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William Fichtner
William Fichtner

William Fichtner

ActingBorn November 27, 1956 (age 69)Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. Raised in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, he started his career with supporting appearances in Virtuosity (1995), Heat, and Strange Days (both 1995). A prolific character actor in film, Fichtner is recognised for memorable performances in Contact (1997), Armageddon (1998), Go (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Crash (2004), and The Longest Yard (2005). In 2005, Fichtner starred as Sheriff Tom Underlay in Invasion. He later appeared as Alexander Mahone in Prison Break, Carl Hickman in Crossing Lines, and Adam Janikowski in Mom. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Fichtner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2026TV
2026
The Plastic Men

as The Narrator (voice)

Movie
2026TV
2025
The Gettysburg Address

as John G. Nicolay (voice)

Movie
2025
Cutman

as Emmerit

Movie
2025
The Sound

as Conner

Movie
2024
French Girl

as Peter Kinski

Movie
2023
Hypnotic

as Dellrayne

Movie
2023
BEEF

as Troy

TV
2023
The Company You Keep

as Leo Nicoletti

TV
2023
88

as Ron Holt

Movie
2022
Six

as Davis

Movie
2022
Joe vs Carole

as Rick Kirkham

TV
2021
That Night

as Narrator

Movie
2021
The Birthday Cake

as Uncle Ricardo

Movie
2021
The Space Between

as Donny Rumson

Movie
2020Movie
2019
Cold Brook

as Ted Markham

Movie
2019
Josie & Jack

as Raeburn

Movie
2019
Finding Steve McQueen

as Enzo Rotella

Movie
2018
Armed

as Richard

Movie
2018Movie
2018Movie
2018
Traffik

as Mr. Waynewright

Movie
2018
O.G.

as Danvers

Movie
2018
Krystal

as Dr. Farley

Movie
2018
12 Strong

as Colonel Mulholland

Movie
2017
Top Gear America

as Self - Presenter

TV
2017Movie
2017Movie
2017
Black Holes

as Youston (voice)

Movie
2016
Shooter

as O'Brien

TV
2016
Last Day in LA

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2016Movie
2015
Four Falls of Buffalo

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2015
Empire

as Jameson Henthrop

TV
2014Movie
2014
The Homesman

as Vester Belknap

Movie
2014Movie
2013
Mom

as Adam Janikowski

TV
2013
Crossing Lines

as Carl Hickman

TV
2013
Elysium

as John Carlyle

Movie
2013
The Lone Ranger

as Butch Cavendish

Movie
2013Movie
2013
Phantom

as Alex

Movie
2012
Wrong

as Master Chang

Movie
2012
Veep

as Felix Wade

TV
2011
Drive Angry

as Accountant

Movie
2011
The Big Bang

as Poley

Movie
2010
Date Night

as DA Frank Crenshaw

Movie
2009Movie
2008
The Dark Knight

as Bank Manager

Movie
2007
Blades of Glory

as Darren MacElroy

Movie
2006
First Snow

as Ed Jacomoi

Movie
2006Movie
2006
Ultraviolet

as Garth

Movie
2005
Invasion

as Sheriff Tom Underlay

TV
2005
Nine Lives

as Andrew

Movie
2005
Prison Break

as Alexander Mahone

TV
2005
The Chumscrubber

as Mr. Bill Stiffle

Movie
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
2005
Empire Falls

as Jimmy Minty

TV
2005
The Longest Yard

as Captain Knauer

Movie
2005
Crash

as Flanagan

Movie
2005
American Dad!

as Harland (voice)

TV
2004
Entourage

as Phil Yagoda

TV
2002
Equilibrium

as Jürgen

Movie
2002
MDs

as Dr. Bruce Kellerman

TV
2002Movie
2001
Black Hawk Down

as SFC Jeff Sanderson

Movie
2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen?

as Detective Alex Tardio

Movie
2001
Pearl Harbor

as Danny's Father

Movie
2000
The Perfect Storm

as David "Sully" Sullivan

Movie
2000
Drowning Mona

as Phil Dearly

Movie
2000
Passion of Mind

as Aaron Reilly

Movie
1999
The West Wing

as Christopher Mulready

TV
1999
Go

as Burke

Movie
1999Movie
1998
Armageddon

as Willie Sharp

Movie
1997
Switchback

as Chief Jack McGinnis

Movie
1997
Contact

as Kent

Movie
1997Movie
1995
Heat

as Roger Van Zant

Movie
1995
Reckless

as Rachel's Father

Movie
1995
Strange Days

as Dwayne Engelman

Movie
1995
Virtuosity

as Wallace

Movie
1995
The Underneath

as Tommy Dundee

Movie
1994
Quiz Show

as Stage Manager

Movie
1993
Grace Under Fire

as Ryan Sparks

TV
1992
Malcolm X

as Cop at Harlem Station

Movie
1989
Baywatch

as Howard Ganza

TV
TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 27, 1956
Place of BirthMitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
Popularity3.3