James Remar
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.
Known For
All Movies (113)
- The Odyssey2026 · as Tiresias
- They Will Kill You2026 · as The Pig's Head (voice)
- Megalopolis2024 · as Charles Cothope
- Transformers One2024 · as Zeta Prime (voice)
- Drugstore June2024 · as Arnold
- Glowzies2023 · as Darlus
- Oppenheimer2023 · as Henry Stimson
- The Noel Diary2022 · as Scott Turner
- Dead Reckoning2020 · as Agent Cantrell
- Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables2020 · as Himself
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019 · as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
- Speed Kills2018 · as Meyer Lansky
- All You Ever Wished For2018 · as Gordon Hutton
- The Saint2017 · as Arnold Valecross
- Feed2017 · as Tom
- The Blackcoat's Daughter2017 · as Bill
- The Night Watchmen2017 · as Randall
- Can't Buy My Love2017 · as Rex
- USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage2016 · as Admiral Parnell
- Decommissioned2016 · as David Marino
- The Dog Lover2016 · as Daniel Holloway
- Papa Hemingway in Cuba2015 · as Santo Trafficante
- Unnatural2015 · as Martin Nakos
- Eden2015 · as Coach DaFoe
- Lap Dance2014 · as Patrick Moore
- Persecuted2014 · as John Luther
- Horns2013 · as Derrick Perrish
- Django Unchained2012 · as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
- Ben 10: Omniverse2012 · as Vilgax (voice)
- All Superheroes Must Die2011 · as Rickshaw
- Setup2011 · as William
- Arena2011 · as Tall Man
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011 · as Sideswipe (voice)
- X-Men: First Class2011 · as US General
- The FP2011 · as Narrator (voice)
- RED2010 · as Gabriel Singer
- Gun2010 · as Detective Rogers
- The Christmas Hope2009 · as Mark Addison
- National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer2009 · as Sam Kramer
- 2B2009 · as Tom Mortlake
- The Unborn2009 · as Gordon Beldon
- Pineapple Express2008 · as General Bratt
- Sharpshooter2007 · as Dillon
- The Warriors: The Beginning2007 · as Self
- The Warriors: Battleground2007 · as Self
- The Warriors: The Phenomenon2007 · as Self
- Ratatouille2007 · as Larousse (voice)
- The Warriors: The Way Home2007 · as Self
- Blade: Trinity2004 · as Ray Cumberland
- American Meltdown2004 · as Colonel Boggs
- Ike: Countdown to D-Day2004 · as General Omar Bradley
- The Girl Next Door2004 · as Hugo Posh
- The Survivors Club2004 · as Roan Griffin
- Duplex2003 · as Chick
- Betrayal2003 · as Alex Tyler
- 2 Fast 2 Furious2003 · as Agent Markham
- Fear X2003 · as Peter
- Guardian2001 · as Detective Carpenter
- Dying on the Edge2001 · as Jackie James
- The Base 2: Guilty as Charged2000 · as Lt. Col. Strauss
- Hellraiser: Inferno2000 · as Dr. Paul Gregory
- What Lies Beneath2000 · as Warren Feur
- Blowback2000 · as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
- The Huntress2000 · as Tiny Bellows
- Double Frame1999
- Rites of Passage1999 · as Frank Dabbo
- D.R.E.A.M. Team1999 · as Shawn Murphy
- Psycho Path1999 · as Self
- Born Bad1999
- Psycho1998 · as Patrolman
- Inferno1998 · as Dr. Coleman West
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation1997 · as Raiden
- Robo Warriors1996 · as Ray Gibson
- The Phantom1996 · as Quill
- The Quest1996 · as Maxie Devine
- One Good Turn1996 · as Simon Jury
- Wild Bill1995 · as Donnie Lonigan
- Judge Dredd1995 · as Block Warlord (uncredited)
- Boys on the Side1995 · as Alex
- The Surgeon1995 · as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
- Miracle on 34th Street1994 · as Jack Duff
- Across the Moon1994 · as Rattlesnake Jim
- Renaissance Man1994 · as Captain Tom Murdoch
- Confessions of a Hitman1994 · as Bruno Serrano
- Fatal Instinct1993 · as Max Shady
- Blink1993 · as Thomas Ridgely
- The Tigress1992 · as Andrei
- Indecency1992 · as Mick Clarkson
- Strangers1992 · as Bernard (The Last Game)
- Brotherhood of the Gun1991 · as Frank Weir
- Wedlock1991 · as Sam
- White Fang1991 · as Beauty Smith
- Session Man1991 · as McQueen
- Night Visions1990 · as Sergeant Thomas Mackey
- Fatal Charm1990 · as Louis
- Tales from the Darkside: The Movie1990 · as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
- Kojak: None So Blind1990 · as Wolfgang Reiger
- Drugstore Cowboy1989 · as Gentry
- Desperado: The Outlaw Wars1989 · as John Sikes
- Silence Like Glass1989
- The Dream Team1989 · as Gianelli
- Rent-a-Cop1987 · as Dancer
- Quiet Cool1986 · as Joe Dylanne
- Band of the Hand1986 · as Nestor
- The Clan of the Cave Bear1986 · as Creb
- The Cotton Club1984 · as Dutch Schultz
- 48 Hrs.1982 · as Albert Ganz
- Partners1982 · as Edward K. Petersen
- Windwalker1980 · as Windwalker (young)
- The Long Riders1980 · as Sam Starr
- Cruising1980 · as Gregory
- The Warriors1979 · as Ajax
- On the Yard1978 · as Larson
All TV Shows (69)
- All's Fair2025 · as Theodore Baskin
- IT: Welcome to Derry2025 · as General Francis Shaw
- Dexter: Resurrection2025 · as Harry Morgan
- Paul T. Goldman2023 · as Lt. Newman
- Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 8002020 · as Narrator
- The Movies That Made Us2019 · as Self
- Creepshow2019 · as Bateman
- City on a Hill2019 · as Richy Ryan
- The Rookie2018 · as Tom Bradford
- Magnum P.I.2018 · as Captain Buck Greene
- Yellowstone2018 · as Kyle Fremont
- Black Lightning2018 · as Peter Gambi
- Animal Kingdom2016 · as Detective Andre
- The Shannara Chronicles2016 · as Cephelo
- The Shannara Chronicles2016 · as Cephalo
- Code Black2015 · as General Hutch Hutchinson
- State of Affairs2014 · as Syd
- Gotham2014 · as Frank Gordon
- Beware the Batman2013 · as Silver Monkey (voice)
- Beware the Batman2013 · as Silver Monkey / Mr. Reese (voice)
- The Legend of Korra2012 · as Tonraq (voice)
- Wilfred2011 · as Henry Newman
- Franklin & Bash2011 · as Cliff
- Young Justice2010 · as Icicle Sr. (voice)
- Pound Puppies2010 · as Sarge (voice)
- Hawaii Five-02010 · as Elliot Connor
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien2010 · as Vilgax (voice)
- Human Target2010 · as Warden Cole
- FlashForward2009 · as James Ermine
- NCIS: Los Angeles2009 · as Sterling Bridges
- The Vampire Diaries2009 · as Giuseppe Salvatore
- Batman: The Brave and the Bold2008 · as Two-Face (voice)
- Ben 10: Alien Force2008 · as Vilgax (voice)
- Eli Stone2008 · as Salinsky
- Private Practice2007 · as Dr. Gibson
- Dexter2006 · as Harry Morgan
- Jericho2006 · as Jonah Prowse
- Thief2006 · as Agent Patterson
- The Unit2006 · as Reece
- Criminal Minds2005 · as Tom Benton
- Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Jimmy Evans
- American Dad!2005 · as Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice)
- Numb3rs2005 · as Randall Priest
- Battlestar Galactica2004 · as Meier
- The Batman2004 · as Black Mask (voice)
- Justice League Unlimited2004 · as Carter Hall (voice)
- Justice League Unlimited2004 · as Hawkman / Shadow Thief (voice)
- The Grid2004
- North Shore2004 · as Vincent Colville
- Peacemakers2003 · as Cole Hawkins
- Without a Trace2002 · as Lucas Vohland
- CSI: Miami2002 · as Quentin Taylor
- The Twilight Zone2002 · as Alois Hitler
- Justice League2001 · as Lead Manhunter (voice)
- The Huntress2000 · as Tiny Bellows
- Strong Medicine2000 · as Guy Falls
- Third Watch1999 · as Detective Madjanski
- Sex and the City1998 · as Richard Wright
- Total Security1997
- 7th Heaven1996 · as James Carver
- Nash Bridges1996 · as Mark Lee Page
- The X-Files1993 · as Josef Kobold
- Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as Keith Bolt
- Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Red Buckley
- The Equalizer1985 · as Tremayne
- Miami Vice1984 · as Robbie Cann
- The Mystic Warrior1984 · as Pesla
- The Hitchhiker1983 · as Ron
- Hill Street Blues1981







