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James Remar

Acting 72 years old Boston, Massachusetts, USA ★ 3.5
Born: December 31, 1953

Biography

William James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. Some of his best known film roles are as Ajax in The Warriors (1979), as homicidal maniac Albert Ganz in 48 Hrs. (1982), as Dutch Schultz in The Cotton Club (1984), and as Lord Raiden in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997). He has had smaller roles in many other notable films, including Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Boys on the Side (1995), Judge Dredd (1995), Psycho (1998), What Lies Beneath (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2002), Blade: Trinity (2004), Ratatouille (2007), Pineapple Express (2008), RED (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011), Django Unchained (2012), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019), Oppenheimer (2023), and Megalopolis (2024). He was originally cast as Corporal Hicks in Aliens (1986) before being replaced by Michael Biehn.

On television, Remar's recurring roles include Richard Wright, the on-off tycoon boyfriend of Samantha in Sex and the City (2001 - 2004), Harry Morgan in Dexter (2006 - 2013) and Dexter: Resurrection (2025 - present), the voice of Vilgax in Ben 10 (2009 - 2012), Tonraq in The Legend of Korra (2013 - 2014), and Peter Gambi in Black Lightning (2018 - 2021). He also voices Executor Hideo in the Destiny video game series.

Remar has been married to Atsuko Remar since 1984. They have two children.

Filmography

Acting Credits (179)

The Odyssey
The Odyssey 2026
All's Fair
All's Fair Theodore Baskin 2025
IT: Welcome to Derry
IT: Welcome to Derry General Francis Shaw 2025
Dexter: Resurrection
Dexter: Resurrection Harry Morgan 2025
Megalopolis
Megalopolis Charles Cothope 2024
Transformers One
Transformers One Zeta Prime (voice) 2024
Drugstore June
Drugstore June Arnold 2024
Glowzies
Glowzies Darlus 2023
Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer Henry Stimson 2023
Paul T. Goldman
Paul T. Goldman Lt. Newman 2023
The Noel Diary
The Noel Diary Scott Turner 2022
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning Agent Cantrell 2020
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables Himself 2020
Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800
Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800 Narrator 2020
The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us Self 2019
Creepshow
Creepshow Bateman 2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl' 2019
City on a Hill
City on a Hill Richy Ryan 2019
Speed Kills
Speed Kills Meyer Lansky 2018
The Rookie
The Rookie Tom Bradford 2018
Magnum P.I.
Magnum P.I. Captain Buck Greene 2018
All You Ever Wished For
All You Ever Wished For Gordon Hutton 2018
Yellowstone
Yellowstone Kyle Fremont 2018
Black Lightning
Black Lightning Peter Gambi 2018
The Saint
The Saint Arnold Valecross 2017
Feed
Feed Tom 2017
The Blackcoat's Daughter
The Blackcoat's Daughter Bill 2017
The Night Watchmen
The Night Watchmen Randall 2017
Can't Buy My Love
Can't Buy My Love Rex 2017
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage Admiral Parnell 2016
Decommissioned
Decommissioned David Marino 2016
The Dog Lover
The Dog Lover Daniel Holloway 2016
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom Detective Andre 2016
The Shannara Chronicles
The Shannara Chronicles Cephelo 2016
The Shannara Chronicles
The Shannara Chronicles Cephalo 2016
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
Papa Hemingway in Cuba Santo Trafficante 2015
Unnatural
Unnatural Martin Nakos 2015
Code Black
Code Black General Hutch Hutchinson 2015
Eden
Eden Coach DaFoe 2015
Lap Dance
Lap Dance Patrick Moore 2014
State of Affairs
State of Affairs Syd 2014
Gotham
Gotham Frank Gordon 2014
Persecuted
Persecuted John Luther 2014
Horns
Horns Derrick Perrish 2013
Beware the Batman
Beware the Batman Silver Monkey / Mr. Reese (voice) 2013
Beware the Batman
Beware the Batman Silver Monkey (voice) 2013
Django Unchained
Django Unchained Butch Pooch / Ace Speck 2012
Ben 10: Omniverse
Ben 10: Omniverse Vilgax (voice) 2012
The Legend of Korra
The Legend of Korra Tonraq (voice) 2012
All Superheroes Must Die
All Superheroes Must Die Rickshaw 2011
Setup
Setup William 2011
Arena
Arena Tall Man 2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Sideswipe (voice) 2011
Wilfred
Wilfred Henry Newman 2011
X-Men: First Class
X-Men: First Class US General 2011
Franklin & Bash
Franklin & Bash Cliff 2011
The FP
The FP Narrator (voice) 2011
Young Justice
Young Justice Icicle Sr. (voice) 2010
RED
RED Gabriel Singer 2010
Pound Puppies
Pound Puppies Sarge (voice) 2010
Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 Elliot Connor 2010
Gun
Gun Detective Rogers 2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Vilgax (voice) 2010
Human Target
Human Target Warden Cole 2010
The Christmas Hope
The Christmas Hope Mark Addison 2009
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer Sam Kramer 2009
FlashForward
FlashForward James Ermine 2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles Sterling Bridges 2009
The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries Giuseppe Salvatore 2009
2B
2B Tom Mortlake 2009
The Unborn
The Unborn Gordon Beldon 2009
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Batman: The Brave and the Bold Two-Face (voice) 2008
Pineapple Express
Pineapple Express General Bratt 2008
Ben 10: Alien Force
Ben 10: Alien Force Vilgax (voice) 2008
Eli Stone
Eli Stone Salinsky 2008
Sharpshooter
Sharpshooter Dillon 2007
Private Practice
Private Practice Dr. Gibson 2007
The Warriors: The Beginning
The Warriors: The Beginning Self 2007
The Warriors: Battleground
The Warriors: Battleground Self 2007
The Warriors: The Phenomenon
The Warriors: The Phenomenon Self 2007
Ratatouille
Ratatouille Larousse (voice) 2007
The Warriors: The Way Home
The Warriors: The Way Home Self 2007
Dexter
Dexter Harry Morgan 2006
Jericho
Jericho Jonah Prowse 2006
The Unit
The Unit 2006
Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds Tom Benton 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Jimmy Evans 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice) 2005
Numb3rs
Numb3rs Randall Priest 2005
Blade: Trinity
Blade: Trinity Ray Cumberland 2004
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica Meier 2004
The Batman
The Batman Black Mask (voice) 2004
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited Carter Hall (voice) 2004
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited Hawkman / Shadow Thief (voice) 2004
The Grid
The Grid 2004
North Shore
North Shore Vincent Colville 2004
American Meltdown
American Meltdown Colonel Boggs 2004
Ike: Countdown to D-Day
Ike: Countdown to D-Day General Omar Bradley 2004
The Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door Hugo Posh 2004
The Survivors Club
The Survivors Club Roan Griffin 2004
Duplex
Duplex Chick 2003
Betrayal
Betrayal Alex Tyler 2003
Peacemakers
Peacemakers Cole Hawkins 2003
2 Fast 2 Furious
2 Fast 2 Furious Agent Markham 2003
Fear X
Fear X Peter 2003
Without a Trace
Without a Trace Lucas Vohland 2002
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami Quentin Taylor 2002
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Alois Hitler 2002
Justice League
Justice League Lead Manhunter (voice) 2001
Guardian
Guardian Detective Carpenter 2001
Dying on the Edge
Dying on the Edge Jackie James 2001
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged Lt. Col. Strauss 2000
Hellraiser: Inferno
Hellraiser: Inferno Dr. Paul Gregory 2000
The Huntress
The Huntress Tiny Bellows 2000
Strong Medicine
Strong Medicine Guy Falls 2000
What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath Warren Feur 2000
Blowback
Blowback John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt 2000
The Huntress
The Huntress Tiny Bellows 2000
Double Frame
Double Frame 1999
Rites of Passage
Rites of Passage Frank Dabbo 1999
D.R.E.A.M. Team
D.R.E.A.M. Team Shawn Murphy 1999
Third Watch
Third Watch Detective Madjanski 1999
Born Bad
Born Bad 1999
Psycho
Psycho Patrolman 1998
Inferno
Inferno Dr. Coleman West 1998
Sex and the City
Sex and the City Richard Wright 1998
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Raiden 1997
Total Security
Total Security 1997
Robo Warriors
Robo Warriors Ray Gibson 1996
7th Heaven
7th Heaven James Carver 1996
The Phantom
The Phantom Quill 1996
The Quest
The Quest Maxie Devine 1996
Nash Bridges
Nash Bridges Mark Lee Page 1996
One Good Turn
One Good Turn Simon Jury 1996
Wild Bill
Wild Bill Donnie Lonigan 1995
Judge Dredd
Judge Dredd Block Warlord (uncredited) 1995
Boys on the Side
Boys on the Side Alex 1995
The Surgeon
The Surgeon Dr. Benjamin Hendricks 1995
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street Jack Duff 1994
Across the Moon
Across the Moon Rattlesnake Jim 1994
Renaissance Man
Renaissance Man Captain Tom Murdoch 1994
Confessions of a Hitman
Confessions of a Hitman Bruno Serrano 1994
Fatal Instinct
Fatal Instinct Max Shady 1993
Blink
Blink Thomas Ridgely 1993
The X-Files
The X-Files Josef Kobold 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger Keith Bolt 1993
The Tigress
The Tigress Andrei 1992
Indecency
Indecency Mick Clarkson 1992
Strangers
Strangers Bernard (The Last Game) 1992
Brotherhood of the Gun
Brotherhood of the Gun Frank Weir 1991
Wedlock
Wedlock Sam 1991
White Fang
White Fang Beauty Smith 1991
Session Man
Session Man McQueen 1991
Night Visions
Night Visions Sergeant Thomas Mackey 1990
Fatal Charm
Fatal Charm Louis 1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’) 1990
Kojak: None So Blind
Kojak: None So Blind Wolfgang Reiger 1990
Drugstore Cowboy
Drugstore Cowboy Gentry 1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars John Sikes 1989
Silence Like Glass
Silence Like Glass 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Red Buckley 1989
The Dream Team
The Dream Team Gianelli 1989
Rent-a-Cop
Rent-a-Cop Dancer 1987
Quiet Cool
Quiet Cool Joe Dylanne 1986
Band of the Hand
Band of the Hand Nestor 1986
The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Clan of the Cave Bear Creb 1986
The Equalizer
The Equalizer Tremayne 1985
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club Dutch Schultz 1984
Miami Vice
Miami Vice Robbie Cann 1984
The Mystic Warrior
The Mystic Warrior Pesla 1984
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker Ron 1983
48 Hrs.
48 Hrs. Albert Ganz 1982
Partners
Partners Edward K. Petersen 1982
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues 1981
Windwalker
Windwalker Windwalker (young) 1980
The Long Riders
The Long Riders Sam Starr 1980
Cruising
Cruising Gregory 1980
The Warriors
The Warriors Ajax 1979
On the Yard
On the Yard Larson 1978

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