Acting credits
173
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
James Remar
Acting
Career Snapshot
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2.7
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Movies: 108Series: 65
TMDB ID: 1736
IMDb ID: nm0001664
Known for: Acting
Born: December 31, 1953
Age: 72
Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2026
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q441913
Also known as
Джеймс Римар • Τζέιμς Ρεμάρ • 詹姆斯・瑞馬 • جیمز رمار • William James Remar
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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with James Remar.
Jul 15
The Odyssey
2026 Movie
5.2
Megalopolis
as Charles Cothope
2024 Movie
8.0
Transformers One
as Zeta Prime (voice)
2024 Movie
5.7
Drugstore June
as Arnold
2024 Movie
5.0
Glowzies
as Darlus
2023 Movie
8.0
Oppenheimer
as Henry Stimson
2023 Movie
6.3
The Noel Diary
as Scott Turner
2022 Movie
5.7
Dead Reckoning
as Agent Cantrell
2020 Movie
7.4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
2019 Movie
5.4
Speed Kills
as Meyer Lansky
2018 Movie
4.7
All You Ever Wished For
as Gordon Hutton
2018 Movie
5.4
The Saint
as Arnold Valecross
2017 Movie
6.9
Feed
as Tom
2017 Movie
5.9
The Blackcoat's Daughter
as Bill
2017 Movie
5.0
The Night Watchmen
as Randall
2017 Movie
6.0
Can't Buy My Love
as Rex
2017 Movie
5.9
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
as Admiral Parnell
2016 Movie
3.2
Decommissioned
as David Marino
2016 Movie
6.3
The Dog Lover
as Daniel Holloway
2016 Movie
5.4
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
as Santo Trafficante
2015 Movie
4.1
Unnatural
as Martin Nakos
2015 Movie
5.1
Eden
as Coach DaFoe
2015 Movie
4.2
Lap Dance
as Patrick Moore
2014 Movie
4.3
Persecuted
as John Luther
2014 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Remar.
5.0
All's Fair
as Theodore Baskin • 1 eps
2025 Series
8.2
IT: Welcome to Derry
as General Francis Shaw • 8 eps
2025 Series
8.5
Dexter: Resurrection
as Harry Morgan • 10 eps
2025 Series
6.4
Paul T. Goldman
as Lt. Newman • 2 eps
2023 Series
Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800
as Narrator • 6 eps
2020 Series
7.2
The Movies That Made Us
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.4
Creepshow
as Bateman • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.2
City on a Hill
as Richy Ryan • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.5
The Rookie
as Tom Bradford • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
Magnum P.I.
as Captain Buck Greene • 6 eps
2018 Series
8.3
Yellowstone
as Kyle Fremont • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.9
Black Lightning
as Peter Gambi • 58 eps
2018 Series
7.7
Animal Kingdom
as Detective Andre • 4 eps
2016 Series
7.0
The Shannara Chronicles
as Cephelo • 3 eps
2016 Series
7.8
Code Black
as General Hutch Hutchinson • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.6
State of Affairs
as Syd • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Gotham
as Frank Gordon • 3 eps
2014 Series
7.2
Beware the Batman
as Silver Monkey (voice) • 2 eps
2013 Series
8.2
The Legend of Korra
as Tonraq (voice) • 14 eps
2012 Series
7.6
Wilfred
as Henry Newman • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.2
Franklin & Bash
as Cliff • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.4
Young Justice
as Icicle Sr. (voice) • 1 eps
2010 Series
5.2
Pound Puppies
as Sarge (voice) • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.8
Hawaii Five-0
as Elliot Connor • 1 eps
2010 Series