D.W. Moffett
Known for: Acting
Donald Warren "D.W." Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Moffett began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985. He subsequently starred in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter the same year. He made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow (1987) before portraying a serial killer in the thriller Lisa (1990). Moffett had a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's drama Stealing Beauty (1996), and went on to star in the network series For Your Love (1998–2002). Other film credits from this time include Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000), which earned Moffett a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the coming-of-age drama Thirteen (2003). Beginning in 2008, Moffett had a recurring role on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, appearing in two seasons. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as John Kennish on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Paul Olsen
1999
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Allan
2005
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Grant Harrington
2001
Series
CSI: Miami
James Welmont
2002
Series
Chicago Med
Cornelius Rhodes
2015
Series
The Closer
Jeffrey Walters
2005
Series
How to Get Away with Murder
Jeff Walsh
2014
Series
Ghost Whisperer
Dale
2005
Series
Bosch
Jack Killoran
2015
Series
Without a Trace
Alan Hodges
2002
Series
Cold Case
Todd Whitley
2003
Series
Miami Vice
Thomas Waldman
1984
Series
Nip/Tuck
Kevin Hotchkiss
2003
Series
Numb3rs
Bob Tombrello
2005
Series
Crossing Jordan
Eddy Winslow
2001
Film
One Battle After Another
Bill Desmond
2025
Series
Lie to Me
Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan
2009
Series
Brothers and Sisters
Michael Pellington
2006
Series
Hot in Cleveland
Chester
2010
Series
Friday Night Lights
Joe McCoy
2006
Series
American Playhouse
James Rodker
1982
Series
Switched at Birth
John Kennish
2011
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Logan Andrews
1989
Series
The Equalizer
Mitchell
1985
Series
In Plain Sight
Julian Conrad
2008
Series
The Outer Limits
James Heatherton
1995
Film
Falling Down
Detective Lydecker
1993
Series
Close to Home
Joseph Wright
2005
Film
Thirteen
Travis
2003
Series
Commander in Chief
Mike Stanton
2005
Film
May December
Tom Atherton
2023
Series
The Naked Truth
Dylan Michael Michaels
1995
Film
Traffic
Jeff Sheridan
2000
Series
Happily Divorced
2011
Series
Happily Divorced
Elliot
2011
Series
For Your Love
Dean Winston
1998
Film
Stealing Beauty
Richard
1996
Film
Alarum
Ronald Burbridge
2025
Series
Fired Up
James
1997
Series
Welcome to Flatch
Doug
2022
Series
Watching Ellie
Billy
2002
Series
Monarch
Tripp DeWitt
2022
Film
Pacific Heights
Bill
1990
Series
Hidden Palms
Bob Hardy
2007
Film
The Sitter
Dr. Pedulla
2011
Series
Union Square
Tom
1997
Series
Palace Guard
Tommy Logan
1991
Series
The Book of Daniel
Worth Webster
2006
Film
Twisted
Ray Porter
2004
Film
Black Widow
Michael
1987
Series
Chicago Sons
Mike Kulchak
1997
Series
The Oldest Rookie
Tony Jonas
1987
Series
Skin
2003
Film
The Glorias
Stan
2020
Film
Rough Magic
Cliff Wyatt
1995
Film
The Misfit Brigade
Capt. Von Barring
1987
Series
Life Is Wild
Danny Clarke
2007
Film
Molly
Mark Cottrell
1999
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Rick
1951
Film
Lisa
Richard
1990
Film
Against the Clock
Douglas
2019
Film
The Year of Spectacular Men
Teacher
2018
Film
Sad Inheritance
Gabriel
1993
Film
Crime Story
Congressman Billings
2021
Film
In the Deep Woods
Frank McCarry
1992
Film
An Early Frost
Peter Hilton
1985
Film
Fine Things
Bernie Fine
1990
Film
Riding the Bus with My Sister
Rick
2005
Film
Kill Me Later
Mathew Richmond
2001
Film
Visioneers
Jeffers
2008
Film
The Counterfeit Contessa
Dawson Everett
1994
Film
The Smell of Success
Agent Chestnut
2011
Film
Operating Instructions
Brandon Zisk
2009
Film
Perfect Prey
Detective Jimmy Cerullo
1998
Film
The Little Death
Paul Hannon
1996
Film
Tennis Anyone?
Courtney Conte
2006
Film
Star Struck
Colton
1994
Film
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
Smitty
1994
Film
Dream Breakers
Mark O'Connor
1989
Film
An Unexpected Love
Jack Mayer
2003
Film
A Song from the Heart
Gregory Pavan
1999
Film
Joe's Wedding
Joe McCarthy
1996
Film
Picture Paris
Randy Larson
2012
There There
Paradise: Disturbed
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
Steve Burdick
1990
Film
Black Crescent Moon
Jack Wagner
2008
Film
The Secret She Carried
Mitch Hayward
1996
Film
Special Ed
Sonny
2006
Film
Miss Beatty's Children
Alan Chandler
1992
Film
Take Two
Steve Magarahan