On television, McGorry made his debut in 2011 on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. He later appeared in small guest-starring roles on Person of Interest, Gossip Girl, and Royal Pains. In 2013, McGorry began a recurring role on the Netflix dramedy series Orange Is the New Black as corrections officer John Bennett.
In 2014, McGorry won a series regular role on Shonda Rhimes' drama series How to Get Away with Murder. In the same year, he was cast in the indie drama How He Fell in Love.
McGorry was born and raised in Manhattan (New York City), and began performing at age nine. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York, then Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. McGorry was also previously a competitive Bodybuilder. Twitter. Retrieved December 2015.</ref> identifies himself as a feminist and is interested in various social issues.
