Acting
James Remar
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
Film · 2026
They Will Kill You
Film · 2026
Dexter: Resurrection
Series · 2025
All's Fair
Series · 2025
IT: Welcome to Derry
Series · 2025
Megalopolis
Film · 2024
Drugstore June
Film · 2024
Transformers One
Film · 2024
Glowzies
Film · 2023
Oppenheimer
Film · 2023
Paul T. Goldman
Series · 2023
The Noel Diary
Film · 2022
Dead Reckoning
Film · 2020
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
Film · 2020
Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800
Series · 2020
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Film · 2019
Creepshow
Series · 2019
The Movies That Made Us
Series · 2019
City on a Hill
Series · 2019
All You Ever Wished For
Film · 2018
Speed Kills
Film · 2018
The Rookie
Series · 2018
Black Lightning
Series · 2018
Yellowstone
Series · 2018
Magnum P.I.
Series · 2018
The Blackcoat's Daughter
Film · 2017
The Night Watchmen
Film · 2017
Can't Buy My Love
Film · 2017
Feed
Film · 2017
The Saint
Film · 2017
The Dog Lover
Film · 2016
Decommissioned
Film · 2016
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Film · 2016
The Shannara Chronicles
Series · 2016
The Shannara Chronicles
Series · 2016
Animal Kingdom
Series · 2016
Unnatural
Film · 2015
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
Film · 2015
Eden
Film · 2015
Code Black
Series · 2015
Persecuted
Film · 2014
Lap Dance
Film · 2014
State of Affairs
Series · 2014
Gotham
Series · 2014
Horns
Film · 2013
Beware the Batman
Series · 2013
Beware the Batman
Series · 2013
Django Unchained
Film · 2012
Ben 10: Omniverse
Film · 2012
The Legend of Korra
Series · 2012
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Film · 2011
X-Men: First Class
Film · 2011
Arena
Film · 2011
Setup
Film · 2011
All Superheroes Must Die
Film · 2011
The FP
Film · 2011
Wilfred
Series · 2011
Franklin & Bash
Series · 2011
RED
Film · 2010
Gun
Film · 2010
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
Series · 2010
Pound Puppies
Series · 2010
Young Justice
Series · 2010
Hawaii Five-0
Series · 2010
Human Target
Series · 2010
The Unborn
Film · 2009
2B
Film · 2009
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
Film · 2009
The Christmas Hope
Film · 2009
FlashForward
Series · 2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Series · 2009
The Vampire Diaries
Series · 2009
Pineapple Express
Film · 2008
Eli Stone
Series · 2008
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Series · 2008
Ben 10: Alien Force
Series · 2008
Ratatouille
Film · 2007
Sharpshooter
Film · 2007
The Warriors: The Beginning
Film · 2007
The Warriors: The Way Home
Film · 2007
The Warriors: Battleground
Film · 2007
The Warriors: The Phenomenon
Film · 2007
Private Practice
Series · 2007
Jericho
Series · 2006
The Unit
Series · 2006
Dexter
Series · 2006
Thief
Series · 2006
Criminal Minds
Series · 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Series · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
Numb3rs
Series · 2005
The Girl Next Door
Film · 2004
Ike: Countdown to D-Day
Film · 2004
Blade: Trinity
Film · 2004
The Survivors Club
Film · 2004
American Meltdown
Film · 2004
The Batman
Series · 2004
North Shore
Series · 2004
Battlestar Galactica
Series · 2004
The Grid
Series · 2004
Justice League Unlimited
Series · 2004
Justice League Unlimited
Series · 2004
2 Fast 2 Furious
Film · 2003
Betrayal
Film · 2003
Fear X
Film · 2003
Duplex
Film · 2003
Peacemakers
Series · 2003
CSI: Miami
Series · 2002
Without a Trace
Series · 2002
The Twilight Zone
Series · 2002
Guardian
Film · 2001
Dying on the Edge
Film · 2001
Justice League
Series · 2001
What Lies Beneath
Film · 2000
Hellraiser: Inferno
Film · 2000
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
Film · 2000
Blowback
Film · 2000
The Huntress
Film · 2000
The Huntress
Series · 2000
Strong Medicine
Series · 2000
Rites of Passage
Film · 1999
Born Bad
Film · 1999
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Film · 1999
Double Frame
Film · 1999
Psycho Path
Film · 1999
Third Watch
Series · 1999
Inferno
Film · 1998
Psycho
Film · 1998
Sex and the City
Series · 1998
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
Film · 1997
Total Security
Series · 1997
The Quest
Film · 1996
The Phantom
Film · 1996
Robo Warriors
Film · 1996
One Good Turn
Film · 1996
7th Heaven
Series · 1996
Nash Bridges
Series · 1996
Boys on the Side
Film · 1995
Wild Bill
Film · 1995
The Surgeon
Film · 1995
Judge Dredd
Film · 1995
Miracle on 34th Street
Film · 1994
Renaissance Man
Film · 1994
Confessions of a Hitman
Film · 1994
Across the Moon
Film · 1994
Fatal Instinct
Film · 1993
Blink
Film · 1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Series · 1993
The X-Files
Series · 1993
Strangers
Film · 1992
Indecency
Film · 1992
The Tigress
Film · 1992
Wedlock
Film · 1991
White Fang
Film · 1991
Brotherhood of the Gun
Film · 1991
Session Man
Film · 1991
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Film · 1990
Fatal Charm
Film · 1990
Night Visions
Film · 1990
Kojak: None So Blind
Film · 1990
Drugstore Cowboy
Film · 1989
The Dream Team
Film · 1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Film · 1989
Silence Like Glass
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Rent-a-Cop
Film · 1987
Band of the Hand
Film · 1986
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Film · 1986
Quiet Cool
Film · 1986
The Equalizer
Series · 1985
The Cotton Club
Film · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
The Mystic Warrior
Series · 1984
The Hitchhiker
Series · 1983
48 Hrs.
Film · 1982
Partners
Film · 1982
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981
The Long Riders
Film · 1980
Windwalker
Film · 1980
Cruising
Film · 1980
The Warriors
Film · 1979
On the Yard
Film · 1978