James Remar
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 31, 1953
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
The Odyssey 2026
as Tiresias
They Will Kill You 2026
as The Pig's Head (voice)
Megalopolis 2024
as Charles Cothope
Transformers One 2024
as Zeta Prime (voice)
Drugstore June 2024
as Arnold
Glowzies 2023
as Darlus
Oppenheimer 2023
as Henry Stimson
The Noel Diary 2022
as Scott Turner
Dead Reckoning 2020
as Agent Cantrell
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables 2020
as Himself
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood 2019
as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
Speed Kills 2018
as Meyer Lansky
All You Ever Wished For 2018
as Gordon Hutton
The Saint 2017
as Arnold Valecross
Feed 2017
as Tom
The Blackcoat's Daughter 2017
as Bill
Can't Buy My Love 2017
as Rex
The Night Watchmen 2017
as Randall
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage 2016
as Admiral Parnell
Decommissioned 2016
as David Marino
The Dog Lover 2016
as Daniel Holloway
Papa Hemingway in Cuba 2015
as Santo Trafficante
Unnatural 2015
as Martin Nakos
Eden 2015
as Coach DaFoe
Lap Dance 2014
as Patrick Moore
Persecuted 2014
as John Luther
Horns 2013
as Derrick Perrish
Django Unchained 2012
as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
Ben 10: Omniverse 2012
as Vilgax (voice)
All Superheroes Must Die 2011
as Rickshaw
Setup 2011
as William
Arena 2011
as Tall Man
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011
as Sideswipe (voice)
X-Men: First Class 2011
as US General
The FP 2011
as Narrator (voice)
RED 2010
as Gabriel Singer
Gun 2010
as Detective Rogers
The Christmas Hope 2009
as Mark Addison
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer 2009
as Sam Kramer
2B 2009
as Tom Mortlake
The Unborn 2009
as Gordon Beldon
Pineapple Express 2008
as General Bratt
Sharpshooter 2007
as Dillon
The Warriors: The Phenomenon 2007
as Self
The Warriors: Battleground 2007
as Self
The Warriors: The Beginning 2007
as Self
Ratatouille 2007
as Larousse (voice)
The Warriors: The Way Home 2007
as Self
Blade: Trinity 2004
as Ray Cumberland
American Meltdown 2004
as Colonel Boggs
Ike: Countdown to D-Day 2004
as General Omar Bradley
The Girl Next Door 2004
as Hugo Posh
The Survivors Club 2004
as Roan Griffin
Duplex 2003
as Chick
Betrayal 2003
as Alex Tyler
2 Fast 2 Furious 2003
as Agent Markham
Fear X 2003
as Peter
Guardian 2001
as Detective Carpenter
Dying on the Edge 2001
as Jackie James
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged 2000
as Lt. Col. Strauss
Hellraiser: Inferno 2000
as Dr. Paul Gregory
What Lies Beneath 2000
as Warren Feur
Blowback 2000
as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
The Huntress 2000
as Tiny Bellows
- Double Frame
Double Frame 1999
Actor
Rites of Passage 1999
as Frank Dabbo
D.R.E.A.M. Team 1999
as Shawn Murphy
Psycho Path 1999
as Self
Born Bad 1999
Actor
Psycho 1998
as Patrolman
Inferno 1998
as Dr. Coleman West
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation 1997
as Raiden
Robo Warriors 1996
as Ray Gibson
The Phantom 1996
as Quill
The Quest 1996
as Maxie Devine
One Good Turn 1996
as Simon Jury
Wild Bill 1995
as Donnie Lonigan
Judge Dredd 1995
as Block Warlord (uncredited)
Boys on the Side 1995
as Alex
The Surgeon 1995
as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
Miracle on 34th Street 1994
as Jack Duff
Across the Moon 1994
as Rattlesnake Jim
Renaissance Man 1994
as Captain Tom Murdoch
Confessions of a Hitman 1994
as Bruno Serrano
Fatal Instinct 1993
as Max Shady
Blink 1993
as Thomas Ridgely
The Tigress 1992
as Andrei
Indecency 1992
as Mick Clarkson
Strangers 1992
as Bernard (The Last Game)
- Brotherhood of the Gun
Brotherhood of the Gun 1991
as Frank Weir
Wedlock 1991
as Sam
White Fang 1991
as Beauty Smith
Session Man 1991
as McQueen
Night Visions 1990
as Sergeant Thomas Mackey
Fatal Charm 1990
as Louis
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990
as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
Kojak: None So Blind 1990
as Wolfgang Reiger
Drugstore Cowboy 1989
as Gentry
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars 1989
as John Sikes
Silence Like Glass 1989
as Charly
The Dream Team 1989
as Gianelli
Rent-a-Cop 1987
as Dancer
Quiet Cool 1986
as Joe Dylanne
Band of the Hand 1986
as Nestor
The Clan of the Cave Bear 1986
as Creb
The Cotton Club 1984
as Dutch Schultz
48 Hrs. 1982
as Albert Ganz
Partners 1982
as Edward K. Petersen
Windwalker 1980
as Windwalker (young)
The Long Riders 1980
as Sam Starr
Cruising 1980
as Gregory
The Warriors 1979
as Ajax
On the Yard 1978
as Larson
Credits from TMDB.