Highest rated as cast or director
Dexter
2006 · 8 Seasons
IT: Welcome to Derry
Since 2025 · 2 Seasons
Drugstore Cowboy
1989
The Warriors
1979
48 Hrs.
1982
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.
Acted in 168
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
Glowzies
Darlus
- 2022
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
All You Ever Wished For
Gordon Hutton
- 2017
Feed
Tom
Can't Buy My Love
Rex
- 2016
- 2015
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
Santo Trafficante
- 2014
State of Affairs
Syd · 1 episode
Persecuted
John Luther
- 2013
- 2012
Ben 10: Omniverse
Vilgax (voice)
- 2011
All Superheroes Must Die
Rickshaw
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
The Christmas Hope
Mark Addison
2B
Tom Mortlake
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
Thief
Agent Patterson · 1 episode
- 2005
- 2004
The Grid
TV
North Shore
Vincent Colville · 20 episodes
The Survivors Club
Roan Griffin
- 2003
Peacemakers
Cole Hawkins · 1 episode
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Blowback
John Matthew Whitman / Schmidt
The Huntress
Tiny Bellows
1990s
- 1999
D.R.E.A.M. Team
Shawn Murphy
- 1998
Inferno
Dr. Coleman West
- 1997
Total Security
TV
- 1996
Robo Warriors
Ray Gibson
One Good Turn
Simon Jury
- 1995
- 1994
Confessions of a Hitman
Bruno Serrano
- 1993
Blink
Thomas Ridgely
- 1992
The Tigress
Andrei
Indecency
Mick Clarkson
Strangers
Bernard (The Last Game)
- 1991
Session Man
McQueen
- 1990
Night Visions
Sergeant Thomas Mackey
Kojak: None So Blind
Wolfgang Reiger
1980s
- 1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
John Sikes
The Dream Team
Gianelli
- 1987
- 1986
Quiet Cool
Joe Dylanne
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Creb
- 1985
- 1984
The Mystic Warrior
Pesla · 2 episodes
- 1983
- 1982
Partners
Edward K. Petersen
- 1981
- 1980
Windwalker
Windwalker (young)
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
On the Yard
Larson
Appearances9
2020s
- 2020
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
Himself
Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800
Narrator · 6 episodes
2010s
- 2019
- 2011
The FP
Narrator (voice)
2000s
- 2007
The Warriors: The Beginning
Self
The Warriors: Battleground
Self
The Warriors: The Phenomenon
Self
The Warriors: The Way Home
Self
1990s
- 1999
Psycho Path
Self