
James Remar
Known for Acting · 178 credits
- Born
- 1953-12-31 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- William James Remar
Biography
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
TV Shows (66)

The Rookie
2018
as Tom Bradford

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Jimmy Evans

Criminal Minds
2005
as Tom Benton

Yellowstone
2018
as Kyle Fremont

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Elliot Connor

American Dad!
2005
as Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice)

Dexter
2006
as Harry Morgan

CSI: Miami
2002
as Quentin Taylor

The Vampire Diaries
2009
as Giuseppe Salvatore

The X-Files
1993
as Josef Kobold

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Sterling Bridges

Without a Trace
2002
as Lucas Vohland

Animal Kingdom
2016
as Detective Andre

Gotham
2014
as Frank Gordon

Sex and the City
1998
as Richard Wright

Young Justice
2010
as Icicle Sr. (voice)

Miami Vice
1984
as Robbie Cann

Third Watch
1999
as Detective Madjanski

Magnum P.I.
2018
as Captain Buck Greene

Battlestar Galactica
2004
as Meier

Private Practice
2007
as Dr. Gibson

Hill Street Blues
1981

Numb3rs
2005
as Randall Priest

Strong Medicine
2000
as Guy Falls

The Equalizer
1985
as Tremayne

IT: Welcome to Derry
2025
as General Francis Shaw

The Legend of Korra
2012
as Tonraq (voice)

Nash Bridges
1996
as Mark Lee Page

The Unit
2006
as Reece

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Keith Bolt

Black Lightning
2018
as Peter Gambi

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008
as Two-Face (voice)

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Red Buckley

The Batman
2004
as Black Mask (voice)

7th Heaven
1996
as James Carver

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010
as Vilgax (voice)

Franklin & Bash
2011
as Cliff

Ben 10: Alien Force
2008
as Vilgax (voice)

Pound Puppies
2010
as Sarge (voice)

Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Carter Hall (voice) / Hawkman / Shadow Thief (voice)

The Twilight Zone
2002
as Alois Hitler

The Hitchhiker
1983
as Ron

Dexter: Resurrection
2025
as Harry Morgan

FlashForward
2009
as James Ermine

The Shannara Chronicles
2016
as Cephelo / Cephalo

Human Target
2010
as Warden Cole

Creepshow
2019
as Bateman

Eli Stone
2008
as Salinsky

Justice League
2001
as Lead Manhunter (voice)

Jericho
2006
as Jonah Prowse

Code Black
2015
as General Hutch Hutchinson

Wilfred
2011
as Henry Newman

Beware the Batman
2013
as Silver Monkey (voice) / Silver Monkey / Mr. Reese (voice)

City on a Hill
2019
as Richy Ryan

The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self

The Huntress
2000
as Tiny Bellows

All's Fair
2025
as Theodore Baskin

North Shore
2004
as Vincent Colville

Peacemakers
2003
as Cole Hawkins

Total Security
1997
Movies (112)

They Will Kill You
2026
as Pig's Head (voice)

The Odyssey
2026

Oppenheimer
2023
as Henry Stimson

Ratatouille
2007
as Larousse (voice)

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
as Raiden

The Girl Next Door
2004
as Hugo Posh

Django Unchained
2012
as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'

Transformers One
2024
as Zeta Prime (voice)

RED
2010
as Gabriel Singer

Judge Dredd
1995
as Block Warlord (uncredited)

Blade: Trinity
2004
as Ray Cumberland

48 Hrs.
1982
as Albert Ganz

The Warriors
1979
as Ajax

What Lies Beneath
2000
as Warren Feur

Pineapple Express
2008
as General Bratt

Megalopolis
2024
as Charles Cothope

Horns
2013
as Derrick Perrish

The Quest
1996
as Maxie Devine

White Fang
1991
as Beauty Smith

Cruising
1980
as Gregory

Gun
2010
as Detective Rogers

Duplex
2003
as Chick

Psycho
1998
as Patrolman

The Unborn
2009
as Gordon Beldon

The Cotton Club
1984
as Dutch Schultz

Miracle on 34th Street
1994
as Jack Duff

Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
as Sideswipe (voice)

The Phantom
1996
as Quill

The Saint
2017
as Arnold Valecross

Drugstore Cowboy
1989
as Gentry

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
2016
as Admiral Parnell

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)

Arena
2011
as Tall Man

2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
as Agent Markham

Wild Bill
1995
as Donnie Lonigan

Wedlock
1991
as Sam

Fatal Charm
1990
as Louis

The Blackcoat's Daughter
2017
as Bill

Hellraiser: Inferno
2000
as Dr. Paul Gregory

Speed Kills
2018
as Meyer Lansky

Fatal Instinct
1993
as Max Shady

The Noel Diary
2022
as Scott Turner

The Long Riders
1980
as Sam Starr

Betrayal
2003
as Alex Tyler

Fear X
2003
as Peter

Renaissance Man
1994
as Captain Tom Murdoch

Sharpshooter
2007
as Dillon

Decommissioned
2016
as David Marino

Feed
2017
as Tom

Setup
2011
as William

Partners
1982
as Edward K. Petersen

Boys on the Side
1995
as Alex

The Dream Team
1989
as Gianelli

Blink
1993
as Thomas Ridgely

Blowback
2000
as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt

The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
as Creb

The FP
2011
as Narrator (voice)

Lap Dance
2014
as Patrick Moore

The Huntress
2000
as Tiny Bellows

Can't Buy My Love
2017
as Rex

American Meltdown
2004
as Colonel Boggs

Eden
2015
as Coach DaFoe

Dead Reckoning
2020
as Agent Cantrell

Band of the Hand
1986
as Nestor

Session Man
1991
as McQueen

Ben 10: Omniverse
2012
as Vilgax (voice)

The Dog Lover
2016
as Daniel Holloway

The Tigress
1992
as Andrei

Guardian
2001
as Detective Carpenter

Ike: Countdown to D-Day
2004
as General Omar Bradley

Unnatural
2015
as Martin Nakos

Persecuted
2014
as John Luther

The Night Watchmen
2017
as Randall

National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
2009
as Sam Kramer

Robo Warriors
1996
as Ray Gibson

Rent-a-Cop
1987
as Dancer

Indecency
1992
as Mick Clarkson

Kojak: None So Blind
1990
as Wolfgang Reiger

Rites of Passage
1999
as Frank Dabbo

Inferno
1998
as Dr. Coleman West

Drugstore June
2024
as Arnold

X-Men: First Class
2011
as US General

One Good Turn
1996
as Simon Jury

Windwalker
1980
as Windwalker (young)

The Survivors Club
2004
as Roan Griffin

2B
2009
as Tom Mortlake

Quiet Cool
1986
as Joe Dylanne

Strangers
1992
as Bernard (The Last Game)

Dying on the Edge
2001
as Jackie James

D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
as Shawn Murphy

Papa Hemingway in Cuba
2015
as Santo Trafficante

Silence Like Glass
1989

The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
2000
as Lt. Col. Strauss

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as John Sikes

The Surgeon
1995
as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks

Night Visions
1990
as Sergeant Thomas Mackey

Across the Moon
1994
as Rattlesnake Jim

All Superheroes Must Die
2011
as Rickshaw

All You Ever Wished For
2018
as Gordon Hutton

Glowzies
2023
as Darlus

The Warriors: The Way Home
2007
as Self

Confessions of a Hitman
1994
as Bruno Serrano

On the Yard
1978
as Larson
Brotherhood of the Gun
1991
as Frank Weir
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
2020
as Himself
Double Frame
1999

Born Bad
1999

The Warriors: The Beginning
2007
as Self

The Warriors: Battleground
2007
as Self

The Christmas Hope
2009
as Mark Addison

The Warriors: The Phenomenon
2007
as Self
About James Remar
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 Expres… With 178 credits spanning from 1978 to 2026, James Remar has appeared in 112 films and 66 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Remar Movies
- They Will Kill You (2026) — as Pig's Head (voice)
- The Odyssey (2026)
- Oppenheimer (2023) — as Henry Stimson
- Ratatouille (2007) — as Larousse (voice)
- Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) — as Raiden
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