William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Acting
Born Nov 27, 1956
From Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

The Dark Knight
8.5
2008

The Dark Knight

Bank Manager

Heat
7.9
1995

Heat

Roger Van Zant

Contact
7.4
1997

Contact

Kent

Armageddon
6.8
1998

Armageddon

Colonel Willie Sharp

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
6.7
2005

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)

Pearl Harbor
6.9
2001

Pearl Harbor

Danny's Father

Black Hawk Down
7.4
2001

Black Hawk Down

SFC Jeff Sanderson

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5.9
2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Eric Sacks

Elysium
6.5
2013

Elysium

John Carlyle

The Longest Yard
6.7
2005

The Longest Yard

Captain Knauer

Crash
7.2
2005

Crash

Flanagan

Drive Angry
5.5
2011

Drive Angry

Accountant

Independence Day: Resurgence
5.4
2016

Independence Day: Resurgence

General Adams

Malcolm X
7.5
1992

Malcolm X

Cop at Harlem Station

The Lone Ranger
6.1
2013

The Lone Ranger

Butch Cavendish

The Perfect Storm
6.5
2000

The Perfect Storm

David "Sully" Sullivan

12 Strong
6.4
2018

12 Strong

Colonel Mulholland

Date Night
6.1
2010

Date Night

DA Frank Crenshaw

Equilibrium
7.0
2002

Equilibrium

Jürgen

Blades of Glory
6.1
2007

Blades of Glory

Darren MacElroy

Hypnotic
6.2
2023

Hypnotic

Dellrayne

Prison Break: The Final Break
7.5
2009

Prison Break: The Final Break

Alex Mahone

Ultraviolet
5.2
2006

Ultraviolet

Garth

Strange Days
7.0
1995

Strange Days

Dwayne Engelman

Go
7.0
1999

Go

Burke

French Girl
6.2
2024

French Girl

Peter Kinski

Quiz Show
7.3
1994

Quiz Show

Stage Manager

Virtuosity
5.5
1995

Virtuosity

Wallace

The Homesman
6.5
2014

The Homesman

Vester Belknap

Hot Summer Nights
6.6
2018

Hot Summer Nights

Shep

Finding Steve McQueen
6.1
2019

Finding Steve McQueen

Enzo Rotella

Nine Lives
6.1
2005

Nine Lives

Andrew

Traffik
6.1
2018

Traffik

Mr. Waynewright

Switchback
6.0
1997

Switchback

Chief Jack McGinnis

The Neighbor
4.9
2020

The Neighbor

Mike

All the Devil's Men
5.7
2018

All the Devil's Men

Brennan

Phantom
5.9
2013

Phantom

Alex

First Snow
6.1
2006

First Snow

Ed Jacomoi

What's the Worst That Could Happen?
5.5
2001

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Detective Alex Tardio

5.4
2022

Six

Davis

American Wrestler: The Wizard
7.2
2017

American Wrestler: The Wizard

Coach Plyler

Krystal
5.1
2018

Krystal

Dr. Farley

Drowning Mona
5.5
2000

Drowning Mona

Phil Dearly

The Big Bang
5.3
2011

The Big Bang

Poley

The Gettysburg Address
2025

The Gettysburg Address

John G. Nicolay (voice)

The Underneath
5.7
1995

The Underneath

Tommy Dundee

Reckless
6.6
1995

Reckless

Rachel's Father

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
5.9
2012

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden

Guidry

The Birthday Cake
5.1
2021

The Birthday Cake

Uncle Ricardo

Wrong
6.3
2012

Wrong

Master Chang

The Space Between
5.0
2021

The Space Between

Donny Rumson

Albino Alligator
5.7
1997

Albino Alligator

Law

The Amateurs
5.6
2006

The Amateurs

Otis

The Chumscrubber
6.5
2005

The Chumscrubber

Mr. Bill Stiffle

O.G.
5.9
2018

O.G.

Danvers

That's Amore!

Passion of Mind
5.7
2000

Passion of Mind

Aaron Reilly

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
7.8
2004

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Rosenberg (voice)

Armed
4.3
2018

Armed

Richard

5.3
2009

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

Self

The Sound
5.4
2025

The Sound

Conner

Julie Walking Home
5.5
2002

Julie Walking Home

Henry

Cold Brook
6.4
2019

Cold Brook

Ted Markham

88
5.7
2023

88

Ron Holt

Josie & Jack
4.4
2019

Josie & Jack

Raeburn

The Settlement
5.3
1999

The Settlement

Jerry

Last Day in LA
2016

Last Day in LA

Narrator (voice)

The Outer Threat

The War of 1996: A United World News Special
2016

The War of 1996: A United World News Special

General Adams

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
7.0
2016

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

Self

UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'
6.0
2006

UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'

Self - Actor

Black Holes
5.6
2017

Black Holes

Youston (voice)

The Plastic Men
10.0
2025

The Plastic Men

The Narrator (voice)

Cutman
2025

Cutman

Emmerit

2014

Hell on Earth

Satan

Four Falls of Buffalo
7.7
2015

Four Falls of Buffalo

Narrator (voice)

Porsche: Decades of Disruption
6.0
2017

Porsche: Decades of Disruption

Narrator (voice)

That Night
2021

That Night

Narrator

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
6.1
2013

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

Narrator (voice)

Filmography — Crew