William Fichtner
Acting • Born 1956-11-27
Biography
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.
Filmography
98 credits
Armageddon
Movie • 1998
Colonel Willie Sharp
The Dark Knight
Movie • 2008
Bank Manager
Strange Days
Movie • 1995
Dwayne Engelman
Black Hawk Down
Movie • 2001
SFC Jeff Sanderson
Heat
Movie • 1995
Roger Van Zant
The Perfect Storm
Movie • 2000
David "Sully" Sullivan
Pearl Harbor
Movie • 2001
Danny's Father
Contact
Movie • 1997
Kent
Crash
Movie • 2005
Flanagan
Equilibrium
Movie • 2002
Jürgen
Albino Alligator
Movie • 1997
Law
Drowning Mona
Movie • 2000
Phil Dearly
Go
Movie • 1999
Burke
The Longest Yard
Movie • 2005
Captain Knauer
Blades of Glory
Movie • 2007
Darren MacElroy
Ultraviolet
Movie • 2006
Garth
Date Night
Movie • 2010
DA Frank Crenshaw
The Chumscrubber
Movie • 2005
Mr. Bill Stiffle
The Underneath
Movie • 1995
Tommy Dundee
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Movie • 2001
Detective Alex Tardio
Nine Lives
Movie • 2005
Andrew
First Snow
Movie • 2006
Ed Jacomoi
Julie Walking Home
Movie • 2002
Henry
The Amateurs
Movie • 2006
Otis
Drive Angry
Movie • 2011
Accountant
Four Falls of Buffalo
Movie • 2015
Narrator (voice)
Elysium
Movie • 2013
John Carlyle
Passion of Mind
Movie • 2000
Aaron Reilly
Wrong
Movie • 2012
Master Chang
The Big Bang
Movie • 2011
Poley
The Lone Ranger
Movie • 2013
Butch Cavendish
Six
Movie • 2022
Davis
Phantom
Movie • 2013
Alex
Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
Movie • 2012
Guidry
The Settlement
Movie • 1999
Jerry
88
Movie • 2023
Ron Holt
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's
Movie • 2013
Narrator (voice)
Prison Break: The Final Break
Movie • 2009
Alex Mahone
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Movie • 2009
Self
Hypnotic
Movie • 2023
Dellrayne
Malcolm X
Movie • 1992
Cop at Harlem Station
The Homesman
Movie • 2014
Vester Belknap
The Gettysburg Address
Movie • 2025
John G. Nicolay (voice)
The Space Between
Movie • 2021
Donny Rumson
Another Day: The Making of 'Independence Day: Resurgence'
Movie • 2016
Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Movie • 2014
Eric Sacks
French Girl
Movie • 2024
Peter Kinski
Cutman
Movie • 2025
Emmerit
Independence Day: Resurgence
Movie • 2016
General Adams
Switchback
Movie • 1997
Chief Jack McGinnis
The Neighbor
Movie • 2020
Mike
Krystal
Movie • 2018
Dr. Farley
That's Amore!
Movie
Hot Summer Nights
Movie • 2018
Shep
American Wrestler: The Wizard
Movie • 2017
Coach Plyler
Finding Steve McQueen
Movie • 2019
Enzo Rotella
Black Holes
Movie • 2017
Youston (voice)
Traffik
Movie • 2018
Mr. Waynewright
Armed
Movie • 2018
Richard
All the Devil's Men
Movie • 2018
Brennan
Porsche: Decades of Disruption
Movie • 2017
Narrator (voice)
12 Strong
Movie • 2018
Colonel Mulholland
O.G.
Movie • 2018
Danvers
Virtuosity
Movie • 1995
Wallace
Quiz Show
Movie • 1994
Stage Manager
Cold Brook
Movie • 2019
Ted Markham
The War of 1996: A United World News Special
Movie • 2016
General Adams
Last Day in LA
Movie • 2016
Narrator (voice)
Josie & Jack
Movie • 2019
Raeburn
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Movie • 2005
Dr. Wexler - Marriage Counselor (voice) (uncredited)
Hell on Earth
Movie • 2014
Satan
Reckless
Movie • 1995
Rachel's Father
The Birthday Cake
Movie • 2021
Uncle Ricardo
The Sound
Movie • 2025
Conner
The Plastic Men
Movie • 2025
The Narrator (voice)
The Outer Threat
Movie
UV Protection: The Making of 'Ultraviolet'
Movie • 2006
Self - Actor
That Night
Movie • 2021
Narrator
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Movie • 2004
Rosenberg (voice)
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Harland (voice)
Prison Break
TV • 2005
Alexander Mahone
Entourage
TV • 2004
Phil Yagoda
Invasion
TV • 2005
Sheriff Tom Underlay
MDs
TV • 2002
Dr. Bruce Kellerman
Crossing Lines
TV • 2013
Carl Hickman
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Christopher Mulready
Baywatch
TV • 1989
Howard Ganza
Mom
TV • 2013
Adam Janikowski
Top Gear America
TV • 2017
Self - Presenter
Empire Falls
TV • 2005
Jimmy Minty
The Company You Keep
TV • 2023
Leo Nicoletti
Joe vs Carole
TV • 2022
Rick Kirkham
Veep
TV • 2012
Felix Wade
Shooter
TV • 2016
O'Brien
Talamasca: The Secret Order
TV • 2025
Jasper
Grace Under Fire
TV • 1993
Ryan Sparks
BEEF
TV • 2023
Troy
Lucky
TV • 2026