
D.W. Moffett
Biography
Donald Warren "D.W." Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Moffett began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985. He subsequently starred in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter the same year. He made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow (1987) before portraying a serial killer in the thriller Lisa (1990).
Moffett had a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's drama Stealing Beauty (1996), and went on to star in the network series For Your Love (1998–2002). Other film credits from this time include Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000), which earned Moffett a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the coming-of-age drama Thirteen (2003).
Beginning in 2008, Moffett had a recurring role on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, appearing in two seasons. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as John Kennish on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth.
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Acting History
2025
One Battle After Another as Bill Desmond
2025Alarum as Ronald Burbridge
2023May December as Tom Atherton
2022Monarch as Tripp DeWitt
2022Welcome to Flatch as Doug
2021Crime Story as Congressman Billings
2020The Glorias as Stan
2019Against the Clock as Douglas
2018The Year of Spectacular Men as Teacher
2015Chicago Med as Cornelius Rhodes
2015Bosch as Jack Killoran
2014How to Get Away with Murder as Jeff Walsh
2012Picture Paris as Randy Larson
2011The Sitter as Dr. Pedulla
2011The Smell of Success as Agent Chestnut
2011Happily Divorced
2011Happily Divorced as Elliot
2011Switched at Birth as John Kennish
2010Hot in Cleveland as Chester
2009Lie to Me as Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan
2009Operating Instructions as Brandon Zisk
2008Black Crescent Moon as Jack Wagner
2008Visioneers as Jeffers
2008In Plain Sight as Julian Conrad
2007Life Is Wild as Danny Clarke
2007Hidden Palms as Bob Hardy
2006Friday Night Lights as Joe McCoy
2006Brothers and Sisters as Michael Pellington
2006Special Ed as Sonny
2006The Book of Daniel as Worth Webster
2006Tennis Anyone? as Courtney Conte
2005Commander in Chief as Mike Stanton
2005Ghost Whisperer as Dale
2005Close to Home as Joseph Wright
2005The Closer as Jeffrey Walters
2005Riding the Bus with My Sister as Rick
2005Grey's Anatomy as Allan
2005Numb3rs as Bob Tombrello
2004Twisted as Ray Porter
2003Skin
2003Cold Case as Todd Whitley
2003Thirteen as Travis
2003Nip/Tuck as Kevin Hotchkiss
2003An Unexpected Love as Jack Mayer
2002Without a Trace as Alan Hodges
2002CSI: Miami as James Welmont
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Grant Harrington
2001Crossing Jordan as Eddy Winslow
2001Kill Me Later as Mathew Richmond
2000Traffic as Jeff Sheridan
1999Molly as Mark Cottrell
1999A Song from the Heart as Gregory Pavan
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Paul Olsen
1998Perfect Prey as Detective Jimmy Cerullo
1998For Your Love as Dean Winston
1997Union Square as Tom
1997Fired Up as James Collins
1997Chicago Sons
1996The Secret She Carried as Mitch Hayward
1996Joe's Wedding as Joe McCarthy
1996Stealing Beauty as Richard
1996The Little Death as Paul Hannon
1995The Naked Truth as Dylan Michael Michaels
1995Rough Magic as Cliff Wyatt
1995The Outer Limits as James Heatherton
1994Star Struck as Colton
1994A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story as Smitty
1994The Counterfeit Contessa as Dawson Everett
1993Sad Inheritance as Gabriel
1993Falling Down as Detective Lydecker
1992In the Deep Woods as Frank McCarry
1992Miss Beatty's Children as Alan Chandler
1991Palace Guard as Tommy Logan
1990LifeStories: Steve Burdick as Steve Burdick
1990Fine Things as Bernie Fine
1990Pacific Heights as Bill
1990Lisa as Richard
1989Dream Breakers as Mark O'Connor
1989Tales from the Crypt as Logan Andrews
1987The Oldest Rookie as Tony Jonas
1987The Misfit Brigade as Capt. Von Barring
1987Black Widow as Michael
1985The Equalizer as Mitchell
1985An Early Frost as Peter Hilton
1984Miami Vice as Thomas Waldman
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as Rick
—There There
—Take Two as Steve Magarahan
—Paradise: Disturbed









