Eric McCormack

stars  Son, Finnigan Holden McCormack, born 1 July 2002 in Los Angeles.

stars  The producers of the 'Highlander' television series liked Eric's performance in Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994) to much that they created a character specially for him. In the Highlander episode "Manhunt" McCormack played "Matthew McCormick," an immortal working as a federal who tracks serial killers. The producers were so happy with this episode they even considered giving Eric his own Highlander spin-off series.

stars  Named his son Finnigan after the puppet in "Mr. Dressup" (1967). He refers to his acting repertoire as his "tickle trunk" also from that show.

stars  He became a US citizen, and now holds dual citizenship with the US and Canada.

stars  A graduate for Ryerson University's School of Theatre (Toronto)