In 1988, Malloy began his acting career in earnest appearing in the made-for-television movie,
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, followed by the
HBO mockumentary TV series, ''
Tanner '88'', as
New York City filmmaker, Deke Conners. In 1989, Malloy appeared in his first
box office movie role as the bum Otis in
The Unbelievable Truth. Malloy has since appeared in over 100 television and movie roles and has contributed to voice-over work on radio programs like
This American Life aired weekly on the
Chicago, Illinois public radio station,
WBEZ. From 2013 to 2014, Malloy starred as Nevada Senator Louis Laffer in
Amazon Studios's
Alpha House, a political comedy written by
Doonesbury creator
Garry Trudeau. Along with
John Goodman, Malloy played one of four Republican senators living in a house on Capitol Hill. == Personal life ==