James Remar
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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.
Known for
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The Odyssey (2026)
as Tiresias
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Oppenheimer (2023)
as Henry Stimson
Django Unchained (2012)
as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
Ratatouille (2007)
as Larousse (voice)
Transformers One (2024)
as Zeta Prime (voice)
The Girl Next Door (2004)
as Hugo Posh
They Will Kill You (2026)
as The Pig's Head (voice)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
as Ray Cumberland
Judge Dredd (1995)
as Block Warlord (uncredited)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
as Warren Feur
The Warriors (1979)
as Ajax
RED (2010)
as Gabriel Singer
Megalopolis (2024)
as Charles Cothope
Pineapple Express (2008)
as General Bratt
48 Hrs. (1982)
as Albert Ganz
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
as Jack Duff
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Dutch Schultz
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
as Raiden
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
as Admiral Parnell
Boys on the Side (1995)
as Alex
The Unborn (2009)
as Gordon Beldon
Fatal Instinct (1993)
as Max Shady
White Fang (1991)
as Beauty Smith
Duplex (2003)
as Chick
The Phantom (1996)
as Quill
Renaissance Man (1994)
as Captain Tom Murdoch
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
Psycho (1998)
as Patrolman
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
as Gentry
The Long Riders (1980)
as Sam Starr
Speed Kills (2018)
as Meyer Lansky
The Quest (1996)
as Maxie Devine
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
as Sideswipe (voice)
The Blackcoat's Daughter (2017)
as Bill
Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
as Dr. Paul Gregory
Cruising (1980)
as Gregory
Horns (2013)
as Derrick Perrish
The Noel Diary (2022)
as Scott Turner
Wild Bill (1995)
as Donnie Lonigan
American Meltdown (2004)
as Colonel Boggs
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
as Agent Markham
The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
as Creb
The Night Watchmen (2017)
as Randall
Band of the Hand (1986)
as Nestor
The Saint (2017)
as Arnold Valecross
Arena (2011)
as Tall Man
Lap Dance (2014)
as Patrick Moore
Setup (2011)
as William
Can't Buy My Love (2017)
as Rex
The Dream Team (1989)
as Gianelli
Silence Like Glass (1989)
Actor
Born Bad (1999)
Actor
Ike: Countdown to D-Day (2004)
as General Omar Bradley
Dead Reckoning (2020)
as Agent Cantrell
Wedlock (1991)
as Sam
The Dog Lover (2016)
as Daniel Holloway
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
as Dancer
Drugstore June (2024)
as Arnold
Papa Hemingway in Cuba (2015)
as Santo Trafficante
Gun (2010)
as Detective Rogers
Guardian (2001)
as Detective Carpenter
D.R.E.A.M. Team (1999)
as Shawn Murphy
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer (2009)
as Sam Kramer
Blink (1993)
as Thomas Ridgely
Across the Moon (1994)
as Rattlesnake Jim
All You Ever Wished For (2018)
as Gordon Hutton
Dying on the Edge (2001)
as Jackie James
Sharpshooter (2007)
as Dillon
Brotherhood of the Gun (1991)
as Frank Weir
Robo Warriors (1996)
as Ray Gibson
Betrayal (2003)
as Alex Tyler
Feed (2017)
as Tom
Fear X (2003)
as Peter
Unnatural (2015)
as Martin Nakos
Confessions of a Hitman (1994)
as Bruno Serrano
The Surgeon (1995)
as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
Night Visions (1990)
as Sergeant Thomas Mackey
Indecency (1992)
as Mick Clarkson
Decommissioned (2016)
as David Marino
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
as John Sikes
The Warriors: The Phenomenon (2007)
as Self
Ben 10: Omniverse (2012)
as Vilgax (voice)
All Superheroes Must Die (2011)
as Rickshaw
One Good Turn (1996)
as Simon Jury
Eden (2015)
as Coach DaFoe
Double Frame (1999)
Actor
Kojak: None So Blind (1990)
as Wolfgang Reiger
The Tigress (1992)
as Andrei
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged (2000)
as Lt. Col. Strauss
Fatal Charm (1990)
as Louis
The FP (2011)
as Narrator (voice)
Rites of Passage (1999)
as Frank Dabbo
Partners (1982)
as Edward K. Petersen
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables (2020)
as Himself
The Warriors: The Way Home (2007)
as Self
The Christmas Hope (2009)
as Mark Addison
Quiet Cool (1986)
as Joe Dylanne
Persecuted (2014)
as John Luther
The Huntress (2000)
as Tiny Bellows
Blowback (2000)
as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
Inferno (1998)
as Dr. Coleman West
On the Yard (1978)
as Larson
Psycho Path (1999)
as Self
Windwalker (1980)
as Windwalker (young)
Session Man (1991)
as McQueen
The Warriors: The Beginning (2007)
as Self
Strangers (1992)
as Bernard (The Last Game)
Glowzies (2023)
as Darlus
The Warriors: Battleground (2007)
as Self
X-Men: First Class (2011)
as US General
2B (2009)
as Tom Mortlake
The Survivors Club (2004)
as Roan Griffin