Anthony Michael Hall

Biography

Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. He also rose to fame starring in films with John Hughes, which include the teen classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science. Hall diversified his roles to avoid becoming typecast as his geek persona, joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (1985–1986) and starring in films such as Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Six Degrees of Separation (1993). After a series of minor roles in the 1990s, he starred as Microsoft's Bill Gates in the 1999 television film Pirates of Silicon Valley and started in 2001 comedy Freddy Got Fingered. In 2008, he appeared in a minor role in The Dark Knight. In 2020, he appeared in ABC's The Goldbergs. Additionally, he starred in the slasher film Halloween Kills (2021).

Known For

The Blacklist

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

American Dad!

American Dad!

Reacher

The Kelly Clarkson Show

CSI: Miami

All Movies (67)

• Roswell Delirium2025 · as Jerry Baskin
• Trigger Warning2024 · as Ezekiel Swann
• Air Force One Down2024 · as Sam Waitman
• The Class2022 · as Faulk
• Clerks III2022 · as Auditioner
• Halloween Kills2021 · as Tommy Doyle
• Something About Her2021 · as Jack
• Bodied2018 · as Professor Merkin
• War Machine2017 · as Greg Pulver
• The Lears2017 · as Glenn Lear
• Live by Night2016 · as Gary Smith
• Natural Selection2016 · as Mr. Stevenson
• Results2015 · as Grigory
• Foxcatcher2014 · as Jack
• Zombie Night2013 · as Patrick
• Dead in Tombstone2013 · as Red Hernandez
• Friend Request2013 · as Burk
• Sexy Evil Genius2013 · as Mark Von Dutch
• Aftermath2013 · as Tom Fiorini
• Last Man Standing2011 · as Nick Collins
• Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation2011 · as Self
• Celebrating Sixteen Candles2008 · as Himself
• Sincerely Yours2008 · as Self
• The Dark Knight2008 · as Engel
• Final Approach2008 · as Greg Gilliad
• LA Blues2007 · as Larry
• Funny Valentine2005 · as Josh
• The Dead Zone2002 · as Johnny Smith
• All About the Benjamins2002 · as Lil J
• Hitched2001 · as Ted
• Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story2001 · as Mutt Lange
• 61*2001 · as Whitey Ford
• Freddy Got Fingered2001 · as Mr. Davidson
• The Caveman's Valentine2001 · as Bob
• Les Vampyres2000 · as Man with Torch
• The Photographer2000 · as Greg
• Happy Accidents2000 · as Anthony Michael Hall
• A Touch of Hope1999 · as Dr. Neil Bachman
• Dirt Merchant1999 · as Jeffry Alan Spacy
• Revenge1999 · as Brian Cutler
• Pirates of Silicon Valley1999 · as Bill Gates
• The Killing Grounds1998 · as Art Styles
• Cold Night Into Dawn1997 · as Eddie Rogers
• Trojan War1997 · as Bus Driver
• Exit in Red1997 · as Nick
• Hijacked: Flight 2851996 · as Peter Cronin
• The Grave1996 · as Travis Purcell
• A Bucket of Blood1995 · as Walter
• Texas1995 · as Yancey Quimper
• Who Do I Gotta Kill?1994 · as Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland
• Hail Caesar1994 · as Julius Caesar McMurty
• Six Degrees of Separation1993 · as Trent
• Into the Sun1992 · as Tom Slade
• A Gnome Named Gnorm1991 · as Casey Gallagher
• Edward Scissorhands1990 · as Jim
• Whatever Happened to Mason Reese1990 · as Voice of Mason Reese
• Johnny Be Good1988 · as Johnny Walker
• Out of Bounds1986 · as Daryl Cage
• Weird Science1985 · as Gary
• The Breakfast Club1985 · as Brian Johnson
• Sixteen Candles1984 · as Geek (Ted)
• National Lampoon's Vacation1983 · as Rusty Griswold
• Running Out1983 · as Kylie
• Six Pack1982 · as Doc
• Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn1982 · as Huck Finn
• The Gold Bug1980 · as The Boy
• Halloween Store— · as Sheriff Van Hollis

All TV Shows (46)

• SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025 · as Self
• Wednesday2022 · as Ron Krueger
• Bosch: Legacy2022 · as Agent William Baron
• Reacher2022 · as Zachary Beck
• The D'Amelio Show2021 · as Self
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune2021 · as Self - Contestant
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
• Riverdale2017 · as Principal Featherhead
• Rosewood2015 · as Detective Willet
• Z Nation2014 · as Gideon Gould
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.2013 · as Mister Kitson
• The Goldbergs2013 · as Security Guard
• The Goldbergs2013 · as Mr. Perott
• The Blacklist2013 · as Robby Ressler
• Awkward.2011 · as Mr. Hart
• Celebrity Ghost Stories2009 · as Self
• Community2009 · as Mike
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Warehouse 132009 · as Walter Sykes
• Gotham Tonight2008 · as Mike Engel
• Psych2006 · as Harris Trout
• American Dad!2005 · as (voice)
• American Dad!2005 · as Tom (voice)
• Retrosexual: The '80s2004 · as (archive footage)
• The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self - Guest
• Entourage2004 · as Anthony Michael Hall
• The Soup2004 · as Self
• Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica2003 · as Self
• The New Tom Green Show2003 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• CSI: Miami2002 · as James Bradstone
• The Dead Zone2002 · as Johnny Smith
• The Crow: Stairway to Heaven1998
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Hunger1997 · as Michael
• The Jamie Foxx Show1996 · as Tim
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• Deadly Games1995 · as Chuck Manning
• Touched by an Angel1994 · as Thomas Prescott
• Diagnosis: Murder1993 · as Dr. Johnson
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Reggie Skulnick
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Les Franklin
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters