Acting

William Fichtner

Born 1956-11-27 · Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA

William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. Raised in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, he started his career with supporting appearances in Virtuosity (1995), Heat, and Strange Days (both 1995). A prolific character actor in film, Fichtner is recognised for memorable performances in Contact (1997), Armageddon (1998), Go (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Crash (2004), and The Longest Yard (2005). In 2005, Fichtner starred as Sheriff Tom Underlay in Invasion. He later appeared as Alexander Mahone in Prison Break, Carl Hickman in Crossing Lines, and Adam Janikowski in Mom. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Fichtner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Credits

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The Outer Threat
as Sam
2026
Lucky
as Wayne Whittaker
2026
The Plastic Men
as The Narrator (voice)
2026
BEEF: The Official Podcast
as Self - Guest
2026
The Gettysburg Address
as John G. Nicolay (voice)
2025
Talamasca: The Secret Order
as Jasper
2025
Cutman
as Emmerit
2025
The Sound
as Conner
2025
French Girl
as Peter Kinski
2024
Hypnotic
as Dellrayne
2023
BEEF
as Troy
2023
The Company You Keep
as Leo Nicoletti
2023
88
as Ron Holt
2023
Six
as Davis
2022
Joe vs Carole
as Rick Kirkham
2022
That Night
as Narrator
2021
The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Ricardo
2021
The Space Between
as Donny Rumson
2021
The Neighbor
as Mike
2020
The Neighbor
Producer
2020
Cold Brook
as Ted Markham
2019
Cold Brook
Writer
2019
Cold Brook
Director
2019
Josie & Jack
as Raeburn
2019
Finding Steve McQueen
as Enzo Rotella
2019
Armed
as Richard
2018
Hot Summer Nights
as Shep
2018
All the Devil's Men
as Brennan
2018
Traffik
as Mr. Waynewright
2018
O.G.
as Danvers
2018
Krystal
as Dr. Farley
2018
12 Strong
as Colonel Mulholland
2018
Top Gear America
as Self - Presenter
2017
American Wrestler: The Wizard
as Coach Plyler
2017
Black Holes
as Youston (voice)
2017
Shooter
as O'Brien
2016
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
as General Adams
2016
Last Day in LA
as Narrator (voice)
2016
Independence Day: Resurgence
as General Adams
2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
as Self
2016
Four Falls of Buffalo
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Empire
as Jameson Henthrop
2015
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Eric Sacks
2014
The Homesman
as Vester Belknap
2014
Hell on Earth
as Satan
2014
Mom
as Adam Janikowski
2013
Crossing Lines
as Carl Hickman
2013
Elysium
as John Carlyle
2013
The Lone Ranger
as Butch Cavendish
2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
as Narrator (voice)
2013
Phantom
as Alex
2013
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
as Guidry
2012
Wrong
as Master Chang
2012
Veep
as Felix Wade
2012
Drive Angry
as Accountant
2011
The Big Bang
as Poley
2011
Date Night
as DA Frank Crenshaw
2010
Prison Break: The Final Break
as Alex Mahone
2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
as Self
2009
The Dark Knight
as Bank Manager
2008
Blades of Glory
as Darren MacElroy
2007
UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'
as Self - Actor
2006
First Snow
as Ed Jacomoi
2006
The Amateurs
as Otis
2006
Ultraviolet
as Garth
2006
Invasion
as Sheriff Tom Underlay
2005
Nine Lives
as Andrew
2005
Prison Break
as Alexander Mahone
2005
The Chumscrubber
as Mr. Bill Stiffle
2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
2005
Empire Falls
as Jimmy Minty
2005
The Longest Yard
as Captain Knauer
2005
Crash
as Flanagan
2005
American Dad!
as Harland (voice)
2005
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
as Rosenberg (voice)
2004
Entourage
as Phil Yagoda
2004
Equilibrium
as Jürgen
2002
MDs
as Dr. Bruce Kellerman
2002
Julie Walking Home
as Henry
2002
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
as Self
2002