
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
1956-11-27
Place of Birth
Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
William Fichtner
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
The Gettysburg Address as John G. Nicolay (voice)
2025Talamasca: The Secret Order as Jasper
2025The Plastic Men as The Narrator (voice)
2025The Sound as Conner
2024French Girl as Peter Kinski
2023Hypnotic as Dellrayne
2023The Company You Keep as Leo Nicoletti
202388 as Ron Holt
2022Six as Davis
2022Joe vs Carole as Rick Kirkham
2021That Night as Narrator
2021The Birthday Cake as Uncle Ricardo
2021The Space Between as Donny Rumson
2020The Neighbor as Mike
2019Cold Brook as Ted Markham
2019Josie & Jack as Raeburn
2019Finding Steve McQueen as Enzo Rotella
2018Armed as Richard
2018Hot Summer Nights as Shep
2018All the Devil's Men as Brennan
2018Traffik as Mr. Waynewright
2018O.G. as Danvers
2018Krystal as Dr. Farley
201812 Strong as Colonel Mulholland
2017Top Gear America as Self - Presenter
2017American Wrestler: The Wizard as Coach Plyler
2017Porsche: Decades of Disruption as Narrator (voice)
2017Black Holes as Youston (voice)
2016Shooter as O'Brien
2016The War of 1996: A United World News Special as General Adams
2016Last Day in LA as Narrator (voice)
2016Independence Day: Resurgence as General Adams
2016Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
2015Four Falls of Buffalo as Narrator (voice)
2014Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Eric Sacks
2014The Homesman as Vester Belknap
2014Hell on Earth as Satan
2013Mom as Adam Janikowski
2013Crossing Lines as Carl Hickman
2013Elysium as John Carlyle
2013The Lone Ranger as Butch Cavendish
2013Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Narrator (voice)
2013Phantom as Alex
2012Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden as Guidry
2012Wrong as Master Chang
2012Veep as Felix Wade
2011Drive Angry as Accountant
2011The Big Bang as Poley
2010Date Night as DA Frank Crenshaw
2009Prison Break: The Final Break as Alex Mahone
2009Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
2008The Dark Knight as Bank Manager
2007Blades of Glory as Darren MacElroy
2006UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' as Self - Actor
2006First Snow as Ed Jacomoi
2006The Amateurs as Otis
2006Ultraviolet as Garth
2005Invasion as Sheriff Tom Underlay
2005Nine Lives as Andrew
2005Prison Break as Alexander Mahone
2005The Chumscrubber as Mr. Bill Stiffle
2005Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
2005Empire Falls as Jimmy Minty
2005The Longest Yard as Captain Knauer
2005Crash as Flanagan
2005American Dad! as Harland (voice)
2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction as Rosenberg (voice)
2004Entourage as Phil Yagoda
2002Equilibrium as Jürgen
2002MDs as Dr. Bruce Kellerman
2002Julie Walking Home as Henry
2001Black Hawk Down as SFC Jeff Sanderson
2001What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Detective Alex Tardio
2001Pearl Harbor as Danny's Father
2000The Perfect Storm as David "Sully" Sullivan
2000Drowning Mona as Phil Dearly
2000Passion of Mind as Aaron Reilly
1999The West Wing as Christopher Mulready
1999Go as Burke
1999The Settlement as Jerry
1998Armageddon as Colonel Willie Sharp
1997Switchback as Chief Jack McGinnis
1997Contact as Kent
1997Albino Alligator as Law
1995Heat as Roger Van Zant
1995Reckless as Rachel's Father
1995Strange Days as Dwayne Engelman
1995Virtuosity as Wallace
1995The Underneath as Tommy Dundee
1994Quiz Show as Stage Manager
1992Malcolm X as Cop at Harlem Station
1989Baywatch as Howard Ganza
—That's Amore!
—Cutman as Emmerit
—The Outer Threat









