James Remar

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

175

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

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Dexter

    Dexter

  • The Rookie

    The Rookie

  • Criminal Minds

    Criminal Minds

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Yellowstone

    Yellowstone

  • NCIS: Los Angeles

    NCIS: Los Angeles

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Hawaii Five-0

    Hawaii Five-0

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Magnum P.I.

    Magnum P.I.

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • Young Justice

    Young Justice

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Dexter: Resurrection

    Dexter: Resurrection

  • Third Watch

    Third Watch

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Battlestar Galactica

    Battlestar Galactica

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • The Legend of Korra

    The Legend of Korra

  • Private Practice

    Private Practice

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

  • IT: Welcome to Derry

    IT: Welcome to Derry

  • Animal Kingdom

    Animal Kingdom

  • Batman: The Brave and the Bold

    Batman: The Brave and the Bold

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Ratatouille

    Ratatouille

  • Franklin & Bash

    Franklin & Bash

  • Django Unchained

    Django Unchained

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

  • The Unit

    The Unit

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Batman

    The Batman

  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

  • Transformers One

    Transformers One

  • The Shannara Chronicles

    The Shannara Chronicles

  • The Shannara Chronicles

    The Shannara Chronicles

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Justice League Unlimited

    Justice League Unlimited

  • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

    Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

  • Creepshow

    Creepshow

  • Black Lightning

    Black Lightning

  • Pound Puppies

    Pound Puppies

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • The Girl Next Door

    The Girl Next Door

  • FlashForward

    FlashForward

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • What Lies Beneath

    What Lies Beneath

  • Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

    Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

  • RED

    RED

  • Human Target

    Human Target

  • Eli Stone

    Eli Stone

  • Jericho

    Jericho

  • Code Black

    Code Black

  • Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity

  • City on a Hill

    City on a Hill

  • Beware the Batman

    Beware the Batman

  • Beware the Batman

    Beware the Batman

  • Horns

    Horns

  • The Odyssey

    The Odyssey

  • The Warriors

    The Warriors

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Pineapple Express

    Pineapple Express

  • Miracle on 34th Street

    Miracle on 34th Street

  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • The Base 2: Guilty as Charged

    The Base 2: Guilty as Charged

  • Wilfred

    Wilfred

  • The Long Riders

    The Long Riders

  • Cruising

    Cruising

  • Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

    Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

  • Fatal Instinct

    Fatal Instinct

  • The Huntress

    The Huntress

  • Peacemakers

    Peacemakers

  • Renaissance Man

    Renaissance Man

  • Fatal Charm

    Fatal Charm

  • The Unborn

    The Unborn

  • Across the Moon

    Across the Moon

  • Rites of Passage

    Rites of Passage

  • Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

    Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

  • Dead Reckoning

    Dead Reckoning

  • Gun

    Gun

  • Duplex

    Duplex

  • Drugstore June

    Drugstore June

  • USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

    USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

  • The Quest

    The Quest

  • Psycho

    Psycho

  • Eden

    Eden

  • Glowzies

    Glowzies

  • White Fang

    White Fang

  • Confessions of a Hitman

    Confessions of a Hitman

  • The Dream Team

    The Dream Team

  • Judge Dredd

    Judge Dredd

  • Quiet Cool

    Quiet Cool

  • Wild Bill

    Wild Bill

  • Fear X

    Fear X

  • Speed Kills

    Speed Kills

  • Betrayal

    Betrayal

  • Windwalker

    Windwalker

  • North Shore

    North Shore

  • Wedlock

    Wedlock

  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon

    Transformers: Dark of the Moon

  • 48 Hrs.

    48 Hrs.

  • Inferno

    Inferno

  • National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer

    National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer

  • Setup

    Setup

  • Band of the Hand

    Band of the Hand

  • Boys on the Side

    Boys on the Side

  • Arena

    Arena

  • The Huntress

    The Huntress

  • The Christmas Hope

    The Christmas Hope

  • Guardian

    Guardian

  • The Noel Diary

    The Noel Diary

  • Rent-a-Cop

    Rent-a-Cop

  • Unnatural

    Unnatural

  • Session Man

    Session Man

  • The Dog Lover

    The Dog Lover

  • Decommissioned

    Decommissioned

  • Hellraiser: Inferno

    Hellraiser: Inferno

  • D.R.E.A.M. Team

    D.R.E.A.M. Team

  • Drugstore Cowboy

    Drugstore Cowboy

  • Kojak: None So Blind

    Kojak: None So Blind

  • Paul T. Goldman

    Paul T. Goldman

  • The Blackcoat's Daughter

    The Blackcoat's Daughter

  • Total Security

    Total Security

  • The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

  • The Survivors Club

    The Survivors Club

  • Ike: Countdown to D-Day

    Ike: Countdown to D-Day

  • The Clan of the Cave Bear

    The Clan of the Cave Bear

  • Dying on the Edge

    Dying on the Edge

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • Can't Buy My Love

    Can't Buy My Love

  • The Grid

    The Grid

  • Strangers

    Strangers

  • Double Frame

    Double Frame

  • 2B

    2B

  • The Phantom

    The Phantom

  • The Tigress

    The Tigress

  • 2 Fast 2 Furious

    2 Fast 2 Furious

  • The Warriors: The Phenomenon

    The Warriors: The Phenomenon

  • Feed

    Feed

  • Persecuted

    Persecuted

  • The Night Watchmen

    The Night Watchmen

  • Sharpshooter

    Sharpshooter

  • The FP

    The FP

  • Blowback

    Blowback

  • One Good Turn

    One Good Turn

  • Lap Dance

    Lap Dance

  • The Mystic Warrior

    The Mystic Warrior

  • The Mystic Warrior

    The Mystic Warrior

  • On the Yard

    On the Yard

  • The Surgeon

    The Surgeon

  • American Meltdown

    American Meltdown

  • Partners

    Partners

  • Indecency

    Indecency

  • The Warriors: The Way Home

    The Warriors: The Way Home

  • Robo Warriors

    Robo Warriors

  • Papa Hemingway in Cuba

    Papa Hemingway in Cuba

  • All You Ever Wished For

    All You Ever Wished For

  • Blink

    Blink

  • All Superheroes Must Die

    All Superheroes Must Die

  • Born Bad

    Born Bad

  • 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

  • Silence Like Glass

    Silence Like Glass

  • The Warriors: The Beginning

    The Warriors: The Beginning

  • X-Men: First Class

    X-Men: First Class

  • The Warriors: Battleground

    The Warriors: Battleground

  • Brotherhood of the Gun

    Brotherhood of the Gun

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

    Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables