James Remar

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 31, 1953 (72 yrs)

place of birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

also known as

William James Remar

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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They Will Kill You
7.0

They Will Kill You

2026as The Pig's Head (voice)
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

2026as Tiresias
Oppenheimer
8.0

Oppenheimer

2023as Henry Stimson
Ratatouille
7.8

Ratatouille

2007as Larousse (voice)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
7.4

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
Django Unchained
8.2

Django Unchained

2012as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
The Girl Next Door
6.7

The Girl Next Door

2004as Hugo Posh
Transformers One
8.0

Transformers One

2024as Zeta Prime (voice)
RED
6.7

RED

2010as Gabriel Singer
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
4.6

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

1997as Raiden
Judge Dredd
5.9

Judge Dredd

1995as Block Warlord (uncredited)
Blade: Trinity
5.9

Blade: Trinity

2004as Ray Cumberland
What Lies Beneath
6.4

What Lies Beneath

2000as Warren Feur
The Warriors
7.7

The Warriors

1979as Ajax
48 Hrs.
6.7

48 Hrs.

1982as Albert Ganz
Pineapple Express
6.6

Pineapple Express

2008as General Bratt
Megalopolis
5.2

Megalopolis

2024as Charles Cothope
Cruising
6.6

Cruising

1980as Gregory
The Quest
6.2

The Quest

1996as Maxie Devine
White Fang
6.8

White Fang

1991as Beauty Smith
The Phantom
5.3

The Phantom

1996as Quill
The Unborn
5.2

The Unborn

2009as Gordon Beldon
Horns
6.3

Horns

2013as Derrick Perrish
The Cotton Club
6.5

The Cotton Club

1984as Dutch Schultz
Psycho
5.1

Psycho

1998as Patrolman
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
6.2

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011as Sideswipe (voice)
Duplex
6.1

Duplex

2003as Chick
Miracle on 34th Street
6.8

Miracle on 34th Street

1994as Jack Duff
Hellraiser: Inferno
5.4

Hellraiser: Inferno

2000as Dr. Paul Gregory
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
5.9

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

2016as Admiral Parnell
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
6.2

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

1990as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
Wild Bill
5.7

Wild Bill

1995as Donnie Lonigan
2 Fast 2 Furious
6.5

2 Fast 2 Furious

2003as Agent Markham
Setup
4.8

Setup

2011as William
Arena
5.2

Arena

2011as Tall Man
The Long Riders
6.7

The Long Riders

1980as Sam Starr
Drugstore Cowboy
7.1

Drugstore Cowboy

1989as Gentry
The Noel Diary
6.3

The Noel Diary

2022as Scott Turner
The Clan of the Cave Bear
5.3

The Clan of the Cave Bear

1986as Creb
Renaissance Man
6.1

Renaissance Man

1994as Captain Tom Murdoch
Gun
5.2

Gun

2010as Detective Rogers
Boys on the Side
6.4

Boys on the Side

1995as Alex
Speed Kills
5.4

Speed Kills

2018as Meyer Lansky
The Saint
5.4

The Saint

2017as Arnold Valecross
Rent-a-Cop
4.8

Rent-a-Cop

1987as Dancer
Feed
6.9

Feed

2017as Tom
The Dream Team
6.2

The Dream Team

1989as Gianelli
Fear X
5.8

Fear X

2003as Peter
Fatal Instinct
5.5

Fatal Instinct

1993as Max Shady
Blink
6.1

Blink

1993as Thomas Ridgely