William Fichtner

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.

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Filmography

2025

The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
as John G. Nicolay (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/19/2025

2024

French Girl
French Girl
as Peter Kinski
Movie - Released: 3/15/2024

2023

88
88
as Ron Holt
Movie - Released: 2/17/2023
Hypnotic
Hypnotic
as Dellrayne
Movie - Released: 5/11/2023
The Company You Keep
The Company You Keep
as Leo Nicoletti
TV - Released: 2/19/2023

2022

Movie
Six
as Davis
Movie - Released: 3/4/2022
Joe vs Carole
Joe vs Carole
as Rick Kirkham
TV - Released: 3/3/2022

2021

The Space Between
The Space Between
as Donny Rumson
Movie - Released: 4/23/2021
The Birthday Cake
The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Ricardo
Movie - Released: 6/18/2021
That Night
That Night
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/23/2021

2019

Finding Steve McQueen
Finding Steve McQueen
as Enzo Rotella
Movie - Released: 3/15/2019
Cold Brook
Cold Brook
as Ted Markham
Movie - Released: 11/8/2019
Josie & Jack
Josie & Jack
as Raeburn
Movie - Released: 10/24/2019

2018

Krystal
Krystal
as Dr. Farley
Movie - Released: 4/13/2018
Hot Summer Nights
Hot Summer Nights
as Shep
Movie - Released: 7/26/2018
Traffik
Traffik
as Mr. Waynewright
Movie - Released: 4/20/2018
Armed
Armed
as Richard
Movie - Released: 9/14/2018
All the Devil's Men
All the Devil's Men
as Brennan
Movie - Released: 5/12/2018
12 Strong
12 Strong
as Colonel Mulholland
Movie - Released: 1/18/2018
O.G.
O.G.
as Danvers
Movie - Released: 4/20/2018

2017

The Neighbor
The Neighbor
as Mike
Movie - Released: 4/23/2017
American Wrestler: The Wizard
American Wrestler: The Wizard
as Coach Plyler
Movie - Released: 5/16/2017
Black Holes
Black Holes
as Youston (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/19/2017
Porsche: Decades of Disruption
Porsche: Decades of Disruption
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/25/2017
Top Gear America
Top Gear America
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 7/30/2017

2016

Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence
as General Adams
Movie - Released: 6/22/2016
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
as General Adams
Movie - Released: 10/18/2016
Last Day in LA
Last Day in LA
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/14/2016
Shooter
Shooter
as O'Brien
TV - Released: 11/15/2016

2015

Four Falls of Buffalo
Four Falls of Buffalo
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/12/2015

2014

The Homesman
The Homesman
as Vester Belknap
Movie - Released: 5/18/2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
as Eric Sacks
Movie - Released: 8/7/2014
Movie
Hell on Earth
as Satan
Movie - Released: 1/1/2014

2013

Elysium
Elysium
as John Carlyle
Movie - Released: 8/7/2013
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
as Butch Cavendish
Movie - Released: 7/3/2013
Phantom
Phantom
as Alex
Movie - Released: 1/3/2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/3/2013
Crossing Lines
Crossing Lines
as Carl Hickman
TV - Released: 8/22/2013
Mom
Mom
as Adam Janikowski
TV - Released: 9/23/2013

2012

Wrong
Wrong
as Master Chang
Movie - Released: 9/5/2012
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
as Guidry
Movie - Released: 11/4/2012
Veep
Veep
as Felix Wade
TV - Released: 4/22/2012

2011

Drive Angry
Drive Angry
as Accountant
Movie - Released: 2/24/2011
The Big Bang
The Big Bang
as Poley
Movie - Released: 2/3/2011

2010

Date Night
Date Night
as DA Frank Crenshaw
Movie - Released: 4/8/2010

2009

Prison Break: The Final Break
Prison Break: The Final Break
as Alex Mahone
Movie - Released: 9/10/2009
Movie
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/26/2009

2008

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
as Bank Manager
Movie - Released: 7/16/2008

2007

Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory
as Darren MacElroy
Movie - Released: 3/30/2007

2006

Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
as Garth
Movie - Released: 3/3/2006
First Snow
First Snow
as Ed Jacomoi
Movie - Released: 5/5/2006
The Amateurs
The Amateurs
as Otis
Movie - Released: 4/28/2006

2005

Crash
Crash
as Flanagan
Movie - Released: 5/6/2005
The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard
as Captain Knauer
Movie - Released: 5/27/2005
The Chumscrubber
The Chumscrubber
as Mr. Bill Stiffle
Movie - Released: 6/8/2005
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
as Andrew
Movie - Released: 9/2/2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/7/2005
American Dad!
American Dad!
as Harland (voice)
TV - Released: 2/6/2005
Prison Break
Prison Break
as Alexander Mahone
TV - Released: 8/29/2005
Invasion
Invasion
as Sheriff Tom Underlay
TV - Released: 9/21/2005
Empire Falls
Empire Falls
as Jimmy Minty
TV - Released: 5/28/2005

2004

Entourage
Entourage
as Phil Yagoda
TV - Released: 7/18/2004

2002

Equilibrium
Equilibrium
as Jürgen
Movie - Released: 12/6/2002
Julie Walking Home
Julie Walking Home
as Henry
Movie - Released: 9/4/2002
MDs
MDs
as Dr. Bruce Kellerman
TV - Released: 9/25/2002

2001

Black Hawk Down
Black Hawk Down
as SFC Jeff Sanderson
Movie - Released: 12/28/2001
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
as Danny's Father
Movie - Released: 5/21/2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
as Detective Alex Tardio
Movie - Released: 5/31/2001

2000

The Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm
as David "Sully" Sullivan
Movie - Released: 6/29/2000
Drowning Mona
Drowning Mona
as Phil Dearly
Movie - Released: 3/3/2000
Passion of Mind
Passion of Mind
as Aaron Reilly
Movie - Released: 1/7/2000

1999

Go
Go
as Burke
Movie - Released: 4/9/1999
The Settlement
The Settlement
as Jerry
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
The West Wing
The West Wing
as Christopher Mulready
TV - Released: 9/22/1999

1998

Armageddon
Armageddon
as Colonel Willie Sharp
Movie - Released: 7/1/1998

1997

Contact
Contact
as Kent
Movie - Released: 7/11/1997
Albino Alligator
Albino Alligator
as Law
Movie - Released: 1/17/1997
Switchback
Switchback
as Chief Jack McGinnis
Movie - Released: 10/31/1997

1995

Strange Days
Strange Days
as Dwayne Engelman
Movie - Released: 10/13/1995
Heat
Heat
as Roger Van Zant
Movie - Released: 12/15/1995
The Underneath
The Underneath
as Tommy Dundee
Movie - Released: 4/28/1995
Virtuosity
Virtuosity
as Wallace
Movie - Released: 8/4/1995
Reckless
Reckless
as Rachel's Father
Movie - Released: 11/17/1995

1994

Quiz Show
Quiz Show
as Stage Manager
Movie - Released: 8/25/1994

1992

Malcolm X
Malcolm X
as Cop at Harlem Station
Movie - Released: 11/18/1992

1989

Baywatch
Baywatch
as Howard Ganza
TV - Released: 4/23/1989

Unknown

Movie
Cutman
Movie
Movie
St. Sebastian
St. Sebastian
as Jurgens
Movie
The Sound
The Sound
as Conner
Movie
Movie
The Plastic Men
as Narrator
Movie
Movie