
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