James Remar

Acting

Born Dec 31, 1953 (age 72) · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Django Unchained2012
as ⁨Butch Pooch / Ace Speck⁩
Ratatouille2007
as ⁨Larousse (voice)⁩
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019
as ⁨'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'⁩
X-Men: First Class2011
as ⁨US General⁩
Oppenheimer2023
as ⁨Henry Stimson⁩
Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011
as ⁨Sideswipe (voice)⁩
2 Fast 2 Furious2003
as ⁨Agent Markham⁩
as ⁨Gabriel Singer⁩
as ⁨Ray Cumberland⁩
as ⁨General Bratt⁩
as ⁨Tiresias⁩
as ⁨Hugo Posh⁩
as ⁨Block Warlord (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Derrick Perrish⁩
as ⁨Ajax⁩
as ⁨Warren Feur⁩
as ⁨Chick⁩
as ⁨Zeta Prime (voice)⁩
as ⁨Albert Ganz⁩
as ⁨Gordon Beldon⁩
as ⁨Raiden⁩
as ⁨Jack Duff⁩
as ⁨The Pig's Head (voice)⁩
as ⁨Patrolman⁩
as ⁨Charles Cothope⁩
as ⁨Maxie Devine⁩
as ⁨Bill⁩
as ⁨Beauty Smith⁩
as ⁨Admiral Parnell⁩
as ⁨Gregory⁩
as ⁨Quill⁩
as ⁨Gentry⁩
as ⁨Dr. Paul Gregory⁩
as ⁨Dutch Schultz⁩
as ⁨William⁩
as ⁨Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)⁩
as ⁨Scott Turner⁩
as ⁨Captain Tom Murdoch⁩
as ⁨Sam Starr⁩
as ⁨Arnold Valecross⁩
as ⁨Tall Man⁩
as ⁨Alex⁩
as ⁨Gianelli⁩
as ⁨Tom⁩
as ⁨Peter⁩
as ⁨Thomas Ridgely⁩
as ⁨Sam⁩
as ⁨Donnie Lonigan⁩
as ⁨Max Shady⁩
as ⁨Randall⁩
as ⁨Meyer Lansky⁩
as ⁨Creb⁩
as ⁨Detective Rogers⁩
as ⁨Rex⁩
as ⁨Patrick Moore⁩
as ⁨Coach DaFoe⁩
as ⁨Nestor⁩
as ⁨General Omar Bradley⁩
as ⁨Martin Nakos⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Django Unchained2012
as ⁨Butch Pooch / Ace Speck⁩
Ratatouille2007
as ⁨Larousse (voice)⁩
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood2019
as ⁨'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'⁩
X-Men: First Class2011
as ⁨US General⁩
Oppenheimer2023
as ⁨Henry Stimson⁩
Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011
as ⁨Sideswipe (voice)⁩
2 Fast 2 Furious2003
as ⁨Agent Markham⁩
as ⁨Gabriel Singer⁩
as ⁨Ray Cumberland⁩
as ⁨General Bratt⁩
as ⁨Tiresias⁩
as ⁨Hugo Posh⁩
as ⁨Block Warlord (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Derrick Perrish⁩
as ⁨Ajax⁩
as ⁨Warren Feur⁩
as ⁨Chick⁩
as ⁨Zeta Prime (voice)⁩
as ⁨Albert Ganz⁩
as ⁨Gordon Beldon⁩
as ⁨Raiden⁩
as ⁨Jack Duff⁩
as ⁨The Pig's Head (voice)⁩
as ⁨Patrolman⁩
as ⁨Charles Cothope⁩
as ⁨Maxie Devine⁩
as ⁨Bill⁩
as ⁨Beauty Smith⁩
as ⁨Admiral Parnell⁩
as ⁨Gregory⁩
as ⁨Quill⁩
as ⁨Gentry⁩
as ⁨Dr. Paul Gregory⁩
as ⁨Dutch Schultz⁩
as ⁨William⁩
as ⁨Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)⁩
as ⁨Scott Turner⁩
as ⁨Captain Tom Murdoch⁩
as ⁨Sam Starr⁩
as ⁨Arnold Valecross⁩
as ⁨Tall Man⁩
as ⁨Alex⁩
as ⁨Gianelli⁩
as ⁨Tom⁩
as ⁨Peter⁩
as ⁨Thomas Ridgely⁩
as ⁨Sam⁩
as ⁨Donnie Lonigan⁩
as ⁨Max Shady⁩
as ⁨Randall⁩
as ⁨Meyer Lansky⁩
as ⁨Creb⁩
as ⁨Detective Rogers⁩
as ⁨Rex⁩
as ⁨Patrick Moore⁩
as ⁨Coach DaFoe⁩
as ⁨Nestor⁩
as ⁨General Omar Bradley⁩
as ⁨Martin Nakos⁩