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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.

Filmography

2024
Megalopolis

as Charles Cothope

Movie
2024
Transformers One

as Zeta Prime (voice)

Movie
2016
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage

as Admiral Parnell

Movie
2012
Django Unchained

as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck

Movie
2011
X-Men: First Class

as US General

Movie
2010
RED

as Gabriel Singer

Movie
2008
Pineapple Express

as General Bratt

Movie
2007
Ratatouille

as Larousse (voice)

Movie
2004
Blade: Trinity

as Ray Cumberland

Movie
2004
The Girl Next Door

as Hugo Posh

Movie
2003
2 Fast 2 Furious

as Agent Markham

Movie
2000
What Lies Beneath

as Warren Feur

Movie
1998
Psycho

as Patrolman

Movie
1997
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation

as Raiden

Movie
1994
Miracle on 34th Street

as Jack Duff

Movie
1979
The Warriors

as Ajax

Movie
2025
All's Fair

as Theodore Baskin

TV Show
2025
IT: Welcome to Derry

as General Francis Shaw

TV Show
2025
Dexter: Resurrection

as Harry Morgan

TV Show
2006
Dexter

as Harry Morgan

TV Show
1998
Sex and the City

as Richard Wright

TV Show