Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
D.W. Moffett
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 2All crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 87956
IMDb ID: nm0595631
Known for: Acting
Born: October 26, 1954
Age: 71
Place of birth: Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2025
Years active: 75
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q1151457
Also known as
D. W. Moffett • Ді Даблю Моффетт
Frequent jobs
Director (3)
Biography
Donald Warren "D.W." Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Moffett began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985. He subsequently starred in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter the same year. He made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow (1987) before portraying a serial killer in the thriller Lisa (1990). Moffett had a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's drama Stealing Beauty (1996), and went on to star in the network series For Your Love (1998–2002). Other film credits from this time include Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000), which earned Moffett a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the coming-of-age drama Thirteen (2003). Beginning in 2008, Moffett had a recurring role on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, appearing in two seasons. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as John Kennish on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by D.W. Moffett.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by D.W. Moffett.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with D.W. Moffett.
7.4
One Battle After Another
as Bill Desmond
2025 Movie
7.4
Falling Down
as Detective Lydecker
1993 Movie
7.1
Traffic
as Jeff Sheridan
2000 Movie
6.7
Stealing Beauty
as Richard
1996 Movie
6.7
Thirteen
as Travis
2003 Movie
6.6
May December
as Tom Atherton
2023 Movie
6.3
Pacific Heights
as Bill
1990 Movie
6.1
Black Widow
as Michael
1987 Movie
5.7
Alarum
as Ronald Burbridge
2025 Movie
5.6
Visioneers
as Jeffers
2008 Movie
5.6
Twisted
as Ray Porter
2004 Movie
5.6
The Sitter
as Dr. Pedulla
2011 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with D.W. Moffett.
8.3
Chicago Med
as Cornelius Rhodes • 13 eps
2015 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Allan • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Ghost Whisperer
as Dale • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.0
Friday Night Lights
as Joe McCoy • 20 eps
2006 Series
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
as Logan Andrews • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Paul Olsen • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Bosch
as Jack Killoran • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.9
Lie to Me
as Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
The Closer
as Jeffrey Walters • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
as Jeff Walsh • 4 eps
2014 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Todd Whitley • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as James Welmont • 1 eps
2002 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with D.W. Moffett.
7.4
One Battle After Another
as Bill Desmond
2025 Movie
7.4
Falling Down
as Detective Lydecker
1993 Movie
5.7
Alarum
as Ronald Burbridge
2025 Movie
6.3
Pacific Heights
as Bill
1990 Movie
5.6
Twisted
as Ray Porter
2004 Movie
6.6
May December
as Tom Atherton
2023 Movie
7.1
Traffic
as Jeff Sheridan
2000 Movie
6.7
Thirteen
as Travis
2003 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with D.W. Moffett.
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Allan • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Paul Olsen • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
as Cornelius Rhodes • 13 eps
2015 Series
7.7
CSI: Miami
as James Welmont • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
The Closer
as Jeffrey Walters • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
as Jeff Walsh • 4 eps
2014 Series
7.9
Bosch
as Jack Killoran • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Miami Vice
as Thomas Waldman • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Grant Harrington • 1 eps
2001 Series
8.1
Ghost Whisperer
as Dale • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Todd Whitley • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as James Heatherton • 1 eps
1995 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for D.W. Moffett.
7.4
One Battle After Another
as Bill Desmond
2025 Movie
5.7
Alarum
as Ronald Burbridge
2025 Movie
6.6
May December
as Tom Atherton
2023 Movie
3.8
Crime Story
as Congressman Billings
2021 Movie
6.4
The Glorias
as Stan
2020 Movie
4.2
Against the Clock
as Douglas
2019 Movie
5.6
The Year of Spectacular Men
as Teacher
2018 Movie
6.0
Picture Paris
as Randy Larson
2012 Movie
5.6
The Sitter
as Dr. Pedulla
2011 Movie
5.6
The Smell of Success
as Agent Chestnut
2011 Movie
Operating Instructions
as Brandon Zisk
2009 Movie
3.5
Black Crescent Moon
as Jack Wagner
2008 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for D.W. Moffett.
6.9
Monarch
as Tripp DeWitt • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.2
Welcome to Flatch
as Doug • 1 eps
2022 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
as Cornelius Rhodes • 13 eps
2015 Series
7.9
Bosch
as Jack Killoran • 3 eps
2015 Series
7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
as Jeff Walsh • 4 eps
2014 Series
5.9
Happily Divorced
11 eps
2011 Series
7.5
Switched at Birth
as John Kennish • 103 eps
2011 Series
7.3
Hot in Cleveland
as Chester • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.9
Lie to Me
as Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.0
In Plain Sight
as Julian Conrad • 1 eps
2008 Series
6.0
Life Is Wild
as Danny Clarke • 13 eps
2007 Series
5.6
Hidden Palms
as Bob Hardy • 8 eps
2007 Series