James Remar

Acting

James Remar

Born December 31, 1953Boston, Massachusetts, USA177 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

They Will Kill You
2026They Will Kill You
as Pig's Head (voice)Movie
All's Fair
2025All's Fair
as Theodore BaskinTV
IT: Welcome to Derry
2025IT: Welcome to Derry
as General Francis ShawTV
Dexter: Resurrection
2025Dexter: Resurrection
as Harry MorganTV
Megalopolis
2024Megalopolis
as Charles CothopeMovie
Transformers One
2024Transformers One
as Zeta Prime (voice)Movie
Drugstore June
2024Drugstore June
as ArnoldMovie
Glowzies
2023Glowzies
as DarlusMovie
Oppenheimer
2023Oppenheimer
as Henry StimsonMovie
Paul T. Goldman
2023Paul T. Goldman
as Lt. NewmanTV
The Noel Diary
2022The Noel Diary
as Scott TurnerMovie
Dead Reckoning
2020Dead Reckoning
as Agent CantrellMovie
Creepshow
2019Creepshow
as BatemanTV
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'Movie
City on a Hill
2019City on a Hill
as Richy RyanTV
Speed Kills
2018Speed Kills
as Meyer LanskyMovie
The Rookie
2018The Rookie
as Tom BradfordTV
Magnum P.I.
2018Magnum P.I.
as Captain Buck GreeneTV
All You Ever Wished For
2018All You Ever Wished For
as Gordon HuttonMovie
Yellowstone
2018Yellowstone
as Kyle FremontTV
Black Lightning
2018Black Lightning
as Peter GambiTV
The Saint
2017The Saint
as Arnold ValecrossMovie
Feed
2017Feed
as TomMovie
The Night Watchmen
2017The Night Watchmen
as RandallMovie
Decommissioned
2016Decommissioned
as David MarinoMovie
The Dog Lover
2016The Dog Lover
as Daniel HollowayMovie
Animal Kingdom
2016Animal Kingdom
as Detective AndreTV
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
2015Papa Hemingway in Cuba
as Santo TrafficanteMovie
Unnatural
2015Unnatural
as Martin NakosMovie
Code Black
2015Code Black
as General Hutch HutchinsonTV
Eden
2015Eden
as Coach DaFoeMovie
Lap Dance
2014Lap Dance
as Patrick MooreMovie
Gotham
2014Gotham
as Frank GordonTV
Persecuted
2014Persecuted
as John LutherMovie
Horns
2013Horns
as Derrick PerrishMovie
Beware the Batman
2013Beware the Batman
as Silver Monkey / Mr. Reese (voice)TV
Django Unchained
2012Django Unchained
as Butch Pooch / Ace SpeckMovie
Ben 10: Omniverse
2012Ben 10: Omniverse
as Vilgax (voice)Movie
The Legend of Korra
2012The Legend of Korra
as Tonraq (voice)TV
Setup
2011Setup
as WilliamMovie
Arena
2011Arena
as Tall ManMovie
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Sideswipe (voice)Movie
Wilfred
2011Wilfred
as Henry NewmanTV
X-Men: First Class
2011X-Men: First Class
as US GeneralMovie
The FP
2011The FP
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Young Justice
2010Young Justice
as Icicle Sr. (voice)TV
RED
2010RED
as Gabriel SingerMovie
Pound Puppies
2010Pound Puppies
as Sarge (voice)TV
Hawaii Five-0
2010Hawaii Five-0
as Elliot ConnorTV
Gun
2010Gun
as Detective RogersMovie
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
as Vilgax (voice)TV
Human Target
2010Human Target
as Warden ColeTV
The Christmas Hope
2009The Christmas Hope
as Mark AddisonMovie
FlashForward
2009FlashForward
as James ErmineTV
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009NCIS: Los Angeles
as Sterling BridgesTV
The Vampire Diaries
2009The Vampire Diaries
as Giuseppe SalvatoreTV
2B
20092B
as Tom MortlakeMovie
The Unborn
2009The Unborn
as Gordon BeldonMovie
Pineapple Express
2008Pineapple Express
as General BrattMovie
Ben 10: Alien Force
2008Ben 10: Alien Force
as Vilgax (voice)TV
Eli Stone
2008Eli Stone
as SalinskyTV
Sharpshooter
2007Sharpshooter
as DillonMovie
Private Practice
2007Private Practice
as Dr. GibsonTV
Ratatouille
2007Ratatouille
as Larousse (voice)Movie
Dexter
2006Dexter
as Harry MorganTV
Jericho
2006Jericho
as Jonah ProwseTV
Criminal Minds
2005Criminal Minds
as Tom BentonTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomy
as Jimmy EvansTV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!
as Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice)TV
Numb3rs
2005Numb3rs
as Randall PriestTV
Blade: Trinity
2004Blade: Trinity
as Ray CumberlandMovie
The Batman
2004The Batman
as Black Mask (voice)TV
Justice League Unlimited
2004Justice League Unlimited
as Carter Hall (voice)TV
North Shore
2004North Shore
as Vincent ColvilleTV
American Meltdown
2004American Meltdown
as Colonel BoggsMovie
Ike: Countdown to D-Day
2004Ike: Countdown to D-Day
as General Omar BradleyMovie
The Girl Next Door
2004The Girl Next Door
as Hugo PoshMovie
The Survivors Club
2004The Survivors Club
as Roan GriffinMovie
Duplex
2003Duplex
as ChickMovie
Betrayal
2003Betrayal
as Alex TylerMovie
Peacemakers
2003Peacemakers
as Cole HawkinsTV
2 Fast 2 Furious
20032 Fast 2 Furious
as Agent MarkhamMovie
Fear X
2003Fear X
as PeterMovie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Trace
as Lucas VohlandTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miami
as Quentin TaylorTV
The Twilight Zone
2002The Twilight Zone
as Alois HitlerTV
Justice League
2001Justice League
as Lead Manhunter (voice)TV
Guardian
2001Guardian
as Detective CarpenterMovie
Dying on the Edge
2001Dying on the Edge
as Jackie JamesMovie
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
2000The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
as Lt. Col. StraussMovie
Hellraiser: Inferno
2000Hellraiser: Inferno
as Dr. Paul GregoryMovie
The Huntress
2000The Huntress
as Tiny BellowsTV
Strong Medicine
2000Strong Medicine
as Guy FallsTV
What Lies Beneath
2000What Lies Beneath
as Warren FeurMovie
Blowback
2000Blowback
as John Matthew Whitman / SchmidtMovie
The Huntress
2000The Huntress
as Tiny BellowsMovie
Rites of Passage
1999Rites of Passage
as Frank DabboMovie
D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Shawn MurphyMovie
Third Watch
1999Third Watch
as Detective MadjanskiTV
Psycho
1998Psycho
as PatrolmanMovie
Inferno
1998Inferno
as Dr. Coleman WestMovie
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the City
as Richard WrightTV
Robo Warriors
1996Robo Warriors
as Ray GibsonMovie
7th Heaven
19967th Heaven
as James CarverTV
The Phantom
1996The Phantom
as QuillMovie
The Quest
1996The Quest
as Maxie DevineMovie
Nash Bridges
1996Nash Bridges
as Mark Lee PageTV
One Good Turn
1996One Good Turn
as Simon JuryMovie
Wild Bill
1995Wild Bill
as Donnie LoniganMovie
Judge Dredd
1995Judge Dredd
as Block Warlord (uncredited)Movie
The Surgeon
1995The Surgeon
as Dr. Benjamin HendricksMovie
Across the Moon
1994Across the Moon
as Rattlesnake JimMovie
Renaissance Man
1994Renaissance Man
as Captain Tom MurdochMovie
Confessions of a Hitman
1994Confessions of a Hitman
as Bruno SerranoMovie
Fatal Instinct
1993Fatal Instinct
as Max ShadyMovie
Blink
1993Blink
as Thomas RidgelyMovie
The X-Files
1993The X-Files
as Josef KoboldTV
The Tigress
1992The Tigress
as AndreiMovie
Indecency
1992Indecency
as Mick ClarksonMovie
Strangers
1992Strangers
as Bernard (The Last Game)Movie
B
1991Brotherhood of the Gun
as Frank WeirMovie
Wedlock
1991Wedlock
as SamMovie
White Fang
1991White Fang
as Beauty SmithMovie
Session Man
1991Session Man
as McQueenMovie
Night Visions
1990Night Visions
as Sergeant Thomas MackeyMovie
Fatal Charm
1990Fatal Charm
as LouisMovie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)Movie
Kojak: None So Blind
1990Kojak: None So Blind
as Wolfgang ReigerMovie
Drugstore Cowboy
1989Drugstore Cowboy
as GentryMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Crypt
as Red BuckleyTV
The Dream Team
1989The Dream Team
as GianelliMovie
Rent-a-Cop
1987Rent-a-Cop
as DancerMovie
Quiet Cool
1986Quiet Cool
as Joe DylanneMovie
Band of the Hand
1986Band of the Hand
as NestorMovie
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizer
as TremayneTV
The Cotton Club
1984The Cotton Club
as Dutch SchultzMovie
Miami Vice
1984Miami Vice
as Robbie CannTV
48 Hrs.
198248 Hrs.
as Albert GanzMovie
Partners
1982Partners
as Edward K. PetersenMovie
Windwalker
1980Windwalker
as Windwalker (young)Movie
The Long Riders
1980The Long Riders
as Sam StarrMovie
Cruising
1980Cruising
as GregoryMovie
The Warriors
1979The Warriors
as AjaxMovie
On the Yard
1978On the Yard
as LarsonMovie