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
as Tiresias
The Odyssey
as Tiresias
They Will Kill You
as The Pig's Head (voice)
They Will Kill You
as The Pig's Head (voice)
Megalopolis
as Charles Cothope
Megalopolis
as Charles Cothope
Transformers One
as Zeta Prime (voice)
Transformers One
as Zeta Prime (voice)
Drugstore June
as Arnold
Drugstore June
as Arnold
Glowzies
as Darlus
Glowzies
as Darlus
Oppenheimer
as Henry Stimson
Oppenheimer
as Henry Stimson
The Noel Diary
as Scott Turner
The Noel Diary
as Scott Turner
Dead Reckoning
as Agent Cantrell
Dead Reckoning
as Agent Cantrell
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
as Himself
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
as Himself
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
Speed Kills
as Meyer Lansky
Speed Kills
as Meyer Lansky
All You Ever Wished For
as Gordon Hutton
All You Ever Wished For
as Gordon Hutton
The Saint
as Arnold Valecross
The Saint
as Arnold Valecross
Feed
as Tom
Feed
as Tom
The Blackcoat's Daughter
as Bill
The Blackcoat's Daughter
as Bill
The Night Watchmen
as Randall
The Night Watchmen
as Randall
Can't Buy My Love
as Rex
Can't Buy My Love
as Rex
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
as Admiral Parnell
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
as Admiral Parnell
Decommissioned
as David Marino
Decommissioned
as David Marino
The Dog Lover
as Daniel Holloway
The Dog Lover
as Daniel Holloway
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
as Santo Trafficante
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
as Santo Trafficante
Unnatural
as Martin Nakos
Unnatural
as Martin Nakos
Eden
as Coach DaFoe
Eden
as Coach DaFoe
Lap Dance
as Patrick Moore
Lap Dance
as Patrick Moore
Persecuted
as John Luther
Persecuted
as John Luther
Django Unchained
as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
Django Unchained
as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
Ben 10: Omniverse
as Vilgax (voice)
Ben 10: Omniverse
as Vilgax (voice)
All Superheroes Must Die
as Rickshaw
All Superheroes Must Die
as Rickshaw
Arena
as Tall Man
Arena
as Tall Man
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Sideswipe (voice)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
as Sideswipe (voice)
X-Men: First Class
as US General
X-Men: First Class
as US General
The FP
as Narrator (voice)
The FP
as Narrator (voice)
RED
as Gabriel Singer
RED
as Gabriel Singer
Gun
as Detective Rogers
Gun
as Detective Rogers
The Christmas Hope
as Mark Addison
The Christmas Hope
as Mark Addison
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
as Sam Kramer
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
as Sam Kramer
2B
as Tom Mortlake
2B
as Tom Mortlake
The Unborn
as Gordon Beldon
The Unborn
as Gordon Beldon
Pineapple Express
as General Bratt
Pineapple Express
as General Bratt
Sharpshooter
as Dillon
Sharpshooter
as Dillon
The Warriors: The Beginning
as Self
The Warriors: The Beginning
as Self
The Warriors: Battleground
as Self
The Warriors: Battleground
as Self
The Warriors: The Phenomenon
as Self
The Warriors: The Phenomenon
as Self
Ratatouille
as Larousse (voice)
Ratatouille
as Larousse (voice)
The Warriors: The Way Home
as Self
The Warriors: The Way Home
as Self
American Meltdown
as Colonel Boggs
American Meltdown
as Colonel Boggs
Duplex
as Chick
Duplex
as Chick
Betrayal
as Alex Tyler
Betrayal
as Alex Tyler
2 Fast 2 Furious
as Agent Markham
2 Fast 2 Furious
as Agent Markham
Fear X
as Peter
Fear X
as Peter
Guardian
as Detective Carpenter
Guardian
as Detective Carpenter
Dying on the Edge
as Jackie James
Dying on the Edge
as Jackie James
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
as Lt. Col. Strauss
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
as Lt. Col. Strauss
Hellraiser: Inferno
as Dr. Paul Gregory
Hellraiser: Inferno
as Dr. Paul Gregory
What Lies Beneath
as Warren Feur
What Lies Beneath
as Warren Feur
Blowback
as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
Blowback
as John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
The Huntress
as Tiny Bellows
The Huntress
as Tiny Bellows
Double Frame
Double Frame
Rites of Passage
as Frank Dabbo
Rites of Passage
as Frank Dabbo
D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Shawn Murphy
D.R.E.A.M. Team
as Shawn Murphy
Psycho Path
as Self
Psycho Path
as Self
Born Bad
Born Bad
Psycho
as Patrolman
Psycho
as Patrolman
Inferno
as Dr. Coleman West
Inferno
as Dr. Coleman West
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
as Raiden
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
as Raiden
Robo Warriors
as Ray Gibson
Robo Warriors
as Ray Gibson
The Phantom
as Quill
The Phantom
as Quill
The Quest
as Maxie Devine
The Quest
as Maxie Devine
One Good Turn
as Simon Jury
One Good Turn
as Simon Jury
Wild Bill
as Donnie Lonigan
Wild Bill
as Donnie Lonigan
Judge Dredd
as Block Warlord (uncredited)
Judge Dredd
as Block Warlord (uncredited)
Boys on the Side
as Alex
Boys on the Side
as Alex
The Surgeon
as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
The Surgeon
as Dr. Benjamin Hendricks
Miracle on 34th Street
as Jack Duff
Miracle on 34th Street
as Jack Duff
Across the Moon
as Rattlesnake Jim
Across the Moon
as Rattlesnake Jim
Renaissance Man
as Captain Tom Murdoch
Renaissance Man
as Captain Tom Murdoch
Confessions of a Hitman
as Bruno Serrano
Confessions of a Hitman
as Bruno Serrano
Fatal Instinct
as Max Shady
Fatal Instinct
as Max Shady
Blink
as Thomas Ridgely
Blink
as Thomas Ridgely
The Tigress
as Andrei
The Tigress
as Andrei
Indecency
as Mick Clarkson
Indecency
as Mick Clarkson
Strangers
as Bernard (The Last Game)
Strangers
as Bernard (The Last Game)
Brotherhood of the Gun
as Frank Weir
Brotherhood of the Gun
as Frank Weir
Wedlock
as Sam
Wedlock
as Sam
White Fang
as Beauty Smith
White Fang
as Beauty Smith
Session Man
as McQueen
Session Man
as McQueen
Night Visions
as Sergeant Thomas Mackey
Night Visions
as Sergeant Thomas Mackey
Fatal Charm
as Louis
Fatal Charm
as Louis
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Preston (segment ‘Lover’s Vow’)
Drugstore Cowboy
as Gentry
Drugstore Cowboy
as Gentry
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as John Sikes
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as John Sikes
Silence Like Glass
Silence Like Glass
The Dream Team
as Gianelli
The Dream Team
as Gianelli
Rent-a-Cop
as Dancer
Rent-a-Cop
as Dancer
Quiet Cool
as Joe Dylanne
Quiet Cool
as Joe Dylanne
Band of the Hand
as Nestor
Band of the Hand
as Nestor
The Clan of the Cave Bear
as Creb
The Clan of the Cave Bear
as Creb
The Cotton Club
as Dutch Schultz
The Cotton Club
as Dutch Schultz
48 Hrs.
as Albert Ganz
48 Hrs.
as Albert Ganz
Partners
as Edward K. Petersen
Partners
as Edward K. Petersen
Windwalker
as Windwalker (young)
Windwalker
as Windwalker (young)
The Long Riders
as Sam Starr
The Long Riders
as Sam Starr
Cruising
as Gregory
Cruising
as Gregory
The Warriors
as Ajax
The Warriors
as Ajax
On the Yard
as Larson
On the Yard
as Larson