D.W. Moffett

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 26, 1954 (71 yrs)

place of birth

Highland Park, Illinois, USA

also known as

D. W. Moffett · Ді Даблю Моффетт

total credits

43 movies

Biography

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.

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Known For

Filmography

43 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

One Battle After Another
7.4

One Battle After Another

2025as Bill Desmond
May December
6.6

May December

2023as Tom Atherton
Falling Down
7.4

Falling Down

1993as Detective Lydecker
Alarum
5.6

Alarum

2025as Ronald Burbridge
Thirteen
6.7

Thirteen

2003as Travis
Traffic
7.1

Traffic

2000as Jeff Sheridan
The Sitter
5.6

The Sitter

2011as Dr. Pedulla
Stealing Beauty
6.7

Stealing Beauty

1996as Richard
Twisted
5.6

Twisted

2004as Ray Porter
Pacific Heights
6.3

Pacific Heights

1990as Bill
Black Widow
6.2

Black Widow

1987as Michael
The Glorias
6.4

The Glorias

2020as Stan
Molly
4.1

Molly

1999as Mark Cottrell
Lisa
5.6

Lisa

1990as Richard
An Unexpected Love
5.0

An Unexpected Love

2003as Jack Mayer
An Early Frost
5.8

An Early Frost

1985as Peter Hilton
The Little Death
4.3

The Little Death

1996as Paul Hannon
Kill Me Later
5.4

Kill Me Later

2001as Mathew Richmond
Against the Clock
4.1

Against the Clock

2019as Douglas
Rough Magic
5.6

Rough Magic

1995as Cliff Wyatt
The Misfit Brigade
5.7

The Misfit Brigade

1987as Capt. Von Barring
The Year of Spectacular Men
5.6

The Year of Spectacular Men

2018as Teacher
In the Deep Woods
5.5

In the Deep Woods

1992as Frank McCarry
The Smell of Success
5.6

The Smell of Success

2011as Agent Chestnut
Crime Story
3.8

Crime Story

2021as Congressman Billings
Visioneers
5.7

Visioneers

2008as Jeffers
Fine Things
6.0

Fine Things

1990as Bernie Fine
Black Crescent Moon
3.5

Black Crescent Moon

2008as Jack Wagner
Tennis Anyone?
4.8

Tennis Anyone?

2006as Courtney Conte
Perfect Prey
6.5

Perfect Prey

1998as Detective Jimmy Cerullo
A Song from the Heart
7.0

A Song from the Heart

1999as Gregory Pavan
Sad Inheritance
6.5

Sad Inheritance

1993as Gabriel
Riding the Bus with My Sister
3.6

Riding the Bus with My Sister

2005as Rick
Picture Paris
6.0

Picture Paris

2012as Randy Larson
Star Struck
5.1

Star Struck

1994as Colton
Special Ed
8.0

Special Ed

2006as Sonny
The Counterfeit Contessa
5.8

The Counterfeit Contessa

1994as Dawson Everett
The Secret She Carried
9.0

The Secret She Carried

1996as Mitch Hayward
Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

2009as Brandon Zisk
Dream Breakers
9.0

Dream Breakers

1989as Mark O'Connor
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
9.0

A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story

1994as Smitty
Miss Beatty's Children
9.0

Miss Beatty's Children

1992as Alan Chandler
Take Two

Take Two

as Steve Magarahan
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