As Frank Gallagher, William H. Macy became well-versed in all manners of fraud and deception. For Hulu's 2022 series "The Dropout," Macy did a moral 180 in his role as Richard Fuisz, the medical patent expert, inventor, and next door neighbor of the Holmses who became hellbent on exposing the crimes of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried).
That's not to say that Fuisz didn't have any ulterior motives. For Macy, part of Fuisz's determination grew out of spite. "When [Elizabeth] dropped out of Stanford and said, 'I'm going to invent this medical device,' he never forgave her for not knocking on his door and asking for advice because that's what he did for a living," Macy told ET. "And he made a fortune doing it. So, he was determined to bring her down."
Macy earned praise as the myopic Fuisz, whose dogged pursuit of Holmes coincided with his own divorce. "William H. Macy is a standout as patent hound and sputtering Holmes nemesis Richard Fuisz," wrote Clint Worthington for RogerEbert.com.
Macy has more projects on the horizon, including Peter Farrelly's "Ricky Stanicky" and "Legend of the Planet of the Apes."
