Actor

Michael Patrick Thornton

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.

Notable work

8.5
The Good Doctor (2017)
as Clay Porter
7.6
NCIS (2003)
as Jeremy Brighton
7.6
Elementary (2012)
as Eli Kotite
5.4
The Dilemma (2011)
as B & V Worker
7.3
The Exorcist (2016)
as Dr. John Rexroth
6.5
Away (2020)
as Dr. Fred Putney
7.5
Private Practice (2007)
as Dr. Gabriel Fife
7.6
Magnum P.I. (2018)
as Charlie Owens

Often works with

Ato Essandoh
3 titles together
Elementary, Away, Let the Right One In
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Caroline Neff
2 titles together
Let the Right One In, The Red Line

Full filmography · 18

Black Rabbit
as Trevor Turkel
20257.1
Let the Right One In
as Father Sean
20227.1
Away
as Dr. Fred Putney
20206.5
All Rise
as Paul Gordon
20197.4
The Red Line
as Jim Evans
20197
A Million Little Things
as Russ
20187.2
Magnum P.I.
as Charlie Owens
20187.6
The Good Doctor
as Clay Porter
20178.5
The Exorcist
as Dr. John Rexroth
20167.3
Elementary
as Eli Kotite
20127.6
Private Practice
as Dr. Gabriel Fife
20077.5
NCIS
as Jeremy Brighton
20037.6