D.W. Moffett
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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.
Known for
Credits
One Battle After Another (2025)
as Bill Desmond
Falling Down (1993)
as Detective Lydecker
Traffic (2000)
as Jeff Sheridan
May December (2023)
as Tom Atherton
Alarum (2025)
as Ronald Burbridge
Stealing Beauty (1996)
as Richard
Thirteen (2003)
as Travis
Pacific Heights (1990)
as Bill
The Sitter (2011)
as Dr. Pedulla
Black Widow (1987)
as Michael
Twisted (2004)
as Ray Porter
The Secret She Carried (1996)
as Mitch Hayward
The Glorias (2020)
as Stan
Molly (1999)
as Mark Cottrell
Rough Magic (1995)
as Cliff Wyatt
In the Deep Woods (1992)
as Frank McCarry
Riding the Bus with My Sister (2005)
as Rick
The Year of Spectacular Men (2018)
as Teacher
Against the Clock (2019)
as Douglas
Visioneers (2008)
as Jeffers
The Misfit Brigade (1987)
as Capt. Von Barring
The Smell of Success (2011)
as Agent Chestnut
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (1994)
as Smitty
Sad Inheritance (1993)
as Gabriel
An Early Frost (1985)
as Peter Hilton
Crime Story (2021)
as Congressman Billings
Operating Instructions (2009)
as Brandon Zisk
The Little Death (1996)
as Paul Hannon
A Song from the Heart (1999)
as Gregory Pavan
Lisa (1990)
as Richard
Perfect Prey (1998)
as Detective Jimmy Cerullo
An Unexpected Love (2003)
as Jack Mayer
Kill Me Later (2001)
as Mathew Richmond
Tennis Anyone? (2006)
as Courtney Conte
Dream Breakers (1989)
as Mark O'Connor
Fine Things (1990)
as Bernie Fine
The Counterfeit Contessa (1994)
as Dawson Everett
Picture Paris (2012)
as Randy Larson
Star Struck (1994)
as Colton
Special Ed (2006)
as Sonny
Black Crescent Moon (2008)
as Jack Wagner
LifeStories: Steve Burdick (1990)
as Steve Burdick
Miss Beatty's Children (1992)
as Alan Chandler
Joe's Wedding (1996)
as Joe McCarthy
Paradise: Disturbed (—)
Actor
There There (—)
Actor
Take Two (—)
as Steve Magarahan