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: Tri
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.
Born
Dec 31, 1953
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
112 acting
0 crew
Popularity
3.4
Known For
They Will Kill You
2026
as Pig's Head (voice)
Oppenheimer
2023
as Henry Stimson
Ratatouille
2007
as Larousse (voice)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
as Raiden
The Girl Next Door
2004
as Hugo Posh
Django Unchained
2012
as Butch Pooch / Ace Speck
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as 'Bounty Law' - 'Ugly Owl'
Transformers One
2024
as Zeta Prime (voice)
RED
2010
as Gabriel Singer
Judge Dredd
1995
as Block Warlord (uncredited)
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