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Eric McCormack Interview On 'Perception,' Schizophrenia, Gay Marriage

Eric McCormack plays the paranoid schizophrenic neuroscientist Dr. Daniel Pierce, who helps the government solve criminal cases, on TNT's hot drama series Perception. “I’m amazed by some of the stuff the writers have come up with,” McCormack told Uinterview exclusively, "especially with this disease of the mind that can create really amazing mysteries."

Born and raised in Canada, McCormack describes himself as being shy when he was just a kid, but he took an interest in acting and enrolled in theater clases during high school. In 1986, he made his film debut in The Boys From Syracuse, but his breakthrough came with his role as the lawyer Will Truman in the sitcom Will & Grace, which broke barriers with its portrayal of a gay man in a leading TV role.

In the new season of Perception, Rachel Leigh Cook (She’s All That) joins the cast to add a romantic foil for Pierce. "Rachel’s one of those girls that she’s so pretty and petite that you’re amazed how funny she is," McCormack told Uinterview.“There was this one moment when Rachel came to me and said, ‘I want to show you this one other project I’m working on,’ and she showed me an [her real] ultrasound.”

Perception airs Fridays on TNT.

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