James Remar

James Remar

Known for
Acting
Born
December 31, 1953 (age 72)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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Filmography

2026
The Odyssey poster

The Odyssey

Movie · as Tiresias

2026
They Will Kill You poster

They Will Kill You

Movie · as The Pig's Head (voice)

2025
Dexter: Resurrection poster

Dexter: Resurrection

TV · as Harry Morgan · 20 eps

2025
All's Fair poster

All's Fair

TV · as Theodore Baskin · 1 ep

2025
IT: Welcome to Derry poster

IT: Welcome to Derry

TV · as General Francis Shaw · 8 eps

2024
Megalopolis poster

Megalopolis

Movie · as Charles Cothope

2024
Drugstore June poster

Drugstore June

Movie · as Arnold

2024
Transformers One poster

Transformers One

Movie · as Zeta Prime (voice)

2023
Glowzies poster

Glowzies

Movie · as Darlus

2023
Oppenheimer poster

Oppenheimer

Movie · as Henry Stimson

2023
Paul T. Goldman poster

Paul T. Goldman

TV · as Lt. Newman · 2 eps

2022
The Noel Diary poster

The Noel Diary

Movie · as Scott Turner

2020
Dead Reckoning poster

Dead Reckoning

Movie · as Agent Cantrell

2020
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables poster

Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables

Movie · as Himself

2020
Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800 poster

Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800

TV · as Narrator · 6 eps

2019
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood poster

Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood

Movie · as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'

2019
Creepshow poster

Creepshow

TV · as Bateman · 1 ep

2019
The Movies That Made Us poster

The Movies That Made Us

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
City on a Hill poster

City on a Hill

TV · as Richy Ryan · 1 ep

2018
All You Ever Wished For poster

All You Ever Wished For

Movie · as Gordon Hutton

2018
Speed Kills poster

Speed Kills

Movie · as Meyer Lansky

2018
The Rookie poster

The Rookie

TV · as Tom Bradford · 1 ep

2018
Black Lightning poster

Black Lightning

TV · as Peter Gambi · 58 eps

2018
Yellowstone poster

Yellowstone

TV · as Kyle Fremont · 1 ep

2018
Magnum P.I. poster

Magnum P.I.

TV · as Captain Buck Greene · 6 eps

2017
The Blackcoat's Daughter poster

The Blackcoat's Daughter

Movie · as Bill

2017
The Night Watchmen poster

The Night Watchmen

Movie · as Randall

2017
Can't Buy My Love poster

Can't Buy My Love

Movie · as Rex

2017
Feed poster

Feed

Movie · as Tom

2017
The Saint poster

The Saint

Movie · as Arnold Valecross

2016
The Dog Lover poster

The Dog Lover

Movie · as Daniel Holloway

2016
Decommissioned poster

Decommissioned

Movie · as David Marino

2016
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage poster

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

Movie · as Admiral Parnell

2016
The Shannara Chronicles poster

The Shannara Chronicles

TV · as Cephelo, Cephalo · 3 eps

2016
Animal Kingdom poster

Animal Kingdom

TV · as Detective Andre · 4 eps

2015
Unnatural poster

Unnatural

Movie · as Martin Nakos

2015
Papa Hemingway in Cuba poster

Papa Hemingway in Cuba

Movie · as Santo Trafficante

2015
Eden poster

Eden

Movie · as Coach DaFoe

2015
Code Black poster

Code Black

TV · as General Hutch Hutchinson · 1 ep

2014
Persecuted poster

Persecuted

Movie · as John Luther

2014
Lap Dance poster

Lap Dance

Movie · as Patrick Moore

2014
State of Affairs poster

State of Affairs

TV · as Syd · 1 ep

2014
Gotham poster

Gotham

TV · as Frank Gordon · 3 eps

2013
Horns poster

Horns

Movie · as Derrick Perrish

2013
Beware the Batman poster

Beware the Batman

TV · as Silver Monkey (voice), Silver Monkey / Mr. Reese (voice) · 2 eps

2012
Django Unchained poster

Django Unchained

Movie · as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck

2012
Ben 10: Omniverse poster

Ben 10: Omniverse

Movie · as Vilgax (voice)

2012
The Legend of Korra poster

The Legend of Korra

TV · as Tonraq (voice) · 14 eps

2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon poster

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Movie · as Sideswipe (voice)

2011
X-Men: First Class poster

X-Men: First Class

Movie · as US General

2011
Arena poster

Arena

Movie · as Tall Man

2011
Setup poster

Setup

Movie · as William

2011
All Superheroes Must Die poster

All Superheroes Must Die

Movie · as Rickshaw

2011
The FP poster

The FP

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2011
Wilfred poster

Wilfred

TV · as Henry Newman · 2 eps

2011
Franklin & Bash poster

Franklin & Bash

TV · as Cliff · 1 ep

2010
RED poster

RED

Movie · as Gabriel Singer

2010
Gun poster

Gun

Movie · as Detective Rogers

2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien poster

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

TV · as Vilgax (voice) · 5 eps

2010
Pound Puppies poster

Pound Puppies

TV · as Sarge (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Young Justice poster

Young Justice

TV · as Icicle Sr. (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Hawaii Five-0 poster

Hawaii Five-0

TV · as Elliot Connor · 1 ep

2010
Human Target poster

Human Target

TV · as Warden Cole · 1 ep

2009
The Unborn poster

The Unborn

Movie · as Gordon Beldon

2009
2B poster

2B

Movie · as Tom Mortlake

2009
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer poster

National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer

Movie · as Sam Kramer

2009
The Christmas Hope poster

The Christmas Hope

Movie · as Mark Addison

2009
FlashForward poster

FlashForward

TV · as James Ermine · 1 ep

2009
NCIS: Los Angeles poster

NCIS: Los Angeles

TV · as Sterling Bridges · 3 eps

2009
The Vampire Diaries poster

The Vampire Diaries

TV · as Giuseppe Salvatore · 2 eps

2008
Pineapple Express poster

Pineapple Express

Movie · as General Bratt

2008
Eli Stone poster

Eli Stone

TV · as Salinsky · 1 ep

2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

TV · as Two-Face (voice) · 1 ep

2008
Ben 10: Alien Force poster

Ben 10: Alien Force

TV · as Vilgax (voice) · 2 eps

2007
Ratatouille poster

Ratatouille

Movie · as Larousse (voice)

2007
Sharpshooter poster

Sharpshooter

Movie · as Dillon

2007
The Warriors: The Beginning poster

The Warriors: The Beginning

Movie · as Self

2007
The Warriors: The Way Home poster

The Warriors: The Way Home

Movie · as Self

2007
The Warriors: Battleground poster

The Warriors: Battleground

Movie · as Self

2007
The Warriors: The Phenomenon poster

The Warriors: The Phenomenon

Movie · as Self

2007
Private Practice poster

Private Practice

TV · as Dr. Gibson · 1 ep

2006
Jericho poster

Jericho

TV · as Jonah Prowse · 5 eps

2006
The Unit poster

The Unit

TV · as Reece · 1 ep

2006
Dexter poster

Dexter

TV · as Harry Morgan · 96 eps

2006
Thief poster

Thief

TV · as Agent Patterson · 1 ep

2005
Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds

TV · as Tom Benton · 1 ep

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Jimmy Evans · 6 eps

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice) · 1 ep

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Randall Priest · 1 ep

2004
The Girl Next Door poster

The Girl Next Door

Movie · as Hugo Posh

2004
Ike: Countdown to D-Day poster

Ike: Countdown to D-Day

Movie · as General Omar Bradley

2004
Blade: Trinity poster

Blade: Trinity

Movie · as Ray Cumberland

2004
The Survivors Club poster

The Survivors Club

Movie · as Roan Griffin

2004
American Meltdown poster

American Meltdown

Movie · as Colonel Boggs

2004
The Batman poster

The Batman

TV · as Black Mask (voice) · 3 eps

2004
North Shore poster

North Shore

TV · as Vincent Colville · 20 eps

2004
Battlestar Galactica poster

Battlestar Galactica

TV · as Meier · 2 eps

2004
The Grid poster

The Grid

TV · 6 eps

2004
Justice League Unlimited poster

Justice League Unlimited

TV · as Carter Hall (voice), Hawkman / Shadow Thief (voice) · 1 ep

2003
2 Fast 2 Furious poster

2 Fast 2 Furious

Movie · as Agent Markham

2003
Betrayal poster

Betrayal

Movie · as Alex Tyler

2003
Fear X poster

Fear X

Movie · as Peter

2003
Duplex poster

Duplex

Movie · as Chick

2003
Peacemakers poster

Peacemakers

TV · as Cole Hawkins · 1 ep

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Quentin Taylor · 1 ep

2002
Without a Trace poster

Without a Trace

TV · as Lucas Vohland · 1 ep

2002
The Twilight Zone poster

The Twilight Zone

TV · as Alois Hitler · 1 ep

2001
Guardian poster

Guardian

Movie · as Detective Carpenter

2001
Dying on the Edge poster

Dying on the Edge

Movie · as Jackie James

2001
Justice League poster

Justice League

TV · as Lead Manhunter (voice) · 2 eps

2000
What Lies Beneath poster

What Lies Beneath

Movie · as Warren Feur

2000
Hellraiser: Inferno poster

Hellraiser: Inferno

Movie · as Dr. Paul Gregory

2000
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged poster

The Base 2: Guilty as Charged

Movie · as Lt. Col. Strauss

2000
Blowback poster

Blowback

Movie · as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt

2000
The Huntress poster

The Huntress

Movie · as Tiny Bellows

2000
The Huntress poster

The Huntress

TV · as Tiny Bellows · 28 eps

2000
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

TV · as Guy Falls · 1 ep

1999
Rites of Passage poster

Rites of Passage

Movie · as Frank Dabbo

1999
Born Bad poster

Born Bad

Movie

1999
D.R.E.A.M. Team poster

D.R.E.A.M. Team

Movie · as Shawn Murphy

1999
Double Frame

Double Frame

Movie

1999
Psycho Path poster

Psycho Path

Movie · as Self

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Detective Madjanski · 4 eps

1998
Inferno poster

Inferno

Movie · as Dr. Coleman West

1998
Psycho poster

Psycho

Movie · as Patrolman

1998
Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City

TV · as Richard Wright · 10 eps

1997
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation poster

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Movie · as Raiden

1997
Total Security poster

Total Security

TV · 13 eps

1996
The Quest poster

The Quest

Movie · as Maxie Devine

1996
The Phantom poster

The Phantom

Movie · as Quill

1996
Robo Warriors poster

Robo Warriors

Movie · as Ray Gibson

1996
One Good Turn poster

One Good Turn

Movie · as Simon Jury

1996
7th Heaven poster

7th Heaven

TV · as James Carver · 2 eps

1996
Nash Bridges poster

Nash Bridges

TV · as Mark Lee Page · 1 ep

1995
Boys on the Side poster

Boys on the Side

Movie · as Alex

1995
Wild Bill poster

Wild Bill

Movie · as Donnie Lonigan

1995
The Surgeon poster

The Surgeon

Movie · as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks

1995
Judge Dredd poster

Judge Dredd

Movie · as Block Warlord (uncredited)

1994
Miracle on 34th Street poster

Miracle on 34th Street

Movie · as Jack Duff

1994
Renaissance Man poster

Renaissance Man

Movie · as Captain Tom Murdoch

1994
Confessions of a Hitman poster

Confessions of a Hitman

Movie · as Bruno Serrano

1994
Across the Moon poster

Across the Moon

Movie · as Rattlesnake Jim

1993
Fatal Instinct poster

Fatal Instinct

Movie · as Max Shady

1993
Blink poster

Blink

Movie · as Thomas Ridgely

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Keith Bolt · 1 ep

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · as Josef Kobold · 1 ep

1992
Strangers poster

Strangers

Movie · as Bernard (The Last Game)

1992
Indecency poster

Indecency

Movie · as Mick Clarkson

1992
The Tigress poster

The Tigress

Movie · as Andrei

1991
Wedlock poster

Wedlock

Movie · as Sam

1991
White Fang poster

White Fang

Movie · as Beauty Smith

1991
Brotherhood of the Gun

Brotherhood of the Gun

Movie · as Frank Weir

1991
Session Man poster

Session Man

Movie · as McQueen

1990
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie poster

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Movie · as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

1990
Fatal Charm poster

Fatal Charm

Movie · as Louis

1990
Night Visions poster

Night Visions

Movie · as Sergeant Thomas Mackey

1990
Kojak: None So Blind poster

Kojak: None So Blind

Movie · as Wolfgang Reiger

1989
Drugstore Cowboy poster

Drugstore Cowboy

Movie · as Gentry

1989
The Dream Team poster

The Dream Team

Movie · as Gianelli

1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars poster

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Movie · as John Sikes

1989
Silence Like Glass poster

Silence Like Glass

Movie · as Charly

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Red Buckley · 1 ep

1987
Rent-a-Cop poster

Rent-a-Cop

Movie · as Dancer

1986
Band of the Hand poster

Band of the Hand

Movie · as Nestor

1986
The Clan of the Cave Bear poster

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Movie · as Creb

1986
Quiet Cool poster

Quiet Cool

Movie · as Joe Dylanne

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Tremayne · 1 ep

1984
The Cotton Club poster

The Cotton Club

Movie · as Dutch Schultz

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Robbie Cann · 1 ep

1984
The Mystic Warrior poster

The Mystic Warrior

TV · as Pesla · 2 eps

1983
The Hitchhiker poster

The Hitchhiker

TV · as Ron · 1 ep

1982
48 Hrs. poster

48 Hrs.

Movie · as Albert Ganz

1982
Partners poster

Partners

Movie · as Edward K. Petersen

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · 2 eps

1980
The Long Riders poster

The Long Riders

Movie · as Sam Starr

1980
Windwalker poster

Windwalker

Movie · as Windwalker (young)

1980
Cruising poster

Cruising

Movie · as Gregory

1979
The Warriors poster

The Warriors

Movie · as Ajax

1978
On the Yard poster

On the Yard

Movie · as Larson