Acting · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Born December 31, 1953
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.
MovieThe Odyssey
2026
as Tiresias
MovieThey Will Kill You
2026
as The Pig's Head (voice)
TVAll's Fair
2025
as Theodore Baskin
TVIT: Welcome to Derry
2025
as General Francis Shaw
TVDexter: Resurrection
2025
as Harry Morgan
MovieMegalopolis
2024
as Charles Cothope
MovieTransformers One
2024
as Zeta Prime (voice)
MovieDrugstore June
2024
as Arnold
MovieGlowzies
2023
as Darlus
MovieOppenheimer
2023
as Henry Stimson
TVPaul T. Goldman
2023
as Lt. Newman
MovieThe Noel Diary
2022
as Scott Turner
MovieDead Reckoning
2020
as Agent Cantrell
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
2020
as Himself
TVFire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800
2020
as Narrator
TVThe Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
TVCreepshow
2019
as Bateman
MovieOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
TVCity on a Hill
2019
as Richy Ryan
MovieSpeed Kills
2018
as Meyer Lansky
TVThe Rookie
2018
as Tom Bradford
TVMagnum P.I.
2018
as Captain Buck Greene
MovieAll You Ever Wished For
2018
as Gordon Hutton
TVYellowstone
2018
as Kyle Fremont
TVBlack Lightning
2018
as Peter Gambi
MovieThe Saint
2017
as Arnold Valecross
MovieFeed
2017
as Tom
MovieThe Blackcoat's Daughter
2017
as Bill
MovieThe Night Watchmen
2017
as Randall
MovieCan't Buy My Love
2017
as Rex
MovieUSS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
2016
as Admiral Parnell
MovieDecommissioned
2016
as David Marino
MovieThe Dog Lover
2016
as Daniel Holloway
TVAnimal Kingdom
2016
as Detective Andre
TVThe Shannara Chronicles
2016
as Cephelo
MoviePapa Hemingway in Cuba
2015
as Santo Trafficante
MovieUnnatural
2015
as Martin Nakos
TVCode Black
2015
as General Hutch Hutchinson
MovieEden
2015
as Coach DaFoe
MovieLap Dance
2014
as Patrick Moore
TVState of Affairs
2014
as Syd
TVGotham
2014
as Frank Gordon
MoviePersecuted
2014
as John Luther
MovieHorns
2013
as Derrick Perrish
TVBeware the Batman
2013
as Silver Monkey (voice)
MovieDjango Unchained
2012
as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
MovieBen 10: Omniverse
2012
as Vilgax (voice)
TVThe Legend of Korra
2012
as Tonraq (voice)
MovieAll Superheroes Must Die
2011
as Rickshaw
MovieSetup
2011
as William
MovieArena
2011
as Tall Man
MovieTransformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
as Sideswipe (voice)
TVWilfred
2011
as Henry Newman
MovieX-Men: First Class
2011
as US General
TVFranklin & Bash
2011
as Cliff
MovieThe FP
2011
as Narrator (voice)
TVYoung Justice
2010
as Icicle Sr. (voice)
MovieRED
2010
as Gabriel Singer
TVPound Puppies
2010
as Sarge (voice)
TVHawaii Five-0
2010
as Elliot Connor
MovieGun
2010
as Detective Rogers
TVBen 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
as Vilgax (voice)
TVHuman Target
2010
as Warden Cole
MovieThe Christmas Hope
2009
as Mark Addison
MovieNational Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
2009
as Sam Kramer
TVFlashForward
2009
as James Ermine
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Sterling Bridges
TVThe Vampire Diaries
2009
as Giuseppe Salvatore
Movie2B
2009
as Tom Mortlake
MovieThe Unborn
2009
as Gordon Beldon
TVBatman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Two-Face (voice)
MoviePineapple Express
2008
as General Bratt
TVBen 10: Alien Force
2008
as Vilgax (voice)
TVEli Stone
2008
as Salinsky
MovieSharpshooter
2007
as Dillon
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Dr. Gibson
MovieThe Warriors: The Beginning
2007
as Self
MovieThe Warriors: Battleground
2007
as Self
MovieThe Warriors: The Phenomenon
2007
as Self
MovieRatatouille
2007
as Larousse (voice)
MovieThe Warriors: The Way Home
2007
as Self
TVDexter
2006
as Harry Morgan
TVJericho
2006
as Jonah Prowse
TVThief
2006
as Agent Patterson
TVThe Unit
2006
as Reece
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Tom Benton
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Jimmy Evans
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice)
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Randall Priest
MovieBlade: Trinity
2004
as Ray Cumberland
TVBattlestar Galactica
2004
as Meier
TVThe Batman
2004
as Black Mask (voice)
TVJustice League Unlimited
2004
as Carter Hall (voice)
TVThe Grid
2004
TVNorth Shore
2004
as Vincent Colville
MovieAmerican Meltdown
2004
as Colonel Boggs
MovieIke: Countdown to D-Day
2004
as General Omar Bradley
MovieThe Girl Next Door
2004
as Hugo Posh
MovieThe Survivors Club
2004
as Roan Griffin
MovieDuplex
2003
as Chick
MovieBetrayal
2003
as Alex Tyler
TVPeacemakers
2003
as Cole Hawkins
Movie2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
as Agent Markham
MovieFear X
2003
as Peter
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Lucas Vohland
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Quentin Taylor
TVThe Twilight Zone
2002
as Alois Hitler
TVJustice League
2001
as Lead Manhunter (voice)
MovieGuardian
2001
as Detective Carpenter
MovieDying on the Edge
2001
as Jackie James
MovieThe Base 2: Guilty as Charged
2000
as Lt. Col. Strauss
MovieHellraiser: Inferno
2000
as Dr. Paul Gregory
TVThe Huntress
2000
as Tiny Bellows
TVStrong Medicine
2000
as Guy Falls
MovieWhat Lies Beneath
2000
as Warren Feur
MovieBlowback
2000
as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
MovieThe Huntress
2000
as Tiny Bellows
Double Frame
1999
MovieRites of Passage
1999
as Frank Dabbo
MovieD.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
as Shawn Murphy
TVThird Watch
1999
as Detective Madjanski
MoviePsycho Path
1999
as Self
MovieBorn Bad
1999
MoviePsycho
1998
as Patrolman
MovieInferno
1998
as Dr. Coleman West
TVSex and the City
1998
as Richard Wright
MovieMortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
as Raiden
TVTotal Security
1997
MovieRobo Warriors
1996
as Ray Gibson
TV7th Heaven
1996
as James Carver
MovieThe Phantom
1996
as Quill
MovieThe Quest
1996
as Maxie Devine
TVNash Bridges
1996
as Mark Lee Page
MovieOne Good Turn
1996
as Simon Jury
MovieWild Bill
1995
as Donnie Lonigan
MovieJudge Dredd
1995
as Block Warlord (uncredited)
MovieBoys on the Side
1995
as Alex
MovieThe Surgeon
1995
as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
MovieMiracle on 34th Street
1994
as Jack Duff
MovieAcross the Moon
1994
as Rattlesnake Jim
MovieRenaissance Man
1994
as Captain Tom Murdoch
MovieConfessions of a Hitman
1994
as Bruno Serrano
MovieFatal Instinct
1993
as Max Shady
MovieBlink
1993
as Thomas Ridgely
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Josef Kobold
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Keith Bolt
MovieThe Tigress
1992
as Andrei
MovieIndecency
1992
as Mick Clarkson
MovieStrangers
1992
as Bernard (The Last Game)
Brotherhood of the Gun
1991
as Frank Weir
MovieWedlock
1991
as Sam
MovieWhite Fang
1991
as Beauty Smith
MovieSession Man
1991
as McQueen
MovieNight Visions
1990
as Sergeant Thomas Mackey
MovieFatal Charm
1990
as Louis
MovieTales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
MovieKojak: None So Blind
1990
as Wolfgang Reiger
MovieDrugstore Cowboy
1989
as Gentry
MovieDesperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as John Sikes
MovieSilence Like Glass
1989
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Red Buckley
MovieThe Dream Team
1989
as Gianelli
MovieRent-a-Cop
1987
as Dancer
MovieQuiet Cool
1986
as Joe Dylanne
MovieBand of the Hand
1986
as Nestor
MovieThe Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
as Creb
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Tremayne
MovieThe Cotton Club
1984
as Dutch Schultz
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Robbie Cann
TVThe Mystic Warrior
1984
as Pesla
TVThe Hitchhiker
1983
as Ron
Movie48 Hrs.
1982
as Albert Ganz
MoviePartners
1982
as Edward K. Petersen
TVHill Street Blues
1981
MovieWindwalker
1980
as Windwalker (young)
MovieThe Long Riders
1980
as Sam Starr
MovieCruising
1980
as Gregory
MovieThe Warriors
1979
as Ajax
MovieOn the Yard
1978
as Larson
