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Anthony Michael Hall
Actor

Anthony Michael Hall

14 Apr 1968Born
58Age
93Credits
Boston, Massachusetts, USABirthplace

Biography

Michael Anthony Hall (born April 14, 1968), known professionally as Anthony Michael Hall, is an American actor best known for his leading role as Johnny Smith in The Dead Zone from 2002 to 2007. He also rose to fame starring in films with John Hughes, which include the teen classics Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science.

Hall diversified his roles to avoid becoming typecast as his geek persona, joining the cast of Saturday Night Live (1985–1986) and starring in films such as Out of Bounds (1986), Johnny Be Good (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Six Degrees of Separation (1993).

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After a series of minor roles in the 1990s, he starred as Microsoft's Bill Gates in the 1999 television film Pirates of Silicon Valley and started in 2001 comedy Freddy Got Fingered. In 2008, he appeared in a minor role in The Dark Knight. In 2020, he appeared in ABC's The Goldbergs. Additionally, he starred in the slasher film Halloween Kills (2021).

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 93 credits.

  1. TBAHalloween StoreFilm: Sheriff Van Hollis
  2. TBAFinal InvasionFilm
  3. 2025Roswell DeliriumFilm: Jerry Baskin
  4. 2024Trigger WarningFilm: Ezekiel Swann
  5. 2024Air Force One DownFilm: Sam Waitman
  6. 2022WednesdaySeries: Ron Krueger (1 episode)
  7. 2022The ClassFilm: Faulk
  8. 2022Clerks IIIFilm: Auditioner
  9. 2022Bosch: LegacySeries: Agent William Baron (5 episodes)
  10. 2022ReacherSeries: Zachary Beck (8 episodes)
  11. 2021Halloween KillsFilm: Tommy Doyle
  12. 2021Something About HerFilm: Jack
  13. 2018BodiedFilm: Professor Merkin
  14. 2017War MachineFilm: Greg Pulver
  15. 2017The LearsFilm: Glenn Lear
  16. 2017RiverdaleSeries: Principal Featherhead (1 episode)
  17. 2016Live by NightFilm: Gary L. Smith
  18. 2016Natural SelectionFilm: Mr. Stevenson
  19. 2015RosewoodSeries: Detective Willet (1 episode)
  20. 2015ResultsFilm: Grigory
  21. 2014FoxcatcherFilm: Jack
  22. 2014Z NationSeries: Gideon Gould (1 episode)
  23. 2013Zombie NightFilm: Patrick
  24. 2013Dead in TombstoneFilm: Red Hernandez
  25. 2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Series: Mister Kitson (1 episode)
  26. 2013The GoldbergsSeries: Security Guard, Mr. Perott (1 episode)
  27. 2013The BlacklistSeries: Robby Ressler (2 episodes)
  28. 2013Friend RequestFilm: Burk
  29. 2013Sexy Evil GeniusFilm: Mark Von Dutch
  30. 2013AftermathFilm: Tom Fiorini
  31. 2011Awkward.Series: Mr. Hart (10 episodes)
  32. 2011Last Man StandingFilm: Nick Collins
  33. 2009CommunitySeries: Mike (2 episodes)
  34. 2009Warehouse 13Series: Walter Sykes (4 episodes)
  35. 2008The Dark KnightFilm: Engel
  36. 2008Gotham TonightSeries: Mike Engel (4 episodes)
  37. 2008Final ApproachFilm: Greg Gilliad
  38. 2007LA BluesFilm: Larry
  39. 2006PsychSeries: Harris Trout (3 episodes)
  40. 2005Funny ValentineFilm: Josh
  41. 2005American Dad!Series: (voice), Tom (voice) (1 episode)
  42. 2004Retrosexual: The '80sSeries: (archive footage) (5 episodes)
  43. 2004EntourageSeries: Anthony Michael Hall (1 episode)
  44. 2002The Dead ZoneFilm: Johnny Smith
  45. 2002CSI: MiamiSeries: James Bradstone (1 episode)
  46. 2002The Dead ZoneSeries: Johnny Smith, Director (80 episodes)
  47. 2002All About the BenjaminsFilm: Lil J
  48. 2001HitchedFilm: Ted
  49. 2001Hysteria: The Def Leppard StoryFilm: Mutt Lange
  50. 200161*Film: Whitey Ford
  51. 2001Freddy Got FingeredFilm: Mr. Davidson
  52. 2001The Caveman's ValentineFilm: Bob
  53. 2000Les VampyresFilm: Man with Torch
  54. 2000The PhotographerFilm: Greg
  55. 2000Happy AccidentsFilm: Anthony Michael Hall
  56. 1999A Touch of HopeFilm: Dr. Neil Bachman
  57. 1999Dirt MerchantFilm: Jeffry Alan Spacy
  58. 1999RevengeFilm: Brian Cutler
  59. 1999Pirates of Silicon ValleyFilm: Bill Gates
  60. 1998The Crow: Stairway to HeavenSeries (1 episode)
  61. 1998The Killing GroundsFilm: Art Styles
  62. 1997Cold Night Into DawnFilm: Eddie Rogers
  63. 1997Trojan WarFilm: Bus Driver
  64. 1997Exit in RedFilm: Nick
  65. 1997The HungerSeries: Michael (1 episode)
  66. 1996The Jamie Foxx ShowSeries: Tim (1 episode)
  67. 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries (1 episode)
  68. 1996Hijacked: Flight 285Film: Peter Cronin
  69. 1996The GraveFilm: Travis Purcell
  70. 1995A Bucket of BloodFilm: Walter
  71. 1995Deadly GamesSeries: Chuck Manning (2 episodes)
  72. 1995TexasFilm: Yancey Quimper
  73. 1994Who Do I Gotta Kill?Film: Jimmy's Friend Kevin Friedland
  74. 1994Touched by an AngelSeries: Thomas Prescott (2 episodes)
  75. 1994Hail CaesarFilm: Julius Caesar McMurty, Director
  76. 1993Six Degrees of SeparationFilm: Trent
  77. 1993Diagnosis: MurderSeries: Dr. Johnson (1 episode)
  78. 1992Into the SunFilm: Tom Slade
  79. 1991A Gnome Named GnormFilm: Casey Gallagher
  80. 1990Edward ScissorhandsFilm: Jim

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