Rory James O'Malley (born December 23, 1980) is an Irish-American film, television, and musical theater actor, best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon. He is a co-founder of the gay rights activism group Broadway Impact. O'Malley was featured in the Dustin Lance Black play, '8', on Broadway as Ryan Kendall and in the Los Angeles premiere as Dr. Gregory M. Herek — witnesses in the federal case that overturned California's Proposition 8.

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O'Malley graduated from Saint Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio and Carnegie Mellon University.

Openly gay, O'Malley came out at the age of 19. In an April 2011 interview with Brandon Voss, O'Malley said, "Life comes before the business...Maybe some actors haven't gotten a role because they came out, but who gives a shit if you aren't happy? I do have it easier because I'm not a leading man, but I can't imagine having the energy to be in the closet. Besides, gay actors who start up gay organizations can't exactly get away with it."

On July 21, 2013, O'Malley announced his engagement to boyfriend Gerold Schroeder via facebook, and the couple were married on September 28, 2014.