BANFF – Canadian-born actor Eric McCormack will receive the NBC Universal Canada Award of Distinction for his career in broadcasting at this year’s Banff World Television Awards gala.
Best known for his role as Will Truman in the sitcom Will & Grace, McCormack recently starred in the critically acclaimed TNT series Trust Me, and in the Emmy-nominated mini-series The Andromeda Strain. He also appeared on Law and Order: SVU last fall and has been recurring as Julia Louis Dreyfus’ new love on The New Adventures of Old Christine this season. He joins previous award winners Paul Gross, Paul Haggis, Colm Feore, and Kim Cattrall.
“Eric is an amazing, talented actor whose hard work and acting skills know no bounds”, said Peter Vamos, executive director of the Banff World Television Festival, in the announcement. “His career success is something everyone in the industry greatly respects and he epitomizes everything this award represents.”
The award will be presented on June 15 at the event’s Gala Awards ceremony.
