James Remar
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Film
The Odyssey
Tiresias
2026
Series
The Rookie
Tom Bradford
2018
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Jimmy Evans
2005
Series
Criminal Minds
Tom Benton
2005
Series
Dexter
Harry Morgan
2006
Series
Yellowstone
Kyle Fremont
2018
Series
Hawaii Five-0
Elliot Connor
2010
Series
American Dad!
Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice)
2005
Series
The Vampire Diaries
Giuseppe Salvatore
2009
Series
CSI: Miami
Quentin Taylor
2002
Series
The X-Files
Josef Kobold
1993
Series
NCIS: Los Angeles
Sterling Bridges
2009
Series
Without a Trace
Lucas Vohland
2002
Film
Oppenheimer
Henry Stimson
2023
Series
Young Justice
Icicle Sr. (voice)
2010
Series
Gotham
Frank Gordon
2014
Series
Animal Kingdom
Detective Andre
2016
Series
Battlestar Galactica
Meier
2004
Series
The Legend of Korra
Tonraq (voice)
2012
Series
Sex and the City
Richard Wright
1998
Film
Django Unchained
Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
2012
Series
Miami Vice
Robbie Cann
1984
Series
Magnum P.I.
Captain Buck Greene
2018
Series
Strong Medicine
Guy Falls
2000
Series
Numb3rs
Randall Priest
2005
Series
IT: Welcome to Derry
General Francis Shaw
2025
Series
Private Practice
Dr. Gibson
2007
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
Third Watch
Detective Madjanski
1999
Film
Ratatouille
Larousse (voice)
2007
Series
The Unit
Reece
2006
Series
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Two-Face (voice)
2008
Series
Nash Bridges
Mark Lee Page
1996
Series
The Equalizer
Tremayne
1985
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Red Buckley
1989
Film
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
2019
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Keith Bolt
1993
Film
Blade: Trinity
Ray Cumberland
2004
Series
Ben 10: Alien Force
Vilgax (voice)
2008
Series
Black Lightning
Peter Gambi
2018
Series
Dexter: Resurrection
Harry Morgan
2025
Film
Transformers One
Zeta Prime (voice)
2024
Series
All's Fair
Theodore Baskin
2025
Film
They Will Kill You
The Pig's Head (voice)
2026
Series
Franklin & Bash
Cliff
2011
Series
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Vilgax (voice)
2010
Series
The Batman
Black Mask (voice)
2004
Series
Pound Puppies
Sarge (voice)
2010
Series
Justice League Unlimited
Carter Hall (voice)
2004
Series
Justice League Unlimited
Hawkman / Shadow Thief (voice)
2004
Film
The Girl Next Door
Hugo Posh
2004
Series
7th Heaven
James Carver
1996
Series
The Hitchhiker
Ron
1983
Series
The Twilight Zone
Alois Hitler
2002
Film
RED
Gabriel Singer
2010
Series
FlashForward
James Ermine
2009
Series
Justice League
Lead Manhunter (voice)
2001
Series
Jericho
Jonah Prowse
2006
Series
Human Target
Warden Cole
2010
Film
Judge Dredd
Block Warlord (uncredited)
1995
Series
Creepshow
Bateman
2019
Series
The Shannara Chronicles
Cephelo
2016
Series
The Shannara Chronicles
Cephalo
2016
Series
Eli Stone
Salinsky
2008
Series
Code Black
General Hutch Hutchinson
2015
Series
City on a Hill
Richy Ryan
2019
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Self
2019
Series
Wilfred
Henry Newman
2011
Film
48 Hrs.
Albert Ganz
1982
Series
Beware the Batman
Silver Monkey (voice)
2013
Series
Beware the Batman
Silver Monkey / Mr. Reese (voice)
2013
Film
The Warriors
Ajax
1979
Film
Pineapple Express
General Bratt
2008
Film
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Raiden
1997
Film
What Lies Beneath
Warren Feur
2000
Film
Megalopolis
Charles Cothope
2024
Film
The Unborn
Gordon Beldon
2009
Series
The Huntress
Tiny Bellows
2000
Film
The Phantom
Quill
1996
Film
The Quest
Maxie Devine
1996
Film
White Fang
Beauty Smith
1991
Film
Miracle on 34th Street
Jack Duff
1994
Film
Duplex
Chick
2003
Film
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Admiral Parnell
2016
Series
Thief
Agent Patterson
2006
Film
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Sideswipe (voice)
2011
Film
Cruising
Gregory
1980
Film
Psycho
Patrolman
1998
Film
Horns
Derrick Perrish
2013
Film
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
1990
Series
North Shore
Vincent Colville
2004
Film
Boys on the Side
Alex
1995
Film
The Blackcoat's Daughter
Bill
2017
Film
The Long Riders
Sam Starr
1980
Film
Wild Bill
Donnie Lonigan
1995
Film
Hellraiser: Inferno
Dr. Paul Gregory
2000
Film
Speed Kills
Meyer Lansky
2018
Film
The Saint
Arnold Valecross
2017
Film
The Cotton Club
Dutch Schultz
1984
Series
The Grid
2004
Film
Drugstore Cowboy
Gentry
1989
Film
Lap Dance
Patrick Moore
2014
Film
Arena
Tall Man
2011
Series
Total Security
1997
Series
Peacemakers
Cole Hawkins
2003
Film
2 Fast 2 Furious
Agent Markham
2003
Series
Paul T. Goldman
Lt. Newman
2023
Film
Setup
William
2011
Film
The Noel Diary
Scott Turner
2022
Double Frame
1999
Film
Silence Like Glass
1989
Film
Renaissance Man
Captain Tom Murdoch
1994
Film
The Dream Team
Gianelli
1989
Film
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Creb
1986
Film
American Meltdown
Colonel Boggs
2004
Film
Rent-a-Cop
Dancer
1987
Film
Fatal Instinct
Max Shady
1993
Film
Gun
Detective Rogers
2010
Film
Wedlock
Sam
1991
Film
Ike: Countdown to D-Day
General Omar Bradley
2004
Film
Guardian
Detective Carpenter
2001
Film
Sharpshooter
Dillon
2007
Film
The Dog Lover
Daniel Holloway
2016
Film
The Night Watchmen
Randall
2017
Film
Dead Reckoning
Agent Cantrell
2020
Film
Band of the Hand
Nestor
1986
Film
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
Sam Kramer
2009
Film
Can't Buy My Love
Rex
2017
Film
Eden
Coach DaFoe
2015
Film
Fear X
Peter
2003
Film
Ben 10: Omniverse
Vilgax (voice)
2012
Film
Blink
Thomas Ridgely
1993
Film
Born Bad
1999
Film
Indecency
Mick Clarkson
1992
Film
Robo Warriors
Ray Gibson
1996
Series
The Mystic Warrior
Pesla
1984
Film
The Surgeon
Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
1995
Film
Betrayal
Alex Tyler
2003
Film
Blowback
John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
2000
Film
Feed
Tom
2017
Film
X-Men: First Class
US General
2011
Film
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
Santo Trafficante
2015
Film
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
Lt. Col. Strauss
2000
Film
Decommissioned
David Marino
2016
Film
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
John Sikes
1989
Film
The Warriors: The Beginning
Self
2007
Brotherhood of the Gun
Frank Weir
1991
Film
Unnatural
Martin Nakos
2015
Film
All Superheroes Must Die
Rickshaw
2011
Film
Quiet Cool
Joe Dylanne
1986
Film
Drugstore June
Arnold
2024
Film
The Tigress
Andrei
1992
Film
Partners
Edward K. Petersen
1982
Film
Persecuted
John Luther
2014
Film
All You Ever Wished For
Gordon Hutton
2018
Film
Fatal Charm
Louis
1990
Film
Strangers
Bernard (The Last Game)
1992
Film
On the Yard
Larson
1978
Film
The Warriors: The Way Home
Self
2007
Film
Night Visions
Sergeant Thomas Mackey
1990
Series
State of Affairs
Syd
2014
Film
Windwalker
Windwalker (young)
1980
Film
The Warriors: Battleground
Self
2007
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
Himself
2020
Film
Rites of Passage
Frank Dabbo
1999
Film
Across the Moon
Rattlesnake Jim
1994
Film
Kojak: None So Blind
Wolfgang Reiger
1990
Film
One Good Turn
Simon Jury
1996
Film
The Warriors: The Phenomenon
Self
2007
Film
Psycho Path
Self
1999
Film
Inferno
Dr. Coleman West
1998
Film
Confessions of a Hitman
Bruno Serrano
1994
Film
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Shawn Murphy
1999
Film
The Huntress
Tiny Bellows
2000
Film
The Christmas Hope
Mark Addison
2009
Film
Dying on the Edge
Jackie James
2001
Film
The FP
Narrator (voice)
2011
Film
Session Man
McQueen
1991
Film
The Survivors Club
Roan Griffin
2004
Film
2B
Tom Mortlake
2009
Series
Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800
Narrator
2020
Film
Glowzies
Darlus
2023