James Remar

Acting

Born Dec 31, 1953

From Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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.

James Remar

Known For

Oppenheimer

They Will Kill You

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Ratatouille

The Odyssey

Django Unchained

The Girl Next Door

Transformers One

Blade: Trinity

RED

Filmography — Acting

Oppenheimer

They Will Kill You

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Ratatouille

The Odyssey

Django Unchained

The Girl Next Door

Transformers One

Blade: Trinity

RED

The Warriors

Judge Dredd

What Lies Beneath

The Phantom

Pineapple Express

Megalopolis

The Quest

The Dog Lover

48 Hrs.

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

Cruising

Horns

The Unborn

Psycho

Miracle on 34th Street

Duplex

White Fang

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

Arena

The Blackcoat's Daughter

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie

The Saint

Setup

The Cotton Club

2 Fast 2 Furious

Boys on the Side

Speed Kills

Wild Bill

The Long Riders

Lap Dance

The Noel Diary

Renaissance Man

Hellraiser: Inferno

Ike: Countdown to D-Day

Gun

The Dream Team

Blink

Drugstore Cowboy

Wedlock

Fatal Instinct

Band of the Hand

Eden

Inferno

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Rent-a-Cop

Dead Reckoning

Fear X

Feed

Persecuted

Fatal Charm

Betrayal

Sharpshooter

Can't Buy My Love

Robo Warriors

Kojak: None So Blind

Partners