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James Remar
ActorBorn December 31, 1953 (71 years)
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.
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.
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James Remar Filmography
| 2026 | Trinity (2026) (TV Series) · as President Paul Barnard |
| 2026 | |
| 2025 | All's Fair (2025) (TV Series) · as Theodore Baskin |
| 2025 | IT: Welcome to Derry (TV Series) · as General Francis Shaw |
| 2025 | Dexter: Resurrection (TV Series) · as Harry Morgan |
| 2024 | Megalopolis · as Charles Cothope |
| 2024 | Transformers One · as Zeta Prime (voice) |
| 2024 | Drugstore June · as Arnold |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer · as Henry Stimson |
| 2023 | Paul T. Goldman (TV Series) · as Lt. Newman |
| 2022 | The Noel Diary · as Scott Turner |
| 2020 | Dead Reckoning · as Agent Cantrell |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood · as 'bounty Law' - 'ugly Owl' |
| 2019 | City on a Hill (TV Series) · as Richy Ryan |
| 2018 | Speed Kills · as Meyer Lansky |
| 2018 | The Rookie (TV Series) · as Tom Bradford |
| 2018 | Magnum P.I. (TV Series) · as Captain Buck Greene |
| 2018 | All You Ever Wished For · as Gordon Hutton |
| 2018 | Yellowstone (2018) (TV Series) · as Kyle Fremont |
| 2018 | Black Lightning (TV Series) · as Peter Gambi |
| 2017 | The Night Watchmen · as Randall |
| 2017 | Feed · as Tom |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Can't Buy My Love · as Rex |
| 2016 | Decommissioned · as David Marino |
| 2016 | USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage · as Admiral Parnell |
| 2016 | The Dog Lover · as Daniel Holloway |
| 2016 | Animal Kingdom (2016) (TV Series) · as Detective Andre |
| 2016 | The Path (TV Series) · as Kodiak |
| 2016 | The Shannara Chronicles (TV Series) · as Cephalo |
| 2015 | Papa Hemingway in Cuba · as Santo Trafficante |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Code Black (TV Series) · as General Hutch Hutchinson |
| 2015 | The Blackcoat's Daughter · as Bill |
| 2014 | Lap Dance · as Patrick Moore |
| 2014 | State of Affairs (TV Series) · as Syd |
| 2014 | Gotham (TV Series) · as Frank Gordon |
| 2014 | Persecuted · as John Luther |
| 2014 | From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (TV Series) · as Gecko Father |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Eden · as Coach Dafoe |
| 2013 | Beware the Batman (TV Series) · as Silver Monkey (voice) |
| 2013 | Motive (TV Series) · as Trent Mcallister |
| 2013 | Newsreaders (TV Series) · as Commercial Announcer |
| 2013 | Hatfields & McCoys · as Joe Hatfield |
| 2012 | Django Unchained · as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korra (TV Series) · as Tonraq (voice) |
| 2011 | All Superheroes Must Die · as Rickshaw |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Arena · as Tall Man |
| 2011 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon · as Sideswipe (voice) |
| 2011 | Wilfred (US) (TV Series) · as Henry Newman |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class · as Us General |
| 2011 | Franklin & Bash (TV Series) · as Cliff |
| 2011 | The FP · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | Transformers: The Ride - 3D · as Sideswipe |
| 2010 | Young Justice (TV Series) · as Icicle Sr. (voice) |
| 2010 | RED · as Gabriel Singer |
| 2010 | Pound Puppies (2010) (TV Series) · as Sarge (voice) |
| 2010 | Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) · as Elliot Connor |
| 2010 | Gun · as Detective Rogers |
| 2010 | Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (TV Series) · as Vilgax (voice) |
| 2010 | Human Target (2010) (TV Series) · as Warden Cole |
| 2009 | The Christmas Hope · as Mark Addison |
| 2009 | Endless Bummer · as Sam Kramer |
| 2009 | FlashForward (TV Series) · as James Ermine |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) · as Sterling Bridges |
| 2009 | The Vampire Diaries (TV Series) · as Giuseppe Salvatore |
| 2009 | 2B · as Tom Mortlake |
| 2009 | The Unborn · as Gordon Beldon |
| 2008 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series) · as Two-Face (voice) |
| 2008 | Pineapple Express · as General Bratt |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force (TV Series) · as Vilgax (voice) |
| 2008 | The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV Series) · as Cat Burglar |
| 2008 | Eli Stone (TV Series) · as Salinsky |
| 2007 | Sharpshooter · as Dillon |
| 2007 | Private Practice (TV Series) · as Dr. Gibson |
| 2007 | Ratatouille · as Larousse (voice) |
| 2006 | Dexter (TV Series) · as Harry Morgan |
| 2006 | Jericho (2006) (TV Series) · as Jonah Prowse |
| 2006 | Thief (TV Series) · as Agent Patterson |
| 2006 | The Unit (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds (TV Series) · as Tom Benton |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Jimmy Evans |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice) |
| 2005 | Numb3rs (TV Series) · as Randall Priest |
| 2004 | Blade: Trinity · as Ray Cumberland |
| 2004 | Battlestar Galactica (2003) (TV Series) · as Meier |
| 2004 | The Batman (TV Series) · as Black Mask (voice) |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited (TV Series) · as Carter Hall (voice) |
| 2004 | The Grid (TV Series) |
| 2004 | North Shore (TV Series) · as Vincent Colville |
| 2004 | Meltdown · as Colonel Boggs |
| 2004 | Ike: Countdown to D-Day · as General Omar Bradley |
| 2004 | The Girl Next Door · as Hugo Posh |
| 2004 | The Survivors Club · as Roan Griffin |
| 2003 | Duplex · as Chick |
| 2003 | Betrayal · as Alex Tyler |
| 2003 | Peacemakers (TV Series) · as Cole Hawkins |
| 2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious · as Agent Markham |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Without a Trace (TV Series) · as Lucas Vohland |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami (TV Series) · as Quentin Taylor |
| 2002 | The Twilight Zone (2002) (TV Series) · as Alois Hitler |
| 2001 | Justice League (TV Series) · as Lead Manhunter (voice) |
| 2001 | Guardian · as Detective Carpenter |
| 2001 | Dying on the Edge · as Jackie James |
| 2000 | Guilty as Charged · as Lt. Col. Strauss |
| 2000 | Hellraiser: Inferno · as Dr. Paul Gregory |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Guy Falls |
| 2000 | What Lies Beneath · as Warren Feur |
| 2000 | Blowback · as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt |
| 2000 | The Huntress (TV Series) · as Tiny Bellows |
| 2000 | 18 Wheels of Justice (TV Series) · as 'gabriel' |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | Rites of Passage · as Frank Dabbo |
| 1999 | D.R.E.A.M. Team · as Shawn Murphy |
| 1999 | Third Watch (TV Series) · as Detective Madjanski |
| 1998 | Psycho · as Patrolman |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Sex and the City (TV Series) · as Richard Wright |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Mortal Kombat: Annihilation · as Raiden |
| 1997 | Total Security (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Robo Warriors · as Ray Gibson |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven (TV Series) · as James Carver |
| 1996 | The Phantom · as Quill |
| 1996 | The Quest · as Maxie Devine |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges (TV Series) · as Mark Lee Page |
| 1996 | One Good Turn · as Simon Jury |
| 1995 | Wild Bill · as Donnie Lonigan |
| 1995 | Judge Dredd · as Block Warlord (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Boys on the Side · as Alex |
| 1995 | The Surgeon · as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks |
| 1994 | Miracle on 34th Street · as Jack Duff |
| 1994 | Across the Moon · as Rattlesnake Jim |
| 1994 | Renaissance Man · as Captain Tom Murdoch |
| 1994 | Confessions of a Hitman · as Bruno Serrano |
| 1994 | Blink · as Thomas Ridgely |
| 1993 | Fatal Instinct · as Max Shady |
| 1993 | The X-Files (TV Series) · as Josef Kobold |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) · as Keith Bolt |
| 1992 | The Tigress · as Andrei |
| 1992 | Indecency · as Mick Clarkson |
| 1992 | Strangers · as Bernard (the Last Game) |
| 1991 | Brotherhood of the Gun · as Frank Weir |
| 1991 | Wedlock · as Sam |
| 1991 | White Fang · as Beauty Smith |
| 1990 | Night Visions · as Sergeant Thomas Mackey |
| 1990 | Fatal Charm · as Louis |
| 1990 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie · as Preston (segment ‘lover’s Vow’) |
| 1990 | Kojak: None So Blind · as Wolfgang Reiger |
| 1989 | Drugstore Cowboy · as Gentry |
| 1989 | Desperado: The Outlaw Wars · as John Sikes |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Red Buckley |
| 1989 | The Dream Team · as Gianelli |
| 1987 | Rent-a-Cop · as Dancer |
| 1986 | Quiet Cool · as Joe Dylanne |
| 1986 | Crime Story (TV Series) · as Smilin' Jack |
| 1986 | Band of the Hand · as Nestor |
| 1986 | The Clan of the Cave Bear · as Creb |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Tremayne |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club · as Dutch Schultz |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Robbie Cann |
| 1984 | The Mystic Warrior · as Pesla |
| 1984 | The Mystic Warrior (TV Series) · as Pesla |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker (TV Series) · as Ron |
| 1982 | 48 Hrs. · as Albert Ganz |
| 1982 | Partners · as Edward K. Petersen |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Windwalker · as Windwalker (young) |
| 1980 | The Long Riders · as Sam Starr |
| 1980 | Cruising · as Gregory |
| 1979 | The Warriors · as Ajax |
| 1978 | On the Yard · as Larson |