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Tim Daly debuted on stage when he was seven years old in Jenny Kissed Me play by Jean Kerr, together with father James Daly, mother Hope Newell and two sisters: Tyne Daly and Glynn Daly, along with Sharon Laughlin and John D. Irving. His first leading film role was in the film Diner, directed by Barry Levinson, which also launched the careers of some of today's most respected actors, including Kevin Bacon and Mickey Rourke. Starring roles soon followed in Alan Rudolph's feature, Made in Heaven, the American Playhouse production of The Rise & Rise of Daniel Rocket, and the CBS dramatic series, Almost Grown. He has starred in the Broadway production of Coastal Disturbances by playwright Tina Howe (he received a 1987 Theatre World Award for his performance) opposite Annette Bening, Oliver, Oliver at the Manhattan Theatre Club, Mass Appeal by Bill C. Davis and Bus Stop by William Inge at Trinity Square Repertory, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (at the Santa Fe Festival Theatre), A Knife in the Heart and A Study in Scarlet (at the Williamstown Playhouse) and Paris Bound (at the Berkshire Theatre Festival). Daly is well known for his role as straight-laced pilot Joe Hackett on the long-running NBC sitcom Wings. He beat Kevin Conroy for the part. Daly has also made several appearances on The Sopranos as J.T. Dolan, an old friend of Christopher Moltisanti. Dolan was a struggling screen writer conflicted with gambling and drug issues, who was shot dead by Christopher in a drunken rage. Daly received a 2007 Emmy nomination for his work on the series. Daly most recently appeared on stage opposite David Schwimmer and Željko Ivanek in the Broadway revival of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. He also appeared on the midseason ABC crime series Eyes, which got good reviews but was canceled after only 5 episodes. He is also known as the voice of Superman in Superman: The Animated Series. Coincidentally, both Daly and Conroy have worked with each other in a couple of crossover episodes. Daly was unable to return as Superman in Justice League (the role then went to actor George Newbern), as he was already under contract to star in a remake of the 1960s classic TV drama The Fugitive, a remake that aired for only one season (2000-2001). He reprised the role of Superman in the 2002 video game Superman: Shadow of Apokolips and the 2006 direct-to-video release Superman: Brainiac Attacks. As of 2006, Daly was playing the role of Nick Cavanaugh on the new ABC Drama The Nine. Starting May 3, 2007, Tim Daly plays a new love interest for Kate Walsh (Addison Montgomery) on the new Grey's Anatomy spinoff, Private Practice. In 1997 with J. Todd Harris formed Daly-Harris Productions company, through which produced such movies like: Rite of Passage (1999), Execution of Justice (1999) (TV), Urbania (2000), Partners in Crime (2000), Sordid Lives (2000) and Tick Tock (2000). Daly is also an owner of Red House Entertainment production company, which he co-founded with wife Amy Van Nostrand and Steve Burleigh. Movies produced through the company include Peabody Award and Humanitas Prize winning Edge of America and Daly's directing debut, the independent film Bereft. Daly and his wife have also created Wandering Park Productions, a company designed to develop and produce a variety of film, television and theater projects. The company producing credits include the critically acclaimed and award winning Los Angeles premiere of Vincent Cardinal's play A Colorado Catechism, starring both Daly and his wife. The play received outstanding reviews and earned both Daly and his wife the DramaLogue Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress. (wikipedia.org)