William Fichtner
Born: 1956-11-27 in Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Lucky
- BEEF: The Official Podcast as Self - Guest
- The Outer Threat
- The Plastic Men as The Narrator (voice)
2025
- Talamasca: The Secret Order as Jasper
- The Gettysburg Address as John G. Nicolay (voice)
- The Sound as Conner
- Cutman as Emmerit
2024
- French Girl as Peter Kinski
2023
- BEEF as Troy
- The Company You Keep as Leo Nicoletti
- Hypnotic as Dellrayne
- 88 as Ron Holt
2022
- Joe vs Carole as Rick Kirkham
- Six as Davis
2021
- The Space Between as Donny Rumson
- The Birthday Cake as Uncle Ricardo
- That Night as Narrator
2020
- The Neighbor as Mike
2019
- Cold Brook as Ted Markham
- Finding Steve McQueen as Enzo Rotella
- Josie & Jack as Raeburn
2018
- 12 Strong as Colonel Mulholland
- Hot Summer Nights as Shep
- Traffik as Mr. Waynewright
- Krystal as Dr. Farley
- O.G. as Danvers
- All the Devil's Men as Brennan
- Armed as Richard
2017
- American Wrestler: The Wizard as Coach Plyler
- Top Gear America as Self - Presenter
- Black Holes as Youston (voice)
- Porsche: Decades of Disruption as Narrator (voice)
2016
- Shooter as O'Brien
- Independence Day: Resurgence as General Adams
- Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
- Last Day in LA as Narrator (voice)
- The War of 1996: A United World News Special as General Adams
2015
- Empire as Jameson Henthrop
- Four Falls of Buffalo as Narrator (voice)
2014
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Eric Sacks
- The Homesman as Vester Belknap
- Hell on Earth as Satan
2013
- Mom as Adam Janikowski
- Crossing Lines as Carl Hickman
- The Lone Ranger as Butch Cavendish
- Elysium as John Carlyle
- Phantom as Alex
- Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Narrator (voice)
2012
- Veep as Felix Wade
- Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden as Guidry
- Wrong as Master Chang
2011
- Drive Angry as Accountant
- The Big Bang as Poley
2010
- Date Night as DA Frank Crenshaw
2009
- Prison Break: The Final Break as Alex Mahone
- Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
2008
- The Dark Knight as Bank Manager
2007
- Blades of Glory as Darren MacElroy
2006
- Ultraviolet as Garth
- First Snow as Ed Jacomoi
- The Amateurs as Otis
- UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' as Self - Actor
2005
- American Dad! as Harland (voice)
- Prison Break as Alexander Mahone
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
- Invasion as Sheriff Tom Underlay
- The Longest Yard as Captain Knauer
- Crash as Flanagan
- Empire Falls as Jimmy Minty
- Nine Lives as Andrew
- The Chumscrubber as Mr. Bill Stiffle
2004
- Entourage as Phil Yagoda
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction as Rosenberg (voice)
2002
- Equilibrium as Jürgen
- MDs as Dr. Bruce Kellerman
- Julie Walking Home as Henry
- What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers as Self
2001
- Black Hawk Down as SFC Jeff Sanderson
- Pearl Harbor as Danny's Father
- What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Detective Alex Tardio
2000
- The Perfect Storm as David "Sully" Sullivan
- Drowning Mona as Phil Dearly
- Passion of Mind as Aaron Reilly
1999
- The West Wing as Christopher Mulready
- Go as Burke
- The Settlement as Jerry
1998
- Armageddon as Willie Sharp
1997
- Contact as Kent
- Switchback as Chief Jack McGinnis
- Albino Alligator as Law
1995
- Heat as Roger Van Zant
- Strange Days as Dwayne Engelman
- Virtuosity as Wallace
- The Underneath as Tommy Dundee
- Reckless as Rachel's Father
1994
- Quiz Show as Stage Manager
1993
- Grace Under Fire as Ryan Sparks
1992
- Malcolm X as Cop at Harlem Station
1989
- Baywatch as Howard Ganza