James Remar

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

178

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-12-31 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

Known For

  • IT: Welcome to Derry

    IT: Welcome to Derry

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • The Rookie

    The Rookie

  • Dexter

    Dexter

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • Yellowstone

    Yellowstone

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Hawaii Five-0

    Hawaii Five-0

  • NCIS: Los Angeles

    NCIS: Los Angeles

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Magnum P.I.

    Magnum P.I.

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Young Justice

    Young Justice

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Animal Kingdom

    Animal Kingdom

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Dexter: Resurrection

    Dexter: Resurrection

  • The Legend of Korra

    The Legend of Korra

  • Ratatouille

    Ratatouille

  • Django Unchained

    Django Unchained

  • All's Fair

    All's Fair

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold

    Batman: The Brave and the Bold

  • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

    Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

  • Psycho

    Psycho

  • The Unit

    The Unit

  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

  • The Batman

    The Batman

  • Ben 10: Alien Force

    Ben 10: Alien Force

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • The Girl Next Door

    The Girl Next Door

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Transformers One

    Transformers One

  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

  • Black Lightning

    Black Lightning

  • Franklin & Bash

    Franklin & Bash

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • The Shannara Chronicles

    The Shannara Chronicles

  • The Shannara Chronicles

    The Shannara Chronicles

  • Eli Stone

    Eli Stone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • RED

    RED

  • Creepshow

    Creepshow

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • Jericho

    Jericho

  • Pound Puppies

    Pound Puppies

  • FlashForward

    FlashForward

  • Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

    Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Code Black

    Code Black

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • City on a Hill

    City on a Hill

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Warriors

    The Warriors

  • Eden

    Eden

  • Wilfred

    Wilfred

  • Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • All Superheroes Must Die

    All Superheroes Must Die

  • Judge Dredd

    Judge Dredd

  • Horns

    Horns

  • Beware the Batman

    Beware the Batman

  • Beware the Batman

    Beware the Batman

  • Betrayal

    Betrayal

  • The Unborn

    The Unborn

  • Wild Bill

    Wild Bill

  • 2B

    2B

  • The Quest

    The Quest

  • Drugstore June

    Drugstore June

  • What Lies Beneath

    What Lies Beneath

  • The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

  • The Base 2: Guilty as Charged

    The Base 2: Guilty as Charged

  • Duplex

    Duplex

  • Guardian

    Guardian

  • Renaissance Man

    Renaissance Man

  • 48 Hrs.

    48 Hrs.

  • Double Frame

    Double Frame

  • Fatal Instinct

    Fatal Instinct

  • Feed

    Feed

  • Robo Warriors

    Robo Warriors

  • Drugstore Cowboy

    Drugstore Cowboy

  • Wedlock

    Wedlock

  • Persecuted

    Persecuted

  • The Huntress

    The Huntress

  • Unnatural

    Unnatural

  • The Huntress

    The Huntress

  • Windwalker

    Windwalker

  • Setup

    Setup

  • The Tigress

    The Tigress

  • Session Man

    Session Man

  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon

    Transformers: Dark of the Moon

  • USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

    USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

  • Strangers

    Strangers

  • Dead Reckoning

    Dead Reckoning

  • Fatal Charm

    Fatal Charm

  • White Fang

    White Fang

  • Blowback

    Blowback

  • Pineapple Express

    Pineapple Express

  • Decommissioned

    Decommissioned

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

    Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

  • Fear X

    Fear X

  • Boys on the Side

    Boys on the Side

  • American Meltdown

    American Meltdown

  • The Noel Diary

    The Noel Diary

  • Peacemakers

    Peacemakers

  • North Shore

    North Shore

  • The Clan of the Cave Bear

    The Clan of the Cave Bear

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • Papa Hemingway in Cuba

    Papa Hemingway in Cuba

  • Lap Dance

    Lap Dance

  • Partners

    Partners

  • Speed Kills

    Speed Kills

  • The Long Riders

    The Long Riders

  • Band of the Hand

    Band of the Hand

  • The FP

    The FP

  • Born Bad

    Born Bad

  • Quiet Cool

    Quiet Cool

  • Dying on the Edge

    Dying on the Edge

  • The Dream Team

    The Dream Team

  • Silence Like Glass

    Silence Like Glass

  • Arena

    Arena

  • Cruising

    Cruising

  • Indecency

    Indecency

  • The Phantom

    The Phantom

  • Sharpshooter

    Sharpshooter

  • Can't Buy My Love

    Can't Buy My Love

  • The Night Watchmen

    The Night Watchmen

  • The Grid

    The Grid

  • National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer

    National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer

  • The Blackcoat's Daughter

    The Blackcoat's Daughter

  • The Surgeon

    The Surgeon

  • Ike: Countdown to D-Day

    Ike: Countdown to D-Day

  • All You Ever Wished For

    All You Ever Wished For

  • The Christmas Hope

    The Christmas Hope

  • Glowzies

    Glowzies

  • The Dog Lover

    The Dog Lover

  • Paul T. Goldman

    Paul T. Goldman

  • Rites of Passage

    Rites of Passage

  • Hellraiser: Inferno

    Hellraiser: Inferno

  • Confessions of a Hitman

    Confessions of a Hitman

  • Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

    Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious

    2 Fast 2 Furious

  • Total Security

    Total Security

  • Across the Moon

    Across the Moon

  • The Mystic Warrior

    The Mystic Warrior

  • Kojak: None So Blind

    Kojak: None So Blind

  • D.R.E.A.M. Team

    D.R.E.A.M. Team

  • On the Yard

    On the Yard

  • Rent-a-Cop

    Rent-a-Cop

  • Gun

    Gun

  • The Survivors Club

    The Survivors Club

  • One Good Turn

    One Good Turn

  • The Warriors: The Way Home

    The Warriors: The Way Home

  • The Mystic Warrior

    The Mystic Warrior

  • Blink

    Blink

  • The Warriors: Battleground

    The Warriors: Battleground

  • The Warriors: The Phenomenon

    The Warriors: The Phenomenon

  • Inferno

    Inferno

  • X-Men: First Class

    X-Men: First Class

  • Brotherhood of the Gun

    Brotherhood of the Gun

  • State of Affairs

    State of Affairs

  • Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800

    Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800

  • The Warriors: The Beginning

    The Warriors: The Beginning

  • Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables

    Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables