
James Remar
Acting
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.
Born: December 31, 1953 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Filmography (154)

The Odyssey
2026

They Will Kill You
2026

All's Fair
2025

IT: Welcome to Derry
2025

Dexter: Resurrection
2025

Megalopolis
2024

Transformers One
2024

Drugstore June
2024

Oppenheimer
2023

Paul T. Goldman
2023

The Noel Diary
2022

Dead Reckoning
2020

The Movies That Made Us
2019

Creepshow
2019

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019

City on a Hill
2019

Speed Kills
2018

The Rookie
2018

Magnum P.I.
2018

All You Ever Wished For
2018

Yellowstone
2018

Black Lightning
2018

The Saint
2017

Feed
2017

The Blackcoat's Daughter
2017

The Night Watchmen
2017

Can't Buy My Love
2017

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
2016

Decommissioned
2016

The Dog Lover
2016

Animal Kingdom
2016

The Shannara Chronicles
2016

Papa Hemingway in Cuba
2015

Unnatural
2015

Code Black
2015

Eden
2015

Lap Dance
2014

State of Affairs
2014

Gotham
2014

Persecuted
2014

Horns
2013

Beware the Batman
2013

Django Unchained
2012

The Legend of Korra
2012

All Superheroes Must Die
2011

Setup
2011

Arena
2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011

Wilfred
2011

X-Men: First Class
2011

Franklin & Bash
2011

The FP
2011

Young Justice
2010

RED
2010

Pound Puppies
2010

Hawaii Five-0
2010

Gun
2010

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
2010

Human Target
2010

The Christmas Hope
2009

National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
2009

FlashForward
2009

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009

The Vampire Diaries
2009

The Unborn
2009

Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2008

Pineapple Express
2008

Ben 10: Alien Force
2008

Eli Stone
2008

Sharpshooter
2007

Private Practice
2007

Ratatouille
2007

Dexter
2006

Jericho
2006

The Unit
2006

Criminal Minds
2005

Grey's Anatomy
2005

American Dad!
2005

Numb3rs
2005

Blade: Trinity
2004

Battlestar Galactica
2004

The Batman
2004

Justice League Unlimited
2004

The Grid
2004

North Shore
2004

American Meltdown
2004

Ike: Countdown to D-Day
2004

The Girl Next Door
2004

Duplex
2003

Betrayal
2003

Peacemakers
2003

2 Fast 2 Furious
2003

Fear X
2003

Without a Trace
2002

CSI: Miami
2002

The Twilight Zone
2002

Justice League
2001

Guardian
2001

The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
2000

Hellraiser: Inferno
2000

The Huntress
2000

Strong Medicine
2000

What Lies Beneath
2000

Blowback
2000

Rites of Passage
1999

D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999

Third Watch
1999

Psycho
1998

Inferno
1998

Sex and the City
1998

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997

Robo Warriors
1996

7th Heaven
1996

The Phantom
1996

The Quest
1996

Nash Bridges
1996

Wild Bill
1995

Judge Dredd
1995

Boys on the Side
1995

The Surgeon
1995

Miracle on 34th Street
1994

Across the Moon
1994

Renaissance Man
1994

Fatal Instinct
1993

Blink
1993

The X-Files
1993

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993

The Tigress
1992

Wedlock
1991

White Fang
1991

Session Man
1991

Night Visions
1990

Fatal Charm
1990

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990

Drugstore Cowboy
1989

Silence Like Glass
1989

Tales from the Crypt
1989

The Dream Team
1989

Rent-a-Cop
1987

Quiet Cool
1986

Band of the Hand
1986

The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986

The Equalizer
1985

The Cotton Club
1984

Miami Vice
1984

The Hitchhiker
1983

48 Hrs.
1982

Partners
1982

Hill Street Blues
1981

Windwalker
1980

The Long Riders
1980

Cruising
1980

The Warriors
1979

On the Yard
1978
