James Remar

Born: 31st of December 1953 (71 years old)

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.

James Remar's Filmography

All's Fair

All's Fair

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Theodore Baskin
IT: Welcome to Derry

IT: Welcome to Derry

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Clint Bowers
Dexter: Resurrection

Dexter: Resurrection

  •   TV Show
  • 2025
Harry Morgan
Drugstore June

Drugstore June

  •   Movie
  • 2024
Arnold
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

  •   Movie
  • 2023
Henry Stimson
The Noel Diary

The Noel Diary

  •   Movie
  • 2022
Scott Turner
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

  •   Movie
  • 2019
'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
The Rookie

The Rookie

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Tom Bradford
Yellowstone

Yellowstone

  •   TV Show
  • 2018
Kyle Fremont
The Saint

The Saint

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Arnold Valecross
The Blackcoat's Daughter

The Blackcoat's Daughter

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Bill
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Admiral Parnell
Horns

Horns

  •   Movie
  • 2013
Derrick Perrish
Django Unchained

Django Unchained

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
Setup

Setup

  •   Movie
  • 2011
William
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Sideswipe (voice)
X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

  •   Movie
  • 2011
US General
Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

  •   TV Show
  • 2011
Cliff
RED

RED

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Gabriel Singer
Gun

Gun

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Detective Rogers
The Christmas Hope

The Christmas Hope

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Mark Addison
The Unborn

The Unborn

  •   Movie
  • 2009
Gordon Beldon
Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

  •   Movie
  • 2008
General Bratt
Ratatouille

Ratatouille

  •   Movie
  • 2007
Larousse (voice)
Dexter

Dexter

  •   TV Show
  • 2006
Harry Morgan
Jericho

Jericho

  •   TV Show
  • 2006
Jonah Prowse
Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

  •   TV Show
  • 2005
Tom Benton
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

  •   TV Show
  • 2005
Jimmy Evans
American Dad!

American Dad!

  •   TV Show
  • 2005
Charles Lindbergh Sr. (voice)
Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Ray Cumberland
The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Hugo Posh
2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Agent Markham
Justice League

Justice League

  •   TV Show
  • 2001
Lead Manhunter (voice)
Hellraiser: Inferno

Hellraiser: Inferno

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Dr. Paul Gregory
What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Warren Feur
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Raiden
7th Heaven

7th Heaven

  •   TV Show
  • 1996
James Carver
The Phantom

The Phantom

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Quill
The Quest

The Quest

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Maxie Devine
Wild Bill

Wild Bill

  •   Movie
  • 1995
Donnie Lonigan
Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

  •   Movie
  • 1995
Block Warlord (uncredited)
Boys on the Side

Boys on the Side

  •   Movie
  • 1995
Alex
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

  •   Movie
  • 1994
Jack Duff
Blink

Blink

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Thomas Ridgely
Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

  •   TV Show
  • 1993
Keith Bolt
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

  •   Movie
  • 1990
Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy

  •   Movie
  • 1989
Gentry
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

  •   TV Show
  • 1989
Red Buckley
48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

  •   Movie
  • 1982
Albert Ganz
The Long Riders

The Long Riders

  •   Movie
  • 1980
Sam Starr
Cruising

Cruising

  •   Movie
  • 1980
Gregory
The Warriors

The Warriors

  •   Movie
  • 1979
Ajax
The Odyssey

The Odyssey

Movie
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