
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · French Girl as Peter Kinski
- 2023 · Hypnotic as Dellrayne
- 2023 · The Company You Keep as Leo Nicoletti
- 2022 · Joe vs Carole as Rick Kirkham
- 2018 · Hot Summer Nights as Shep
- 2018 · Traffik as Mr. Waynewright
- 2018 · 12 Strong as Colonel Mulholland
- 2017 · Top Gear America as Self - Presenter
- 2016 · Shooter as O'Brien
- 2016 · Independence Day: Resurgence as General Adams
- 2014 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Eric Sacks
- 2014 · The Homesman as Vester Belknap
- 2013 · Mom as Adam Janikowski
- 2013 · Crossing Lines as Carl Hickman
- 2013 · Elysium as John Carlyle
- 2013 · The Lone Ranger as Butch Cavendish
- 2012 · Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden as Guidry
- 2012 · Veep as Felix Wade
- 2011 · Drive Angry as Accountant
- 2010 · Date Night as DA Frank Crenshaw
- 2009 · Prison Break: The Final Break as Alex Mahone
- 2008 · The Dark Knight as Bank Manager
- 2007 · Blades of Glory as Darren MacElroy
- 2006 · Ultraviolet as Garth
- 2005 · Invasion as Sheriff Tom Underlay
- 2005 · Prison Break as Alexander Mahone
- 2005 · Mr. & Mrs. Smith as Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
- 2005 · Empire Falls as Jimmy Minty
- 2005 · The Longest Yard as Captain Knauer
- 2005 · Crash as Flanagan
- 2005 · American Dad! as Harland (voice)
- 2004 · Entourage as Phil Yagoda
- 2002 · Equilibrium as Jürgen
- 2002 · MDs as Dr. Bruce Kellerman
- 2001 · Black Hawk Down as SFC Jeff Sanderson
- 2001 · Pearl Harbor as Danny's Father
- 2000 · The Perfect Storm as David "Sully" Sullivan
- 1999 · The West Wing as Christopher Mulready
- 1999 · Go as Burke
- 1998 · Armageddon as Colonel Willie Sharp
- 1997 · Contact as Kent
- 1995 · Heat as Roger Van Zant
- 1995 · Strange Days as Dwayne Engelman
- 1995 · Virtuosity as Wallace
- 1994 · Quiz Show as Stage Manager
- 1992 · Malcolm X as Cop at Harlem Station
- 1989 · Baywatch as Howard Ganza
- Future · Talamasca: The Secret Order as Jasper
- 2025 · The Gettysburg Address as John G. Nicolay (voice)
- 2025 · The Sound as Conner
- 2023 · 88 as Ron Holt
- 2022 · Six as Davis
- 2021 · That Night as Narrator
- 2021 · The Birthday Cake as Uncle Ricardo
- 2021 · The Space Between as Donny Rumson
- 2020 · The Neighbor as Mike
- 2019 · Cold Brook as Ted Markham
- 2019 · Josie & Jack as Raeburn
- 2019 · Finding Steve McQueen as Enzo Rotella
- 2018 · Armed as Richard
- 2018 · All the Devil's Men as Brennan
- 2018 · O.G. as Danvers
- 2018 · Krystal as Dr. Farley
- 2017 · American Wrestler: The Wizard as Coach Plyler
- 2017 · Porsche: Decades of Disruption as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Black Holes as Youston (voice)
- 2016 · The War of 1996: A United World News Special as General Adams
- 2016 · Last Day in LA as Narrator (voice)
- 2016 · Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence' as Self
- 2015 · Four Falls of Buffalo as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Hell on Earth as Satan
- 2013 · Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's as Narrator (voice)
- 2013 · Phantom as Alex
- 2012 · Wrong as Master Chang
- 2011 · The Big Bang as Poley
- 2009 · Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil as Self
- 2006 · UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet' as Self - Actor
- 2006 · First Snow as Ed Jacomoi
- 2006 · The Amateurs as Otis
- 2005 · Nine Lives as Andrew
- 2005 · The Chumscrubber as Mr. Bill Stiffle
- 2004 · Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction as Rosenberg (voice)
- 2002 · Julie Walking Home as Henry
- 2001 · What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Detective Alex Tardio
- 2000 · Drowning Mona as Phil Dearly
- 2000 · Passion of Mind as Aaron Reilly
- 1999 · The Settlement as Jerry
- 1997 · Switchback as Chief Jack McGinnis
- 1997 · Albino Alligator as Law
- 1995 · Reckless as Rachel's Father
- 1995 · The Underneath as Tommy Dundee
- Future · That's Amore! as
- Future · Cutman as
- Future · The Plastic Men as The Narrator (voice)
- Future · The Embers and the Stars as