
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.
- Known ForActing
- Born31 December 1953 (age 72)
- Place of BirthBoston, Massachusetts, USA
James Remar

- Known ForActing
- Born31 December 1953 (age 72)
- Place of BirthBoston, Massachusetts, USA

The Odyssey
2026

Megalopolis
2024

Drugstore June
2024

Transformers One
2024

Glowzies
2023

Oppenheimer
2023

The Noel Diary
2022

Dead Reckoning
2020
Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables
2020

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019

All You Ever Wished For
2018

Speed Kills
2018

The Blackcoat's Daughter
2017

The Night Watchmen
2017

Can't Buy My Love
2017

Feed
2017

The Saint
2017

The Dog Lover
2016

Decommissioned
2016

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
2016

Unnatural
2015

Papa Hemingway in Cuba
2015

Eden
2015

Persecuted
2014

Lap Dance
2014

Horns
2013

Django Unchained
2012

Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011

X-Men: First Class
2011

Arena
2011

Setup
2011

All Superheroes Must Die
2011

The FP
2011

RED
2010

Gun
2010

The Unborn
2009

2B
2009

National Lampoon Presents: Endless Bummer
2009

The Christmas Hope
2009

Pineapple Express
2008

Ratatouille
2007

Sharpshooter
2007

The Warriors: The Beginning
2007

The Warriors: The Way Home
2007

The Warriors: Battleground
2007

The Warriors: The Phenomenon
2007

The Girl Next Door
2004

Ike: Countdown to D-Day
2004

Blade: Trinity
2004

The Survivors Club
2004

American Meltdown
2004

2 Fast 2 Furious
2003

Betrayal
2003

Fear X
2003

Duplex
2003

Guardian
2001

Dying on the Edge
2001

What Lies Beneath
2000

Hellraiser: Inferno
2000

The Base 2: Guilty as Charged
2000

Blowback
2000

The Huntress
2000

Rites of Passage
1999
Born Bad
1999

D.R.E.A.M. Team
1999
Double Frame
1999

Inferno
1998

Psycho
1998

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997

The Quest
1996

The Phantom
1996

Robo Warriors
1996

One Good Turn
1996

Boys on the Side
1995

Wild Bill
1995

The Surgeon
1995

Judge Dredd
1995

Miracle on 34th Street
1994

Renaissance Man
1994

Confessions of a Hitman
1994

Across the Moon
1994

Fatal Instinct
1993

Blink
1993

Strangers
1992

Indecency
1992

The Tigress
1992

Wedlock
1991

White Fang
1991
Brotherhood of the Gun
1991

Session Man
1991

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990

Fatal Charm
1990

Night Visions
1990

Kojak: None So Blind
1990

Drugstore Cowboy
1989

The Dream Team
1989

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989

Silence Like Glass
1989

Rent-a-Cop
1987

Band of the Hand
1986

The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986

Quiet Cool
1986

The Cotton Club
1984

The Mystic Warrior
1984

48 Hrs.
1982

Partners
1982

The Long Riders
1980

Windwalker
1980

Cruising
1980

The Warriors
1979
