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William Fichtner

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William Fichtner

William Edward Fichtner (born November 27, 1956) is an American actor. Raised in the Buffalo, N.Y. area, he started his career with supporting appearances in Virtuosity (1995), Heat, and Strange Days (both 1995). A prolific character actor in film, Fichtner is recognised for memorable performances in Contact (1997), Armageddon (1998), Go (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), Crash (2004), and The Longest Yard (2005). In 2005, Fichtner starred as Sheriff Tom Underlay in Invasion. He later appeared as Alexander Mahone in Prison Break, Carl Hickman in Crossing Lines, and Adam Janikowski in Mom. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Fichtner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

7.1

Empire

2015 · TV Series · Drama · Soap

8.1

Prison Break

2005 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Crime

7.3

Mom

2013 · TV Series · Comedy · Drama

5.9

Baywatch

1989 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · Drama

7.4

Entourage

2004 · TV Series · Comedy · Drama

7.5

Veep

2012 · TV Series · Comedy · War & Politics

7.7

BEEF

2023 · TV Series · Comedy · Drama

7.2

Shooter

2016 · TV Series · Action & Adventure · War & Politics

7.3

Lucky

2026 · TV Series · Drama · Crime

7.9

Heat

1995 · Movie · Crime · Drama

7.5

Contact

1997 · Movie · Drama · Sci-Fi

7.1

Invasion

2005 · TV Series · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Mystery

6.5

Elysium

2013 · Movie · Sci-Fi · Action

7.2

Crash

2005 · Movie · Drama

6.2

Hypnotic

2023 · Movie · Mystery · Sci-Fi

William Fichtner — movies & series · Netflix Discovery