
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.
Filmography
They Will Kill You2026 · Kirill Sokolov
Transformers One2024 · Josh Cooley
Megalopolis2024 · Francis Ford Coppola
The Noel Diary2022 · Charles Shyer
Speed Kills2018 · Jodi Scurfield
The Blackcoat's Daughter2017 · Osgood Perkins- The Saint2017 · Ernie Barbarash
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage2016 · Mario Van Peebles
Lap Dance2014 · Greg Carter
Horns2013 · Alexandre Aja
Django Unchained2012 · Quentin Tarantino
Setup2011 · Mike Gunther- Arena2011 · Jonah Loop
RED2010 · Robert Schwentke
The Unborn2009 · David S. Goyer
Pineapple Express2008 · David Gordon Green
Ratatouille2007 · Brad Bird- Sharpshooter2007 · Armand Mastroianni
The Girl Next Door2004 · Luke Greenfield
Blade: Trinity2004 · David S. Goyer- American Meltdown2004 · Jeremiah S. Chechik
Duplex2003 · Danny DeVito- 2 Fast 2 Furious2003 · John Singleton
What Lies Beneath2000 · Robert Zemeckis
Hellraiser: Inferno2000 · Scott Derrickson- Double Frame1999 · Stefan Scaini
- Born Bad1999 · Jeff Yonis
Psycho1998 · Gus Van Sant
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation1997 · John R. Leonetti
The Quest1996 · Jean-Claude Van Damme
The Phantom1996 · Simon Wincer
Boys on the Side1995 · Herbert Ross
Wild Bill1995 · Walter Hill
Miracle on 34th Street1994 · Les Mayfield- Renaissance Man1994 · Penny Marshall
Fatal Instinct1993 · Carl Reiner
White Fang1991 · Randal Kleiser
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie1990 · John Harrison
Drugstore Cowboy1989 · Gus Van Sant- The Clan of the Cave Bear1986 · Michael Chapman
The Cotton Club1984 · Francis Ford Coppola
48 Hrs.1982 · Walter Hill
Cruising1980 · William Friedkin
The Long Riders1980 · Walter Hill
The Warriors1979 · Walter Hill




