Anthoy LaPaglia has received widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal of Jack Malone in the hit television series Without a Trace, for which he won a Golden Globe Award and has earned an Emmy Award nomination and two SAG Award nominations. In 2002, LaPaglia won an Emmy for his recurring role in Frasier, and was nominated in 2000 and 2004 for the same role.

He won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for his performance in the Arthur Miller classic A View from the Bridge. LaPaglia is also producing a feature film version of the Miller play. LaPaglia's additional stage credits include the off-off-Broadway production of The Guys, the story of a fire captain who must prepare eulogies for the men he lost on 9/11. Sigourney Weaver and LaPaglia starred in the feature film adaptation of the same title.

His other film credits include the critically acclaimed Lantana, for which he won an AFI (Australian Film Institute) Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Betsy's Wedding, The House of Mirth, Sweet and Lowdown, The Client, Company Man, Summer of Sam, Autumn in New York, Lansky, Phoenix, Commandments, Brilliant Lies, Winter Solstice and The Architect. LaPaglia has also appeared in the television series Murder One, and the telefilms Never Give Up: The Jimmy V Story; Criminal Justice, for which he received a Cable ACE Award nomination; and Garden of Redemption.