James Remar
Acting
Born: Dec 31, 1953
From: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Unborn | Gordon Beldon | 2009 | 5.18 |
| Pineapple Express | General Bratt | 2008 | 6.642 |
| Ratatouille | Larousse (voice) | 2007 | 7.839 |
| Sharpshooter | Dillon | 2007 | 4.5 |
| The Girl Next Door | Hugo Posh | 2004 | 6.7 |
| Ike: Countdown to D-Day | General Omar Bradley | 2004 | 6.627 |
| Blade: Trinity | Ray Cumberland | 2004 | 5.858 |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious | Agent Markham | 2003 | 6.518 |
| What Lies Beneath | Warren Feur | 2000 | 6.434 |
| Hellraiser: Inferno | Dr. Paul Gregory | 2000 | 5.383 |
| Mortal Kombat: Annihilation | Raiden | 1997 | 4.529 |
| The Quest | Maxie Devine | 1996 | 6.167 |
| The Phantom | Quill | 1996 | 5.287 |
| Robo Warriors | Ray Gibson | 1996 | 5.531 |
| Boys on the Side | Alex | 1995 | 6.4 |
| Miracle on 34th Street | Jack Duff | 1994 | 6.754 |
| Renaissance Man | Captain Tom Murdoch | 1994 | 6.125 |
| Fatal Instinct | Max Shady | 1993 | 5.5 |
| Strangers | Bernard (The Last Game) | 1992 | 3.2 |
| Wedlock | Sam | 1991 | 5.802 |
| White Fang | Beauty Smith | 1991 | 6.8 |
| Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’) | 1990 | 6.179 |
| Drugstore Cowboy | Gentry | 1989 | 7.1 |
| The Dream Team | Gianelli | 1989 | 6.144 |
| Band of the Hand | Nestor | 1986 | 6.241 |
| The Clan of the Cave Bear | Creb | 1986 | 5.256 |
| The Cotton Club | Dutch Schultz | 1984 | 6.52 |
| 48 Hrs. | Albert Ganz | 1982 | 6.678 |
| The Long Riders | Sam Starr | 1980 | 6.648 |
| The Warriors | Ajax | 1979 | 7.664 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1953 |
| From | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |