.C..

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Peter Gallagher (Sandy from the OC) was in Guys and Dolls??!?!?!? When the hell did this happen? :O
thedeadzoo (Bear) Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:44:25 -0000
Peter Gallagher (Sandy from the OC) was in Guys and Dolls??!?!?!? When the hell did this happen? :O
so, apparently, Peter Gallagher was in my sister's store yesterday & she missed him by like two minutes!!! :o
cocoaluvs (Natalia :)) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:09:31 -0000
so, apparently, Peter Gallagher was in my sister's store yesterday & she missed him by like two minutes!!! :o
Why does Peter Gallagher look older in 1999 than he does now?
victoriaaa_ (victoria parkey) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:24:09 -0000
Why does Peter Gallagher look older in 1999 than he does now?
@butlermayes I def saw hiro, missed Peter gallagher. Hiro!!!
iamCraigColeman (Craig Coleman ) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:20:13 -0000
@butlermayes I def saw hiro, missed Peter gallagher. Hiro!!!
Still basking in the afterglow of having seen Peter Gallagher in the audience at last night's "Sing-Off." :-)
leaterry (Lea Terry) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:56:42 -0000
Still basking in the afterglow of having seen Peter Gallagher in the audience at last night's "Sing-Off." :-)
@jets24 Rachel Bilson, Ben Mackenzie, Cam Gigadet, and PETER GALLAGHER.
Shevonne_S (Shevonne Sullivan) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:39:10 -0000
@jets24 Rachel Bilson, Ben Mackenzie, Cam Gigadet, and PETER GALLAGHER.

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