James Remar

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Biography

A much-sought-after actor who played a variety of characters - but chiefly psychopathic villains - James Remar added emotional depth and complexity to each of his many film and television projects. Remar first gained notice as the crazed gangster Ajax in Walter Hill's cult classic "The Warriors" (1979), before he earned respect as a psychotic prison escapee in the blockbuster action comedy "48 HRS" (1982). From there, he appeared in a number …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

William James Remar on December 31, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Career Milestones

2012

Played two roles in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained"

2011

Voiced Sideswipe in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon"

2011

Featured in "X-Men" prequel "X-Men: First Class"

2009

Landed recurring role on ABC's "FlashForward"

2009

Appeared in horror movie "The Unborn"

2008

Featured in stoner comedy "Pineapple Express" with Seth Rogen and James Franco

2006

Co-starred on Showtime series "Dexter" as Dexter Morgan's adoptive father Harry Morgan

2006

Played recurring guest role on CBS series "Jericho"

2004

Cast as a managing partner of a Hawaiian resort on short-lived Fox drama "North Shore"

2004

Played adult film producer Hugo Posh in comedy "The Girl Next Door"

2003

Played Agent Markham, a tough customs agent in sequel "2 Fast and 2 Furious"

2002

Featured as a slick hit man who fronts as a pornographer in Danny DeVito directed "Duplex"

2001

Cast in recurring role on HBO's "Sex and the City" as Samantha's (Kim Cattrall) tycoon boyfriend Richard Wright

2000

Landed regular role on USA Network drama "The Huntress"

1998

Cast as a policeman in Gus Van Sant's remake of "Psycho"

1997

Played regular role of Frank Cisco on ABC's "Total Security"

1995

Played a rugged, gentle bartender opposite Mary-Louise Parker in "Boys on the Side"

1994

Featured remake of "Miracle on 34th Street"

1989

Played a narcotics cop opposite Matt Dillon in Gus Van Sant's "Drugstore Cowboy"

1989

First TV-movie, "Desperado: The Outlaw Wars"

1989

First foreign film, West German feature "Zwei Frauen/Silence Like Glass"

1986

First received top billing in "Quiet Cool"

1985

Returned to stage work, starring opposite Darren McGavin in "California Dog Fight"

1982

Played murdering sociopath Albert Ganz in Eddie Murphy hit "48 Hrs."

1979

Acted on Broadway opposite Richard Gere in "Bent"

1979

Played aggressively violent character Ajax in cult film "The Warriors"; first film with director Walter Hill

1978

Made feature film debut in "On the Yard"

Performed in touring company of stage musical "Grease"

Moved to New York City to attend acting school

1970

Left high school at age 15 to tour a with rock band; eventually returned and graduated

Awards

2011

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Dexter

2010

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Dexter

2009

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Dexter