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William Fichtner

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.

Filmography

2023
Hypnotic

as Dellrayne

Movie
2018
All the Devil's Men

as Brennan

Movie
2018
12 Strong

as Colonel Mulholland

Movie
2016
The War of 1996: A United World News Special

as General Adams

Movie
2016
Independence Day: Resurgence

as General Adams

Movie
2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

as Eric Sacks

Movie
2013
Elysium

as John Carlyle

Movie
2011
Drive Angry

as Accountant

Movie
2010
Date Night

as DA Frank Crenshaw

Movie
2008
The Dark Knight

as Bank Manager

Movie
2007
Blades of Glory

as Darren MacElroy

Movie
2006
Ultraviolet

as Garth

Movie
2005
The Longest Yard

as Captain Knauer

Movie
2002
Equilibrium

as Jürgen

Movie
2001
Black Hawk Down

as SFC Jeff Sanderson

Movie
2001
Pearl Harbor

as Danny's Father

Movie
2000
The Perfect Storm

as David "Sully" Sullivan

Movie
1998
Armageddon

as Colonel Willie Sharp

Movie
1997
Contact

as Kent

Movie
1995
Heat

as Roger Van Zant

Movie
1995
Strange Days

as Dwayne Engelman

Movie
2025
Talamasca: The Secret Order

as Jasper

TV Show
2005
Prison Break

as Alexander Mahone

TV Show