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. He has appeared in a number of notable film and TV series. His best known movie roles are as Dellrayne in Hypnotic, Colonel Mulholland in 12 Strong, Mike in The Neighbor, General Adams in Independence Day: Resurgence, Eric Sacks in the live action remake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), John Carlyle in Elysium, Butch Cavendish in The Lone Ranger, Guidry in Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden, DA Frank Crenshaw in Date Night, Darren MacElroy in Blades of Glory, Captain Knauer in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard, SFC Jeff Sanderson in Black Hawk Down, David "Sully" Sullivan in The Perfect Storm, Colonel Willie Sharp in Armageddon, Kent in Contact, Roger Van Zant in Heat, and William Wallace in Virtuosity. He was also the voice of the marriage counselor Dr. Wexler in Mr. & Mrs. Smith. His best known TV roles are as Leo Nicoletti on ABC's The Company You Keep, Adam Janikowski on CBS's sitcom Mom, Carl Hickman on NBC's drama Crossing Lines, Alexander Mahone on FOX's drama Prison Break, Sheriff Tom Underlay in the ABC cult series Invasion, and Dr. Bruce Kellerman on ABC's medical drama MDs.
Filmography
2026
- Lucky
- The Plastic Men as The Narrator (voice)
- BEEF: The Official Podcast as Self - Guest
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
- Hypnotic as Dellrayne
- The Company You Keep as Leo Nicoletti
- 88 as Ron Holt
2022
- Joe vs Carole as Rick Kirkham
- Six as Davis
2021
- The Birthday Cake as Uncle Ricardo
- The Space Between as Donny Rumson
- That Night as Narrator
2020
- The Neighbor as Mike
2019
- Finding Steve McQueen as Enzo Rotella
- Cold Brook as Ted Markham
- Josie & Jack as Raeburn
2018
- 12 Strong as Colonel Mulholland
- Hot Summer Nights as Shep
- Traffik as Mr. Waynewright
- All the Devil's Men as Brennan
- O.G. as Danvers
- Krystal as Dr. Farley
- 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
- The War of 1996: A United World News Special as General Adams
- Last Day in LA as Narrator (voice)
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
- Elysium as John Carlyle
- The Lone Ranger as Butch Cavendish
- 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
- Prison Break as Alexander Mahone
- American Dad! as Harland (voice)
- 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
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 Colonel 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