James Remar
Acting
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.
Born: December 31, 1953
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Clint Bowers
as Harry Morgan
as Charles Cothope
as Zeta Prime (voice)
as Arnold
as Darlus
as Henry Stimson
as Lt. Newman
as Scott Turner
as Agent Cantrell
as Self
as Bateman
as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
as Richy Ryan
as Meyer Lansky
as Tom Bradford
as Captain Buck Greene
as Gordon Hutton
as Kyle Fremont
as Peter Gambi
as Arnold Valecross
as Tom
as Bill
as Rex
as Randall
as Admiral Parnell
as David Marino
as Daniel Holloway
as Detective Andre
as Cephelo
as Cephalo
as Santo Trafficante
as Martin Nakos
as General Hutch Hutchinson
as Coach DaFoe
as Patrick Moore
as Syd
as Frank Gordon
as John Luther
as Derrick Perrish
as Silver Monkey (voice)
as Silver Monkey / Mr. Reese (voice)
as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
as Tonraq (voice)
as Rickshaw
as William
as Tall Man
as Sideswipe (voice)
as Henry Newman
as US General
as Cliff
as Narrator (voice)
as Icicle Sr. (voice)
as Gabriel Singer
as Sarge (voice)
as Elliot Connor
as Detective Rogers
as Vilgax (voice)
as Warden Cole
as Mark Addison
as Sam Kramer
as James Ermine
as Sterling Bridges
as Tom Mortlake
as Gordon Beldon
as Two-Face (voice)
as General Bratt
as Salinsky
as Dillon
as Dr. Gibson
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Larousse (voice)
as Self
as Harry Morgan
as Jonah Prowse
as Tom Benton
as Jimmy Evans
as Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice)
as Randall Priest
as Ray Cumberland
as Meier
as Black Mask (voice)
as Carter Hall (voice)
as Hawkman / Shadow Thief (voice)
as Vincent Colville
as Colonel Boggs
as General Omar Bradley
as Hugo Posh
as Roan Griffin
as Chick
as Alex Tyler
as Cole Hawkins
as Agent Markham
as Peter
as Lucas Vohland
as Quentin Taylor
as Alois Hitler
as Lead Manhunter (voice)
as Detective Carpenter
as Jackie James
as Lt. Col. Strauss
as Dr. Paul Gregory
as Tiny Bellows
as Guy Falls
as Warren Feur
as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
as Tiny Bellows
as Frank Dabbo
as Shawn Murphy
as Detective Madjanski
as Patrolman
as Dr. Coleman West
as Richard Wright
as Raiden
as Ray Gibson
as James Carver
as Quill
as Maxie Devine
as Simon Jury
as Donnie Lonigan
as Block Warlord (uncredited)
as Alex
as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
as Jack Duff
as Rattlesnake Jim
as Captain Tom Murdoch
as Bruno Serrano
as Max Shady
as Thomas Ridgely
as Josef Kobold
as Keith Bolt
as Andrei
as Mick Clarkson
as Bernard (The Last Game)
as Sam
as Beauty Smith
as McQueen
as Sergeant Thomas Mackey
as Louis
as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
as Wolfgang Reiger
as Gentry
as John Sikes
as Red Buckley
as Gianelli
as Dancer
as Joe Dylanne
as Nestor
as Creb
as Tremayne
as Dutch Schultz
as Pesla
as Pesla
as Ron
as Albert Ganz
as Edward K. Petersen
as Windwalker (young)
as Sam Starr
as Gregory
as Ajax
as Larson