
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

Thirteen (2003)
as Travis

Traffic (2000)
as Jeff Sheridan

Alarum (2025)
as Ronald Burbridge

May December (2023)
as Tom Atherton

Pacific Heights (1990)
as Bill

Stealing Beauty (1996)
as Richard

The Sitter (2011)
as Dr. Pedulla

Twisted (2004)
as Ray Porter

Black Widow (1987)
as Michael

Molly (1999)
as Mark Cottrell

In the Deep Woods (1992)
as Frank McCarry

Rough Magic (1995)
as Cliff Wyatt

The Misfit Brigade (1987)
as Capt. Von Barring

The Glorias (2020)
as Stan

Sad Inheritance (1993)
as Gabriel

An Unexpected Love (2003)
as Jack Mayer

The Counterfeit Contessa (1994)
as Dawson Everett

Lisa (1990)
as Richard

An Early Frost (1985)
as Peter Hilton

Riding the Bus with My Sister (2005)
as Rick

Against the Clock (2019)
as Douglas

The Smell of Success (2011)
as Agent Chestnut

The Little Death (1996)
as Paul Hannon

A Song from the Heart (1999)
as Gregory Pavan

Visioneers (2008)
as Jeffers

The Year of Spectacular Men (2018)
as Teacher

The Secret She Carried (1996)
as Mitch Hayward

Kill Me Later (2001)
as Mathew Richmond

Operating Instructions (2009)
as Brandon Zisk

Crime Story (2021)
as Congressman Billings

Fine Things (1990)
as Bernie Fine

Dream Breakers (1989)
as Mark O'Connor

Perfect Prey (1998)
as Detective Jimmy Cerullo

Black Crescent Moon (2008)
as Jack Wagner
There There (—)
Actor

Picture Paris (2012)
as Randy Larson

Tennis Anyone? (2006)
as Courtney Conte
LifeStories: Steve Burdick (1990)
as Steve Burdick
Paradise: Disturbed (—)
Actor

Miss Beatty's Children (1992)
as Alan Chandler

Star Struck (1994)
as Colton

A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story (1994)
as Smitty

Take Two (—)
as Steve Magarahan
Joe's Wedding (1996)
as Joe McCarthy

Special Ed (2006)
as Sonny





