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James Remar

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1953-12-31 (Age: 73)

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.

Filmography (112)

⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Odyssey

2026
⭐ 6.9 Role: Pig's Head (voice)

They Will Kill You

2026
⭐ 5.2 Role: Charles Cothope

Megalopolis

2024
⭐ 8.0 Role: Zeta Prime (voice)

Transformers One

2024
⭐ 5.7 Role: Arnold

Drugstore June

2024
⭐ 6.0 Role: Darlus

Glowzies

2023
⭐ 8.0 Role: Henry Stimson

Oppenheimer

2023
⭐ 6.3 Role: Scott Turner

The Noel Diary

2022
⭐ 5.7 Role: Agent Cantrell

Dead Reckoning

2020
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Himself

Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables

2020
⭐ 7.4 Role: 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019
⭐ 5.4 Role: Meyer Lansky

Speed Kills

2018
⭐ 4.7 Role: Gordon Hutton

All You Ever Wished For

2018
⭐ 5.4 Role: Arnold Valecross

The Saint

2017
⭐ 6.9 Role: Tom

Feed

2017