James Remar

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. Remar has been married to Atsuko Remar since 1984. They have two children.

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PHOTOS

TV Series

Eli Stone

Eli Stone

6.8
Third Watch

Third Watch

7.918
Jericho

Jericho

7.4
CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

7.712
The Batman

The Batman

8
North Shore

North Shore

5.882
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.447
The Unit

The Unit

7.313
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

7.953
Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

8.21
Walker, Texas Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

6.962
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

7.59
Without a Trace

Without a Trace

7.2
Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds

8.302
The X-Files

The X-Files

8.378
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

7.197
7th Heaven

7th Heaven

6.357
The Huntress

The Huntress

5.2
The Shannara Chronicles

The Shannara Chronicles

6.962
The Shannara Chronicles

The Shannara Chronicles

6.962
Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom

7.7
The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

6.226
The Grid

The Grid

6.467
FlashForward

FlashForward

7.028
Total Security

Total Security

7
Paul T. Goldman

Paul T. Goldman

6.3
Wilfred

Wilfred

7.582
Dexter

Dexter

8.2
Justice League

Justice League

8.2
Justice League Unlimited

Justice League Unlimited

8.3
Justice League Unlimited

Justice League Unlimited

8.3
Creepshow

Creepshow

7.5
The Rookie

The Rookie

8.5
Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

8.205
Pound Puppies

Pound Puppies

5.2
Young Justice

Young Justice

8.393
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

7.161
The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

7.2
NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

7.534
Black Lightning

Black Lightning

7
Code Black

Code Black

7.7
Franklin & Bash

Franklin & Bash

7.2
Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800

Fire Over the Atlantic: The Mystery of TWA Flight 800

0
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

8.222
The Mystic Warrior

The Mystic Warrior

5.667
Yellowstone

Yellowstone

8.252
Sex and the City

Sex and the City

7.4
American Dad!

American Dad!

7
Peacemakers

Peacemakers

7.3
Strong Medicine

Strong Medicine

7.1
Hawaii Five-0

Hawaii Five-0

7.753
City on a Hill

City on a Hill

7.3
Magnum P.I.

Magnum P.I.

7.6
State of Affairs

State of Affairs

5.444
Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Batman: The Brave and the Bold

7.581
Beware the Batman

Beware the Batman

7.2
Beware the Batman

Beware the Batman

7.2
Private Practice

Private Practice

7.53
Dexter: Resurrection

Dexter: Resurrection

9.1
Gotham

Gotham

7.6
IT: Welcome to Derry

IT: Welcome to Derry

0
Human Target

Human Target

7.223
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

7.024
The Legend of Korra

The Legend of Korra

8.2

Movies

48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

6.684
Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy

7.108
2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious

6.511
Ratatouille

Ratatouille

7.83
Wedlock

Wedlock

5.784
The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

6.5
Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express

6.639
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

6.76
The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

6.731
What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

6.44
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

6.155
Ike: Countdown to D-Day

Ike: Countdown to D-Day

6.404
The Warriors

The Warriors

7.668
Sharpshooter

Sharpshooter

4.5
Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

6.1
White Fang

White Fang

6.762
The Quest

The Quest

6.2
Hellraiser: Inferno

Hellraiser: Inferno

5.4
Fatal Instinct

Fatal Instinct

5.424
Boys on the Side

Boys on the Side

6.3
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

4.512
Band of the Hand

Band of the Hand

6.264
The Phantom

The Phantom

5.276
The Clan of the Cave Bear

The Clan of the Cave Bear

5.2
The Unborn

The Unborn

5.172
Strangers

Strangers

2.333
Blade: Trinity

Blade: Trinity

5.861
The Dream Team

The Dream Team

6.175
The Long Riders

The Long Riders

6.656
Robo Warriors

Robo Warriors

5.2
Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

6.216
RED

RED

6.7
Wild Bill

Wild Bill

5.7
Rites of Passage

Rites of Passage

5.6
The Survivors Club

The Survivors Club

6.5
X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class

7.298
Betrayal

Betrayal

4.2
Django Unchained

Django Unchained

8.183
Rent-a-Cop

Rent-a-Cop

4.688
Arena

Arena

5.234
Setup

Setup

4.9
Quiet Cool

Quiet Cool

6.7
All Superheroes Must Die

All Superheroes Must Die

4.4
The Base 2: Guilty as Charged

The Base 2: Guilty as Charged

4.917
2B

2B

0
Blowback

Blowback

4.8
The Surgeon

The Surgeon

5.4
Horns

Horns

6.292
Born Bad

Born Bad

4.8
Indecency

Indecency

4
D.R.E.A.M. Team

D.R.E.A.M. Team

5
The Tigress

The Tigress

4.143
Glowzies

Glowzies

5
Persecuted

Persecuted

4.4
Gun

Gun

5.2
Blink

Blink

6.157
Partners

Partners

5.5
Fear X

Fear X

5.776
The Mystic Warrior

The Mystic Warrior

2.5
Confessions of a Hitman

Confessions of a Hitman

6
Megalopolis

Megalopolis

5.207
Fatal Charm

Fatal Charm

5.385
The Huntress

The Huntress

0
Lap Dance

Lap Dance

4.384
Guardian

Guardian

5.55
The Blackcoat's Daughter

The Blackcoat's Daughter

5.863
Windwalker

Windwalker

5.9
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

8.054
The Noel Diary

The Noel Diary

6.259
Brotherhood of the Gun

Brotherhood of the Gun

5
Drugstore June

Drugstore June

5.6
National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer

National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer

5.115
Unnatural

Unnatural

4.1
Duplex

Duplex

6.086
Session Man

Session Man

6.1
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

9.5
Papa Hemingway in Cuba

Papa Hemingway in Cuba

5.667
The Dog Lover

The Dog Lover

6.3
The Night Watchmen

The Night Watchmen

5.049
Decommissioned

Decommissioned

3.357
Cruising

Cruising

6.6
Transformers One

Transformers One

8.057
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

5.9
Can't Buy My Love

Can't Buy My Love

5.968
Night Visions

Night Visions

4.667
One Good Turn

One Good Turn

4.333
Double Frame

Double Frame

5
Feed

Feed

6.9
Inferno

Inferno

3.5
The Saint

The Saint

5.324
The Christmas Hope

The Christmas Hope

6.184
Across the Moon

Across the Moon

3.667
Psycho

Psycho

5.1
All You Ever Wished For

All You Ever Wished For

4.7
Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning

5.841
Speed Kills

Speed Kills

5.504
Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

5.8
Eden

Eden

5.1
The Warriors: The Beginning

The Warriors: The Beginning

6
The Warriors: The Way Home

The Warriors: The Way Home

6
Kojak: None So Blind

Kojak: None So Blind

6
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

7.426
The FP

The FP

5
On the Yard

On the Yard

5.8
American Meltdown

American Meltdown

5.067
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables

Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables

0
The Warriors: Battleground

The Warriors: Battleground

7
The Warriors: The Phenomenon

The Warriors: The Phenomenon

6
Silence Like Glass

Silence Like Glass

6.6
Dying on the Edge

Dying on the Edge

3