William Fichtner

Acting

William Fichtner

Born November 27, 1956Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA99 credits

William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. He has appeared in a number of notable film and TV series. His best known movie roles are as Dellrayne in Hypnotic, Colonel Mulholland in 12 Strong, Mike in The Neighbor, General Adams in Independence Day: Resurgence, Eric Sacks in the live action remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), John Carlyle in Elysium, Butch Cavendish in The Lone Ranger, Guidry in Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden, DA Frank Crenshaw in Date Night, Darren MacElroy in Blades of Glory, Captain Knauer in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard, SFC Jeff Sanderson in Black Hawk Down, David "Sully" Sullivan in The Perfect Storm, Colonel Willie Sharp in Armageddon, Kent in Contact, Roger Van Zant in Heat, and William Wallace in Virtuosity. He was also the voice of the marriage counselor Dr. Wexler in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. His best known TV roles are as Leo Nicoletti on ABC's The Company You Keep, Adam Janikowski on CBS's sitcom Mom, Carl Hickman on NBC's drama Crossing Lines, Alexander Mahone on FOX's drama Prison Break, Sheriff Tom Underlay in the ABC cult series Invasion, and Dr. Bruce Kellerman on ABC's medical drama MDs.

Known For

Filmography

The Gettysburg Address
2025The Gettysburg Address
as John G. Nicolay (voice)Movie
Cutman
2025Cutman
as EmmeritMovie
The Plastic Men
2025The Plastic Men
as The Narrator (voice)Movie
The Sound
2025The Sound
as ConnerMovie
French Girl
2024French Girl
as Peter KinskiMovie
Hypnotic
2023Hypnotic
as DellrayneMovie
BEEF
2023BEEF
as TroyTV
The Company You Keep
2023The Company You Keep
as Leo NicolettiTV
88
202388
as Ron HoltMovie
S
2022Six
as DavisMovie
Joe vs Carole
2022Joe vs Carole
as Rick KirkhamTV
That Night
2021That Night
as NarratorMovie
The Birthday Cake
2021The Birthday Cake
as Uncle RicardoMovie
The Space Between
2021The Space Between
as Donny RumsonMovie
The Neighbor
2020The Neighbor
as MikeMovie
Cold Brook
2019Cold Brook
as Ted MarkhamMovie
Josie & Jack
2019Josie & Jack
as RaeburnMovie
Finding Steve McQueen
2019Finding Steve McQueen
as Enzo RotellaMovie
Armed
2018Armed
as RichardMovie
Traffik
2018Traffik
as Mr. WaynewrightMovie
O.G.
2018O.G.
as DanversMovie
Krystal
2018Krystal
as Dr. FarleyMovie
12 Strong
201812 Strong
as Colonel MulhollandMovie
Top Gear America
2017Top Gear America
as Self - PresenterTV
Porsche: Decades of Disruption
2017Porsche: Decades of Disruption
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Black Holes
2017Black Holes
as Youston (voice)Movie
Shooter
2016Shooter
as O'BrienTV
Last Day in LA
2016Last Day in LA
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Four Falls of Buffalo
2015Four Falls of Buffalo
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Empire
2015Empire
as Jameson HenthropTV
The Homesman
2014The Homesman
as Vester BelknapMovie
H
2014Hell on Earth
as SatanMovie
Mom
2013Mom
as Adam JanikowskiTV
Crossing Lines
2013Crossing Lines
as Carl HickmanTV
Elysium
2013Elysium
as John CarlyleMovie
The Lone Ranger
2013The Lone Ranger
as Butch CavendishMovie
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
2013Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Phantom
2013Phantom
as AlexMovie
Wrong
2012Wrong
as Master ChangMovie
Veep
2012Veep
as Felix WadeTV
Drive Angry
2011Drive Angry
as AccountantMovie
The Big Bang
2011The Big Bang
as PoleyMovie
Date Night
2010Date Night
as DA Frank CrenshawMovie
The Dark Knight
2008The Dark Knight
as Bank ManagerMovie
Blades of Glory
2007Blades of Glory
as Darren MacElroyMovie
First Snow
2006First Snow
as Ed JacomoiMovie
The Amateurs
2006The Amateurs
as OtisMovie
Ultraviolet
2006Ultraviolet
as GarthMovie
Invasion
2005Invasion
as Sheriff Tom UnderlayTV
Nine Lives
2005Nine Lives
as AndrewMovie
Prison Break
2005Prison Break
as Alexander MahoneTV
The Chumscrubber
2005The Chumscrubber
as Mr. Bill StiffleMovie
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)Movie
Empire Falls
2005Empire Falls
as Jimmy MintyTV
The Longest Yard
2005The Longest Yard
as Captain KnauerMovie
Crash
2005Crash
as FlanaganMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!
as Harland (voice)TV
Entourage
2004Entourage
as Phil YagodaTV
Equilibrium
2002Equilibrium
as JürgenMovie
MDs
2002MDs
as Dr. Bruce KellermanTV
Black Hawk Down
2001Black Hawk Down
as SFC Jeff SandersonMovie
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001What's the Worst That Could Happen?
as Detective Alex TardioMovie
Pearl Harbor
2001Pearl Harbor
as Danny's FatherMovie
The Perfect Storm
2000The Perfect Storm
as David "Sully" SullivanMovie
Drowning Mona
2000Drowning Mona
as Phil DearlyMovie
Passion of Mind
2000Passion of Mind
as Aaron ReillyMovie
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as Christopher MulreadyTV
Go
1999Go
as BurkeMovie
The Settlement
1999The Settlement
as JerryMovie
Armageddon
1998Armageddon
as Colonel Willie SharpMovie
Switchback
1997Switchback
as Chief Jack McGinnisMovie
Contact
1997Contact
as KentMovie
Heat
1995Heat
as Roger Van ZantMovie
Reckless
1995Reckless
as Rachel's FatherMovie
Strange Days
1995Strange Days
as Dwayne EngelmanMovie
Virtuosity
1995Virtuosity
as WallaceMovie
The Underneath
1995The Underneath
as Tommy DundeeMovie
Quiz Show
1994Quiz Show
as Stage ManagerMovie
Grace Under Fire
1993Grace Under Fire
as Ryan SparksTV
Malcolm X
1992Malcolm X
as Cop at Harlem StationMovie
Baywatch
1989Baywatch
as Howard GanzaTV