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William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Acting

Born: November 27, 1956Mitchell Field Air Force Base, East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA

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
Filmography
The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

John G. Nicolay (voice)

2025
Cutman

Cutman

Emmerit

2025
The Plastic Men

The Plastic Men

The Narrator (voice)

2025
The Sound

The Sound

Conner

2025
French Girl

French Girl

Peter Kinski

2024
Hypnotic

Hypnotic

Dellrayne

2023
88

88

Ron Holt

2023

Six

Davis

2022
That Night

That Night

Narrator

2021
The Birthday Cake

The Birthday Cake

Uncle Ricardo

2021
The Space Between

The Space Between

Donny Rumson

2021
The Neighbor

The Neighbor

Mike

2020
Cold Brook

Cold Brook

Ted Markham

2019
Josie & Jack

Josie & Jack

Raeburn

2019
Finding Steve McQueen

Finding Steve McQueen

Enzo Rotella

2019
Armed

Armed

Richard

2018
Hot Summer Nights

Hot Summer Nights

Shep

2018
All the Devil's Men

All the Devil's Men

Brennan

2018
O.G.

O.G.

Danvers

2018
Traffik

Traffik

Mr. Waynewright

2018
Krystal

Krystal

Dr. Farley

2018
12 Strong

12 Strong

Colonel Mulholland

2018
American Wrestler: The Wizard

American Wrestler: The Wizard

Coach Plyler

2017
Porsche: Decades of Disruption

Porsche: Decades of Disruption

Narrator (voice)

2017
Black Holes

Black Holes

Youston (voice)

2017
The War of 1996: A United World News Special

The War of 1996: A United World News Special

General Adams

2016
Last Day in LA

Last Day in LA

Narrator (voice)

2016
Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence

General Adams

2016
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

Self

2016
Four Falls of Buffalo

Four Falls of Buffalo

Narrator (voice)

2015
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Eric Sacks

2014
The Homesman

The Homesman

Vester Belknap

2014

Hell on Earth

Satan

2014
Elysium

Elysium

John Carlyle

2013
The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Butch Cavendish

2013
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's

Narrator (voice)

2013
Phantom

Phantom

Alex

2013
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden

Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden

Guidry

2012
Wrong

Wrong

Master Chang

2012
Drive Angry

Drive Angry

Accountant

2011
The Big Bang

The Big Bang

Poley

2011
Date Night

Date Night

DA Frank Crenshaw

2010
Prison Break: The Final Break

Prison Break: The Final Break

Alex Mahone

2009

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

Self

2009
The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

Bank Manager

2008
Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory

Darren MacElroy

2007
UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'

UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'

Self - Actor

2006
First Snow

First Snow

Ed Jacomoi

2006
The Amateurs

The Amateurs

Otis

2006
Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet

Garth

2006
Nine Lives

Nine Lives

Andrew

2005
The Chumscrubber

The Chumscrubber

Mr. Bill Stiffle

2005
Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)

2005
The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard

Captain Knauer

2005
Crash

Crash

Flanagan

2005
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Rosenberg (voice)

2004
Equilibrium

Equilibrium

Jürgen

2002
Julie Walking Home

Julie Walking Home

Henry

2002
Black Hawk Down

Black Hawk Down

SFC Jeff Sanderson

2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen?

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Detective Alex Tardio

2001
Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Danny's Father

2001
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

David "Sully" Sullivan

2000
Drowning Mona

Drowning Mona

Phil Dearly

2000
Passion of Mind

Passion of Mind

Aaron Reilly

2000
Go

Go

Burke

1999
The Settlement

The Settlement

Jerry

1999
Armageddon

Armageddon

Colonel Willie Sharp

1998
Switchback

Switchback

Chief Jack McGinnis

1997
Contact

Contact

Kent

1997
Albino Alligator

Albino Alligator

Law

1997
Heat

Heat

Roger Van Zant

1995
Reckless

Reckless

Rachel's Father

1995
Strange Days

Strange Days

Dwayne Engelman

1995
Virtuosity

Virtuosity

Wallace

1995
The Underneath

The Underneath

Tommy Dundee

1995
Quiz Show

Quiz Show

Stage Manager

1994
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Cop at Harlem Station

1992