Anthony Michael Hall
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Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. He also rose to fame starring in films with John Hughes, which include the teen classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science. Hall diversified his roles to avoid becoming typecast as his geek persona, joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (1985–1986) and starring in films such as Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Six Degrees of Separation (1993). After a series of minor roles in the 1990s, he starred as Microsoft's Bill Gates in the 1999 television film Pirates of Silicon Valley and started in 2001 comedy Freddy Got Fingered. In 2008, he appeared in a minor role in The Dark Knight. In 2020, he appeared in ABC's The Goldbergs. Additionally, he starred in the slasher film Halloween Kills (2021).
Known for
Credits
The Dark Knight (2008)
as Engel
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
as Jim
National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
as Rusty Griswold
The Breakfast Club (1985)
as Brian Johnson
Halloween Kills (2021)
as Tommy Doyle
Weird Science (1985)
as Gary
Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Geek (Ted)
Live by Night (2016)
as Gary Smith
Trigger Warning (2024)
as Ezekiel Swann
War Machine (2017)
as Greg Pulver
Foxcatcher (2014)
as Jack
Air Force One Down (2024)
as Sam Waitman
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
as Mr. Davidson
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
as Trent
Bodied (2018)
as Professor Merkin
Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
as Bill Gates
All About the Benjamins (2002)
as Lil J
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
as Bob
Dirt Merchant (1999)
as Jeffry Alan Spacy
Dead in Tombstone (2013)
as Red Hernandez
Happy Accidents (2000)
as Anthony Michael Hall
Halloween Store (—)
as Sheriff Van Hollis
Clerks III (2022)
as Auditioner
Trojan War (1997)
as Bus Driver
Funny Valentine (2005)
as Josh
Sexy Evil Genius (2013)
as Mark Von Dutch
Last Man Standing (2011)
as Nick Collins
Johnny Be Good (1988)
as Johnny Walker
Hail Caesar (1994)
as Julius Caesar McMurty
Zombie Night (2013)
as Patrick
The Grave (1996)
as Travis Purcell
A Bucket of Blood (1995)
as Walter
Into the Sun (1992)
as Tom Slade
61* (2001)
as Whitey Ford
Six Pack (1982)
as Doc
Results (2015)
as Grigory
A Gnome Named Gnorm (1991)
as Casey Gallagher
Out of Bounds (1986)
as Daryl Cage
Texas (1995)
as Yancey Quimper
Hijacked: Flight 285 (1996)
as Peter Cronin
Who Do I Gotta Kill? (1994)
as Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland
Final Approach (2008)
as Greg Gilliad
The Photographer (2000)
as Greg
Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story (2001)
as Mutt Lange
Something About Her (2021)
as Jack
Exit in Red (1997)
as Nick
The Killing Grounds (1998)
as Art Styles
Natural Selection (2016)
as Mr. Stevenson
Friend Request (2013)
as Burk
A Touch of Hope (1999)
as Dr. Neil Bachman
Revenge (1999)
as Brian Cutler
Roswell Delirium (2025)
as Jerry Baskin
The Dead Zone (2002)
as Johnny Smith
Aftermath (2013)
as Tom Fiorini
Cold Night Into Dawn (1997)
as Eddie Rogers
Sincerely Yours (2008)
as Self
Celebrating Sixteen Candles (2008)
as Himself
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (1982)
as Huck Finn
Inside Story: National Lampoon's Vacation (2011)
as Self
The Lears (2017)
as Glenn Lear
Running Out (1983)
as Kylie
The Class (2022)
as Faulk
LA Blues (2007)
as Larry
The Gold Bug (1980)
as The Boy
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese (1990)
as Voice of Mason Reese
Hitched (2001)
as Ted
Les Vampyres (2000)
as Man with Torch