James Remar
Born December 31, 1953 (Age: 72)
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Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
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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Filmography
They Will Kill You
2026
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as Pig's Head (voice)
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Age: 72
Megalopolis
2024
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as Charles Cothope
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Age: 70
Transformers One
2024
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as Zeta Prime (voice)
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Age: 70
Oppenheimer
2023
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as Henry Stimson
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Age: 69
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
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as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
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Age: 65
Speed Kills
2018
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as Meyer Lansky
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Age: 64
The Blackcoat's Daughter
2017
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as Bill
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Age: 63
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
2016
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as Admiral Parnell
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Age: 62
Persecuted
2014
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as John Luther
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Age: 60
Horns
2013
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as Derrick Perrish
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Age: 59
Django Unchained
2012
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as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
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Age: 58
Setup
2011
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as William
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Age: 57
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011
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as Sideswipe (voice)
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Age: 57
X-Men: First Class
2011
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as US General
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Age: 57
RED
2010
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as Gabriel Singer
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Age: 56
2B
2009
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as Tom Mortlake
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Age: 55
The Unborn
2009
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as Gordon Beldon
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Age: 55
Pineapple Express
2008
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as General Bratt
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Age: 54
The Warriors: The Phenomenon
2007
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as Self
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Age: 53
The Warriors: Battleground
2007
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as Self
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Age: 53
The Warriors: The Beginning
2007
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as Self
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Age: 53
Ratatouille
2007
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as Larousse (voice)
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Age: 53
The Warriors: The Way Home
2007
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as Self
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Age: 53
Blade: Trinity
2004
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as Ray Cumberland
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Age: 50
The Girl Next Door
2004
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as Hugo Posh
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Age: 50
Duplex
2003
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as Chick
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Age: 49
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
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as Agent Markham
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Age: 49
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
2000
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as Lt. Col. Strauss
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Age: 46
Hellraiser: Inferno
2000
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as Dr. Paul Gregory
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Age: 46
What Lies Beneath
2000
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as Warren Feur
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Age: 46
Blowback
2000
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as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
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Age: 46
The Huntress
2000
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as Tiny Bellows
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Age: 46
Psycho
1998
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as Patrolman
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Age: 44
Inferno
1998
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as Dr. Coleman West
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Age: 44
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
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as Raiden
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Age: 43
Robo Warriors
1996
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as Ray Gibson
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Age: 42
The Phantom
1996
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as Quill
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Age: 42
The Quest
1996
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as Maxie Devine
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Age: 42
One Good Turn
1996
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as Simon Jury
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Age: 42
Wild Bill
1995
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as Donnie Lonigan
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Age: 41
Judge Dredd
1995
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as Block Warlord (uncredited)
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Age: 41
Boys on the Side
1995
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as Alex
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Age: 41
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
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as Jack Duff
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Age: 40
Renaissance Man
1994
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as Captain Tom Murdoch
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Age: 40
Blink
1993
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as Thomas Ridgely
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Age: 39
The Tigress
1992
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as Andrei
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Age: 38
Indecency
1992
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as Mick Clarkson
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Age: 38
Strangers
1992
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as Bernard (The Last Game)
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Age: 38
No Image
Brotherhood of the Gun
1991
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as Frank Weir
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Age: 37
Wedlock
1991
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as Sam
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Age: 37
White Fang
1991
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as Beauty Smith
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Age: 37
Session Man
1991
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as McQueen
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Age: 37
Night Visions
1990
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as Sergeant Thomas Mackey
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Age: 36
Fatal Charm
1990
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as Louis
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Age: 36
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
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as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
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Age: 36
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
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as Wolfgang Reiger
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Age: 36
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
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as Gentry
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Age: 35
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
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as John Sikes
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Age: 35
Silence Like Glass
1989
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as
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Age: 35
The Dream Team
1989
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as Gianelli
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Age: 35
Rent-a-Cop
1987
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as Dancer
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Age: 33
Band of the Hand
1986
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as Nestor
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Age: 32
The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
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as Creb
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Age: 32
The Cotton Club
1984
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as Dutch Schultz
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Age: 30
48 Hrs.
1982
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as Albert Ganz
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Age: 28
Partners
1982
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as Edward K. Petersen
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Age: 28
Windwalker
1980
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as Windwalker (young)
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Age: 26
The Long Riders
1980
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as Sam Starr
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Age: 26
Cruising
1980
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as Gregory
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Age: 26
The Warriors
1979
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as Ajax
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Age: 25
On the Yard
1978
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as Larson
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Age: 24